Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-02-12
LnfkAUl)ING BANKS.
SAVINGS BANK FoRGERIEs AND HOW
THEY ARE DETECTED.

A New York Treasurer Tells About the
Difficulties in Keeping Track of People
Who Try to Draw Money from the De-
positOries of the Poor.
Few people from the outside ever get
closer to the business secrets of savings
banks than in the lines that file continu-
ally before the little windows behind which
sits the teller. If there are close mouthed
people in the world they are the men who
conduct the business of these repositories
of the earnings of the poor From the pres
ident, back in some carpeted recess, to the
watcher at the front doors no information
is ever volunteered by them, and answers
to questions of bewildered inqlliiers are
given right to the point and us short az
proverbial pie crust.
Therefore, when Il savings bank official
talks of his business he generally says some
, thing the public knows nothing about.
II will tell you something that will sur
prise YOU" said Treasurer Quinlan, of the
Greenwich Savings bank, to Il reporter re
Gently, in burst of confidence. You
wouldn't think that scarcely Il day passes
without attempts at forgery in big city
savings bank like this. 1t is no sinecure
to be paying teller in this or any other
savings bank in this city"
With that Mr.. Quinlan tapped bell and
a boy responded.
ASK the women's teller to bring in some
of those attempted forgeries," said the
treasurer. The boy departed and pretty
soon the women's teller brought in "A lot of
re- receipts anu pt, tnein before -nI; Qu,lilan.
ny "e,e H.u:A " g Aie ''n'' VIC wv "''''
iie.'.i y ~ 'o'' nisn'
AZ 'uese Mere Aile" oue within &c"
hlohtns sanl Mr: 0ullliah' anu 1hls -
ohiy 1he showing III che women oeP''rG
lhent. me oinerehce III ti'e signatures Oh
ll'ese recelp's lroln Tue sehu.ne slSha'u re-
heP' ny .ne .thN - az 0nal en"o'o' VIC
'eiier u spo., .ne,l, as iorger,es
| ,NNo .,f 1880, o,o
ooihe''nies 1ne asiaeo.e' ate eioSe
enousn ~ l"1Se I. uoun' a. " ynei seno
ihele',, ~ 'l'oa. os'Ses 'ne appio"'''N "il.
s"ei III. I,e 'es' ques.'ois' ~ you ~
p'y'.S Sei'er ias so' " eAefclse colsioei
able Judgment.
DO you prosecute all THESE cases?
ION my, no. Some OF them are fnno-
cent attempts at forgery and some are
criminal.
Inc reporter confessed MS ignorance OF
gerry.
An innocent attempt sala MT. Qulhlah'
rs where person signs receipt Tor, say.
Mary Jones, lnnocentiy. HOW IS thls!
the teller says This is not the signature
OF Mary Jones' On. Mary Jones IS my
sister, Is the reply. ohe sent me mere TO
draw the money FOR her
ihen the teller tells the SISTER 10 go
nacK ana get an Ofder, or 10 tell MARY Jones
to come and draw the money herself. II 1t
Is an innocent case tne sister goes away
and does rs she is directed. Ii there Is any
crooked work the alleged SISTER storms ana
!1ines ana lnslsts, ana tne teiier quietly
hanus her over 10 the ponce ana proSecutes
someone's the guilty ones go away
WITHOUT making any 1uss. IN every case.
however g'illty or innocent we MAKE d
note OF tne clfcnmstahces ~ Il DOCK ana
!ook out Sharply that the proper person
sets Tue money OH lnat account carter;
VI course we keep the receipt Win forged
signature.
DIV fl'Al' Aoooos ~,
-, you osef pay o'' 'o 'ne "reHs per
sp .c
'e"oil, iiueeu. ooiheeilies' however
1ne Hnfe"ues' 'elier wiz get causnt. ohe
young uaan wen. up 10 oihg Ding yesCer
uay 'or I'VE years ior eAcrf'ceinS d slis'l'
SUN run 'niS os''ih vi d iorse" stsha1"fe.
t.iio'tier young man rs just apouI 10 ne Jet