The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-09
BENNETT LEFT THE Blink
Because 1t Was Too Heavy
to Carry With Him.
NO OTHER GOOD REASON IS GIVEN.
Stealings Amount TO Over $4,000
and May Reach $50,O0O-He Took
All There Was I'm Sight-Bank Not
Trying to Find Him.

unknown. According To the tes-
mony of investigators OF the
stealings, this money was taken
during the past four weeks. The thief,
therefore, must have nailed about every
thing that came through the wicket for
a month past. Some one mnst have been
asleep or careless of the banks affairs to
allow such a large amount of money to
vanish and have no evidence of it until
accident revealed that thief was in the
fold. The wonder is that Benefits enter
prise did not include the banks furni-
ture.
Bennett was very pleasing young man
OF exemplary character and of unim-
peachable morals. Just the sort of fellow,
a modern Jack Duval, who stood behind
the counter and took everything that
came his way. When his pile was big
enough he packed his grip sack with his
customary bland smile and left Provi-
dence without signifying in any way the
road he was to travel
The Banks First Claim Modest.
When the bank first learned of
the miserable thief they had
been fostering they modestly an
nounced that the teller was short
5000 or $1,000. Then the newspapers went
the bank men a few better because past
experience taught them that a young
fellow who could steal 5000
probably take $4,000. 1t was good guess,
but the opposition newspaper went few
better and $4,000 was announced as the
figures.
Then it went up to $4,000 then to s25,-
900. This seemed to be the limit
Even vivid imaginations could
not go much further. Then
The NEWS found out that the $4,000
notch was likely to be passed
and the report . OF the bank
examiner and officials OF the robbed bank
acknowledges today that s3S, 800 are miss
ing aud the end has not been reached yet.
The Amount Grows Rapidly.
Some of the directors and stockholders
are fearful that when all is known they
will be $4,000 or $4,000 poorer than they
were Thanksgiving day.
Sad Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
OF the Globe bank was held at II
O'Clock today. Nearly every share was
represented. Gov. Brown and State
Treasurer Clark being present in behalf of
state, and the meeting was held behind
closed doors.
The regular annual meeting of the stock
holders was held promptly at II o'clock
and the following officers were elected:
President Marsden j. Perry; vice presi-
dsnt, Gardiner c. Sims; cashier, George G.
Noyes; board of directors, John
r. Bartlette, Charles S. Bush, Gar
diner G. Sims, Robert Braytsn,
b. Frank Vaughan, William Gregory,
Marsden J. Perry and David A. Baker, jr.
The matter of declaring a dividend was
brought up and discussed at some
length after which it was voted to post
pone such action until some future meet
ing.
Other routine business was transacted
and the meeting was then adjourned.
Directors Secret Meeting.
A meeting of the board of directors was
held Immediately after the stock
holders meeting. This was also OF
most recent character, and all
of the members who left the room in
formed the newspaper representatives,
who were waiting so patiently in the
corridor that their fps had been sealed to
secrecy. At the adjournment of the meet
ing, however, Mr.. Marsden j. Perry,
the newly-elected president OF the
bank, made statement to THE News re-
porter as he hurried along the street to
catch the 2 o'clock train for Boston.
He said that while many stories had
been published respecting the amount of
BENEFITS deficiency none of them were
based upon more substantial
foundation than that of mere unsubstan-
tiated rumor. The bank officials
had reserved their statements until
they could be made to the stockholder
but he was never ready to admit that the
exact amount of the deficiency was nearly
$4,000.
While Mr.. Daniel Day, the National
bank examiner had not made a report
to the directors as body his ex-
animation of the books was in agree
ment with that OF the bank officials, and
this showed that the amount that the
teller had taken was between $780, 500
and $4,000. or this sum the bank
had been able TO recover the amount OF
the teller's bond, $500, which would
leave the bank loss by about 5000.
The examination OF the books had not
shown just how this money had
been taken. All any OF the officials could
say was that a large portion OF the amount
consisted OF deposits that had been made
Just before Bcnnet's fight from the city
but 1t was impossible to tell just when
and how the money had been taken.
Bank VIII DO what Is Right.
Mr-perry also stated that there was no
question but that every claim OF the GUS
toners OF the bank would be recognized
and paid. While there wpre n num-
ber OF persons who had made deposits
that had not been placed to their credit
on the books, and while there were in
stances I'm which these amounts had not
been entered in the pass books, there