, 1877-10-18
DUNCAN.
The Fan FrnnciacD I}Rnk.9wtndler.

The Fan Frnnciaco Hank.Swtndler.
San franctsc0 Ruitftin, OFT. 10.
The suspension of the Pioneer Bank and the
disappearance Of ], c. Duncan, Its Secretary,
and hts so1l.ln.law and confederate, u. +. Lc-
Warnc, continues to bc the leading local topic
OF the day. So lar rs the investigation of the
a(lalrs of the bank and Of tho 6agc Deposit
Company has gonc, tic amounts realized by
Duncan and IcWarne on raised certificates ag-
gregnte over $i00, 0,0N. Few people acquainted
with the Two absconders ever suspected either
capab Of such d volume Of isdluity as the Ia
ycstgaltou Into their nlIaiEs shows they have
been guilty Of. Tha poor, the willow, tho or
rhal, md tho helpless aged figure In the list OF
their victims. Among others arc an aged eouplo
ut Tcucscal,- the husband bclnG over 60ycurs Of
ogc, tue vito over G0,-butli utterly unable to
perform any work, who had 5000 On deposit In
tho Pioneer bank ut the ttmo Of Its failure.
ThIs was tho provision they lad care
fully nnd jcalously boarded In their Eastern
hume for tic wIntry years Of life. The tlIyl-
dcn'|s from this little sum was barely sufficient
to tnvct all thrir wants, tho little house occl-
ped by them at Temcscal being tlclr own prop.
cr.y, On Saturday the old gentleman called ut
tho bank Tor the monthly Interest Oh Ills deposit,
hnt Duncan told illnl to call oil MOniay. Mu1L.
day calAc, unI with It the news VI the eraal,.
The uld tolks mrs consequently completely
crushed.
Tic way the abacondEug Duncan piayel con-
Adcnes eunu on Milton :. Latham Il freely cuts,.
mented on tu-slay. The story 1oes that duncan
fur many ycars faithfully kcpt his promises to
gra,,tel hin. money fa1ors, aud took friendly
iutereet III hts fortunes. 1t Is said now tlat
duncan went to Latham lust Saturday night
and borrowed o,AN on saisca certificate,
%s soas ~ sy r. sha h1asy stSyy 0asx s CO. Ss
trates the ada.e Of the pitcher Which went Too
Where ars The tugtttve.i !. tho question
soss. % 4 srsat many people believe .ka{ Taa:
| can aud LcafaFne ure bottl sccrrtel In tho city
with tler tli.gotten gal1.s, awaiting favorable
opportunity to take their Departure to the snfes
sIlotrs Vi h0..v foreign land. II they l.ayc lett
ton TINT tlIs occan ID the highroad they have
TAKEN. LcWaEne waa by profession q seaman,
| alMl llo may NJ the pEcsent moment 10 tn co1.
iuanl Of ono Of tho Inauy small vceae!a which
away from tho port to which she clcared.' Il
they have gons bY sea, no matter in what weasel,
TO passenger record IL likely to show It.
Tns count 81 ZIG Safe Deposit stock s 4 atlll n
hal hecn counted. Of which 1, 70 shares were
oycrtssuc, "a fuliows: A certificate Of ten
shares raised 20 1,tt}: smother Of Tire shares t.
5U0; mother of two shares to no; anutl.eI oI
six shares to GO0; another Of two shares to 80
another Of ten eilarcs to 900; another Of sla
shures tn B00. THUS forty.ona sharcs hal beer
taiAed to A,100.. Ons of tle certificates ful
l,on shares T. hsa by LlHya Teyts; % the 9tl.er s
Francisco Bunk. j. b Armstrong owned 9
genuine certificate for coo shares which b.
loaned temporarily to Ducean. The certificate
returned proves 70 10 boGns e., one. haytng Tee.
ttu ovcrisaur above statcd gentleman holds q
receipt for AD slarcs for which no certificate
has yet been Issued. making the total oycrissue
40 fiji n revealed BY Cue Investigation up Y th',
| ila oyerissue will e1ceeu $500 shares.
This afternoon tue accounts Of t,n3 depos
itoEs hid been balanced, showing $a5t, Is ts
their credit. Tho safs Of ths Institution s ~.
bo1es will be found eIupsy.-without coin Or -
| curitles Of any value.
il il estimated that sbesa arc from 2, 500 to
s,600 deposition. In tbs institution: The fact Il
disclosed that nnncan's institution bad beer
feeding principally, for . long tilnv. On tue cap
f,ul put into The hands OF Dunean by Capt
Wilson. Sonsttmes hs bad as "surh ~ $l4o,of
cspt Wilson'S ,9nsy y hs po,sessisn II,
Judgment tho uAnk ought to pay % per yent, II
the affairs of the couccrn are ludiclousiy man
aged. -.
represented 10 haye been created by J. U. Dun
eau for thu purpose Ut gctttnt. In more coin thai
tho Pioneer Bank patIous were either willing O
eapahle of K1yiux. At s1l events, few week
axu J. c, duncan became &ecuritY for ths pay
u,cnt Of tho rent for that portion uf Parrottf
but.ling 9n tue coruer Ut MONTGOMERY and Cal
tto11Ia used BY tho Fidelity Bank. iesssrla.
afternoon tue institution *as su.utnarilY cloac<
by q Deputy Sheriff Oh writ OF attachment
Tue bank has been Incorporated less than
month, aud had occupied il present quarter
less thsa two weeks. The writ Of sttaehluen
xs Issued u . suit brought BY Richard psy, 9
the drm Of Fletcher / Day, dealers In oil
elotha, carpets. furniture, aud upholstery, >