New-York tribune., 1878-12-28
MISSING BANK SECURITIES.
. MrssFNGERs STORY OF HIs LOSS.

A MEsSENGER'S STORY OF HIS LOSS.
CERTIFICATES AND NOTES WORTH $209.722 3S LOST
OR sToLRY-THE GREATER PART OF THE sECU-
RITES NOT NEGOTIABLE-THE BANK OFFICERS
BELIEF IN THE MEssENGER's HONESTY.
The balance due from the Importers ana
Traders National Bank the Clearing House yesterday
was 500 722 49, That amount OF certificates and money
was placed large pocketbook Dy Tue easnier
OF the bank shortly after noon, to be delivered at
the Clearing House. In tho absence OF the reg
ular messenger Of the bank, who was attend
ing the funeral OF his son, tho pocket-book was
entrusted TO HI fman Beach Of the clerks. Beach
was accompanied by David Young the regular detective
of the bank The two men walked down Broadway 10
Pinest., and thence to the Clearing House. where Beach
threw open ulster and put his hand into the
inside pocket to get the book Instantly he turned pae
The poeketbOo with its contents, was missing lie
unable first, account for the loss He sd ne
placed the book in the inside pocket OF his oyercoat and
had buttoned the lightly The detective was so
puzzled After looking through his other pocKets'
Beach declared he must have dropped the book "n
the He reuaced his steps TO tho Dank, eareuS M
bank wthnut IL. f. H. Perkins, jr me cashier OF me
bank, informed OF tue l0', abG at oncG " %
loss however, caused great excitement at the Dauk anu
on Walst. became topc OF general comment.
A. usual in sucn cases, exaggerated fuinofs Were
aOGt and TO uapy persons ne hIea O iOopeIy, o
~ dsnons on The part OF thr messenger. conveyed
at r, Ths superintendent Of Police happened to be IN
The loWCr part Of city when the Loss OF tue pchct-
hook Nas announced He weHt tO the Clearing House
and TO the bank, and questioned Beach closely. Inc
latter said frat as he leaving tue bank To 90 10 the
Clearing House he cnde3yIed 10 put the pOckei-DOOE
into the inside pocket OF his inner coat but the
book WAS too large. He then PUT the book, US he sup
posed IN the inside pocket of his overcast. Possibly,
he Thought, he might have put IL between his coat ana
Oyercoat aud might nave slipped down and fallen 10
the ground as walked along superintendent Nal-
ling last evening expressed MS conviction that Beach
was guilty Of dishonesty and that the BOOK hd
been lost by beng misplaced iu the messengers
clothing The officers Of tho bank also eS-
prrsed their belief the integrity VI their
clerk, and they decided TO offer n leward
for the Lost book and it, cOnents. Mr. Perkins seli ont
FOR publication offer O $1,000 reward for the return
OF tbr propcry. which described Tue pocket-DOOk
WIS about twelve inches lOng aud SIX inGnes WIDE dd
mad tie name and place OF the bank printed on H. Is
contents consisted OF 100000 In Clearing House el-
cates Tl2.gOO in Unuei States gold certificates,
So 7s5 80 IN currency and S67 in gold coin. The Clear
I,g House certificates ettered r, aud NUMBERED
n .nuws: Noe. 10 OS7, 21O2l, 2O,O25 12i3uO SlJl
90 23l las, 2O,945. 1857 2ll6i, 20,7Oi, 1871
I64sl. 1890, 1874. 1921. They are eaeh Tor
Mr. Perkins said that the 100000 Clearing House
certificates were valueess to the hIder, their pay
ment had been stopped The messenger, he saId, had
been In the employ the bank for ten or Twelve years
and no dishonesty on his part was suspected " inc
faCi of the matter ls" continued Nh. Pcks lhat ihe
loss l. duo to carccssnes> the part OF the scnge
booK under his oyrrcOat, amt uTOn reaching tne
Clearing House discovered that IL had dropped out He
at once returned the bank and reported tue iact 10
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