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Show THE KKYSTON'I. I5ANK. lte rmliiia.lfr I.Vnrral JUloa Mate- mcut In Itrrrnrd to Hli Con- IHCllan Willi It. WAHAMAKCR'S tSTCCM Of DRtW AND LUCA1. Tho Hank Had Not MM An; Jloncy Uo lllm, hnl II Had Ileen a 1'rollllMr Cuilumrr. 11 T.iraeato ll Naa. WAMtvitiir.H ii:irnir.. nnh.l. nrenr III. M.lnnml I!,,;. eillua-IkeKel.lanellarik. eillua-IkeKel.lanellarik. I'llll.Al.l.t.llllA, Juno I. A largo rruwd wai prent at In mottlng of tho luveitlatlnit commltteo today, attracted by Iho fact that I'oatmatler (leiieral Wauamaker had proml-vd to apar and teetlfy hi all kujwhiliio ho had In reference to Iho batik' manage mint. Mr. Wanamaker waa promptly on hand with hli eon and partner, Thomai II. Wanamaker, and at th roncluilon otth iamlnalloii, lOiamlnrr Drew read hli rlatciuent which lie ld wan an auiwcr to Iho alienation, that havo cotiiiecti.lliliiiaiu with Iho Iveyttoiio lank and waa at tho Mini. Union full and complete etateineutof hla connection connec-tion with the bauk. Hla atatemenl waalheuhataiicc: "I have lii n a deiwallor cnly; tsovtr waaau rnirer or director; never owned n tharo of itnck, but held, iinlll recently, recent-ly, 23111 aharea at collateral. Tho firm of John Wanamaker, couilitlnir of Ihne irnoue, had an account wllh thr Key, lone lank, and thn tlrni'a account ac-count bv arraintcnient with th link wai mad rrruulldo for Mri. Waua-iuaker'achockatijeu Waua-iuaker'achockatijeu th bank, which, for convenient.., were kept lu a tepa-rat tepa-rat account. It waa auUtantlally 11110 acmunl under twuheadt. Mra. Wanamaker. Wana-maker. acniunt tould uot I overdrawn, over-drawn, whllelho Ami account had a Idlami to It. cnillt. "Under Ihiaoclrcuinilancea th acniunt ac-niunt waa not uvcrdrawit when tho bank ckeil, which allowed a halalico lu our favor. It It trim that Iho bank charged nicMnil our acromit at It entile ent-ile merit, a ahort tlm bof.nvth fallurv, f.UKKI, which iioouuktouroillcoauowa uuythlnitaliout, and which wrefuil to trcognlt until It li vaplalnol. Wo kept ui our derwilli tlralht through Iho ulc." Sir. Wanaiimker then ItKAIIAaT.m.TIIINT thowlni;tlioUiitlla In tho ICeyitono IaiiV for thu montlia of Novimiivr, Do-ceinU'r. Do-ceinU'r. Jautiiry. February and uii lo March Will, ic.ihliiic a total of $l,ju.1,. ktai. "rheeileKMltaliaAl Uen rradually ilrre-M IhmiIiiiiIiii! with January, kuuwlna-, ai Ih ill.ll(. generally did, that Marh waa confrirhn: with Hi iharehi.ldera to ralH. irrvmtnti, and further, knowing It wai Iho common luiimr that tho bank waa thirl," con-tluuid con-tluuid Mr. Wauamnker. "Our rt.11 no wllh Iho Ki-jtlom- biiik waitolelydlc-Inted waitolelydlc-Inted by the ordluray pmdrnrc of ktial HUM men. 1 nover knew of any Irreg-ularltlra Irreg-ularltlra III tlio Kryttouo lank uulll afltrtlinrun, wheu l.uc' Indebleil. Iwia waa known lo tha dlirctora, and I waa Informeil that lila ealuto Intended torelmiiureotholonk. l.tlir, I wai loldhy I'naldent Martli, for tho tint lime, that Iim feared aomo of tho itotk 1 held aa collateral wai not lulled. I In I no knowledge that the lank waa golngtoclot when It alt J. All die-vomit die-vomit granted lo my firm or mytelf wero ir.adn In th cu.tomary hunncr." Mr. Wauamaker laid front Iho beat Informal Ion ho had, 11IH IIIUIIlaT AVOl'.IT of tlnilonaniatair held waa $01,000 up to I'el ruary.lbii); lu that inouth, In a.ldllluu ti till-, hhada dlHwuutof lM),Uudrorritaiiioiitht, which wai un-dentooil un-dentooil to l -rraotinl to him, individually, indi-vidually, at tlm lima p. received It. Any illiHinla ti.yuiul Ihla wero not propitly chargeahlo lo Ihnflrm'aaa. tvunt. flu 0110 occailoii Mar.li callel and tald ho wanted t'Hi.ll of th llrin'a Hr, ai they understood, for ivuutry hanka. They guru It to him, and for wJino tlm pnand thoKey. ttono bauk to turnover Iho proceedi, and finally got them by pi-aci meal. Ilelor Iho proper amount waa tiald," coutlnue.1 Wanamaker, "we. learned that It waa In tho Keyttono Unk, and w had an lutlmatlon that It had taWeccurvd for in at Iho clearing clear-ing houto." Wanamakeruld ho never borrowed l-rtoiially from tho bank except on Iho occatlou ttated. Tho4.r apirlng lu hla ertoual actxiuut wai mjr to. calved III Iho court of builueta with which h Milled I.uca'a llidrhlodlieta lo him hy reaaoii of Luraa having failed fail-ed lo agreement. Wanamaker never itiggtitcd any poraou directly or In. directly to tin tecrelary of thotreruury or comptroller of Iho t.celvcrthlji of th Keyttone tank, nor did ha In any wayeudeivor to luduencii Ih apolnt ment. Undid not know hla brother hadonU'rod UII for Marth uulll he read Ihla fact In Iho tupem whllo traveling lu Iho WetU He nover had hutlniea traniactloni wllh llirdtlcy Individually or aa city treruurer, or with any rno repritautliig him In either cajiaclty. Wauamaker had itleemed Drew highly for yeaia on hit rtpiiUitlon aaahankeiamlner. A fur th bank failed ho taw Drew tw leu and talked aUmt tho iiueitlou of' itablltti-lug itablltti-lug anew Unk with new men. Wanamaktrkuew I.ucaa fu aboil-mri aboil-mri way from early manhood, aud never l.iard a uhltror agalntt hli butlneti Integrity until after ho waa dead. During IbST, upon the Ulirf that I.ucaa wat a rich man aud tho knowMgoofhlaluveitlnx In varloua enterprltoi aa a caiiltalltt. Wanamaker Wana-maker told hliunf hli great detllo lo ailatliiprccrvlng th In.lrpeii lencu of the Heading rallrnud prony, aud IhathetWaimmakerl thought a imr-chato. imr-chato. . 1 certain h(ddl"C ieh . li held hy purlin Inimical to tho rcurg4uli-thm rcurg4uli-thm would In profltablo ami inoful, an I Invltei Iiiicat I0J0I11 him In ruch a purchve. The agreement waa verbal, and In Ihiieirict that I.ucaa wat to tupi.ly rerlalu rumi of money aa Wauamaker called lor them, aud den .tit thn 1411111 hi Wauaniaker'a rr dial account In th Keyttono II ink. In acconluiicn with thi agreement, from ttmt llmu Wanaraukcr drow cUcka on llialiw. count to tho extent of al.-nit (Hum). U wn tevrral tcattona wheu ho noil, lied I.ucaa Ihat money wai neiNletl. I.uci hriiiifhllilin tioekof tho Keyttono Key-ttono Unk, which he re.Utrd him to nee, ai II aai not uorivenlenl to for-tilth for-tilth in iney at Iho llmu. A n riviilf, when l,u,-a. died Waninnktr had 2S.S of the Kvytlono Ilink tlock tn lecile.l. a 1 mi tun urATit m i.ti'AS Wannniaker found lio had not luado tho dr.ll. a. ogreiil and that I1I1 (Wamuuinkei'a) aciMUnt wat overdrawn. over-drawn. Holmiue-lali'ly luadoltgo'al by rloitng It with the loiumerclal .ar rnvived in hit ludiiet which waa all duly IJ. l.uoa, thereforr, dlduotlurcaluy. fiimlMia inny fir thu lairrtiaio of tlm I hud lint ttork Wananuker had, and ull the latter had for I.ucpa'i thaio waa tho lieyttoii tlock rrlllfliMca. Ho lield till tub-Irct tub-Irct lo aljo.tmeut tf nn'.unt. Mr. Martli and Mra. I.ucai urgently do-tired do-tired after th run, lait l)e, rmlr, lo have the atock ritutne., tolhoUnk. Thla Wanamaker declined I'mIk. Ho maliilalmd thla ictlloti until the lank cloned mid, Hun ricugnlrinj; tliat tho atock had no money value and being further ruturul that II mrreu-dereil mrreu-dereil lo thu liliiai e.h.'.e It' would help Him lu rvhahllllalliig the lank, he turreno'eirl II. What he turrendtrcd waa valuele-a lo him, but might lhly help the Link and tavu othert. Ilelug u uolltleral holder under the law ho could not 1,0 atteiwitl u.iuthetto'k; hoiicoany tu ilh,u that he turned with a..ick to avoid aaicnement wai without foundation hi fact l.a.t autumn Mattli claimed Iho bank had tlrnlnld lltelf to help cu.tornera aud wanted h Ijs and thu flrni uldorTnll dhcnunla aa fail at they fell due. Later, whan Ih run came, Marth need tu coruo to the firm aayliig ho had 110 one lo go to, ai.urlng liiem everylhlii waa right, prccliely at he did at tne clearlug-hou.e. clearlug-hou.e. llepretaed Wanamaker Pi laiy lAicat building aud teatliure .roa-riy, to loan acr for uto nt the clearing, houto hi reouvi r other ddlaWilt, nil of which Wauamaker declined, AUidt 8 o'clock III lllilht befotu tlio tillurr, IAIU1II VAI.LI.1I IIM WAMAMAIini III Wahlntoii to aay thai ho had been to ti-o thn controller and liilorrned him of hla doubt alioul Ihu lued thick and atked Wauamaker whether ho i-Mild luany way help Iho bank. Warm-in.' Warm-in.' 1 rial I, '".No," aud tho lutcrvlea' ctou-d. Iiicoucluilon, Mr. Wauamaker aald Ihttcal of the bank lotlug a iiuy by him he had only ti-en Ha proguhlo ou.toincr. lteiaiiidlngtotUelloniby lining, Wanamaker tald he lurrowcd money 011 tho atock lAicaa gave him until Ihero waa a iUettlon auoiil li verity, then horratherail It upand held It. Kiting raid Ihat lieliad Urn told that iI,oii.) or upward of money wua oh. tallied at one time fiom llardtley hy Manh and hulled 13 Wauamaker. Tho laller rui-owlcd that ho nevrr hejr. cf It; he never hid a cent from Hard) ley ai Indhldual or tnayrr, dlieitly or ludlrtitly, through Martli orJoueior niiyono eltr. Couiicllnnu Hnilthtaldl "Von now havniiootlurchoicoexci'pt lu n-gatd Iho i.w,t.iiiof lUadlng tlock aa fully niulvalent for Iho return of bank f.!k." Wanauialer rej.lledl "I mmlo no claim agaluit the l.un rattto," l.xamluer Drew, lu hla Ictlnipuy today tJld ho ttlll thllika the aueta of tho Unk will Ihi ablo to iay tho depot. Hi dollar fur dollar. When awed If he luchidcd the 'J:l.il Indue l.lll. held hy llard.ley, Im wld hedld not.ot thtrv were 110 trace of the uioiiry everhav-luw everhav-luw lieen ld Into thr Unk. |
