The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-07

mental and uervous strain under
which he had been set in. he
coIlapsed entirely and for a while his lifa
was in danger. He has entirely recoy-
cred from This attack. but he still looks
pale and haqgard. and many who knew
him in Jersey City would have some diff
flcultv in recognizing him in a strange
place and among other men. He has also
a sort of paralysis of the haud. which
MAKES it exceedingly difficult for
him to handle pen. He
is in business for himself. and
is doing we'll. Every one in town speaxs
highly of him. and he is looked unon MS
an upright citizen and desirable neigh
bor.
His wife is extremely popular with the
one or two good families who have sum
mer homes along the like and his little
son ssJack.n who has grown to be a yer !
bright attractive child il Il favorite with
every man and woman in the place.
Van Loan recoonized mo at onca INIT
was greatly astonished that had found
his new home. He could not helm hut adj
mire the enternrtse Of THF TERsEy Cry
News in sending 4 man AWAY into rba
wilds Of Canada fo look him m
He talked rather freely about his con-
nection with the Second National Bank
stimulating. however. that many thinos
he said should not be- published nj nres-
ent AT the start he was only anxious
to have denied all the alleged reports of
interviews with him. and of his being
emnhatically that your correspondent
was the only newsnaper man who had
seen HIM since he left the States He
also denies that he was in his home on
Aston place the nirht after his fight
when q nolicenen awake the whola
nei0hhorbood with his wild declarations
that somebody was in In carner house.
Negligent BANK oFFIcFRs.
Van Loan said that his neculetions
were going on for several wears before he
was discovered. and il the bank had had
4 watchfnl management they wound have
baan siscoverad lonv bafora =, av rara
when lake cadmus ran away with
some of the finds Of the hank Van
T .oanss rrool,ad,,ass n,icrht b.ra bao,,
easily uncovered he said Bnt cadnna
had friends in ,,sef,,l n,acas ami for soma
reason or other the Investigations which
were made fell short of beino thoronoh
to say the least Van Loan aIso said that
At ono time he tixad the hooke co as
to cover mn b,s trsnsactfons 1vbila
the National Rank Evap,fner from,
Washington stood at his elbow 90
mo nver anotbar hool, He daclnred
that If he had NOT haan n tho
country when fine examiner visited tho
banlz interchangeable ba vvo,,ld NOT have
been exnosed for # he had knoyvn Tho
examiner was there or coming he con1d
easilv have fixed the hooks He Ind
nothing to fear from the nanaoement If
the bang. and might be there vet If It
had not been for the examiner So easv
of detection at the sama ti,na wara HE
populations. he saws. that once before he
thought he was on the verge of bejnr ex-
posed, and had all his plans prepared for
flight
Van Loan said that he had charoe Of
the general ledger at a salary of 81 4o0 q
year. with an extra sloO as a New Years
gift. which made his salary practically
81. 500 year. In addition to this he was
notary public and protested ali the naner
which the bank had protested. He was
oyerworked. he declared. and ought to
have had an assistant. but the bank.
which was making money and paving
good, fat dividends. did not think as he
did ON the subject. and they kent him
grinding on often far into the night
HIS OWN STORY OF HIS DOWNFALL.
President Hogencamp never treated
him, he SAYS. with the same consideration
that he did the other employees. and finally
took away from him the protesting of
the bank,s nanar Tb,a crt Saoo otf t,;a
salary without diminishing his work in
the least The story of his downfall Is
the same old special plea which every
sinner makes for himself. He saws ona
night it was yerv late when ne finished
his work. He was tired ont dazed and
scarcely in his right mind.
While in this state n feel;nf, Of resent
ment against a man who would trent him
as Mr.. Hogsncamp had seized him.
and. hardly realizing what he did. he
laid his hands on some Of the bankIs
,,,onav +b,,,.+ = 49, IL. .. -