The sun., 1890-11-21
HE STOLE S25,OOO In CASH.
TEE BOLD, CLEVER THEFT OF A ron.
MFR ROCHESTER, BANK CLERK.

NE TsIoeraphsa 60 New York II the Cash.
ier's Name for $4,000 N Tens SAD
Twenties. Went to the Express 0aes,
&ot tho Money, and Disappeared.
RocHEsrEB. Nov. 2O.-Moses s. Marks 10 the
scion OF one Of Roohester's best Hebrew fami.
lies, and has for several years enjoyed the repu.
tation OF being keen. clever, but strictly hon.
est young business man. When 10 years Of age
he.entered the Flour City National Bank. He
attended strictly to his duties, and was rapidly
promoted. Two years ago he was made note
teller at q salary Of t1.500. A few months later
large wholesale clothing firm Of this city
made Mr. Marks tempting ofYer to travel In
their interests. He resigned his place at the
bank and went on the road. He was success.
ful in business way, but formed bad habits.
He got to drinking and gambled beyond his
means. Soon he found himself In debt. and
while his many friends were glad to help him
out OF his first difficulties. repeated borowins
finally gave him the reputation Of being impe-
cunious. His habits finally became 30 irrexu.
lar that he was forced to sever his connections
with the clothing house and to return without
employment to this city.
Yesterday afternoon young Marks went int
the Western Union Telegraph offce and
pepned the following despatch:
RocnHsrRl Nov. Il, 1890
National Bank Of Commerce. Ee,o York Guy:
Send MS BY express twsntyn thousand currency IN
tens and twentisa
Nothing was thought OF the signature Of Mr..
Waters at the telegraph office whore Msrkss
former connection with the bank was known.
Then Marks went to tho Flour oity Bank and
he told some Of tho employees whom hs know
we'll that he was going away. and bads them
good-by. He went directly to the American
Express Office and talked with the officials and
clerks there about Flour City Bank matters
This renewed in their minds the fact that he
had been employed In the bank, and led them
to suppose that he was still an employee OF the
institution. 1t paved tho way for his opera
tions this morning.
At o o'clock this morning Marks hurried into
tho express office and asked for tho package
Of money from New York. He said that the
4 right up there. The package had been
turned over to one Of the company's drivers.
The dser
signine a recelp! for Il. Had Marks been q isw
money. f9r IL would have been delivered 70 tho
bank In the usual manner. Tho bank'e first
when Cashier " alters opened his mali m hour
later and found q letter from the Bank OF
Sssn ss that s the baaS sas S hn.
took prompt action. Every detective in or
about the city was put to work. and every
avenue OF escape was guarded It is believed.
has not yet left tho city, His whereabou's.
however. are unknown. Several OF Marks's
to effect settlement by making good any de-.
flciency there may be found in the sum stolen,
and thereby avort prosecntion; The express
him to the bitter end
Marks leaves q widowed mother. who 10
heattbroken at her sons crime He was Nom.
ber OF the Eureka Club. one Of tho most aristo-
eatic in thS city, and great M fayorite IN society
moustache, deep-sunken blue eyes. Is Of
medium height and slender. Just before dis
appearing Marks called upon several friends
and paid them the various sums he had bor-
rowed of them. remarking that he was going
away, to be gone some time.