Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-08-09
A BANK ROBBED.

WHEELING, w. VA, Aug. o.
There was a big sensation in the
city this morning when it became
known that Harry Seybold, a very
popular young man, the individual
boOk-keeper Of the Bank of Wheel.
ing, had been arrested at his home
on the South Side about midnight
last night tor embezzling $4,000
from the bank. On the 10th OF
April a package containing 1921, 200
was deposited in the bank by a
prominenC businessman and was
placed in the vault to be counted
after business hours. After the
bank had closed Mr.. List, who had
deposited the package, went to get
it and found it missing. The ab.
sence OF the package was kept quiet
for the time being, as it appeared
evident that some emplOye had
taken it. Harry Sey was found
to be spending money very freely,
and as his account at the bank
was not touched aud his salary had
not been drawn TOR months suspi.
ci0n at once rested on him. The
bank officials called Captain b. b.
DOyener into the case. SeybOld
had reported to his friends that he
had lately drawn $4,000 in the
Louisiana Lottery Captain Dove.
ner lett for New Orleans and found
this to be untrue. It was deter.
mined to arrest SeybOld on suspi.
cion, and at midnight last night
the Sheriff arrested him at his
home. lie was taken before Jus.
tlce Ankle and charged with the
theft. AT first Seybold denied the
charge, but after "A close examina.
ton by Dovener he finally confess.
ed to having taken the money
The money was kept at his house
for month, When about 800, 900
was deposited in the different
banks IN this city. The balance
was invested IN stock companies.
SeybOld turned over the certificates
Of deposit AMI real and personal
property to the amount of S3j, 900,
which will entirely cover the loss.
He was committed to Jail without
bail and will be held for trial to.
morrow morning. SeybOld had
part Of the funds deposited under
the name of Seybold & Hennig,
which led the bank officials to
think that George Hennig, another
prominent young man of this city
and an intimate friend of Seybold's,
was indirectly connected with the
theft. He was promptly arrested
and brought before Justice Ankle,
when it was learned that SeybOld
had merely used Hennig's name
without authority. Hennig is in
no way connected with the Bank
of Wheeling.
Seybold's father, a prominent
citizen Of many years standing, is
the cashier Of the bank and only
learned Of his sons guilt this morn.
ing, and then from his sons wife,
who, crszed with grief, went to her
father-in-law's home about ) A. NJ.
and told him of the arrest and con.
fesslon. Harry SeyboId has been
In the employ Of the bank tor the
past seven years and his books
have always been found correct at
each examination. He gave as
reason for taking the package that
the temptation was too strong.
Harry Seybold, the bank robber,
was released on bail this afternoon,
his father going his security.
1t is absolutely certain that Hen.
mig is entirely innocent of any
criminal connection with the theft
and was not an employe of the
bank, he having been persuaded by
SeybOld to believe that the money
bad been drawn from the Louisiana
lottery. Hennig is a brother of
Frank Hennig, the well.knOwn
actor. The total amount of Sey-
bOld's steallngs was $33. ZOO.