New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-04
PRICE THREE CENTS
SCOTT TRACED TO CANADA.
LEAVING THE CITY ON MONDAY EVENING

NOT CERTAIN HOW HE DEFRAUDED THE BANK
THE THEPTs PROBABLY OF RECENT DATE.
The directors of the Bank of the Manhattan
Company at No. 40 wallst. yesterday offered reward
OF S5 900 for the arrest Of Richard g. Scott the paying
teller, whose absence from his post Tuesday morning
led to the discovery Of defacaton OF $l60,000 Tho
amount will not bring back the fahess clerk who prob
ably had much larger amount in his pockets when he
crossed the Canadian ne 1t has been learned that ho
left tho city Monday the Montreal express train.
which leaves the Grand Central Depot at 80 m. Be-
fore the officers OF the bank missed him, he was hey ont
their reach. The case was placed In the hands OK
Pnkeron detectives the fact OF the defalca-
tion fully realized 1t is probable that they know
where he is but inquiry the office yesterday t was
admitted only that detectives on the trail
AS to SCOTS methods In defrauding the bank, no
definite information could be obtained. President Hays,
when asked how long ago the thefts were begun
that he could not say He confident that they did
not 20 back to February, when careful examination OF
the bank was male The amount OF gold In the bank
was overstated by the fugitive teller by 100000; but
whether not he had taken large part OF this sum just
before his departure was q question which MT. hays
confessed his inability to answer satisfactorily. ecoo
had stood high In the estimation Of the officers OF the
bank had lived quietly and during his connection WITH
the bank had shown signs OF speculative fever. 10
was reported he had been infected with the craze In
mining stocks few years ago. and brokers and their
clerks remembered yesterday that In the last few months
the paying teller had shown gea interest in the course
OF prices at the Stock Exchange. Only his hight made
these incidents in any way important.
An old president of Wall Street bank urged that Scott
had been con seang his hefs for years and support
of his argument cited the cases OF payirg teller In the
Bank Of North America and receiving teller In the
Union National Bank who eluded detection for many
years. 1t was, however, thel general opinion of bank
officers that Scott had taken the bulk OF the Sl6oOOo
within few days Of his disappearance.
both by birth and marriage,
and possibly this account less open to suspicion
by his superior officers. IL Is expected by some thap
these connections will lead to the recovery OF part OK
the money, If not finally 10 the arrest OF the criminal
1t was rumored in Wall Street yesterday that Scott had
been regarded partly insane by some OF his friends
They that he had been oyerworked aud recalled the
fact that about two years ago he had taken vacation
on account OF rOOr health and that the bank paid the ex
penses Of trip to Florida This idea was ridcued Dy
Others who asserted he had shown no signs OF n-
sanity in his methods or flight.
Scott was a member Of the New-York Athletic Club,
but had been recently admitted, and was little known
by older mebers Otherwise there are few particular.
OF his family and social ie lie ad saiaty vi agTus ,
| 81 600 year and under bonds OF SlO,OOO. Inc
names Of his sureties not made known yesterday.
At No East Forty-sey enth Scots boarding
about the missing teller and his wife, Mrs. Davis, the
mistress the house. denied herself to reporters ana
nothing could be learned there about scott haDlis a
mode of life AT the Windsor Hotel the clerks dd noe
remember of the frequenters OF the coaer
had never noticed him among those VINO patonIe ,yo
Instrument In the BARRIERS shop scott was KNOWN he
often came in to get shaved on Sunday mornlhg anu
sometimes during the week. but he Mas not regular
At Nol49 East One-hun red liye
Mrs scott the mother OF the dealter and Miss Prscia
Brass and Mrs Tuy, his aunts. When MISS Brass
OF her nephews dcfalcation, she oppressed te
surprise and could hardly BRING herself 70 Seen" tb 5
story az in the papers All knowledge OF tni5 sdl
affair must be kept from Richards mother. sala sn9,
Mrs. Scott has been an inv y,d for some ume' ad
shock might most serious consequences klcnsru
we all thought was OF the most uprient OF men
can't understand what led him To is As far as know
he was devoted TO his wife, and when lac wasn't az ny
business he was with her. They lived moderately, ana
never knew that either OF them had any extravagano
| ways Richard didn't come up here to see US very
often His last visit about three weeks ago Buu
that report when his mother wanted MIN TO explain
some OF his accounts trustee. he wouldn't come Is
aute untrue lie was trustee OF my brothers estate,
| and all his accounts right, and the estate w0
wound up to the satisfaction OF all the legatees"