New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-28
A RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE.
PROMINENT DEFAULTS AND BANK ROBBERIEs o
CENT YEARS.

PROMINENT DEFAULTS AND BANK RoBBERIEs OF RE-
CENT YEARS.
The following are among the more promi-
nept forgeres aud defaults in this city within few
years past:
Henry B. jenkins cashier of the Phenix Bank, was ar
rested on Aug H. 1865 a charge OF embezzling the
funds of the bank 1t ascertained that he made
away with about 10000. which he had spent on ewd
womep He was sentenced term Of years, and died
in prison.
On Aug 16 1885, less than week after the arrest OF
Jenkins Wal-st was electrified by the announcement
that Edwin b. Ketchum, the heaviest stock and gold
SPECTATOR on the Exchange, member of the firm OF
Morris Ketchum, Son & Co., and reputed TO be worth
several millions in his right, was missing, and that
he had forged gold certificates and other cOaterals to
very large amount On these as coateras he had Dor
rowed sums amounting in the aggregate to more than
e. 90 600 Nearly every downtown bank and most OF
the prominent banking and brokerage houses were vic
timized 10 greater or less amount ketchum suisse
Quently surrendered himself was found guilty ana SEN
John Ross, prominent broker on May 8, 1906, by
harks obaiped gold certificates and cash 10 amount
of 100000 and escaped with his booty TO South America
valued at nearly 10000, belonging 10 Crocker Wood
Co.. ship chambers and commission merchants at no %
SOuth-s stolen IRON the vault OF the Marine BANK
In February 1885, two tin boxes containing 81 5ooO 600
in o. g bonds of various denominations, were stolen
from the Office of Rufus L. Lord, at No. 3S Exchange
In Nav 1865 one OF the teers Of the Irving Bank
found 10 be defauter to the amount Of $4,000 This
amount was made good by his friends
Isaac w. Dean, salesman OF the NewYOrk Sugar Retn-
ing Company, disappeared on Aug. g. 1866, and 1t was
then found that Lie was defaulter to the amount OF
$4,000. ~. ,
In 1868 the City Bank lost through the dishonesty of
one OF It's teers 100000. portion OF the amount
recovered from the brokers in whose bands he had
placed il as margins for speculative ventures.
Edward OAKLEY, Cashier OF the Merchants Exchange
National Bank arrested on jan 49, 1870 for having
em6ezzed. at times sl5OOOO which he had lost
in speculation in stocks ord large purchases OF tobacco
In January, 1911 Henry Conkn, secretary OF the
lIsrket Savings Bank disappeared and 1t was discoy
that more than t2500OO OF the deposits were ss
ing while Of the securities that left many OF teen
much deprecated, and such as no welcOnducted
savings bank would have invested in.
On March Of the present year the Bulls Head Bank
closed its doors in consequence OF the discovery OF
heavy default II has been ascertaned after an nves
tigatOn lasting than month, that the default
amounts to about 1925 600 The late assistant cashier
VIM. H. Merritt and the receiving teller James j. Peck
have been released heavy bail TO await trial on
charge OF having been concerned in the default.
Frederick Kienen secretary OF the HOboken City
Savings Bank disappeared on April H. II was sscer-
tained on an examination of the affairs OF the bank
that he was detauter to the amount of $4,000.