Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-09-09


ARREST AID DiscHAR GE OF a BANS TELLER-
KI5BfK rH0UsAN } NfSsiNG.
From he \ " York 3 n ID. aII
We gave in The Crlbuns Of yesterday II
feet hat one OF the c ficsrs Of the Mechanics
Banking Association Of Wall street bad beer
arrested, charged Y ih embezzlinr betEeer
$4,000 and $4,000 Of the funds Of that insti
tuition. Yesterday } norniug the details wsr.
made public They are briefly these:
deputy snperlntf ndent Carpenter received
information on Mon lay afternoon, that a heavy
defaisation mad TAX IN place in the Bank OF the
Mechanics Bankin 2 Association. wall sreet.
ana tnat mr. A9f rev Van Blarcom, for six
years It's Paying ller, was strongly suspected
OF berg me deiinq tent. Acting upon this ciae,
the Deputy, and Of icers Elder sna MeCard A.
tscneo 70 ne ono 2, took Immediate steps 70
effect Van BlarooI as arr est and scconnIisbsd
tneir purpose o. ne following evening. The
accused RENAMED IN custody OF the Deputy 81
periniendent all iglL- The amount Of the Dc
faieauon has no been definitely ascsrtsined,
but It Is suPpo &c i to be about $4,000. Apri-
vate inFestif alto \ Of tde matter was nsae yes
teIday, az ne 3 Inb by the President and other
omceIs o Z the institution, for the purpose OF
enaoaing the P esident, stockholders, Direct
orr, ane. all par ties interested, TO ascertain the
nature of the OF .nse comEittsd. and the amount
OF nc ney taker The presence Of Van Blair
con at the Ban ( was regarded as highly neces-
sar 3 10 assist in ozerhsuling the books to get
az the desired object. He takes the matter
With perfect IL difference, and judging from bis
manner, expee to TO acquit himself from all guilt
in the alleged defalcatiOR, he lives in good
style at No. l Is Bleecker street, where be has
a family. IL due tine, the matter ;ClU m
doubt be brou GIT before Justice Welsh, At the
Lower Polio e Court for examiration. shesI5
be facts elis tied by the Bank ofc.rs niaee Inc
defalcatiOn { { the door of tie defep5spt
Mr. Van Blarcom has osea he frst Teller
OF ne bsnk for SIX years. He has been con-
ueeted with the Bang nearly thirteen yekrs.
having o9eh hrsteH pioyed in the capacity of
porter. he says he has sureEes rbst viii near
~ epver the allie eed aefafcati0n.
Inc bans di1 no basiness Yesterday bsvopd
receiving h'tes seEt to be discounted. These
we're pace d ga6er envelopes, subject to the
can OF the parties depositing them. I,s sus-
4 son rs owing to be fact that it has been
- Key toi some time and, after being assist
= oy ioa IS from other banks, it was found
cat a Fe J large sun would be reQusred 70
place !, u pom a stable basis. It was, therefore.
expelled rom the Clearinghouse.
Tue oe alcatlon Imputed TO the Teller in said
% nave I zen the result Of high-liviag and !
eesife 70 display. Tbs sction decided unoD
y ne L %irectors In regard 10 him has not vet
- I'd &c pubic. he was discharged from
CUSTODY last night, as District Attorney usU
ssYeit as his opinion that nothing but : 5r---n
OF uus mad been committed. Ii il saiS 49,
no part Of the embezzled funds bsvs LIaN
proprls ted 70 Van Blarcom's indivs - 81
out Ins tney were loaned out 10 c,s,o1o~
ne pa ak, for he holds their nc 81 - so.oItO
ms So retles FOR the faithful p e-rfor1sncs 81 y.
uust are amply sufficient 10 ovsr Az 5sscisa-
~ mat may have been Gus ID Mr. Van sIsT-
Tst5sr sli, man man ABOUT Is or so years Of age.
He dresses 1910 Sha , very hard Of hearing.
has smoke b1,y P' n, and since his arrest be
sident Of he p : words, except to the Pre-
The suspe- Ark
OF H. Tel Ision Of the Bank and the arrest
main in .er caused a crowd to collect and re-
yests- ais vicinity during the greater part of
DE- -fday. 1t as stated that bI'lholders and
~-PositOrs will lose nothing By the failure, the
securities being amply sufficient to l~iquidate all
claims.