Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-03-07
TOOK ONLY $4,000.
VIM. II. Pope, Teller Of a Louis
vile Bank,
Makes His Way to Canada With That
Amount of the Banks Money.

Makes His Way to Canada With Tha
Amount of the Banks Money.
The non-appearance at his post O
VIM. H. Pope, Teller of the Louisvill,
National Bank, last Monday morning
was accounted for at 10 o'clock wheI
the President and other bank official
opened the vault and examined tn,
cash. A hasty overhauling showed
that the funds were between $4,000
and $780, short. The suspicion Of
the officers that something was wrong
with their trusted Teller were at once
confirmed and steps taken to find out
where the unfaithful Pope had gone.
1t was ascertained that Pope had
not been at his place of business after
leaving at 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon, though he had been told by the
Cashier to be on hand Monday morn
ing little earlier than usual. When
he left Saturday there was nothing
unusual in his manner. He had his
overcoat on and his hands hung loose
at his side. 1t is now believed that
he had the money on his person at the
time, as it was hardly possible for
him to have gotten possession of it
afterwards, though the Cashier is in
clined to the opinion that he returned
and got it Saturday after everybody
had left. Be it as it may, there is no
doubt now that the bank is $4,000
short.
Detectives were at once set to work,
photographs of the absconding Teller
sent to all points, but the Courier
Journal reporters were the first to
find what direction he had taken.
Shortly after o'clock Pope was seen
to enter the the Union Depot with
small black valise in his hand and
secure lower berth in a sleeper for
Chicago. 1t was afterwards learned
that Pope did not go to Chicago but
vent to Cincinnati, and is now believed
o be safe in Canada.
1t is evident that Pope had been
making his plans to rob the bank for 1
ome time, as he had very lately dis {
ussed the extradition treaty with the
ocal agent of the Fidelity g. Casualty
trust Company of New York, which
vas on his bond for $4,000, the full
required of him.
Polk entered the service of the bank
s clerk in 1881. His efficiency won t
or him promotion after promotion '
ntil he was made Teller two years t
go. He was fully trusted, and t
ould have been the last of the en- o
loyes to whom suspicion would at W
oh. He was 80 years old and was
orn eight miles from the city on the d
arrow gauge railroad. He has led te
st life and spent considerable money d
| women and in winning his friends,
well as gambling great deal, says al
g correspondent of the Nashville sd
merican. The Comier-Journal OIL
ints him differently-leading a sort w
DR.. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde life. ca
1t is believed that when he is loca- WI
l in Canada he will be arrested for Sc
frying stolen money into the Do 81
Mon, and that most of it will be ce
covered, as he probably has nearly tt
} full amount with him. jul
The business of the bank is no way
ected, as it has capital of 100000,
ich would have been entrusted at Nj
Y time to the man who has proven =,
W.
The latest in regard to Pope is that, ha
ugh the entire detective force of en-
United States and the Canadian tri'
Mexican borders are on the alert, lor
hing has been ascertained of his mo
ereabouts. to
strict examination of his books
VS. that they were perfectly Me
light. His ability for spending SO ~,
ch money is accounted for by the "
that he was one of the best paid
lers in Louisville, and besides he ,
a good private income. :
he $4,000 that he carried away
'nged to the reserve fund of the , -,
k, and consisted entirely of bills '- .
arge denominations, which he had .
n accumulating for some time. nio !,
IS of gold and silver and bills of +
Ill denominations were left un- es't
ched. no
lie was not in debt and has no SYM -, o
by among his late friends. By his iD y
berry he has darkened the declining .
RS of his old parents and cast T,i
dow over the bed of dying sister. i'u u
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