American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-30

| dtcl re Tor the LIST ot Mar. h next. The loss
ny the dsialcation of the former Cashier, Bar
| tow, was one hundred and sew enty ght thou,
sand dollars, all of which the bank was ena-
bled, by March lS4l to replace, AID there
after to resume the payments Of hall.yGsrly
dividends.
The following account Of the discovery OF
The affair, the Albany Atlas states, is from
source to be relied on;
Information having been given 10 the Bank
on Wednes lay, tor the first time, that the ba Bit
e the man were not g1Cd, and that a certain
immoral connection subsst,d beiwe n bm and
woman OF '9uIvo' al reputation, the directors
tor hwHh instituted 40 examination Of fe cash
nd condition of he Bark. Finding that The
honr 81 accountability had arrived, the Teller
asked the Cashier 10 allow hin to speak " lib
hun in piivatr; and ihen confessed to the
Cal that he had robbed the bank OF alb ,ui
frty thousand dollars. He said he was de-
f.u''er tor .ur thousand doilsr' in 1885, az the
time oi bs'tOw's Delinquency; that he had con.
,inueh his p"cultticn, and .mtezzh mrnt OF
the iunds Of the bank from that time to the
resent day and that il" had fpr some time
hetn aware that his guilt must soon be detect
ed, on which account he hai for the last three
weeks carried ioad,d pistol about his person,
With which he intended 10 destroy himself in
he last resort.
On heing questioned g. to TIE manner H.
which he coninved 10 etudc the vigilance at the
Directors and ntfirets Cf the Bank PARTICULAR;
on The occasions Of the frequent examinations
OF the cash on hand, he stated that his daily
s'a'emenrs in the "reIie,'s Book" were al! lut-
ged, say 10 conform with the mem randa al
has d. f 'isncy, W ;ch he kept before hin, aod
~ de TO "a 'ai the amornt abs,r acted, and as
the exam nations Of cash were periohica he had
hecn able to ascertain the day appointed, and
then borrowed from different parties such
amounts az he needed 10 make up The sum re-
qured and, at 'imss had applied the contents
OF certain packages Of mone, in his charge, not
then The property OF The Bank Inasmuch as not
vet accredited TO the owners SO that the cash,
AZ examined and cuan,ed by the Board of hi
re ctors, on al! occasions o! examination, actual
ly CONFIRMED with the balance e Cash and
Ledger, within a small and unimportan'
amount.
tie said 1t was impos' ibe for any ore, how.
ever suspicious rr v;gilant, to detect his deiin
9nency, unless BY an unexpected and thorough
examination OF the whole oE the funds in his
rhuge; ard that he took care 10 manage his
III bursrments in so cautious and secret way,
as 10 elude suspicion. Ais ;, thar he had Tor a
long time been a specn,atur in The Lottery; "a
ihnugh he Thought his gains in that baleiul aud
ruin"ns enterprise had, on the who'll, .quailej
his l0sses.
He could not tell what had become Of ihr
Immense sums enb' zzied, and sand that Tor a
long prr'oj he had been n,ost wresched and un-
happy that he had ir. qicntIy determined TO
confess hi' guilt to the .sbier, and then com
init suicide; but his courage bad tailed him. A.
this point Ui his confession he made desperate
attempt to shoot himself through the head with
pistol which he drew irrm his poke, and
was wi'h great difficulty disarmed.
Alter The ca h had been thorough xsnlined,
the amount Of loss ascera aimed, and an assign
ment voluntarily made by the Teller of all his
property and effect TO the Bank, he was duly
committed by the Recorder of the city, and
give n in charge to the Sheriff, to be proceeded
against accrrdrns TO law.
On Friday, he was baied out, ON the reSpon
si"ili'y ri his brother On the petty considcra-
ton OF So 500.