The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-03-23
ALLEGRD CROOKEDHEss


Released on $1,000 HAII-HistOFy OTIhs
Alleged Crime,
Early yesterday morning a report was
Itarted that Mr., John P, Carney, formerly
:ashisr Of the Peoples Bank Of this city,
vas wanted by the officers Of the law on
! charge Of embezzlement and making
alse entries in the books OF said bank. 1t
vas not long until the report gained q
vide circulation, and the comments Of the
citizens were for the most part Of a sym
pathetic character, many expressing their
surprise at the development; for Mr.. Car
ney, until yesterday, was esteemed aud re-
spscted by all who knew him, He was
a young man OF warm impulses and many
good qualities OF character, He was also
a faithful and generous friend, and, per-
haps, II he had been more just to himself
he would not at this time be in trouble
and under the ban OF the law. bis
faults We have nothing to do with at pres
emit. He is charged with crime which
possibly an examination, VIII n some
measure clear up, II he Is not able TO do
this, it will be to the disgrace Of his name
and the sincere regret OF his friends.
Mr.. Carney commenced lie in an hum
HE position in the Peoples bank, and by
bis application aud attention to business
WAS promoted step by step until he finally
became its CAahier, succeeding Arthur O.
Mckee. About the first OF February, OF
Inc present year, he resigned the cashier
shin OF the bank, and since that time has
held clerkahip in the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad machine shops Ut Newark, Ohio.
When MH Carney left the bank no one
suspected that his accounts were wrong
or that he had been guilty Of any criminal
act. Lately, however, the books OF
the bank were being examined and 1t was
found that a wrong credit had been placed
to Uarney'a account amounting TO 81, DAG,
SO. This discovery led to conference Of
the officers Of the bauk on Monday after.
noon. There were presenta at the confer
ence Prosecuting Attorney Lewis Jordan
and w, =. Hubbard, counsel for the bank.
The case was CanvasseG and measures
were at once taken 10 make information
before Justice Of the PeiCe for warrants
for Carney's arrest. JustiCe Caldwell was
chosen ,snd the warrants were made out on
Monday evening, The first warrant charges
that John p. Carney, acting as Cashier
OF the Peoples Bank, did on the 18th Of
January, 1881, embezzle and iTauduleDtly
convert to his own use the sum OF g,
O46 So The second warrant charges him
with making false entries In the books OF
the bank. It specifics "lhNt on the l7Ih
day OF January, 1881, John p, Carney was
an officer OF bank to.wit, the cashier OF
the Peoples Bank Of Wheeling, aud that
the said John 7. Carney did on that day
have an account with the said Peoples
Bank, and which account was kept In
said bank by the said John P.
Carney rs Cashier as Aforesaid, and that
the said J, P. Carney, as Cashier as atore.
said then and th0re ieloniOusly make an
entry In the said account with intent
thereby TO conceal the state Of said account
and to deiraud the said bank, the said
entry being credit az follows: John P.
Carney, Bridgeport, $2046 80"
Its claimed that the alleged ielonious
action occurred in this manner. MIR. Pat
rick Carroll had ovordrawn his account
some 81, 100, and to gtraighten this up Mr.,
Carroll gave. his note for the same. Mr..
Carney took this note and endorsed it as
Cashier Of the Peoples Bank, and had It
discounted at the Exchange Bank, taking
cashiers check for the proceeds. He
then deposited this check In the National
Bank OF West Virginia, that bank credit.
ing the Peoples Bank with $2,0i0,SO, the
proceeds OF the note. Mr.. Carney then
proceeded TO his own bank and told Mr..
Eckhart, the teller, to credit him personally
with So 0l6 so and charge the National
Bank Of West Virginia with the same
The alleged criminal act in this matter was
Ia Crediting himself with this amount
when 1t ought to have gone 10 the credit
OF Patrick Carroll.
It seems that after the credit entry
above described was made the word
bridgeport" was added after CaTney's
7Gme, tho superstition being that this
would mislead any investigation as to
where the money come from.
These are the grounds for issuing the
warrants as near as can be learned.
When tho warrants we're made out they
we're placed in the hands Of Constable ].
p. st. Myers, who took the ll:l5 train
over the Central Ohio road on Monday
night. Arriving at Newark at 3 O'Clock
in the morning Mr.. st. Myers waited until q
convenient honr when he went 10 Prose.
cutting Attorney j. l.. Lswhead and had
the proper papers made out for the arrest
OF Carney. He then proceeded 10 the
Baltimore 4 Ohio machine shops,
where Carney was employed, and told
him he was his prisoner Mr.. Carney
agreed 10 20 with him without waiting for
the iormRliiy ola reguiBition. The con.
stable and his prisoner arrived In this city
at 0.05 O'Clock last evening, when Mr..
Carney met his counsel, Dennis O'KeetTe
Esq, and the party at once proceeded to
Justice Caldwell's office. As Mr.. Carney
did not care about an examination last
evening he was allowed by Prosecuting
Attorney Jordon 10 go out in search Of
bondsmen, accompanied by Deputy Sheriff
ReiBter.
About 10 o'clock he succeeded in fud.
hondsmen. Justice Caldwell demanded
So 900 In each case, and the following
gentlemen appeared and qualified: John
Carney, Frank Moran, James Carney,
Thomas Weitzel and James Russell. The
preliminary examination was then post.
poned until 10A.M Thursday.
A reporter met Mr.. Carney when he was
in search Of bondsman and asked him II
he had anything TO say In his own behalf.
Mr.. Carney replied In the negative, add.
ing that he did not yet know the exact
nature Of the charges. He said that he
wanted 10 get the matter Of bail fixed up
and return to Newark. He appeared to
be undergoing great mental excitement,
conCealing hls emotion with great
difficulty. Wishing to learn all there
was to know about the Gaze reporter
started ont In search Of some Of the Direc.
tors or the Cashier. Meeting Mr.. George
Il, Tingle, a member Of the Board Of Direc.
tore Of the Peoples Bank, wo asked him
for the facts in the case, but he declined
to supply the information, stating that he
had nothing to say about the matter.
"But," said the ex Sheriff, "there goes Mr.
Ecshart, the Cashier, on the other side Of