The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-24
Another Rank DeTaIcutiOn.

DIsAPPEARAscE OF THE PAYING TELLER OF THE At
LANTiC BANK OF FBROOKLYH--rHIRrY SEVEN THOU
SAND DOLLARS MISSING.
The paying teller Of the Atlantic Bank, Mr.. Oscar s.
Field absccnded the evening Of the 2lst inst, with
large amount of the funds the Institution Az
could be Ascertained yesterday, the deficit Is
$37 GOO, and may reach much larger figure.
1t is not definitely known, however, what amount has
been abstrac'ed Field supposed have gone to Bos
ton or Portland with the Intention Of embarkng for El
rope, and detective Higgins, of the Deputy Saperioten
dents office, has been the telegraph having pre-
viously been put into requsiton.
The last seen Of him a Fulton ferry boat on
Mouday evening, crossing TO New York He is repre-
sened beng about 35 years of age, and of good
dress He has a&iie and two children.
From the Brooky Times, Feb. %
The FIRST teller, paying CLERK OF the Atlantic Bank,
not making his appearance yesterday at hs desx a. the
accustomed hour, suspicious we're excited that there
must be something wrong IN his accounts IL was ioGod
that he Iei hs home III Sackett street. where ne Kept
bOuse, at his customary hour that he took leave OF hs
fanny his usual Manner Dut had not been seen since
On examining his last account deficiency OF about Ten
thousand dollars WAS discovered, the greater part Of
which consisted OF bills Of the BANK As there does not
appear 10 have been any tg wrong IN ms accounts up
70 the day Of his abscondDg It is supposed that ne has
taken the greater part Of the money with hm The Back
has securities 70 the amount $40 600 that will
much, any thing by the deiacaton. The naue OF
the abscondng teller Is Oscar Field. lie s natige o
New Jersey about 80 years OF and has wife and two
We unoersand had always been perfectly exemplary IN
his conduct.
We since received further particulars of the af.
fair II seems that Mr.. Feid paying teller of the a'ore
said bank, not AT his post yesterday morning. which
excited some little surprise, he model of pune
tuaty aud the surprise was increased by the arrival o.
a messenger from hs wife 10 inquire if Mr.. Field had
been TO the bank AZ he had not been home all nignt
Suspicion gradually aroused in the minds Of tho
other officers, search made in the safes and
veulIs when WAS found that nearly all the AMI
bills other banks had disappeared The bank officers
were desirous OF suppfessng the publication OF the mat
ter for obvious reasons and give the above simple facts
stating that the amount stoen though not definitely as
Field gave securities, who will indemnify the
ever OF q or less reliable nature magnify the
extent Of the loes TO the bank, and the sum s va
riousy estimated at from s25 900 TO $50 900, and Is
generally believed that the former amount Is much toe
low figure 10 put at II has been ascertancd that OF
Monday afternoon Field stayed at the bank about
alter had been cosed ana every body else had lett he
TO the Fulton ferry fifteen minutes e
| five O'Clock P. NJ, and not seen after that.
The money could not all have been taken time
and was probably removed by nsalments, and It 10 gus
peced that Field has had some assistance HIS family
evidently innocent OF all knowledge OF bis transsresson
The President spoke Of Field who had borne
most exemplary Character he punctual and attentive
TO his business agreeable and obgine in his manner N
fine personal appearance and eDdowmeDtsa man H. De
trusted and respected He kind husband father
TO bis family and had large circle of friends He was
Of the last men TO be suspected. The secret
chnery of the police department has been set motion
detectives are on his track and is thought that he
cannot long escape