The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-24
ONE MORE CASHIER RUINED.
STEILING OYER Sf6O.O0O, IND THEN
OFFERING TO COMPROMISE
The Brooklyn Banks Loss-Cnrrying or n
vnIise Full OF Grccnbacks-rrnpped by
an nAdvertisement-Thc Money Recovered.

The brooklyn Banks Los.-Carrying or n
vnIise Fun Of Grccnbncks-rrnpped by
nn nAdvertisement-Thc Money Recovered.
On Thursday morning, when the teller OF
the Brooklyn Bank. at Fulton and Front streets.
Brooklyn opened the strong cash box. which ls
kept inside of the vault Of the Long Island
Safe Deposit Company. he discovered that IA
package Of bills receivable for April. amount
ing to about t115O 900. and s57O 900 in cash were
missing. All Of the officers OF the bank re-
ported for work time except Gilbert l..
Whiting, the cashier and soon aftcrward note
was found addressed to Mr. Thomas Messen
ger. President OF the bank. on Writings desk.
II rccitcd substantially that Mr. Whiting had
borrowed the contents of the safe and that
it was moro than he wanted TO keep
or could use. He was willing TO re-
turn it on tho following conditions: He
would return the April notes and ono-half of
the money II the bank guaranteed not to prose-
cute him. and consented TO return the note and
his bonds. II they were willing to accept his
proposal they should answer in the personal
column of the Herdd for two days. invcrting his
initials. There was no signature to- the letter,
but in its place were the words ! mean bust
ncss" heavily underscored. Whiting. who had
been in the bank IA bookkcepcr for twelve years.
had been frequently spoken of rs man Of no
vices. and was much respected for his integrity
! bv all his associates. Mr. Messenger at once
sent for Mr. f. d. White, the vice President
and tclcgraphcd for Mr.. George 4. Thorne Of
! New York. who. up TO Jan. % was President Of
| the bank. They called in Superintendent Of
Police Campbell. whom they Informed of the
Mr.. William T. Hall the paying teller said to
| the Superintendent that few DAYS ht fore the
ron9srry Nhiiing nad nsked TO see ms memo
| lie took II. looked II over. and kept II Tor some
tlme. whilc Mr. Han went about his work; Al
mcmorandum was written the arrangement of
the figures. which formed the combination ON
| combination. except MIR. Hall and the receiving
| teller. Thomas VI. Ilalscy, and It was hy this
stratcGem that Whiting obtainel il. On wrd-
| after four O'Clock leaving Mr. Whiting at his
| correct. He told the porter to go snying that
| he would soc that every thing was rgnt II was
| in lialis absence that Whiting opened the safo
| million Of dollars in s"euritie. was I'm tho safe
| hut the April package which had boon arranged
| t. be sent To- the Merchants Bank in this eitv
| most important ono 60 the hnnh ni thi- ino.
Detectives Corwin ant Loonty. m Writings
rcsidence, l47 Macon street. asrcrtainel tuat
| Whiting did not eo home ON the night of IA"
that he was Obliged 10 20 i, Bailmoro on nn.i-
| ness and that ne would writ her tho nrV' di.v
| She WIS ignorant Of his crime, and the det,.e-
| tlvcS did not inform her. On Superintendent
| Campbcll'- advice cN- President Thornr -rnt h.
| the HERALD the following advertisement. in an
sw,r to Whitng's letter:
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