The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-09
BEALS TAKEN BACK.
He Tried Hard to Delay Facing
the Depositrs.
HIS SHORTAGE ABOUT $1,000.


Thomas 3. Beals, ths manager Of the
Bank Of Coupeyille. was taken back 70
that town by Sheriff Thomas human, of
Island county, yesterday morning, 70
answer the charge Of embezxiing the funds
OF the baak. He was accompanied BY bis
brother-En-iaw, William Aiimans. the
cashier Of the hank, who had come down
with his vita. Beais' sister. to meet him,
and BY his attorney, J. Z Boyer.
When he arrived here from Tacoma On
Thursday night Beals vas taken by
Sheriff Nunan to the Arlington hotel,
where he met his sister and brother-in-
iaw. his attorney and John Fairfield, the
attorney for the depositors In the bank.
Mrs. Ailnans was i'll with grief 1t her
brothers disgrace and had m attack Of
Mysteries Beais had fully recovered
from his Wild outbreak of dissipa-
ton and realized his situation. His
chief fear seemed to be 70 meet the people
of Coupeville. and he tried to avoid goink
thers immediately BY saying that he could
get bondsmen In this city II he could get
word by cable from his father in London.
but the sheriff would not risk habeas
corpus proceeding by holding him in Sc
attic when the warrant ordered him TO
BeaIs grew anxious lest his bonds should
be fixed at 50 large an am ount that he
could not secure che required sureties and
that thus he might have 70 go to Jail. He
expressed his wiilingne and ability to
make full restitution to the dspositors and
Was Gained BY an agreement from Mr..
Fairfield that the depos.tors would be
satisfied with Il. 900 bonds. letter TO this
effect being given TO Mr.. Boyer TO give to
Prosecuting Attorney King, Of Island
county. Before this matter was settled he
had several excited conversations with
Mr.. Allmans. who IL deaf and dumb and
makes pencil and paper do duty for tongue
and ear.
The bank is now in the hands Of the
court. Messrs. Nunan and Fairfield having
attached all its property for the benefit of
the creditors. and the court having. IN
consequences Of these suits. appointed Wal
ter Crockett, of Coupeville. receiver.
The Bank Of Coupeviile was incorporated
under the state Law on May ]. 1880. with q
capital stock of $4,000, Col. 4. D. Hsustis
and Walter Cakes. Of Tacoma, being
among the heavy stockholders, and some
stock being held in Portland. Beals, as
manager. was under $l0.0 600 bonds tall last
August, when he began buying up the
stock. and the control is now held by him
self and Mr.. Allmans, though the latter
says that he holds no stock In his own
name. II il suspected that Beals used
the depositors' money to buy up the
stock; At any rate. his bond was not
renewed. and the bank has no means
OF recovering the money except by
aking possession OF his stock, as he has
no other property. Mr.. Alimans says that
the shortage 10 about 81, 600 due depositors,
besides the amounts due other banks, but
that the bank has enough assets to satisfy
all claims I'm full. The total amount of
the defalcation is estimated at 81. 0O0 but
the exact amount will not be known until
an expert employed by the creditors has
made On examination.
The principal depositors are Thomas
human, the sheriff; J. JENNIE. the county
treasurer. who had county funds deposited
there; John Fairfield, of Seattle; Thomas
Cranney. Blowers Il Kenneth, Mrs. Hayes
and Miss Smith. the school teacher, all of
Coupeville.
Beais is young man of apparently not
IS years, with q round fair face and pleas
ant features. thick brown mustache snd
hair of the same color and brown eyes and
has good figure. He Is quick and nerv-
Gus in his movements and showed signs OF
much mental agitation when seen ut the
Arlington. During his career of dissipa-
ton at Tacoma he cut his right hand and
carries IL in bandage. and his general APP
pearance 10 that Of a man ''the morning
after"