Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-08-15
NO. S.:
THE NEW YORK BANassEFALcATIoN.
NEARLY THREE HUSDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PUR-
LoIHED PROM THE BAHK-oHn OF TIE auILTT
PARTIES COMMITS SUICIDE.

NEARLY THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PUR-
LoIEED FROM THE BAHK-oHH OF THE sUILTr
PARTIES COMMITS SUICIDE.
The New York EzpreGs Of Friday says
About half-past one O'Clock on Thursday after
noon, Special Detective John II. McCarty Of tho
TWenty-ninth precinct, proceeded to the office Of
Smith, Martin, s. Co., No. 8 Wall street, and
arrested John H. Earle, on q charge Of being
concerned in the Phoenix Bank dedication
Earle made no denial Of his completely, but at
once proceeded with the officer to the bank
| Here, IN presence of John McKeone, ESQ.,, and
the bank officers, he confessed to having received
SlOO,O from Jenkins. The first money be
received was $780, 900, which he supposed to be
the property Of Jenkins When he received the
second $50 600, he knew ii had been puroined
from the bank. On being interrogsted as to
what had become Of the money, Earle said it
had all been invested and sunk in stocks. Earle
was then taken and locked up in the Twenty
ninth precinct station house.
Acting upon information received from Earle,
Officer McCarty proceeded. at half-past ten
O'Clock last night, to No. 159 Bleecker, and ar
rested styish-looking woman, calling herself
Mrs. Brown, but whose real name is GeneiVe
Brewer. She was Jenkins mistress, and becom-
ing conscious Of his position and defalcations,
she, 1t is alleged, worked upon Jenkins feArs
till she blackmailed him of nearly $4,000, be-
sides house full of costly furniture.
About an hour after, the same officer arrested
Charles Brown, said to be the kept man of Mrs.
Brown, and who, as was charged by Earle,
helped her in her black-mail operations. Pre-
vious to these arrests, Earle had been conveyed
to the station-house, searched, and everything
taken from him. About one O'Clock Brown was
put in cell by McCarty, who at the same time
saw Earle and asked him how he felt. Earle
said pretty well, and thought he would go to
sleep. The officer then bid him good night,
Earle's last good night on earth.
About half-past seven o'clock, McCsriy pro-
ceeded to the station house for the purpose Of
fetching his prisoners to the Jefferson Market
Police Court. He sent the doorman down to
fetch them up. In a short time he returned,
saying that he could not rouse Earle. McCarty
rushed down stairs, and placing his hand on
Earles heart, found that it had ceased to throb,
and his pulse was motionless. On raising the
prisoner, the blood gushed from o large orifoe
in the neck. On the floor of the cell was found
small pocket knife about two inches long, with
the blade about three quarters Of an inch, aud
Of the kind known as lady's pocket knife
This instrument it is supposed, was concealed
on, the inside Of the lower lip, and Earle rushed
to meet his Maker about four o'clock, as the
doorman saw him awake about three. The de-
ceased was determined on his death he first
cut hole near the iugular vein, and pushing
| the kuife in, worked round aud round till he
made a hole in his neck about the size Of
quarter of a dollar. As soon as death was as
certained, the body was removed to an upper
floor, and the coroner notified, and thus ends
one phase, and probably the most trsgical, in
this bank case.
The Post says:
The clerks remained at the bank until a late
hour last night, examining the accounts Of that
institution, but no further errors were dis
covered.
The persons employed in the bank say that
jenkins was warm-hearted, generous man,
who was always at his desk, and unusually at
tentive to his duties. He was the first man at
the bank in the morning, and the last to leave
at night. One of the most singular facts con-
nected with his crime is that he was very econ
omical, dressing plainly, and wearing no Jew
i elry. He was never known to lead q fast life
or dissipate in any manner.
The cashier Of the Phoenix Bank believes to-
day that the defalcation will amount to $275,-
900. The bank has surplus fund of $27O, 900,
besides the earnings of the past six months,
which, apart from the July dividends, are con-
siderable.