The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
THE CASHIERS STORY.
HOW A BANK OFFICER WAS
RUINED.

ST. LOUIS, July l7.-Almond Is. Thomson, the
defaulting cashier of the Savings bank, wrote a
full confession of his croOkedness and specula-
tons before he fled, and placed it in the hands of
some trusted friend, it is supposed, whom he
asked to deliver it to Thomas Swain, oldest dlrec-
tor of the bank. The letter was mailed Wednes-
day evening, July IA, at O'Clock, and it has now
been decided by the directors that, owing to ru-
mOrs and misrepresentation incident to the fail
ure to make its contents public The cashier says
"Some years ago begun some speculations.
made some, but lost all my own. | then began to
be in debt Others at first carried it for me- 1t got
used the banks money / hid it for long
time. Eighteen mon rs ago made up my mind
to stop this specializing and did stop II. Then
finding that would bleed no more, the sharks BIZ d
me for money due them ! was III their power.
They knew had used the banks money. was
slowly forced to pay them by using more. While
in New York the last time they feared | had run
away, and when | returned pressed me so that
used more money hid it best | could, but the
discovery has come. During these eighteen months
tried hard to pay my DEBTS with what | could
save from my salary and with what could make
negotiating loans, etc. paid off about S',3D in
debts. This is why now have used more OF the
banks money. My total debts are less, but
could not give time enough, and so have fallen.
THOMSON RECOGNIZED.
CHICAGO, July l7.-Jas Firney, August Weiss
and Chas. STEELE St LOuisans, were in the city to-
day, and came in from Canada They claim that
few days ago, while on an excursion steamer, they
Provident savings bank. They did not know that
he was running away, but supposed he was taking
pleasure trip.
became ruined man. In the bank the situa-
ton is this There are false entries on the books,
but S9U,UUU of what owe the ban is hidden in the
change 1t will be shown instantly,on examination,
that owe on my notes S23,2'O have endorsed
all valid valuable paper. Crescent City certli
cate is fraudulent, and one certificate of Provident
Savings bank stock for 80 shares is fraudulent.
owe note for s., o. 1t is fraudulent have
collected S42, of Art school subscription and used
the money. There is an overdraft in the account
of w. H. Howe, artist He does not know 1t. lie
gave note for it and supposes it is loan from
me-"
Then he gives in detail bis Indebtedness to the
bank placing the total amount at Sos O54 and con-
cludes as follows:
''What am / to do? | du not know.
Poor, alone, disgraced, an outtast, that
must hide my name, my family, what can | do!
Bat am not thief. | might have robbed your
safes, but "a kind God gave me strength to resist.
Ii God will give me strength it shall be my life
strife to try to repay, so if my godfather pays me-
out and you will spare me crimlnally, Will 90 To
work at whatever | can find, and begin again-not
in st. Louis, but alone among strangers, by some
famiys sake My God! what will my wife and
family do: Be kind to them. You have suffered.
tried to be kind to all yours whenever 1 could.
Remember our old good feeling and ask all to be
kind to my widow and orphans. must be dead to
them. Oh, my God! | do love them, and this is
worse than death: and now alone, a disgraceL man,
have got into some strange place to begin again,
with all | love behind me and out of reach. spare
me, have told all. | can do nothing more. Sell
out my house, but hold my goods. Do help my
poor wife and children Be kind and mercifnl to
them Let me work; give me a chance to help
them, for Gods sake Do show this to my father
and brother and wife. God bless them and keep
them All is dust to me.