The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20
MAY SEND SIEGEL
TO JAIL TOMORROW
District Attorneys Office Con-
fidcnt Merchant Will Serve
Courts Full Sentence.
OPINIONS Oh OFFER SPLIT

Henry Siegel may spend the next ten
,onths IN Jail. His nance OF evading
execution Of that sentence for his part
d, inc failure OF the Siegol department
stores ard barking firm in December.
,si2. depends on the action OF Supreme
rour, Justice Clark in the Livingston
county Court louise at Geneseo to-mor-
,ov mornins. The District Attorneys
office Is confident Justice Clark will re-
,,so further clemensy to Siccel
slegels appearance tomorrow. a week
,,,er than Justice Clark determined last
>oyember. when the former merchant
,,d banker was convicted for obtaining
hank loan On a false credit statement,
viii also decide whether the $4,000 de-
,osi,ors in Siesel's department store
hank who los, approximately $4,000. 900.
,rn receive $4,000 and n pledge OF
.,s nroats Slesel may get out OF a new
venture which he plans.
Justice clark sentenced Siegel to ten
,onths imprisonment and fined him
4, 600. The Jail sentence. however. was
amended on condition that Siegel would
make a "%substantial' repayment to the
hank depositors. lie was allowed until
the second Monday of his month. but
oring to the illness Of John u. Stanch-
eeld. his counsel. the time was extended
until tomorrow.
district Attorney Perkins has refused
$3.50 =, th. Gaming Cnrrt heQYfne
INT II is known that his assistants, Ar
,hur G Train and william Dean En-
trse who prosecuted Siesel, expect JUS
,tcs clark to order Siegel to a cell. The
Nos for their belief is that Siegefs plan
NJ restitution is wholly inadequate. that
no is trifing with the court. Mr.. Per
,ins does not think Siegel intends to
m.et his obligations squarely and that
his promises are merely subterfuge.
siegel is prepared to offer $4,000
rash to the bank depositors who lost
1 $500 900 and the profits OF a new mer-
cattle business. The cash offered Is
4 ner cent. Of the Indebtedness. The de-
nosi,ors themselves are divided en- the
transition. Several thousand. repre-
.ented by william Henkel. Jr.. and John
Kl,c two OF the trustees In bankruptcy
for the Siegel bank. will urge Justice
Clark 10 approve the plan. About 500
~ 600 others. represented by Mrs. Eme-
line Baker and 4. V. Harris. two OF that
number, will oppose the offer absolutely.
The court session Is expected to be a
lively one. Justice Clark, of course. has
riyen no irdication OF his view. but
sesevs opponents believe he will not
consider the fer a "s~ubstantial' re-
rayment. on the other hand. Sieeel. II
las been said. nay elect TO serve ten
rorths IN Jail rather than part with
my more cash h $4,000. II Will
he renllled that before Siege went to
,ral there we're rumors that his friends
IN Chicaso were ready TO oner 100000
:, free him. but his trial n conviction
ve-e said to nullify that oner.
In support of the District Attorneys
opposition to further clemency to Slegel
ty the acceptance Of Siegel's offer Of
restitution Mr.. Train will present TO
tie court whatever facts were learned
here recently in the examination OF
tie depositors' committee members who
yer. accused in a depositors' meeting
q accepting large salaries to promote
segelS proposition.
Siegel was tried on an Indictment
one Of eleven-charging the specific
llrceny Of $4,000 from the National
Bank Of Commerce on a false credi;
eatenlent. Inc tflal narrowed down 10
one item OF s6S5.05. the amount OF a
check drawn on the bank to the order
Of Austin. Nichols q Co. wholesale
.rOcers. The amount was part Of a
100000 loan obtained by the Fourteenth
Street Store from the bank on January
= 1918, on four notes maturing at diff
'erent times. The State proved that
the stores credit vas impaired suffi-
Gently to make the check n larceny.