Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-03-25

sIDENT.-We often heir OF bank robberi6s
by tellers, cashiers and burglags, but it is
seldom bank President turns robber.
But the President of p r. Westfeld's
bank, at Lyons, (West6eld himself has
furnished the public with an illustration
Of the possibility Of such a fall
Westfeld has been running q small
bank at Lyons for some time. He had,
to 4 very considerable degree, secured
the confidence of the public, aud was in
good credit A good many business men
deposited with him, and quite a number
of citizens had placed their Securities in
his vault for safe keeping.
Saturday week he left the place on the
plea Of business, to be gone for day or
two. Nothing wrong was suspected IN
til the expiration of two or three days be-
yond the time fixed for his absence, when
some neglected business had to be attend !.
ed to. The business necessitated the ex-
animation Of the contents Of the safe,
when, 10 it was found emptied of all its
valuable-money, special deposits and
everything else, except the broken envel-
opes, from which bonds and other avail
able securities had been taken.
One Of the local creditors of the bank
having his suspicious aroused in advance,
of his neigh oors, procured an attachment
to save himself, and succeeded. But
others nave lost about $40, 900, with
nothing available.
The thief is supposed to have fed the
country. The excitement runs high, of
course, and all the creditors are hopeless
Of ever realizing anything from the wreck.
4 CArHobrc PRIEST R6BBED.-On
the 1st of February last Mr., lIicheal
O'ReiIly a Catholic priest, residing at
Woodsock6t, r. I. being stricken with
paralysis, came to ST. Vincent Hospital
in this city for Treatment, bringing with
him Jane Mooney a middle aged woman,
who had been in his service as nurse.
Finding that the rules Of the Hospital
would not allow him to retain her In his
service, he proposed settlement prepare
| tory to Fer return to Woodsock6t, and
asked her to give up to him the property
belonging to him of which she had retain
ed the custody in consequence Of his dis
abled Condition. Instead of adceedng
TO his request, it is alleged that she sud
denly took her departure, taking With her
all Of Mr.. O'Reilly's valuables, consisting
of 81 200 in currency, $50 III coin, two
gold watches valued at $500, two valises
containing his wearing apparel and worth
Sl30,. a pair Of spectacles worth Sc, and
a bank book for his account OF s., 800 in
the Franklin Savings Bank, Of Provi-
dence, r. l., making a.t6tal of 1926.
The priest, left dodbly helpless BY lis
physical disability and this robbery, ap,
Piled to Police Headquarters for assist
ance and detective McDougal was given
his case in charge. The officer, being
provided with the proper warrant. pro
ceeded to Woonsocket, l.. l., where be
found the accused and arrested her. The
woman denied having robbed the man il
whose employ she had been for ten years
saying the amount that was alleged in the
complaint to have. been spent before Mr.
O'Reilly went to St. Vincent The 9th
er property, portion of which was founG
in her possession, she says she took fol
safe keeping The prisoner was, yester
day, arraighed before Justice Dodge, a
the Jefferson Market Police Court, ant
was committed in default of S., 900 bal
for trial at the General Sessions.