The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-05
A BANK TELLER RUNS OFF
sixty THOUSAND IN CASH PROB
ABLY TAKEN WITH HIM.

A Woman Said to Have Gone to Help
Him Spend It-He Was a Social
Leader and Had the Confidence of
Everybody-"The Boys" However.
Knew that He Was q High Roller.
LOUISVILLE, March 4. William II. Pope.
teller of the Louisville City National Bank.
trusted employe, a man seemingly Of good
habits and frequsnter of the best social cir
cles OF this city, is gone. His absence at the
bank yesterday at first excited no suspicion,
as it was supposed that he was at his sick
sisters bedside, or in the country detained
by the food. When no word was received
at 10:3o o'clock. President James s. Spirit
liH, Vice President James F. Leroch, and
Cashier w. S. Parker became suspicious.
100000 MISSING.
They opened the vault and an examination
showed that $50, 900 was missing, all in large
bills. The bulky gold and silver coin and
small bills were left intact 1t will require
an examination to state the entire amount
Pope took with him. At first his friends
would not b,lieve that Pope had gone
wrong. A search by the bank officials soon
left no doubt about the matter and bis
friends began TO search for him, thinking
he was still in the city. He could not be-
found.
HIS PROBABLE ROUTE.
As usual the bank furnished the detectives
the FIRST clew. They learned that Pope had
left on the 1855 o'clock train Saturday night
FOR Cincinnati. 1t Is supposed that he
left there for Detroit and Windsor.
He left the bank Saturday afternoon
with his usual gentlemanly greeting,
"Good evening. If any one wants me, send
to my room, or telephone" He was wear
ing his overcoat, his hands being carelessly
at his sde 1t is thought he must have had
the money then, as be could not have re-
turned before taking tho train. Pope Is a
native of this state and 80 years old.
HIS FLIGHT LONG PREMEDITATED.
That Pope had been contemplating flight
for some time is evident from The fact that
for some days past he had been accumulate
ing within reach bills Of large denomi-
nations. Furthermore, in a recent casual
conversation with I. Grant Slaughter.
state agent for the Fidelity and Casualty
Trust Company for New York. which was
Pope's surety for $4,000, he had
discussed the extradtion treaty
and degrees Of crime, for which
man was extraditable. Pope had held
that the treaty was MOP yet in effect, not
having been signed by the representatives
Of the nations. All the bank officials and
clerks who handle money were required to
give bond, and Pope had given his through
the Fidelity company for $4,000. The
Louisville representative of the company.
Donald Mcpherson, and the state agent
were notified. They telegraphed to the
company in New York, and said that their
| principals will spend twice the amount OF
| Pope's bond to secure his arrest.
A WOMAN WITH HIM.
A rumor which has not been verified
| states that the carriage which took Pope to
the train from his Jefferson street room
contained woman. The bank officials
state that the amount Of the robbery is, In
round numbers, 5000 and that they
think he carried that amount away with
him. There is a theory that his pecula-
tons will be found to cover a period
of several years, and that Pope
really carried very little with him. This Is
denied by the bank officials, who say that
his accounts previous to his flight are all
straight. II has been well known among
the "boys" men about town, ETC., that Pope
has been going it pretty strong for several
wears.