The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-03-02
REDWINE A ROGUE.
He RObs the Gate City Ma
tiOnal Bank.
He SKIPPED AND is THEN CAUGHT,
Wine, Women and Fast Living Bring
His Down Fall. He Let Friends
Have the Banks Money.

LEWIS REDWINE, assistant cashier
of the Gate City National Bank, of
Atlanta, has detaulted to the amount
of $66,000.00, and in consequence
the bank is closed and in the
hands of the United States bank
examiner. Redwine had been in
the bank for fifteen years and had
been promoted thirteen months ago
from book keeper to assistant
cashier, owing to his faithtulness.
He received a salary of $500 a
year, bat that amount was made
quate to his needs as society young
man. He was a member of the
Capital City Club, fond of wine, wo-
men, theatres, fast horses, and fine
clothes, and to meet his lavish ex-
penditures he stole the banks money.
When President Hills suspicion was
aroused, he made partial examina-
ton aud discovered enough to con-
v1uce him that Redwine was a de-
faulter. Hill asked Redwine to come
into his private office. Redwine said:
Cali right, as soon as [ finish adding
mp this column Of figures" Red>
wine started towards the office, but
went by it and into hallway that
led to q saloon. He called Cor a
drink, and while drinking, Welborn
Hill stepped up. He invited Mr..
Hill to take a drink, but he
declined and went up stairs. Red
wine Borrowed the bar-keepez's hat,
and stepped out OF the door.
Lewis Redwine was captured be-
tween II and l o'clock Friday in
Atlanta.
He was taken by Policeman J. T.
Wimbish at the house of D. L. Oaks,
on Rockmore street, in the vicinity
of the East Tennessee railroad shops.
Redwine's arrest was due to in>
formation furnished the policeman
who did the work by Mrs. Oaks,
wife of the man who occupied the
house. Redwine was brought there
Thursday night by Horace Owens
and H'H. Black, who have been
arrested as accomplices il. the cash>
ier's attempt to escape.
Owens and Black state that Red
wine was captured by them Friday
night at an designation house on
Mcdonald street, kept by a notori<
GUS woman, named Cora Howard.
He had been discovered there and
was taken after by squad Of city
police detectives, who had got an
inkling of his whereabouts, had
searched the premises and failed to
find him.
When the police reached tile house
of the Howard woman, Redwine was
secreted between two mattresses.
Owens, who employed Black to as
sist him in his scheme, in arresting
Redwine, is believed to have got a
sum of money from him on promise
of aiding him to escape.
Redwine spent Wednesday night
at Owens house, and In order to
avert suspicion applied at the house
of Oaks Thursday night for lodging.
1t was granted, Redwine spending
the night there.
Early Friday morning when Mrs.
Oaks caught glimpse of Redwine
she recognized her ledger at once,
having known him formerly in Cow
eta county. She Immediately sent
for Policeman Wimbish, who lived
near By. Wimbish broke open Red
wines door, and with his pistol lev~
elled, ordered the cashier tc throw
up his hands.
He offered the policeman $500
toilet him 20 $500 above the reward
offered, but the officer declined the
bribe, and the defaulter was carried
to the police headquarters.
Redwine had changed his clothing
for coarser garb than he was accus
toned to wearing. He was collar