Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-17
BOY RIVAL OF IVES.
How q Youngster Did Up the Dia-
mond National for $500.
4 PLAN WORTHY AN OLDER HEAD.
He Only Wanted Little Change for Cashier
Won Bonnhorst
JUST RAISED THE COIN BY TELEPHONE

Frederick S. Moore is bright boy OF
only 16' years, but yesterday he demon
strated to several of the local banks that he
was trifle "old for his age" In fact, he
could give Napoleon Ives points on the
science of finance. He astonished
police and banking circles by robbing
the Diamond National Bank of $500
in broad daylight and got away with the
money. His plan was altogether new and
novel, and was based on the methods banks
have Of accommodating each other with
change. The boys widowed mother lives
on Euclid avenue, and the family is one Of
the most respected in the city.
Some few weeks ago he secured place at
the Marine National Bank, on Smithfeld
street, having been recommended by some
of the best business men of the city, who
knew the boys relatives. For some reason
he could not keep the place and was dis
charged, but he had been in service long
enough to learn the methods of the banks
in accommodating each other in the way of
loaning change on busy days.
How Moore Worked tho Bank.
Yesterday, shortly after noon, a telephone
message was received at the Diamond Ma
tional Bank, asking if they could spare $500
in silver for the Marine Bank. The reply
was made in the affirmative, and in about 15
minutes young Moore put in an appearance
at the Diamond Bank and presented check
from the Marine for the amount. The
money was paid to the bov at once, as the
transaction was of almost daily occurrence
and nothing was thought Of it. It was given
to the boy in bag, and he almost staggered
under its weight ...:-.
1t was about an hour afterward that the
cashier, MI. ]. S. Scully, was looking over
discovered the Marine Banks check was not
dated right. 1t bore the date of April IL
to-day instead of the 10th, the day it was
presented Mr.. Scully went to the tele-
phone and called Up the Marine Bank. He
told Mr.. Won Bonnhorst, the cashier, that
he had made mistake in dating "that
check" for the $500 ...
"What check?" said Mr.. Won Bonnhorst
''For the $500 in change" said Mr.
Scully.
II don'tknow what you mean," came the
reply;
'''Oh, yes you do. Don't you remember
change?"
Nc 4 'capeS Win the boOOie.
mo, I dent know anything Of the
kind"
"why, yes you do; we hold your check
for $500, and we cashed it.
''Then you have lost it; the checks
forgery"
Mr.. Scully collapsed, but in few minutes
the police were notified. Young Moore
was known we'll enough and the police be-
gan search for him. He had not been
home up to II o'clock last night and the
is that he left town. Although
the package of coin must have been heavy
load foE the boy TO carry, the police do not
think he had an accomplice, but
managed to get it away alone. The
boys mother is nearly heart-broken
over her boys misdeed. She is a lady in
Strengthened circumstances and has quite
task to get along. Her husband was hon.
ored among men, and it was his friends who
took an interest in the boy ard secured for
him the position in the bank. 1t is ex-
pected the boy will be captured shortly be-
fore he spends much of the stolen money,
in which case he will not be prosecuted for
either the larceny. or the forgery of the
cashiers name to the check.