The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-03-05
TRUSTED TELLER ABSCONDS
CITY National Bank, of Louisville, Rob-
bedof $50, 900 by One ofIts Emplcyes,
Who Left the City Last Saturday on his Way
to Canada-A Fr%equenter of Society Who
Led Double Life-Missouris Treasurer.

good habits. and a fre%quenter of the best
social circles of this city, is gone. His
absence at the bank, yesterday morning. at
first excited no suspicion, as it was sup
posed he was at his sick sisters bedside,
or in the country, detained by the flood.
When no word was received at 1870 o'clock.
President j.. s. Pirtle, Vice-president
James Leech and Cashier w. S. Parker be-
came suspicious. They opened the vault,
and q hasty examination shove that
somewhere between $4,000 and 100000 was
missing. The missing money was ali large
bills. All the bulky gold and silver coin
and small bills were left intact. At the
first his friends would not believe that
Pope had lgone wrong. Shakings of the
head of the bank officials soon left
no doubt about the matter. De-
t~ectives and friends began to search.
thinking possibly he was still
ia the city. He could not be found, and
soon the reporters discovered the bank
robbery. He left the bank Saturday after
noon with his usual greeting: GOOD
evening. II any one wants me, send to my
overcoat with his hand hung carelessly at
| his side. It is thought he must have had
some of the money then, as he could not
have returned before taking the train.
| eight years old. His father, Wallace Pope,
resides eight miles out On the Narrow
Gauge railroad. He entered the bank IN
1881 as a clerk and was rapidly promoted:
He was thought to- be CLOSE" He had
life for some years. as many of his boon
companions are aware. At his room he was
an unusually quiet young gentleman. and
the only articles missing from there were a
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have taken with him. At a room on JEFF
ferson street he frequently gave wine
suppers TO young men of his class and fast
young women. He gambled and was
known as a sucker" He frequently was
drunk over night, but was always at his
desk promptly.
1t is learned this morning hi Pope left
here Saturday night for Cincinnati, whore
it is thought he took the c., H. d. train
for Detroit, and is now safe in Canada.
That Pope had been contemplating this
| move for some time is evident from the fact
that for some days he had been
ing bills of large denominations, from 500
t eos su,GoC conversation rnasnfEm0r With IN Mr. 4 vei 7. Grant Grant
Slaughter, State agent for the Fidelity and
Casualty Trust Company of New York,
which was Pope's surety for $4,000, he had
discussed the extradition treaty and the
degrees of crimes for which a man was ex-
traditable, Mr.. Pope holding that the new
treaty was not yet in effect, not having
been signed by representatives OF the ma
tions. All bank officials and clerks who
bond. Pope had given his through
the Fidelity and Casualty Trust Company
of New York for $4,000. The Louisville
representative of the company, Mr.. Donald
Mcpherson, and the State agent, Mr.: I.
Grant slaughter, were notified. They
te~legraphed to the company in New York,
and say that their principals will spend
twice the amount of POpe's bond to secure
his arrest. A rumOr states that the car
riage which took Pope to the train from
his JeffersOn-street room contained q
woman.
The bank officials state that the amount
of the robbery is. in round numbers. $50. 600,
and they think he carried that amount
away with him. There is q theory that the
populations will be found to cover q period
of several years and that Pope really car
cried very little with him. This is denied
by the bank officials. who say that his ac-
counts previous to his departure are all
straight. They maintain that their system
of checking -precluded the possibility OF
continuous cheating. However ignorant
his employers may have been as to Mr..
POpe's habits. it has been well known
among "the boys" men about town, etc..
that Pope has been of d~issOlute habits FOL
several years.
The Alleged Shortage of Missouri's Treasurer
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 4.-The rumored
Al LIZ AACaoaAC
holland are still unproven and there is
wide divergence in opinions as to the in,
nocence or guilt of the State Treasurer
Chairman c.. c.. Motif, of the State Demo
cratic committee, to-day SAID: From the
best information / can obtain, none Of
those gentlemen who are on Treasurer
hollands bond possess any actual knowl
edge of the facts. The money of the Stat,
is divided into funds for specific purposes
and Interpretations to meet the expenses
of the different branches and department.
of the State government must, as the Law
provides. be drawn from those respectiy,
funds. According to the reports. which
have heard in the bondsmen'sm meeting. No
land has used the money belonging to on
fund for the purposes of another, ant
through this deviation from the prescribed
methods of handling the money has got hi
accounts into a tangle. His bondsmel
learned of this, and. fearing that they
might be called upon to make good an ap
parent deficit In one of the funds. they de
cided to hold q meeting to inform them
selves of the actual condition of affair
and their legal responsibility"
A dispatch from Jefferson City gives TIN
following views of the State officials an,
others interested in the matter. State Au
ditor j. NJ. Seibert said: "My books shov
this morning that there is in the treasur,
81 $40. 1888 Some warrants 1 issued hav'
not been presented Tor payment, and. &C
cordingly, there is more money than thi
sum in the treasury. but the difference will
be consumed when the warrants are pre-
sented. l don't think the investigation
will reveal any shortage"
State Treasurer holland stoutly maintain
his innocence. He says: There is n
shortage of any kind. / stand on thi
statement, and the investigation will prov
that / am correct"
Public sentiment has undergone consid
cradle change in his favor. and the belle
has become general that Mr.. holland vii
come out unhurt. The stories about tn
heavy losses he sustained ut playing poke
are not credited. He never played poke
here, the gamblers say, and his habits hav
not been such as to provoke comment.
Governor Francis has formally suspende
State Treasurer holland from Office. At
o'clock this afternoon Mr.. holland entere
the executive department, and was hottie
of the Governors action. The Treasure
quietly walked out of the building, an
thereafter had nothing to say. Telegram
were sent to all the repositories of th
State funds by the Governor. n~otifyin
them that he had taken charge of the ofic
This is the first actual news from offici.
sources, and is. at least, a temporary relic
to public anxiety. Governor Franc
said: MY investigation into the affair
of the Treasury Department is not con
pleted, but i have discovered som irregl
; l~arities. and it is mandatory upon me
!, suspend Treasurer holland from office"
This action is mandatory upon the Coz
erncr. The action of Governor Franc