The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-06
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me CANADA BORDER.

Two Years Ago re Rnn Away rrorn New
ro'k After EobbIns- tho Unitea States
National Bask OF sac OOO-Hs subss-
auentIy became Mr. Watkins OF scrsnton.
Henry c. wiltshaw. who was once clerk in
the United States National Bank at Al Wall
street and who ran away two years ago last
November. after robbinR the bank of about
$4,000 was arrested in Buffalo on Saturday
and will probably be brought here to-day.
Wiltshaw was probably the only man in the
bank not under bonds. and as he never han
died dollar Of money in the legitimate course
OF his duties. 1t was a surprise to the banks
officials when they learned that he had robbed
them.
Boy and man. wiltshaw had been In the
bank ever since IL was started in 1881. From
messenger he hal advanced until he became
bookkeeper. and for number OF years boz
fore he ran away he had had entire charge OF
the big ledger In which the individual ac-
counts Of depositors are kept A mistake in
one Of these accounts attracted attention
Wiltshaw explained this in such q way as to
leave an impression that. although there was
nothing seriously wrong, he had got his book
muddled up and the banks officers said they
would have 1t examined. They had no sus-
picion that the mistakes hid crimes.
Wiltshaw knew. however. aud he promptly
disappeared. lie was lone Englishman. with
neither kith nor kin in this country. and he
was lost to the bank people and the police as
soon as he got safely out OF this city. He need
not have hurried. because it was i've months
before the experts who overhauled his book
came upon evidence that he had robbed the
bank, although they had found no end Of wrong
entries. linally. in the account OF George ID.
hayston they discovered one OF his methods.
With the permission OF MIR. Rayston, obtained
upon plausible pretcXts, he had apparently
passed money through this account. What he
had done in TACT was to enter fictitious sums to
lSaystons credit and draw out real IN oney to
balance the entries. This money was drawn
on checks to the order Of n name In which
Miltshaw kept an account in an uptown bank.
The specific act for which Wiltshaw Ia arrested
Is fictitious entry OF 5000 in kaystons Rc-
count
Another OF his methods seems to have In
VOWED carelessness on some one else's part.
lie would oiler. for Instance, to make u deposit
would deposit the checks all right and pocket
the bank notes and coin. and credit the whole
amount In the restaurant keepers pass book.
lie had begun stealing years back. and the
his charge to prevent detection had finally got
him so muddled that he had to give up
The bank people heard nothing 81 him until
t, lew weeks ago, when one Of their customers
where he was running a buck OF shop under the
name OF watkins; Iinkerton men were sent
70 watch him.. The case was submitted to
United nS states Assistant District Attorney Mott
Jury had Just been dismissed. They were
called together on Friday, prepared n n indict-
ment that night, and on saturday presented II
warrant for Wiltshaw's arrest. Word came
from the PiDkerton men that afternoon that
Niltshaw was on his way to Canada and would
arrive at Buffalo at \ clock that night The
police Of Buffalo were notified and they arrest
ed him.