The New York herald., 1870-01-14
ANOTHER BANK FRAUD.
Two Ontccrs Of the Fourth Natien@
Bank and Depoltor OAaryed
with Conspiracy 0f tAe
Csshier-TwO OF tho Accused
Arrested and Lodged LIN
Ludlow Street jail.

Last week discovery was m1je In tho books OF
the Fourth National Exchange Bank winch led TO
the immediate disappearance OF two of the employees
ot said bank aud certain depoaatos e moneys
therein, named Lelth. The oiicerS-O0e Q clerk
named Nelrnan and paying teller named O0po-
iand-wth the depositor Lelth. on tho dtsc0vcSy Of
the supposed fraud made themselves scarce; but
Netnan has since turned evidence against hs assO-
clates and Ielth has been arrest ca Copeland sttl
eluding the ocers OF justice who are In hot pursuit
Of him. The bank officers very reLicent with no
gard 10 the matter, aud the only Information tnaI
could be CLEANED OF the particulars are those given
below, IA set forth IN the sworn anidavit OF tho
cashier OF the bauk:--
Blopp seaman, sworn--Is the cashier OF the Fourth
National Bank or New York; has been such Tor
more than four years last past; that william r. Welt
man, formerly a resident Of staten Island, now
siding IN brooklyn, was, during the month OF April,
1862 and for some time previous ia the employment
OF the SAID Fourth National Bank, and that be re-
malued such CLERK until the month Of December,
1869; that as defendant has been informed by the
10 the 18th Of April 1865, the SAID Semsn oonsDired s
with one william Leith ana one Robert Copeland 10
deirSua The said Fourth National Bank In the manner
fOowinK-nAtieiy. that the said Neltman, being
clerk OF sad oank and having charge OF the
collection journal thereof, should, by false
enTy III said Journal give false and
fraudulent credit 70 the aforesaid william Leltn,
who was a depcsltor IN and dealer with the SAID
bank, wifh intent u deiraud the sald bank ana TO
deceive the officers thereof, Thar the said Lelth
could draw ouL the sum or money 80 rraudulenuy
credited 10 hiu. and under the agreement tnat the
sum so obtained should be placed by the said VIII
liam r. NetIuan, William Leith ana RoOert Copeland
The persons 80 conspir1ng together.
That, as the deponen. has been informed by the
said Nenan. and the books ol the salu bank show
and AS deponer verify believes, the 16tR day OF
April 1865 the SAID yeltman there and then, 10 pur
suahce OF the said conspiracy. MADE false ana
fraudulent entry III tue SAID COLLECTION journal OF
tue sa'd bank, whereby the said Lei.h
to 10" the amount Am OF Of $4,000 which SAID i. snm
was afterwards drawn out OF the SAID bank by the
said IeIth upon his checks. And that on the 11th
day OF August, 1869, the said Netnan, In further
pursuance of the said conspiracy, made anotAer
isise aud fraudulent entry Ill the said Journal
whereby be SAID Leith WAS given fraudulent
credit Tor the a. IL - Ilslead OF the sum Of
Slt2 10 10 winch last amount only he WAS entitled
and that sle sum OF 900 IN excess so fraldulenuy
cred,ted 10 the said leth was subsequently drawn
out by hun ou his checks. Ana tnat on the 7th DAY
OF October, lsay. III further pursuance OF the sald
conspiracy. the sald Nsltnan, by ase and fraudu-
lent entry III the said Journal gave anOtber rase and
irauduent credit ou the books of tue said bank 70
tne sand William LeiLh in the sum or $4,000, which
SUN was afterwards drawn out oi tnc said bank By
the sad l.etii upon his checks.
Jhai deponcnt further says on knowledge and
belei thai the said William I.cilb aud Robert Cope
land dId At the tnDie and place above specified aud
and abet and rue SAID Vctnan the SAID aCtS-tho
sai Copeland by suggesting tho words OF recording
the sald cntries snd of concealiDg the came from
the knowledge OF the officers uf the said bank ana
by advising ana incting Ihe ssla le.tman IN ms
SAID ACTS, 3ni the .aid William Ieith Dy conccaung
from the officers or sad bank the fack that such
false credit had been gwen hum, and py drawing out
the sums 50 falsely credited 10 hun, Dnd ~ sharing
the SUN of 1000 SO irauunenty obtained from the
said FctlpGn and tae said Copeland. That the said
bank IL = corporation organized and doing business
under an act OF tho United Saics entitled an 'Act
10 provide national currency secured Dy pledge
oI United states stocks, AMI to provide Tor the
cuaton ana redemption tnereof,n &c; that the
SAID bank has its once at the corner OF PINE and
Nassau streets. III the city, county ana state OF New
York. and that the SAID fase entries and the with
drawa Of the said sums so irauduently collected
were made AT the sad oillce without the authority
of the directors OF SAID bank. BlLllOPP SEAMAN.
a. stated above Netman voluntarily surrendered
himself, i.eih has been arrested while Copeland
SUI al large.