The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-09-27
TRUSTED SERVANTS


ste aud Make Restitution. Though uu
Dsntes Ilis Guilt.
CHICAGO Sept. 20. Ross G. Van Box
kelen. receiving teller Of the Mer
chants Loan and Trust Co. has made
dash for Mexico. lie took s33 90,
with him, and had previously. IL /,
claimed. stolen other sums, which will
probably bring the amount up To SIS.
600. considerably more than was al
first eportcd.
The Pinserton detective agency il
hunting for the fugitive. and hopes
are entertained that he will be cap
tured within thirty days
The absconder was granted a two
weeks vacation last Saturday. lie
said he was going To spend the time
at Tho Dalles. up in Wisconsin. and
nothing was thought To he nmiss until
u representative of the Mccormick
Harvester Co called mt the bank Mon
day and asked to see several checks,
aggregating $4,000. which had been
deposited with Van Bolskelen just be-
fore he left The checks were miss
ing. So was the amount they repre-
scented. A hurried investigation
showed that populations had been go
ing on FOR years. In fact the paying
Teller has been irregular since he has
been in position To convert money
TO his own use.
Van Bokkelen usually selected the
account OF some large dcpositor, from
whose deposit he would hold out what
ever amount he wished 10 take ut that
time. He would enter the deposit cor
rectly on the passbook and in the
banks books. but kept track az his
stealings by some method which is AZ
present mysterv To the banks Of
fcials AT the end of the month,
when the time came for the usual
balancing Of accounts and adjust
ing of pass books. Van Eolskelen
would fill out blank checks
on other banks, the aggregate amount
ing 10 the total of his stealing M TO
that time, and turn these checks in
as part OF his assets, os,ensiblv having
received them from the banks custom
ers as deposits After the monthly
examination was finished and his ne
count checked up he would tear up
these dummy checks.
The loss is an insignificant one to
the bank. II has paid up capital ~
81. 600. 600 and a surplus Of Sc, 000. 900.
Young Van Bokkelen's father was
the rector Of a church at Buffalo. N.
~, and he has brother who is rec.
tor Of a church near New York city.
He came OF an excellent family and
was much thought of on the south
side. Until year ago he was treas
urcr Of the kenwood Country club
and one Of its most popular members.
He lived with "A family in Kenwood.
the head OF which is connected with
the stock exchange.
Van Bohkelcn lost heavily at cards.
was plunger on horse races. and
speculated heavily in stocks and grain
What his losses are in this respect is
not known. But on salary Of 81. 500
per year the bank must have paid
handsomely for his lavish living.
The Guaranty Company OF North
A america is on the fugitive's bond for
=. 900. and local detective agency is
trying to discover his whereabo
rwo T~II~rs Of the Nationsl hank Of IIli.
noIs Develop = shortage.
CHICAGO. Sept 60 Two receiving
ind paying tellers of the National
hank of Illinois. lis Dearborn street,
rave Jointly embezzled $40. 500. Presi-
lent George Schneider gave out an off
-. - -
hat effect lie positively declined to
rive the names Of the defaulting
Il erhs. his only intimation as TO their
IDENTITY being the designation OF the
positions they held. but ii Is now
stated that their names are benjamin
3. Jones, paying teller, and Joseph
Wilson. receiving teller.
During the last few days rumors Of
/ heavy defalcation in this bank have
been circulated in financial and bank
ng circles. The rumors have been
terrified. although the shortage is not
Is great as at first reported.
For more than six months past the
paying teller and the receiving teller
II the bank have been steadily i'm
the amount Of their shortage |
md the discovery was not made until |
.wo weeks ago. and would probably
not have been discovered then except |
Tor the fact that Jones was on his |
IN cation.
The two tellers we're brought face to |
ace with each other and confronted |
With their manipulated accounts. and |
ZONES made complete confession Of
his defalcaton.
Each of the tellers was under bonds |
II 5000. but the shortages exceed the
mounts OF surety. The man admit
ing his guilt sent for his friends, and
ne amount Of his shortage was made
~. The other teller refused TO admit
lis guilt. but was willing to make up
he shortage charged to him
This is the first time in the history
4 the National Rank Of Illinois.
'criod covering more than twenty-four
ears" said President Schneider, that
have been discovered in
he accounts of any of its employees.
they were both trusted employees. the
ne having been with the bank for
evcnteen years and the other for
we've wears The discovery was
made few days ago. when one
Z the employees was away on
is vacation. and upon thorough
nvestigation shortage OF $40, 500 was
rr,nd This IL fha AWAIT amount