New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-10
UARLING WAS A CHECK-KIIER.
DRAWING ON A BANK IN WHICH HE HAD
NO ACCOUNT.
OF J. F. PLUMMER & Co.-THEsE TRANsAC.
TIONS AMOUNTED TO 100000.

TIONS AMOUNTED TO 100000.
William ;. Darling, the missing junior partner of
John F. Plummcr & Co.. is the inventor OF check
kting arrangement which lie used extensively and
successfully, that the failure Of the big dry goods house
the result The facts in this case did not come out
until late Monday afternoon after examination OF
the compartments the big safe in the firms
Office had been made. Before then the whereabouts
of about half a million Of dollars mystery and
the assignee and his attorney. Richard :. Ncwconbc.
were working entirely in the dark. The keys To these
compartments not given TO the assignee until
late sunday night.
Darling had complete control Of the finances OF
the firm. His long acquaintance with the senior
partner who had the utmost confidence in him. placed
him in position TO handle the finances Of the business
Just ne pleased Darling lived al Painleld y. j..
until within short time and while there engaged
in heavy transactions with Mr.. Pummcr in real cs-
tate Large sums Of money passed through his hands.
that when lie began his Illegal operations he WAS
in good standing with the First National Bank at
Planfcd.
Darlng's plan was simple one. He deposited
personal checks in the Planicd bank on Tie First
National Bank Of this city, where he kept ~ ac-
count When the check reached tho Ncw-Nork bank
Darling wonld give a certified check Of hc firm for
the amount and destroy his personal check
In this way he drew ont OF the finn several hundred
thousand dollars. according 10 the opinion Of MI
Newconbc and the assignee. The amount, OF money
which Daring drew from the Plainhcd bank varied
from time to time. some Of the checks were for As
high ~ $4,000. while Others dropped a. low as
IL 900. The firm checks which Darling used TO
take up his personal drafts were all certified hy the
Broadway National Bank. where the firms account
kept.
When Mr.. Ncwcombe got the papers out of the
private compartments IL the safe. he took them to
his Office in the >chcrmerhorn Building to examine
tlcm 1t not many minute, before he discovered
that there had been crooked work of some knd. lie
sent about sl4 900 Of these certified checks to the lr'
National Bank and learned that they had been received
in payment Of the rlauncd banks drafte. These
check, were all drawn IA favor If ~toncy 4 Darling
for whom John +. Pummcr = co. did = commission
bu,lnc~, IN satincts. Mr. Ncwconsc- brief cNamina
iion of Monday afternoon brought To light S-oooo Of
these check, with which Darn, took up those drawn
in Planhcd.
Mr. Ncwcombc said that he expected to find that
the entire amount of the hrm, asset, which cannot
bc accounted for 100000. Will bee found 10 have
been lost through Darlins~ chcchkiims " Tho trans
action, were mott unusual Mr. Ncwcomhc said.
and il ha, been carried between these two banks
for the last slN years
Jane, T. Garland. nr-i vice president Of the First
National Bank Of tbs oN. explained how Darling
operated.
~Darlns.~ he -aid. drew personal check, on thi,
bank when Doe Gid not have an account here and 30,
the money on them bs dcpo-itins them ii. the Penn
ncld bank. The che, k- would ic taken mp ~ tii,
end through certified checks II Sioncy q Darling,
The Flamh'h bank Wa t.on credited With tle
amount - the certified ,heoh.. The attention - the
Piainrcld bank Wa called 10 thc fact that Daring
VA drawing ohcoA, on tii, Institution when he dd
not have any account here but tIi. D.. p. w-l,h we
lrs' 'lNcd Va, that % al -At.
Invc-ur,uor- are BOW on foot discover what
Darling dd with fii. large of money. II na-
learned yesterday thai there Va, about r.uu.OOu
real estate lu Mr. bfrlif.r NAM. NIfu if1 kst-
which Ncfo sent 10 the Assignee several n .40
deposit vault. but thee cannot he opened except
hy order 81 fhr court after 10 ha. legally iecn dr
iefnin'i iti Dazzling d"fanit'f and Aa- AWAY.
Then 'incni- VIII p" Issued against afF property
which hc found ls name This wIu i,c done
within the nest dIf coz ft'. IN va, -ild Yesterday
excellent authority. That tc proc ptf. now were That
the creditors 81 the hin wouf b. Id nearly ln full