The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-23
OLIVER is ARRESTED
Charged With Embezzlement
From Columbia National
HE WAS THE BANKS PRESIDENT
Puget sound Loan, Trust and Banking
Company, the Last Bank In
whatcorn, Fails.

Tacoma, Nov. z-special-Maj. Henry
Oliver, president OF the broken CoiurnrlA
NatlcaaI bank. was arrested az ocioek
iris afternoon on a warrant n ne hAAas
OF Deputy United States Marshal G. >
Bridges on ne charge Of emDezzlemeHt
Charles CARY. examiner and receiyer-in-
charge OF the bank, swcrs 10 the criminal
complaint on which the arrest was made
The charge is the outgrowth OF Ma. OIL
vsr's connection with The bank TIE de-
f.n1aat was taken before Justice J. L.
Mcaurray. who issued the warrant. Ia a
snort time Cashier Peters arrived a. the
courthouse, and at the majors request
telsphCnef d. J. Crowley. Of the firm OF
Crowley. Sullivan &c GrosscUp. United
ssates Prosecuting Attorney Brinker ap-
peared for the state. The court Fixed the
amount Of 3aiI al 5000. and o'clock WIS
set for the examination q the suretles.
Owing TO the lateness OF the hour l. Was
found impossible 70 secure bon1smen, and
the cas-. was continued Til tomorrow at 20
O'Clock. "Wednesday OF next week was
SET for the preliminary hearing.
The complaint specifies ak different
charges or embezzlemsnt. me whole
amount alleged 10 have been taken being
$3.50. The allegation Is made th1t MAJ.
Oliver. being the duly elected. qualified
and acting president OF the Columbia Ma
;iosal bank. came into the custody Of va
the bank. AID that he felonl0uaiy convert
ed the same 20 his oxn uses and purposes.
The dates given aud the amounts alleged
20 have been emDezZisd are. January u.
1894, 1900. February =. 1874 $40; March
10. 1894. si.s7ss Nay p. ls4. s.. August 5.
1876. al. On Mar, IA 8. lS95, The sum o. 800
Is alleged 70 have been given ex-Clty Treas
Ircr George W. BoggA
Behind ire formal language % the com
MI les All ~ haN
aspect IL appears that the amounts
named we're sent oct here from The East
~ old frie1ds and acQuAinttnces of MAJ.
Oliver. In one Instance an OLD tailor
named L. Bosfemus. % CiaCinnaE. O.,
sent 5000. and s.. 30 AZ a subsequent date.
which represented tie savings % a He
time. Cincinnati Is Atsj. oliver old home.
The money vas placed 70 the credit Of Nj.
Eotismus. and ne vas paid per cent. In
tersst on g. Subsequently the amounts
were placed into Maj. divers account.
and the laftera checks made q various
indiYldasls show where The money wen
Two Of Boggs' checks FOR 80 were takcn
up a snort time before be went out ~ 9f-
fee. TIE bulk " tie money went into the
South Tacoma Land Company. which
owned large amount OF real estate near
the i.aAe V.sW rolling m.n. although
other concerns IN which she bank Vas m-
fsrestea 81 part o. &C. J. II. WIZ. vice
IfssQent o. tae aslk. received part %
~. the records show.
Ma ouYsr TESTIFIED az the Taylor trial
that rs exper.sucs Or banking began Win
fAe organization - the COLUMBIA National
~ ISL. The major j. now past - years
Oh lie las his present trouble 20 hls laek
% knowleise of tie banking business lie
has AT alorH claimed that be knew scarce
~ aaYthlnE a. al about the Affairs % the
Columbia National and Ciernlau-Am
hanks. an1 that ~ infrusfed the manage
meat ~ both % Cashier Peters. When ths
date - the hsarlnE vas sss. MAJ Oliver
lsft al q the arrangement 90 Mr. Peters.
'ellins ban % e present and explain
matters" IL - understood MaJ Oliver
has often told the authorities that he knew
nothing about the irregularities discOv-
cred. bat that Dir. Peters could probably
explain them satisfactorily when letters
came from the East. however. giving The
kn0wledgs OF the transactions alleged ln
the complaint u VAS decided 10 give MAJ
Oliver chance 20 answer the charges
against him IN n court.