Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-29
The Janii0r Carried the Booty.

THE RALEIGH BANK ROBBERS GO TO CANADA IN
srYLE-THEY ONLY LEFT $4,000 IN THE BANK
BOTH WE'RE CHURCH MEMBERS
There are some highly sensational and amusing
features In the Raleigh bank defalcation and the
light OF President G. Z. Cross and Cashier &
4. " lite 10 Canada II seems that the pair left
Raleigh on saturday, and were last heard from al
Greensboro; The amount OF cash taken py them
l. thought 10 be about $4,000, some SEQ 600 OF it
IN gold The amusing feature Of the case Is that
they took the banks Janitor along with them to
A Raleigh special 20 the Baltimore Sun saws.
The bank was founded by the late John c. VIII
liaIns. and for years had the confidence and es-
Tern Of the business public. Two years ago C. E.
Cross was elected president. He had previously
been chief clerk IN the Office the state auditor
A few days ago the stockholders OF the bank met
and elected fiye new directors, making the total
number ten The Ole directors were NJ c. VII
hsins r X Stamps. W. ;. Primrose, 5. c. White
and 4. l. Cross and the new ones Rev. c. 7. Bailey
Edward H. Lee. ID. Bayers, VI. T. Norris and G.;
Leach The new directors were assured that the
banks condition was admirable. They had given
notice that they would to-day make an inyestiva
ton or It's Affairs. This tended 70 precpitate The
crisis. The capital Of the bank was 600, 1000. II
nov appears thLt It's condition had for some time
been shaky. several weeks ago President Cross
went 70 Canada Ostensby TO look after some
property for the bank A fortnight ago Cashier
70 New York. and while there he hyporhecated a
large amount OF securities OF the bank Both
SrOss and White returned 10 Raleigh, and last
THURSDAY telegraped 10 bank In Richmond and
0ne II Baltimore 10 send 10 the state National
Bank $4,000 each, and that they would send
checks On the PARK Bank OF New York for $50 OOO
Friday night the money came by express White
went 20 the express ONCE, took the package and
signed receipt Tor II. On Saturday morning he
went tack and paid charges on IL. lie did not de-
pt>it IL In bank, out kept IL. When tue draft of
the officials for 10000 on the PARK Bank was pre-
sentesi y was not hOnOred because their account
was Oyerdrawn saturday afternoon The abscond
ers are said 10 have left only $1,000 In the bank
Ihe amount OF the deialcatlon cannot be Cien
nitely placed A director said he thought IL would
be $4,000 Another estimate IS s25OOOo The
last quarterly statement OF The bank was made
February IA. al which time there was $500 coo on
deposit.
President Cross IS young man. native OF Gates
county, and member OF the First Baptisr
cAurcn- He married a daughter OF Mrs Myrfam
a Williams, who was for years after her husband's
death pTesl ient OF the bank. The family is rich
and influential
White was a teacher In the sunday school OF the
First Methodist Church, and Was very popular
lie had been cashier since the bank Was estab-
hShed he Is a brother OF MIRA williams It is
believed that cross and White have taken ali the
money Of the Williams family upon which they
could lay their hands, and seeing that they must
make nnal accounting next June, decided TO
take a. Ptuch more money as they could get and
ny 70 Canada