, 1881-06-28
FICTITIOUS ENTRIES,
Said to Have Been Made by a
Bank Clerk,
To an Amount Which May Reach tho
Sum Of 1884,
Ills Fat11cr.ln.Law Declares that Thorc
Ia No Truth in tho Story.

Thero WAS rstmor upon tho streets ycstcr1tay
10 tho elect thAt 0no of tho bookkecpors Mt the
Merchants Loan i Trust Company ban left the
bank and tho city owing to como nlEcRcd din.
nuIty In his accounts. a reporter callca upou
tho olficoFd Ut tho bank for tho purpose Of find
ing out what truth thero wns III tho story, and
was Informed that ono OF the bookkccpors.
f,asneu Abort J. Smith, who hnd been employed
by tho bnnk for noar1y ton years m m intIiyi,l.
ual hookkccpsr, had left tho bank faat Tues.
dny evening, and had not boon seen since. Au
investigation Of bis hooks
SHOWED APPARENT DISCREPANCIES
n tho account of his fattor-!n-law, nof,jatn!u
It was discovered tho other DAY shat Els books
utd not bn!ance. md an investigation was bcRuu
" ctmfoys IN f9y Sf he ba whieh rsstaa sssr.
". ~, nakes. Tho faiIer-in-law-ths Tour, md
very respectable gentlcmnn,-was opanod In
december. 1915. md .whateror irregularities
there may he occurred slnce ihen md In that
tho bank may fail below the aR1res
oso xe t IL IT, 1so m sens kca ~ ad ao ps
bDk. and the gtltrs charge OF bis accouuts wns
n The hands OF bis son-ln-|aw, who was IN 20.
o fnso 70 tako +, waa5evor entries he plensed-
nsing qlcsa saoned 10 nstn BY =; tho reporter as to
WHAT CAUSE
could havo inducea sir. Smith, who had bcou 50
iGfg ~ thair oInplcy: TO At IN the matncr which
seems TO nitcato that he did, tho officers Of tho
bank stated that they thought hc bad
pay warranted, and atso that ko Ind eono into
some mining speculation. Further than that
they know nnthing, I.id foit much paInel at tho
eondaot o The psrt 81 perso - Sbp VI % had &c Secn
long III their etnploy.
caiia u H. ss rcsonae ssPqFfer V
ccn1tcs nve,luc. and nlade inquiry Tor him pf tho
,ss9 aoe,t!o M h9 answered the ,soE rho RI sald
when be would 6e buck. lilo repor!us
then aske1 for MFs: Smith. By. tho sorvant dt,,
and. after 4. cousultauon With II Indy inside.
stated TINT Mrs: Smith bud rone to viast Il Indy
ss fssS o rSa Sa S e sfuE nssh NV whss e 4 @
pressed .iesro IA learn where str. Smiths post
a paae has ,oy 5 s tx snoa hs wss Ill
tho Information that could be eccnrcd nt Mr.
sn'hs FcsitenoS quo tho soportor sHrted back
poslt No. ans3 WabAsh nvonuc, Wllcre
Mls. Il. r. DAKE1s,
tho father-ln-faw Of tho nbsent bookkeepcr,
kccps .stnall tioltr-nna- feed store. Mr. Baker,
made known tn him, smiled and auswercd TO tho
sd Ia IS thas G .!el'sisaoy is concerned. that !.
Smiths accounts with tho bunk"
what hhB lt loft t0vn fory'
"For his hpslth. Ho has been ovorworktnR
nitAself. ind it became absolutely necessary for
hlm 10 20 9ff aud recupnrntc."
"Whrre iala ht gonGT'
~ know, bit Won't tell"
"ThuS .wUli lit not tell rnu at rho house."
Nh: uf cottrtr ihcy would not. That is part
Of tho arrangement. No llre not Eo!ng to lot
anybody. especially tln hank people, know
whore hi ID. lta went oil puro !,ofore on leave,
a,,d he was Ronc only two tlays when thoy cattcd
hisn back ngulp. ,Wo wore buund to hayo mono
Of this this tlilH The bank has been running
lts l1slstncss with u lot of green hands, and soHo
Of thpm hnyC tcon allowed to work at Mr.
Smi&ha books. md hAvc gotten thetn into
mess. Tint Ia tho full extent Ut tho trpubie.'
."Ijut It II clAtlned that Mr. Snith's alleged
shortage, which 1t IL siid 1tlny amount to nenrT
$s..us, hAs heon cs,vetetl by entries In 4R s1+'-
count which ytl Ind with tho hAnky"
"Qh. .tns!eedl And you Bay hissh0rtagD amounts
to fJ,1M."
"1'hcrc Is tu truth in tho matter at nil. What
eyer trouble haa urisn1i In tho bnnk'8 accounts
has been caused .ny tho o'nrtnytacnt OF grcon
basas. nnd It Will To dangerous for pnrtics to
ma In statements to contrary cdcut.'
Thu reporter sought tn gain fursbor parttcn-
llts a. to Mr.. hmlthS ahsuucp and cartnLn points
Connected with 1t, hut Mr. ljnkur WIS tincOm-
muuiG.ltlyc, ana tho attempt 10 gain fuller lacts
wnA nbRHdunctl. :.