The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-03
.DILL'S DUPLIClTY.
The Olearfeld Banker Rearrested
for Falsifying Accounts.
A PRISONER IN OLEARrIELD JAIL.

The Latest Warrant Sworn Out by
Bank Examiner Miller, Who Finds
Evidence of Deliberate Intent to
Defraud--Thc Accused Pleads Ig-
norance.
CLEARFIELD, Pa, Oct. 8.-The way is
being gradually paved for President
Dilrs transit to the penitentiary. Bank
Examiner Miller made information be-
fore Justice of the Peace Mccullough,
charging Dill with falsifying the banks
books by making false entry Of $1O,-
600 on July IA, and Dill was rearrested.
Today other information will be filed
against Dill by the bank examiner. Bail
will not be fixed until the extent of the
crookedness is discovered. It is stated
on indisputaDle authority that $35, 1000,
additional to the $40, 900, has been found
missing. The bank examiner refuses to
say anything about the latter discovery
until he has made information. He ad-
mits, however. that the amount is 1885,
OOO, and says he has as yet only gone
over a part of the books.
Until yesterday all but few hot
headed depositors believed him not
guilty of premeditated dishonesty.
Before Mr.. Dill entered financial circles
he was Methodist minister and has al
ways been held in high standing.
MIR: Dill claims that he knows moth
ing, about the books being falsifed, and
said he felt sure the matter would be
righted in court.
On account of the bank being a ma
hnnal da1rnaif,,.s
be paid in full. The stockholders will
be the only losers. but their ruin will
probably drive others to the wall.
The Banker a Prisoner.
President DILL was removed from his
residence to jail at midnight. Mrs, Dill
accompanied her husband to Jail and
was given permission to stay with him
all night.
committee of Houtzdale citizens at
tempted to serve warrant on Dill late
last night charging him with the en-
6ezzlement Of $50, 900 from the Houtz-
dale bank, which was the amount with
drawn for Dill for use in the First Ma
uonh here Dill being already under
arrest the warrant could not be served
TIL today. 1t is now learned that Dill
has been speculating in stocks, but the
amount of his losses cannot be ascer-
tanned.
To Keep Him Behind Bars.
From words let fall by the district
attorney and bank examiner it is be-
neved thats other prosecutions will be
brought. There is now no doubt that
affairs in the First National are in a
very crooked condition. Some say a
determined effort will be made by the
Houtzdale people to exhaust Dill's bail
by bringing countless prosecutions, and
thus keep him behind the bars. Much
sympathy is expressed for his family.
but there is none for Dill.
Several widows have their all in the
stock, and when it goes they are penni-
less. The public feel disposed to be
ready for the worst, and nothing will
surprise them now. One thing our bus
iness men can congratulate themselves
on is that few of the active business
men have kept their accounts in the
First National, and will suffer only
from the general depression and indi-
rectly by the loss of others.
sympathy for McGrath.
There is general sympathy expressed
for McGrath, even by the heavy losers
in his bank, and he is urged to push
proceedings against Dill. McGrath re-
peated his former statement that he
knew nothing of the affairs of the Clear
field. bank until after it was closed,
Several proceedings to recover deposits
have been entered against both Dill and
McGrath, those against the latter being !
instituted by depositors who entered
the bank and deposited money on the
morning of the failure, the allegations
being that it was known the bank was
In bankrupt condition at that time.