Show ATTORNEY GOT I THE HUSH MONEY MONn Affidavit of Former Bank Pres President President President ident Against Nathan v d ver sw J te i New York March 5 A charge that he agreed to pay 1500 to Nathan an attorney last November to bring about a cessation of news newspaper newspaper newspaper paper attacks upon the Hamilton bank after aft r had said he ho had no doubt he could fix it with Jackson to have the attacks stopped was made by William R Montgomery Montgomer former president of the Hamilton bank in an affidavit filed flied In police court today The affidavit was a part of the complaint against who was arrested yes yesterday yesterday yesterday on a charge of extortion per perk performed performed formed by Mr Montgomery Montgomery declares In his affidavit that newspaper attacks were stopped Instantly upon his agreement to pay 1500 to Up to the time of his arrest yesterday was one of State Attorney General Jacksons special deputies Montgomery declares in his affidavit that for tor some time after his agreement to pay the 1500 he was repeatedly called upon by b and Moses Grossman another attorney concern concerning concernIng concernIng ing his neglect to pay the money that he persisted in his refus to pay the amount and that soon afterward a let letter letter letter ter from Attorney General Jackson to District Attorney Jerome concerning the Hamilton bank appeared In the newspapers Worked Him for 1500 Montgomery in his affidavit says Two or three days before Frank White the temporary receiver of the Hamilton bank Issued the preliminary report on the affairs or OI el the bank to the attorney general Grossman and his partner met me In the office of Searing Co at 7 Wall street I had told Grossman that Searing had d me not to pay pa the 1500 and Grossman came over to argue the mat matter matter matter ter with Searing Scaring Grossman stated to Searing and myself that I had placed him in a very embarrassing position with and had placed In an embarrassing position with the attorney general for tor my neglect to pay the 1500 Grossman telephoned for and came over to office in a few tew minutes Vida ver told him that the attorney gener generals generals generals als office believed that he was four flushing about the 1500 that they be believed believed I had been giving a acon acon acon con game and anti that thet the tho people in the attorney generals office were pretty hot about a out It He said to us that he could not hold them off orr any longer nd until I put up the money he would not be responsible for what was said about me and the Hamilton bank in the newspapers newspapers |