The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-28
Arresting a Bank Teller--A Fee
Maize Detective In the Case
How She Followed the Wife OF
The Teller. ...r.


New York Herald. ..s.L
Thomas Ellis, the deiaultipg teller Of
the National Park Bank, who on the 18th
ult. absconded with $4,000 Of the banks
funds, will, II no accident intervene, be
safely lodged in the Tombs within a few
days, Detective Sampson being already
on his way 10 St. John, n. b, armed
with the proper extraditiOn papers to
bring him back to New York. The story
Of his arrest by Sergeant Power in St
John on Saturday last was told in detail
in yesterdays Herald, leaving only the
work Of the New York detectives to be
narrated prior to his arraigument in Court
OH the charge Of embezzlement.
When on Monday morning, the 80 ultr
the officials Of the Park Bank discovered
The crime and learned Of Ellis flight, the
President, Mr. L. Worth, lost no time
in placing the matter in the hands OF the
Police. Superintendent Walling was
communicated with and Detectives Samp'
son and Doyle were intrusted with the
case, The first step was to strike oil
5000 photographs OF the deiaulter and q
full description Of his habits, peculiari'
ties, &c, and send them broadcast to the
principal cities OF the United States and
Canada. The next was to closely shadow
Mrs. Ellis Ut her home, No. 200 Hewes
street, Brooklyn, f. y. For this pur'
nose a shrewd female detective was EN-
ployed, who did her work well. On
Wednesday night, the 18th inst, she no
ticed Mrs. Ellis cautiously leave hei
house closely yelled, in company with
short, stout man, and take car for The
ferry. Boarding the same car she KEEP
her eye on them until they reached the
New York side, when they took a cab, she
following their example, and instructed
her driver 10 keep within sight OF their
carriage. The pair alighted at the Grand
Central depot and bought tickets Tor Bos'
ton, and to Boston tho detective follow
ed. At that city they purchased tickets
for St. John, n. B., and took the first
train for the provinces.
On arriving at the St. John depot Mrs.
Ellis and companion toook carriage and
drove to a hotel, their shadower following
suit. At last she spied Ellis, who ad'
yancCd TO meet his wife as she entered the
hotel, and at once hastened to the tele'
graph office and sent the following dis
patch 10 President J. l.. Worth, In New
York:
Mrs. Ellis, in company with short
stout man, is here. Ellis also here.
Soon the answer came back TO cause the
arrest Of Ellis, and other messages were
sent 10 the St. John police authorities
asking for his arrest both from Mr.. Worth
and Superintendent Walling. 3D.
Sergeant Power, OF the local police
took charge Of the case and at once placed
Ellis under arrest on the charge Of en-
bczzlement. lie also took Mrs. Ellis in
custody and found on her person nearly
$1,000 which she admitted was portion
OF the money stolen by her husband. The
money was taken charge Of by Sergeant
Powers, who turned it over to Hon. B. F.
Warren, the United States Consul, TO be
forwarded by him to the Park Bank.
Since that time the officers here have
been busily engaged in obtaining the ne.
cesSary extradition papers. AT FIRST It
was believed that in view Of the Winslow
affair, nothing short Of request by the
United States Government would induce
the Canadian officials to deliver him up,
but it was ni,erward learned that all the
ST.. John authorities required was a re-
QUESTION by the Governor OF New York.
Tho case was therefore laid before Gov.
Tilden, who!promptly isseed the necessary
documents. nv
Last night Detective Sampson called at
tho Central Office and received the docu-
ments 10 take charge of the prisoner, and
took the 8 o'clock train for 81. John. A
dispatch was received st the Central
office from Sergeant Power containing the
intelligence that pending the arrival OF
the New York detective with the neces.
sary papers Ellis would be admitted to
bail in the sum Of $4,000.
The following dispatch announcing the
arrest Of Ellis, at ST. John, was received
last evening:
ST.. JouN, n. B., Nov. %, lS76.-An
agent Of the Park National Bank OF New
York arrived here to-day and secured the
arrest Of Thomas Ellis, the absconding
teller, on suit TO recover S62, 400 due the