New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-27
GAMBLING WAS HIS RUM
A CLERK OF THE CORBIN BANKING COM
PANY A DEFAULTER.
FERDINAND c. EwEE sAUNTERED OUT TO LUNCH
EoN AND HASN'T BEEN SEEN SINCE
AT LEAST $4,000 GONE

AT LEAST $4,000 GONE.
Another in the long list Of cases wherein an
old and trusted empoye betrays the confidence
reposcd in him is now under investigation by the
Central Office detectives. The defaulter IN this
instance is said to be Ferdinand C. Ever. VINO
for many years has occupied responsible position
in the Corbin Banking Company The passion
for betting on horsc-races has driven Mr.. Ever to
his ruin broken up his home and made him n
fugitive from justice
The bank controlled by Austin Corbin at No.
o2 Broadway is divided into two departments
The first of these is devoted entirely TO ordinary
banking business. The second is given over
mainly to the negotiation of loans on real estate
Mr.. Ever was employed in the loan department
and there it is understood, had access 10 ilos'
of the correspondence on matters relating 10 'he
negotiation Of loans the payment OF interest," "i"
the redemption Of mortgages.
That his dcfalcations extend over a consider
able period Of time Is almost certain "''
,.bor bc beran 70 steal or how he cOntrived 10
cscape detection is not vet KNOWN ana VIII NV
ho l,novn until the bank authorities have com
plcted their examinations Of the accounts ""'
.ho no,;co have put Mr.. Ever under arrest
Austin Corbin, the president; william w. n'.l..
tha treasurer and George C. Edgcll, the assistant
trQaS
socro, for the present Mr.. Edgell yesterday re-
r,,.,d % ortcr into the details of the story. "
10 tho particular act of dishonesty which lea 10
tbc discovery Of the defalcatlohS anu 10 NIL H"
eight the facts ere however clear.
r. somo vcars the bank authorities had peel
70 Of Mr. Ewer's weakness for racing aho
'D..i,o Tbev had several times warned nm to
,o.;.. bu, always without effect. Finally IL i'
aaid ,bov SUSPENDED him from duty, only auowine
H.; o. resume work on the UNDERSTANDING Una
no ,vould give ND gambling. 1t was JUST an ho"'
~, ,'c noon on last Saturday. how
o,or when Mr. Edgell, who ma re
80 largo sum of money from
Western client, in payment OF loan, ca'len ~,
rwer ond asked him TO take the cash 10 ce''"'"
hank where the mortgage papers were lo"s'"'
,,i,, tbo noners see that they were properly pre-
norcd and make deposit OF tAe ca"h W "''
r',,, of ,bo mortcaqor When Ever got 10 Ile
1 .l norr. of which is refused-he found tha'
49,, ,,,r,, ce popers were not yet ready. ana tia'
Wa would have to wait until Monday before nc
couId redeem the loan The money, when iS s"ai-
ouslv estimated at $4,000, Sl3,VVo III" -,
ooo was taken back to Mr.. Edgeii. MI hu'ei'
did rof care 10 carry such large sum oi niones ~
his nocl,cts for forty eight hours ana ne pu IL IL
rriyate drawer in the account ana caSh pooN 60 So
To only three Of the clerks "'s U"o 0'' :.
Of the safes lock known and Mr.. Ever was 0ne "a
them. ;rod
All through Monday morning Ever remained
a.oadilv M his desk. and it not until ne h'
s,lroIled out to luncheon that Mr. Edgell thoush'
Of thc mortgage papers which were waiting 70 oe
| rod,.med One o'clock came and went and IL wac
noticed that Ever was unaccountably late. % Iwo
o'clock three o'clock passed. but no Ewcr , c1e tlt
Tbnn NIr Edgrll opened the safe and fouiIn tn @
men NE. nu i- ,yos zone hurry message" was
sent TO the bank which held the papcrs 1' Mr
IaM.' , ii ovnr tho city in search of him. Dut nc
could not be found Inquiry at his pretty , hos hs
in Morris Long Island, where he lived wiil hond' ms
vito and children and where he maintalnpd hallu
snc establishmcnt on his salary Of S27OO, showed
That he had not Ecen there. .o, o;.hor %
Up TO Yesterday he had not retgfncu % era e,.Ir look
ing inc for him The bank officials deny that Ewer
had any facilities for constant stealing "l."JGs s
discovery ani assert that this is the hrs' oi "''