14497. Trust Company (New York, NY)

Bank Information

Episode Type
Suspension โ†’ Closure
Bank Type
trust
Start Date
May 23, 1905
Location
New York, New York (40.714, -74.006)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
252790aca745eb78

Response Measures

None

Description

New-York Trust Company (referred to in the articles as New York Trust company / New-York Trust Company) was placed in the hands of a receiver (Douglass Robinson) after the state examiner/authorities took charge and the doors were closed. Articles also reference Merchants' Trust Company, but the events and receivership appointment specifically concern the New-York Trust Company. Dates corrected/normalized from newspaper publication date (May 23, 1905).

Events (2)

1. May 23, 1905 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
Douglas Robinson ... has been appointed receiver for the defunct New York Trust company. Douglass Robinson was appointed. Robinson is a brother-in-law of Roosevelt. (May 23, 1905 papers).
Source
newspapers
2. May 23, 1905 Suspension
Cause
Government Action
Cause Details
State bank examiner took charge; Attorney General applied for appointment of receivers; announcement caused the doors to be closed.
Newspaper Excerpt
State Bank Examiner Judson took charge of the Merchants' Trust company at 10 o'clock this morning. ... This announcement caused the closing of the doors ... Attorney General Mayer went before Supreme Court Justice Cochrane today and made application for the appointment of receivers for the New York Trust company.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (3)

Article from The Seattle Star, May 23, 1905

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Article Text

ALBANY, N. Y., May 23.โ€”Doug- las Robinson, brother-in-law of President Roosevelt, has been ap- pointed receiver for the defunct New York Trust company.


Article from The Spokane Press, May 23, 1905

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BANK EXAMINER TAKES CHARGE OF TRUST COMPANY (Scripps News Association.) called for June 1 to vote upon a proposed increase in the capital from NEW YORK, May 23.-State Bank $500.000 to $1,000,000. This announceExaminer Judson took charge of the ment caused the closing of the doors Merchants' Trust company at 10 today. o'clock this morning. ALBANY, N. Y., May 23.-AttorSamuel Undermeyer, counsel for ney General Mayer went before Suthe trust company, stated this mornpreme Court Justice Cochrane today ing the trouble would probably be and made application for the appointment of receivers for the New York only temporary. The company would be able to pull through. Trust company. Douglass Robinson was appointed. Robinson is a The main office of the company is brother-in-law of Roosevelt. at 346 Broadway. According to its last statement the assets were $4,Jacob L. Phillips, president of the 034,437, Habilities $2,959,888. The Merchants' Trust company, said this afternoon the concern held bonds to concern has been subject to rumors in Wall street for some time. It is the extent of $2,000,000 of the Hudreported the bank made some bad inson Valley Railway company, a large vestments. This morning the stateblock of Rutland & Vermont railway ment was published that a special and gas securities on which it had not realized. meeting of stockholders had been


Article from New-York Tribune, July 20, 1905

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Article Text

Of the four new directors elected yesterday, Mr. Robinson is one of the receivers of the Merchants' Trust Company, and Messrs. Bannard and King are respectively president and vice-president of the New-York Trust Company, the other receiver. Dr. Munn, goes into the board as a representative of the interests of the Merchants' Trust Company, of which he is a. director. At the meeting of the directors to-day It is probable that the old officers will be re-elected.' Either at that or a. subsequent meeting two additional directors, representing the receivers' interests will be elected.