Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-19
Mrs. McMillan of B.ooton Finds
 Herself Short
OF A LARGE SUM OF MONEY,
Which She Claims to Have Deposited In One of Bir-
 mingham's Banks.

The Birmingham banks are very much
 exercised over the disappearance of s43o,
 which Mrs. McMiIlan of Blocton claims to
 have deposited with one of them about a
 moEth ago. The whole thing, so far, is a
 deep mystery, which has baffled all efforts
 10 solve.
 On July 20 Mrs. Annie McMillan, the
 wife of Blocton miner, came to Birming-
 ham, so she claims, and deposited s43o in
 one of the banks. None of the banks have
 any record of the deposit and none of the
 clerks remember to have received it. The story told by Mrs. McMillan is in
 substance as follows: While walking along First avenue July 20 her purse became un-
 fastened and revealed what money she had t,
 S4S0. A lady whom she met at that instant
 asked her if she was not afraid to be walking
 along the street with 80 much money and suggested that she go and deposit it in one of the banks. This she did, and was &C., companied by the lady.
 When she handed in the money Mrs. McMillan claims that the clerk who was at the window handed her a small blank book in which she wrote her name with lead pencil.
 She did not take the book away with her, and says she has not seen it since. She knew nothing about banks, never having had any business with one prior to that, and she did not know it was necessary to keep the book.
 A few days later she and her husband came to Birmingham, and going to the bank to draw some money with which they intended making some purchases, they were in formed that no such person as Mrs. Annie McMillan of Blocton had any money on deposit there, nor ever had had. Mrs. McAiillan protested that she had made the deposit on the date mentioned. She mentioned the fact that lady was with her, and called the name of one of the best known and most popular ladies in Birmingham, whom she said was with her. Parties who interested themselves in the case took Mrs. McMillan to the lady named, but upon seeing her said she was not the one. She was taken to see several others bearing the same name, none of whom she recognized as the lady with her at the bank.
 Here was a great mystery. The money was gone and no one could account for 1t. MT. McMillan, it is said, became very angry and gave his wife a severe beating, as result of which she was sent to the Mercy home to be cared for until she could recover. It is said her husband refused to believe she had deposited the money and insisted on her being closely searched for it. Several ladies became interested In the matter and as soon as Mrs. McMillan had sufficiently recovered to accompany them to the city they renewed the investigation. :. This was last Friday, and Mayor Fox and all the bank officials of Birmingham joined in the investigation, but when they aband- oned it yesterday afternoon the whole thing was as great mystery as ever. That Mrs. McMillan brought the money to Birmingham, those who have investi- gated the matter say they do not doubt, but just what she did with it they are un- able to discover. They think she believed she was putting the money ip some one of the banks, and that the lady with her was perfectly honest and took no advantage of her, yet none of the banks have any record of any such deposit. and all are positive that it was not made.
 The one thing necessary to prosecute the investigation further and unravel the mys- tery is the name and location of the woman who went with Mrs. McMillan to the bank. Should she be located there Is yet chance for the unfortunate woman to recover her lost money,