Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-30
GONE WRONG,
THE CKIMEs OF AN ILLINOIS CASHIER


CHARGED with comYliolsy IN the Robbsry .: .
Bank at Ksvanee. ln.-UnmaskipE
Some Previous RascaliIies.
Great excitement prevails in Kewanee,
ILL.,, over the arrest of Pratt, the cashier
of tho First national bank, on charge of
completely in the recent robbery of that
bank, in which the thieves got away with
$4,000. The arrest has just been made
and the detectives claim to have plenty of
evidence to sustain the charge. Pratt was
not suspected at first, but the more the
detectives hunted fol clews the more
they became convinced that WEIGH and
his accomplice had inside help. The
valise being left at the bank, the subse-
quent call for it and the locking up of the
cashier and his assistant, Miss Harris, in
the vault were all prearranged. The de-
tectives feel confident of being ultimately
able to recover all the money stolen. A
valise containing $500 of the stolen money
was found in q cOrn-field near Kewanee.
Edward N. Welch, arrested three OF
four days ago at McDonough, N. Y, for
robbins the bank, passed through Chicago
last evening en- route for Kewanee, in
charge of two detectives who arrested
him. The reporters for the press were
not allowed to see him, but at the detec-
tive agency which has the charge of the
case it is said he made q confession which
in effect is that DR.. j. 8. Scott, of Shaw's,
but formerly resident of Kewanee, plan.
ned the robbery, though he took no direct
part in it !; that Pratt, acting cashier ol
the bank, was party to it; and that in
stead Of large sum Of gold missing being
carried away, it Was Pratt himself who
carried it Oft previous to the day when he
| (Welch) and bis companion locked Pratt
and Miss Harris in the vault aud carried
away the remainder, mostly in paper
| money.
WEIGH refuses to give tho name Of the
man who helped him in the job, but ths
detectives are confident they will get tint
right man. WEIGH says DR.. Scott intro
duced him 70 Pratt, and that some time
ago Pratt paid a check drawn on tho baul
| by Welch. When it was discovered tho
payment was thought to be the result o.
Pratt's ignorance. Welch had no money
in the bank. Scott is said to he chiefly
known in Kewaneo rs a pOker-player
The agency received advices of the arres
| of Scott in St. Louis. He is to be brough
to Chicago.
/ NAA~~>
The Newburgh N. Y. police are lookiul
for man calling himself Robert s. Bal
lard, who is charged with swindling ;
grocer by means of bogus check. 1t i
stated that Ballard represented that HI
had funds in the Northampton Nationa
bank, of Northampton, Mass, and tn
Chemical National bank, Of New York
and deposited 81, 600 check on the forme
bank and 1000 check on the latter il
the Quassaick National bank. Th
Northampton bank has telegraphed tina
the check on that bank is fraud, ant
pronounces Ballard swindler. Th
Chemical bank also says that Ballard ha
no funds there. Ballard left yesterday 70
New York. In valise which he left wer
found checks on banks in Baltimore, Bos
ton and orher places. aggregating owe
S24, 900. On Thursday last Ballar
married one of his landlady's daughters
who is disconsolate at his disappearance
The banks generally have been notified o
Ballard's transactions.