Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-16
TWENTY THOUSAND STOLEN.
The Leather Mnnufactursrs' Bank kohbsd
By a DcputY Afessenger.

The Herald gives the following partleu-
lars Of the robbery OF the Leather Manu-
facturers' Bank: Ii became known In Wall
street yesterday that another bank had, on
Friday last, been robbed OF S20,00O by n
trusted empioye. For ten years John Nc
Mahon has been an engineer In the emp oy
OF the Leather Manufacturer Bank. at NO.
30 Wall street. In the summer time. while
the clerks Of TIE institution were away on
vacation, Mcmahon was occasionally IN
trusted with more responsible duties. lie
was at such times looked upon rs mes
senger. and usually sent with the porter to
the clearinghouse 10 collect or pay bal
ances. On Friday last the paying.teller
made up a package of S2O,000 10
send 10 The correspondent Of the bank
at Evansville, Ind. The porter was told
10 take il 10 the Adams Express Office, but
Mcmahon, without the knowledge OF any
one In the bank, obtained possession OF the
money and went out with the express
book. He returned in a little while with
the money apparently receipted for by the
express agen, and remained at work as
Us ual until the bank closed. Mcmahon did
not come TO the bank on Saturday morn
ing, but no suspicion was aroused until
Monday, when il was ascertained that the
money had never been received at the ex-
press office. PinkertOn's detectives were
at once placed on .he case.
The package taken by Mcmahon consist
ed OF $1,000 in new twenty-dollar notes
lust signed by The officers Of the bank, and
$4,000 in currency OF other national banks.
The new bills were series A, B. c, ID.
and were numbered from No. 2,49j 10 No.
1884.
The missing engineer is about twenty
nine year. old and lives at No. $50 Third
street, Brooklyn, +. D., where be has wife
and four children. He was very well liked
by his employers and was looked upon al
perfectly trustworthy in every respect.
sHREwD OPERATION.
Mr.. David s. Holden, cashier OF the bank,
said last night to a Herald reporter: at
| has long been q rule with us that no money
should be sent out OF the bank except IN
charge OF two trusted persons. Mcmahon,
| however. took advantage OF the absence OF
tie regular porter. who is on his vacation,
ard getting this package in some sly man.
ner, went ont and hid il somewhere. His
! coming back with the bogus express re-
ccipt and remaining ut work was very
shrewd device lie was not bonded
man-that is, no one stood security ior
him-but he could easily have found surety
| il IL bad been necessary. Still we never
trusted him in the handling OF money
! He had collected coupons at different
times, and we thought well enough Of hin
| to advance him 10 the position Of messen.
! ger il the chance had offered. He was uu-
| I'll recently very domestic man, fond OF
| his family, but lately, understand. he ha'
come home little intoxicated at night, and
my impression is that he may have had q
word Of reproot or two from his wife,
| This, think. made him determine TO leave
| her, and seeing how easy it would be to
run oil with the $4,000, ne yielded to The
sudden temptation and stole It. My i'm
| preston is that he is by this time in Can
ada. He certainty had plenty Of time to
get there, as his shrewdness in returning
from the express Office gave him two days
| start"
The reporter asked Mr.. Holden il the
! Joss caused the bank any trouble.
"Why, no." he laughingly answered ;
"only the annoyance Of the delay in get
ting it TO Evansville. The moment, we
| heard OF the THEFT we sent on a duplicate
sum. II is loss the bank will not feel. "a
it has capital Of 100000 and surplus oi
| $3.50. 0OO.'