Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-08
ALLEGATIONS Of A SHORTAGE,
rnE snErrr or nSnpEstAN
COUNTY nERc.
We nss warrant for he ARREST %
one Of ouHnHh'- Hank omsiais--
what n nsaa.mRn fas 10 sas--a
sixa OF Correct Habits.

SHERIFF n. p. Co9er % iiHrieman
rOan,s. IN company with Mr.. c. j..
kenaan q ouAnah, was IN Fov; Worth
Yesterday ard ihe aAS nesorc aud from
Aln = reporter obtAinea the story 81 the
lr0pescs * a young hank Ssshicr, the
rvppzs OF whieA has assenlshed his
tsienae AND plunged his family into
s-cp 1lssross. The young man Is W. y.
lszaco, who was rn;l = few days ago
tAxhser 81 tho CITY National hank OF
uaaaAA, on, who has. - Il " Rilered.
seSared $1,000 Which dives not belong
- Mira. The shortage It Il said, does
not san oa lne city National hank OF
GssAnaA. but ppnn other hanks the
nAlnrs ~ which neither sheriff coner
ssaf Mr.. kcnaail knew
isgscc's ttS,ahit- were begun some
kline ara. whnn b. Was arrested and
sAken - Dallas ,N'ioTe uuised states
s.ssnui.ssiNccr rran charge Of irrrE-
oiaTttcs In hts methods OF banking,
hat u-as subsequently discharged and
tesrYaca hone. The fcderal grand Jury
Ok Graham then took up the charges
against iiriee and save them thor
eNra Investigation, with tho result that
be MAS rcArrestel upon an Indictment
1ruHh BY that body. lie was taken 10
1raaau, but released. whom he gave
bond in the sum Of 5000. About ten
days eso Brice with his wife and FAM
ily ieft ouanah 20 SO to Rookwall 10
visit Mrs- hricc'a parents. Brica left
her and went to Waco 10 sec the Cot
ton Palace. Several Qnanah citizens
saw him there. and he told them that
he WIS going 10 visit Sau Antonio.
In the meantime his bank accounts
were being uvcrhaulod. and the first
Item that was found out Of the regular
chanrel amounted 10 $40, 900. This some
what alarmed the gentlemen who had
attached their names TO hia bond Ia
the Federal court and they left at
once for San Antonio, where they
FOUND Brice. lie was told OF the trou-
Die that had been lncarthed at Qunnah
hnd he NJ once cons6nted to return and
htrnlghten out the matter, ny tho time
Brice and his Burcties hud reached Fort
worth, en- route TO Quanah he had
satisfied his bondMuen as to his in
tegrlty and he left them and they went
nome alone, In the meantime II w
rhnrged, other irregularities which Hont
the total amount up 10 $4,000, had been
Found. and then It WAS decided "a place
the matter in the hunds OF tho au-
n warrant was sworn out for Bricc.
md shetn Coffar came TO Fort Worth
an hopes OF finding him. The sherlm
arrived last Thursday and Thursdty
night told Gazette reporter tho story
Of brlcc's troublea. Nothing was puh-
aished about a. however, Tor tho rea-
son thnt 40 publication might defeat
The otilcer In his Efforts 10 ind Brlc,..
inc story became noised about the
streets Yesterday, 80 muoh In TACT. that
quite number OF nrlce's neauaint-
nnoeS IN THIS city were aware OF II, and
then II was that Tho Gazette was re- |
leased from itA obligation not to print |
the story
AIR. kendall called at The Gazette
uiiice yesterday and rctold the trouble 4
lirice is in, lie said that the young /
inan was one OF his best rrlpuds, and |
ne ielt The humiliation OF the cashlcr
~ keenly almost AH II he had heen hia
own brother, Brlce ~ about rs wears .
oll anu ~ not known 10 have a bad 1
aanit or vice, and wae highly esteemed |
w everyone In Quanah
Mrs. iirlco arrived in the city last
night and took rooms al tho Worm no
W There IA q letter Ia the ofllce OF the 4
'Aulr motel addressed TO Mir. Brlce. and .
y ~ thought from this that he intcuda /
10 return to the city.
No one here who a. Intimately ac-
luainted with bricc has the rrnotost
ueb u Mhat he could have done with
~ much money as he is alleged 10 hive
aiken, us It rs not believed be has any
y y now lliH wife IL almost proatrated /
WIN srirt' ana there is . great deal OF
'9mpAthN expressed FOR him.
A government bank examiner has
'rcn IN Ruanah oVtrhauiing the pffnira
'f The city National bank ana mas
,9lind The bank In a solid financial con-
ntlon' The bank was organized ia 1890
WIN pald up capital OF 100000 and
PAS surplus OF 100000, The examiner .
Ivlu committee OF uuanah citizens /
that the bank was Az Hnre M nny hnni,
~ texas, and there IN no doubt that AZ .
wiil not be affected In the least.
There rs no gloom IN the household |
MhNrc Dr l,Ilnna IlLlllInn Ian,..IAr 49,. |