New-York tribune., 1876-10-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
A BANK TELLER's DEEALCATIoN.

A RANK TELLER'S DEEALCATI0N.
THOMAS ELLIS. PAYING TELLER OF THE NATIONAL
PARK BANK. ABsCONDs WITH $4,000.
The managers of the National Park Bank OF
b city were startled yesterday by the discovery that
the having teller Thomas Ellis had disappeared taxing
with him $4,000 Of the funds of tue bank Soon after
the death Of the late President of the bank, W. n
Yi,chen. James L. WORTH the cashier for many
wears. was promoted TO the Presidency. F. Kellogg
Wright was advanced from paying teller to cashier ana
Thomas Ellis from note teller 70 paying e ler THIS ooA
pace Sept 20 the officers entered at once upon
their respective duties In conversation Win libOL
renorter last evening Mr. Worth said that Ellis enjoyed
the entire confidence of the directors and oceis oi e
bank Twenty years ago he began as inesSeh
GER boy and he had been gradually promoted 10
the position he recently occupied AS the position Vi
note teller in large bank was one OF great reSpos-
bbty he had been selected after the death OF MT
V,.cher IN All the stil more important position OF pay
ING teller He was at his post unti the usual hour Of
leaving on Saturday afternoon. As be did not appear
Monday morning 1t was supposed he had been detained
nv the fog aud one OF the other clerks was instructed
10 take his place This man soon after reported ue
6cency in the cash account OF 900 stu there was not
the slightest suspicion that anything was wrong ana
Mr. Wright familiar with tho desk. undertook 10
balance the account. careful investigation disclosed
the fact that the amount aforementioned was missing
Ellis's fatheTG-law appeared AZ the ban6 te" i"C
later anxiOnsy nqurng If the missing man Iau heea
seen that morning and stating That lac had NOT DSeu ~
home since the previous Saturday morning. hs laiiiy
In couseduence had become very uneasy On accoih' W
his absence 1t then became evident that ne hau az
seconded. , . ...., 60. =, 10
Mr. Worth stated that he could assign no cause iOf s
actiOp as IL was known that he had amy bad habts
IDop INQUIRY hc learned Chat suSlcuus-lOOkhS per"
had hee seen with Ellis frequently OF late, but wreI
or not he was connected with the matter mr. Worth hld
not vet ascegained. The case had been placed III w
hands Of detectives and thorough investigation WCuu
be made at once Ellis had taken the large hs
only leaving the small bills III the safe,
He might indeed, have taken forty times the amount
known to bc missing. IL also possible that wbe
acting as nOC-tcer he had apprOprt d the funds o. he
bank 10 his Owu This could not be dchntey ace-
tanned for q day two however as 1t would require a
careful Investigation his old accounts noje-etT
The bank held his bond for $4,000 with good security,
nfd consequently that amount woald not De lost
Ills family consisting OF wife and four on five Children
resided in brooklyn. His wife belonged to very re
sOectabe family, and Ellis himself was the sim oil a
prominent minister ia Cincinnati Tie hank mas OHiCl
reward OF 5000 Tor the recovery Oi the money ana
The arrest OF the dcfauer description OF the Gtter
appears the advertising columns o. IHL TRIBUNE ths
utpT TulfI