The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-21
BANK CLERK IN TROUBLE
John Gilmore Arrested on Charge of
Forgery and Nail RObbing.
HE DEALT IN SIGHT DRAFTS
The Williamsport Bank Enploye Accused
of Taking Cash from Letters-He
Docs Not Relish Sleeping in
Il Prison Cell.
BY the United Press.


Philadelphia, Feb. 2O.-John d. Gill
more, of this city, was arrested today
for stealing from the mails and upon u
charge of forgery. He was held in $1,000
bail to answer the latter accusation in
the Delaware county court, but as the
letters he stole had never been mailed
the former charge was dropped.
Five valuable letters sent out by the
First National bank, of Williamsport,
Pa, last November disappeared and
the bank charged that they had been
stolen from the mails, The letters
We're addressed to the correspondents
Of the bank in New York, Philadelphia,
Wilkes Barre, Elmira and Shamokin,
and represented a great deal of clerical
work, the cash and time items aggre-
eating 100000.
Gilmore picked the letters up on the
street, where they had been dropped,
and tried to deposit one of the drafts
with the Delaware County Trust COM
pany. of Chester, Pa, under the name
of d. $. Mcdonald. The receiving tel
lers suspicion was aroused, and Gill
more was requested TO leave the draft
for collection. The Williamsport bank
was notified and his arrest followed.
In addition to this the Delaware
County Trust company preferred a
charge against him of attempting to OBJ
tain money by false pretenses. \ sim
liar charge was made against him by
the Central Trust company, Of Cam
den. y. j., through which he collected
one Of the missing drafts for $500.
admits Forgery Charge.
Gilmore admitted that on Jan. IA and
il he forged the name of w. II. Painter,
cashier of the West Branch bank, to
two sight drafts on the Farmers and
Mechanics bank of this city.
One was III the name of d. $. McDon-
aid and was for $3.50, and the other,
for $500. was in favor of Z. p. Shade.
Gilmore was. until recently, clerk
in the West Branch bank of Williams
port
1t is not yet known how much money
Gilmore realized.
Chester Feb. 2O.-John d. Gilmore,
the Williamsport bank clerk, who was
arrested today for forgery and at
tempts to defraud, was brought to this
city tonight and given a hearing on the
charge of attempting to obtain money
by false pretenses, from the Delaware
County Trust company.
He was put under $1,000 bail and COM
mitted in default. Gilmore begged the
officers to let him so to a hotel, as he
did not want to sleep in cell, but his
pleadings were in vain.
Was an Esteemed Citizen.
Williamsport, Feb. 2O.-The arrest Of
John ID. Gilmore. eX-clerk Of the West
Branch National bank, was a great
shock to those who knew him here, he
being very highly thought of. The face
value of the papers of the First Ma
tional bank. he said he found, would
not exceed $4,000, and the bank sut-
fered no financial loss. as they stopped
payment and secured duplicates OF
the lost paper four checks. aggregating
less than 5000 We're deposited at the
West Branch National bank for collec-
ton.
Who deposited them is not made
clear. They were protested by the
First National bank and returned to
the West Branch National bank Last
August certain mail matter was also
lost by the Lycoming National bank.
Among the items were railroad checks,
which were also deposited at the West
Branch National bank for collection.
Within the past SIX months quite n
number of letters containing negotia-
BILE paper, mailed here, have failed to
reach their destination.