The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07

cit is nonsense to presume for mo-
ment," said Mr. Lloyd, "that our bank
will be held responsible for this loss or be
governed in this case by article XIV, sec
ton 2, of the clearinghouse constitution,
as it would be impossible within few
hours to find out whether or not. such
draft had been bought in Woodland,
which is quite a distance from this City.
1.-THE Nevada Bank is the innocent agent
of Mr.. Dean or Holmes or whoever the
man is, and through that fact they must
stand the loss, as their stamp showing
that the signature was genuine was on the
draft"
1t is evident from the opinions given
by these representatives of the two banks
involved III the case that the fact as to
who is the loser will have to be settled by
the courts. II 1t comes to trial many
pretty technicalities regarding the legal
ity of the clearinghouse constitution will
then be determined.
Captain Lees was first notified of the
forgery on Saturday night while he was at
sioner Gunst. W. II. Croker of the
Croker oolworth Bank and his attor-
ney beng the informants. Captain Lees
left the banquet and took them to his
office, where they made him acquainted
with the facts.
The captain said last night that he had
been busily engaged all day on the case.
He was satisfied that it was the work of
professionals who did not belong here.
There are certain things" said the
captain, "that [ cannot give for publica-
| ton. l got Deans handbook in his office
and it shows the following deposits in the
Nevada Bank: December 4 $500; De-
cember ID, $795; December II. $4,000 1t
also shows the following Withdrawals by
check payable to self: December 7, $500;
December II, 500; Decembe II, 5000;
December Is, $4,000" This left balance
in the bank to his credit of $685."
The captain yesterday sent the follow
ing dispatch to the Pinkerton Detective
| Agency, New York:
A. ]. Scott on December bought from the
| Bank of Woodland, YOlo County, a draft for
$12 drawn on the Crocker-W oolworth Bank of
| San Francisco. One A. H. Dean opened an ac-
| count with the Nevada Bank and deposited
! II, raised to $4,000, and the date
changed to 18th. 1t was collected
from the Crocker-Woolworth Bank through
| the Clearinghouse, Dean having drawn
| his check upon his account opened at the Ne
vada Bank for $4,000. He asked for currency,
| but bank did not have it and was paid in gold
| and carried it of. Dean not seen in his tenn
| porary office opened in the Chronicle building
or in the City since December IS. Will wire
and write description. Character of the work
| same as Photographic checks sent you i'll June,
| 1898.
The captain obtained descriptions of
Dean from Ell ht different people and made
| a composite description of him which he
wired broadcast throughout the country.
Arthur H. Dean. about 40 years of age;
weight 165 pounds; height feet ~ inches !;
| dark hair; full jet black whiskerS, thin and
| scraggy near the corners OF the mouth skin Of
| face lark, palish, salow, dull looking if
! just out OF prison after long confinement; flesh
! puted up about the cheek bones; eyes medium
| size, very dark hazel; nose mediumly promi-
nent, rather thick, also full nostrls; speaks
| with deiiberatlon in clear, easy, soft
l 4 oli
movement; head sets well down on shoulders,
| giving an appearance OF slightly rounded
| shoulders, or head thrown slightly forward !;
| thick neck, coat collar hitched well up back of
neck, round build, medium full stomach, legs
about calves rather slight. Is an American;
| may be of slightly German descent On ac-
count OF his black Wh1skers and skin he gives
| one at first glance the impression of being a
| Jew or Italian, but the impression disappears
on close observation Wore long dark blue
! overcoat, velvet collar, black Fedora hat, also
| black Derby, full crown, dark blue diagonal
cutaway, pantaloons pin vertical stripes.
Yesterday Wiley c. Lytle, boy, called
at police headquarters and made state
ment to Captain Lees and Detective Sey-
mour On December II he was sent for
| by the American Labor Bureau, 30
Powell street. He got there about 9
o'clock in the morning, and after waiting
! for about ten minutes A. II. Dean came in.
He engaged Wiley as an office boy and
| took him to room SO in the Chronicle
| building.
| They lett the office and walked to Will
& Finck's on Market street. where Dean
bought a satchel. Afterward they went
to the Nevada stables and hired rig for
three hours.
They drove through several streets till
| they got to the Occidental Hotel. Dean
went into the bar and remained for about
| fifteen minutes. Then they drove to the
| Nevada Bank on Pine and Montgomery
streets, and Dean went into a saloon and
had a drink.
When he came out of the saloon he
went into the bank and in few minutes
returned carrying the satchel, which was
so heavy that Wiley had to help him in
lifting it into the buggy.
From the bank they drove to either
1929 or 1929 Valencia street, Wiley was not
sure which, and Dean told him he lived
| there. He gave him a $40 gold piece to pay
for the rig and told him to keep the change
in payment of his first weeks wages
| Dean told the boy not to be in hurry in
taking back the rig, but to wait till the
three hours were up and then go back to
the office. He added that he might not
| see him for some days, as he was going out
of town on business. AS the boy drove
away he saw Dean standing on the side
walk watching him, and after he was over
a block away he turned round and saw
him still watching him. That was the last
| the boy saw of him.
The boy went regularly to the office
| every day and as Dean did not show up
he thought he had gone away to look
after a patent, as he heard him talking
about one. Yesterday morning the porter
| at the Chronicle building told him he had
been cheat" as Dean had committed
forgeries.
On the morning of December Is, while
| Dean was out OF the office for a few min
utes, gentleman called and asked for
him. After Dean returned, the boy told
him gentleman mad called, and he said
he had met him on the stairs
Captain Lees will to-day visit the neigh
borhood OF Valen cia street, where Dean
told the boy he resided, and endeavor to
find out something about him.
From the long start the forger has got,
the police think 1t will be difficult task
TO capture him.
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