Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-25
THE STORY TOLD.
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He then said his father was in the habit
of locking all the doors, but sometimes
the defendent did it. This time the wit
ness turned the bolts of the vault, but did
not lock either the combination or the
time lock over the other bolts. After
wards, when there was no one in the
bank, he went back and unlocked the
vault, took out the package, and took
IL to his house. Before leaving he
locked the door regularly, and OF course
the next morning the door was found
TO be all right. He did not tell me
what he did with the money after he
took it to his own house. This CONVEX
sation was after we missed the money,
and few days after the arrest. l
missed the money on Thursday, the day
after it was taken"
On cross examination Mr.. List said
the defendent had no regular duties in
the bank, but was occupied in various
ways, describing them. Mr.. Seybold
occasionally handled money. Mr.. Sey
bold frequently carried money into the
vault in the evening, and carry it out
again in the morning. 1t was not regu
larly part of his business, yet he some
times did it. Witness saw the money
every day before Wednesday
and on Wednesday. picking
it up every day to see that
it was intact. Thursday morning it was
gone. Witness did not know who were
the last persons leaving the bank that
night. Witness did not know whether
any one had talked to defcndent, in
Justice Ankles back Office, before wit
ness went in and asked him why he took
the money, although he had heard voices
in the room, and was afterwards
told there was conversation. Mr..
Lamb, Mr.. Doyener, Mr.. IIcnnig and
Mr.. Ankle were in the little room with
Mr.. Scybold. The subsequent converse
ton, at the bank, was week or two
later. The money was missed in April,
and the arrest in August. The witness
went over the conversations with de-
PENDANT, in the bank. and said defend
ant had told him something about how
he spent his money, sc. Then, on
another occasion, he asked the defend
ant to tell him just how the money was
taken-how he had done it. ut was a
mystery to me how it was done, and /
wanted TO arrive at the mode" ! said,
he because he had given up the money
at that time"
On redirect examination the witness
said the bank paid defendant $1,000 a
year the last year or two; before that it
was less. He was paid for the perform
ance of all the duties he was allowed to
do, and he was allowed to do, generally,
all the business liable to dcvolve upon
other employees.
The next witness called was Capt. b.
b. Dovener. lie said the first informa-
ton he had of any loss by the bank was
about the 2ith of July, 1889, when he
was employed to see ii he could ascer-
tain who it was who took the money.
At the instance of the witness war
rant was issued for Harry Seybold Au
gust LIST. He was arrested and taken 10
Squire Ankles Office. The first thing
he asked the prisoner was: what sort
of Scrape is this you have been get
ting into?" He asked what scrape, and
he told him about the money lost from
the bank. He said he knew that money
had been taken, but he didn't know he
was in any scrape about it. He
then asked the prisoner where he got
the money he had on deposit in the
bank, and asked if he had drawn it in
the Louisiana Lottery, as he under
stood he had been pretty lucky. He
said no: he had drawn about $4,000 or
81, 900, he couldn't tell how much.
Witness asked where he got the money,
Sl2, 900, deposited in the Bank of the
Ohio Valley, and he said it wasn't all
his. half of il was George Hennig's;
they were going into mining Specula-
ton. Witness pressed this matter and
asked him if he was sure onc-half of it
belonged TO Hennig, and he said yes, n
little more than half, as he had drawn
lout 81 900. Witness then asked him if
he had made any arrangements to bor-
row money from Mr.. Reymann, and he
said yes, he had arranged to get $4,000,
and had got it. Il then said: Now,
Harry, you know there isn't one word
of truth in that. George IIennig is out
in that room, now, and l called
him in. said: Mr.. Hennig,
Harry says that half of
that money is yours, how is that Mr..
Hennig said, Harry do you say that?
You know don't own one cent OF this
money | then told him he had never
got a cent from Mr.. Reymann, and that
Mr.. Grimm was out in the room, and
called in Mr.. Grimm, who corroboratcd
that. | then told him, Harry. you
took that $4,000 package from the
Bank and he said yes he did; he had
taken S24. 900, but he didn't take any
more, and added that he had never had
any peace since he took it. We got
checks, and checks were signed,
Henning Il Seybold. for the $1,000.
also asked him where he got the
81, 900 certificate ut the Dollar Bank.
He said it was part of the money, and
that the certificate was down at the
house. | told him to drive down with
Mr.. Henry X. List, and he did so, and
came back with his bank book. Before
that l told him he had dcpoS-
tied in the Bank Of the Ohio
Valley five deposits, aggregating
ST., 900. When the bank book came up,
it showed this, and also showed ne had
given a check to the Wheeling Ice
Company for 500 at 10 per cent. on
81, 600 of stock, and also $3.50 loan.
He also brought up with the bank book
the 81 900 certificate on the Dollar Bank.
asked him: why, Harry, where
the rest of that money? Here's only
Sl2, 900, and there's $4,000 more He
said he didn't just know, but he repeat
ed several times, that he thought If he
had chance he could get it. He went
over this several times, and | asked him
if it was in bank IN Martins Ferry,
and he said no, and l asked him lift was
in Bellaire, and he said no. Finally l
asked him if it was in bank in Wheel
ing, and he said yes. He said there
4 was 5000 in the National Bank OF w.
Va. asked him where the certificate
: was, and he said was down at
the house. l said: why didn't
you bring up that when you went down.
You said you would bring up every
thingg / said: Now this is the last
time we are going to send down for
this. lie went down and brought up
the $1,000 certificate, also $1,000 and
g, 900 certificate on the Dollar Bank,
Bank of Wheeling credit OF 800,
$50 in the Mutual Bank, and the
Grosscutt note of $3.50 and the $500 of
ice stock, making in all S22,035. 1t
was talked about how he could raise
the rest of the money, and he spoke
about his house and furniture, which
he said was worth $4,000 He made 4
deed subsequently. There was no in