Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-04-11
B0LTED WITH THE DOODLE.
Charles g. Lincoln, Cashier of the Hill
City Bank, Quietly Skips for
Parts Unknown.
The Exact Amount OF Funds Approprf-
ated not Yet Determined.

The Exact Amount of Funds Appropri-
ated not Yet Determined.
Custer citizens were greatly surprised.
and deeply panied upon the receipt Of
the unwelcome tidings which reached
this place ON Monday evening. that the
Hill City Bank, an institution owned
and controlled by 7. v. Garlock. of this
place, had been robbed by C. G. Lincoln,
cashier in charge, on Sunday, and that
he had departed with his i'll gotten
gains for parts unknown.
The facts relating to the unfortunate
affair, as near as can be learned at this
writing, are as follows: On Sunday
morning, about ten o'clock, Lincoln de-
parted on horseback, stating that he was
going to visit the newly discovered
silver mines on Squaw creek, and it was
not known, or even suspicioned that he
had other intentions until the following
day, when q man coming in from Her
mosa brought the information that he
had boarded the east bound train at
that place. Suspicion was then aroused,
but il was not until Monday evening.
more than thirty hours after Lincoln's
departure, that Mr.. Garlock was advised
Of what had happened. Immediately
upon receipt of the news, he departed
for Hill City, on freight train, arriving
there at seven o'clock p. m. Upon ex-
animation it was found that the safe
contained three hundred dollars in cur
rency, gold and silver, which comprised
the aggregate amount of cash found in
the bank. Mr.. Garlock returned to
Custer on Tuesday morning and tele-
graphed the facts to all the principal
western points, it having been learned
in the mean time that Lincoln left the
train at Chadron, which give the i'm
preston that he had gone west.
1t is not yet definitely known what
the amount of the shortage will be, but
it is believed that it will not be nearly
so great as at first supposed. Mr.. Gar
lock, in an interview with CHRONICLE
on Thursday, stated, that busi
ness would not be resumed at the bank,
but arrangements were being made for
the prompt settlement Of all accounts,
Mr.. Garlock further stated that his
business In this city, being
satirsiy saparate. and having. no CON,
nection with the bank. would not be
effected to any extent whatever by the
affair, but would be con-
tinued upon even a larger scale than
heretofore.
The exact status of the banks financial
affairs will be determined in few days,
Mr.. Garlock having departed for Hill
City on Thursday with such purpose
in view. The affair is peculiarly
unfortunate, not only in pecuniary
sense, in which one of Clusters most en-
business men sustains possible
loss, but it brings sorrow and
bitter regret to the relatives and friends
of the perpetrator of the fagrant wrong,
in whose honesty the utmost confidence
of his employer and numerous friends
was placed. C. q. Lincoln is about S5
years of age. prominent member of the
Knights OF Pythias, and the Harvey
Peak band, was married two or three
years ago to an estimable y oung lady in
an eastern state. now living at Hill City,
is brother Of NJ. G. Lincoln. late CASH
ier of the Merchants National bank of
Deadwood He has been resident of
this place, at intervals, for six Or seven
years, and at one time was in the en-
ploy Of the Black Hills Telegraph COM
pany. as operator. His apprehension
may be regarded as being extremely
doubtful, on account OF his getting so
far away before the news of his depart
ure had reached MIR. Garlock, but even
in case of his escape from justice, he
cannot escape the dire pangs OF remorse
which must continue to torment him, as
result of his outrageous treatment Of a
true friend and benefactor such as Mr..
Garlock has unquestionably been to
him.