The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
VANISHING LETTER NEW
MCCALL CASE TANGLE
Service Board Investigators Stirred by Reported Disap.
pearance of George w. Perkins's Note From
Bankers Trust Files-Found After Rumpus.

Chairman Edward r. Mccall Of the
pear before Gov. whitman on Tuesday
to answer charges of misconduct. neg
lect OF duty II incfficiency. will be sub
p1naed to appear before the Thomp-
son legislative committee again on Mon
day morning. The decision to summon
him again was arrived nj after Senator
Thompson had Reconstructed his an
nouncement that he would have both
the chairman and Mrs. Mccall before
the committee mt ) o'clock yesterday
afternoon. despite tho fact that their
daughter was being married in the af-
ternoou.
Senator Thompson decided to sub
ppna Judge Mccall and Mrs. Mccall
Immediately after the Bankers Trust
Company had refused to let the COM
n%iitteo's accountants examine the de-
positors' ledger. which contained Judge
NcCalls account. This was at the di-
rection Of Judge Mccall, II was learned.
although Nice-President Duane ~ the
trust company. In n statement read TO
tho committee, assumed responsibility
for the refusal on the ground that the
deposits and Withdrawals had set up
a confidential relation between Judge
Mccall and tho bank n for the fur
ther reason that the committee had
shown no proper case reIulving tho pro-
duction Of the ledger.
Orders Col. Harta~id 70 SIT Down.
Mr.. Duane appeared before the COM
mitteo with Col. Joseph NJ. fairfield of
White & Case as his ounse Imme-
diately after Mr.. DGane had made
known his refusal TO disclose the ac-
counts Senator Thompson said
Issue a subpoena for Judge MNal
and Mss. Mccall to appear before his
committee AT 8 o'clock. want to say
that I had hoped you people would moi
put us In the position to do this. I want
to put Il on record that you knew II
would take two or three days to pro-
duce tho hooks here under {, ordei
from n Supreme Court Justice and thai
is the reason you have refused TO lie
us see the books. l am going to hav'
the New York city public understand
your attitude"
I'VE are very much surprised" re
tortcd NV. Duane, that you shoult
ascribe Interior motives to us
Wow o know. Mr.. Banker" con
t!nued senate Thompson. ''and every
body else knows, hat your books arc n,
more confidential than the books OF an,
broker OF tradesman. and you know tllil
as well az your lawyer does. This 1,
nothing but a BLUM. and you know it,
we will test this matter out In thu
courts" interrupted Col. fairfield. 'anC
In view OF the fact that Il Ia to he de
termined in IA judicial manner you LAY
no right TO make such statements"
Tells Of Letter That Vanished.
You sit down. commanded Senate
Thompson. You have no standing here
You are only here through the ~courtes.
Of this COMMITTEES. You say you hav'
nothing 10 conceal. hut you have In you
files a letter from George W. Perkins I,
the bank bearing on the Mccall accoun
and you have refused TO let us have it,"
"iow do you know there is such I
letter down there? Have you seen .t?"
'All / know Is what Perley Morse tolS
me-"
II found the letter in thu fles or
Wednesday, explained Mr.. Morse, "anC
when | went there to-day ii had disap
peared from the fles."
who said so"'
~ went to the correspondence cleri
AID he handed me some correspondence
The letter was missing and when l asked
him about Il he said that was all TIT
correspondence there was"
Did you ask anybody else" n
quired Mr.. fairfield.
There are 800 employees down Their.
and we are not going from pillar 4
post replied Mr.. Morse. You know
what We want and you won't give Il 4
us"