Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-09
ROBBED BY THE CASHIER.
A National Bank Forced 90 sus-
mend

An Anoka tMinn.l telegram says: The doors Of
the first rational Bank closed last evening. The
cashier Is IN Canada The matter has been Kept
quiet There is woman in the case. as hand
some as she rs wicked. The particulars, az fully
~ could be learned, are az follows:
p. +. Pratt cashier, went 10 minneapolis a
week ago last Thursday, complaining that be
was not well. On saturday no toiephoned the
ness, and 10 the inquiry ss 10 his health, joking
ly remarked: " am sick abed and looking
for watchers.n. He is still locking. On Friday
the bank officials were startled 20 hear from
ths Merchants Bank OF St Paul that their sc.
count was oyerdrAwn 10000. trusted mes
seneer was ~ once dispatched 70 81 Paul 10 in
Vestigate, and the discovery was sde that Pratt
had drawn out about 5000 due the bank and
over twice as much more on his cashiers check.
The bank officers were notified, and. In compa-
ny with the Cashier OF the Merchants National
Bank Of ST. Paul and a Minneapolis expert gave
hasty ogorhauling Of Prstts accouats Enough
was learned 10 show that matters were In bad
mess and that Pratt IS thief to the amount OF
nearly 10000.
Not knowing where the end might be the diroo-
tors decided 20 place the bank in the hands Of
the bank examiner and he will appoint a re-
ceiTsr 10 sottle the Affairs or close up the bisi-
ness. Is Is impossible to tell how great has been
Frait's yillainy. Tho banks correspondents in
both Chicago and New YORK allowed him 70 over
draw 10 the amount OF flAON2. Is IL probable
that be has drawn 70 the full limit OF both banks.
They nave beeu teegrnDhOd 10 refuse payment
on all caecks signed by Pratt In addition 70
this ~ raisoI about s2JOo0 ou his personal note,
endorsed by Mrs. Nellan, an aged widow residing
Ia Dayton, who trusted him 10 manage her busi-
meas Glairs.
lt also appears that Pratt was a side partner
with Il. :. Par 8. OF this city, who has been ex-
perimNntng With the bulls and bears IN tho
Minneapolis Exchange, and Parks vas allowed
10 oyerdraT by several thousands AZ the ven
turs has teen reported 10 hago been losiag
one tho bank will pe out a. least $4,000 on that
score. PrRtt also loaiod the oank with con-
siderable bad paper OF a lumber concern, but
part OF Il was endorsed by seth Preble. Ot this
city and thus aRoi her victim was caught
The former teller % tho bank, q. }. Guddings,
q IS supposed lett q 100 II his bank stock " DO
sold. ana tho officials have reason 70 think that
Pratt sold it md pccketed tho money lie held
$4,000 of stock bimsoll and this had been sold,
hut no transfer Of 10 was ever made in the bank
books. Al tho holder Of the stock would be liza
bic for twice its face value no Will probably
stand his lOss in silence.
Last summer the good people OF AnOka we're
shocked % learn tlat Pratt hal been very inti-
male With handsome young woman OF doubt
ful anteceieuts Tho scacdal became public
property, Wnen his WIfe, nighly-es,eeme1 lady,
took her Two children and removed to Boston,
where her brother resided.
Pratt managed bis rascality very cleyerly,
and. a. far as 10 Wos possible 10 learn In tho IL
tie time for inves igalion, the books Of tho bank
appeared all right on thoir face. lie had mado
no entry OF the checks on the Merchants Ma
tional Bank Of IT, Paul he got them cashed in
IA sing the Ciearine-IOuso March 30ih. and tho
other April lst 1her0 WAS quite a contest on
The part Of the droC,0rs @. the January
meeting over his election on account OF
the domestic scandal. A compromise WAS
finally effected, the understanding being
that he should clos0 up certain business
matters with which he was familiar At
a reduced salary. From that moment, 10 would
seem. he went deliberately 70 WofS 10 steal all be
could.
The president ot the bank Is II. l. Ticsnor, one
OF the pioneer cilizo1s Of tue Northwest, and =
wel-EnOWn businessman OF this city. he has
5000 IN STOCK. ~ much more on deposit, and
VIII PROBABLY be called on 90 sink several more
thousands m tho closing up Of matters. Tho CAP
ital stock las $4,000
tBy telegraph 70 tho Dispatchl
CHICAGO, Ill. April S.-A dispatch from
Auoka, Minn.. says: NOthng further Is known
OF tho whereabouts Of tho abscOnding Cashier
Pratt AS near as can DO learned now, tho
amount OF his stealing from the bank IS $4,000 .
FROM Mrs. Nell. f45.Ojl; from The ST. Paul aud
Minneapolis core y0ndent OF the bank, f2atOl,
raised by the SAFE ot his own aud other people =
stock. The Now York aud Chicago correspond
outs Of the bauk are yot 10 be heard from. Mrs.
Nell. who Is nearly eighty years old, has always
trusted Prati as a con. and left tho management
q Ter affairs almost entirely 10 him. Sho can
hardly believe that no has robbed her, aud OF
tributes all his trouble 10 the woman in the