The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
STOLE TO PLAY THE RACES.
BANK TELLER ROsSE ARRESTED
FOR EMBEzzLING SO, $50.

For Eight Years an Implicitly Trusted Employ GO
or the Bedford Hank. Brookiyn-Thc Return
or n Protested DRAFT TOR %. Leads to
MS Arrest-The Bank Fully Protected.
Louis r. Rose. % years old, the paying teller
of the Bedford Bank, at Bedford avenue and
Halsey street. Brooklyn, was locked up in the
Adams street police station yesterday on a
charge Of grand larceny. President Eugene @.
blackboard Of tho bank is tho complainant, and
in the warrant, which was issued over a week
ago, Rosse Is accused Of having stolen $1,000 Of
the banks funds.
According to statements of the bank officials.
as we'll as the police authorities, Rosso has ad-
mitted his populations and stated that thoy had
been going on since Jan. l. The bank held u
bond OF tho American Surety Company In
$4,000 TO secure 1t against such an emergency,
80 that 1t will sustain no loss whatever through
the embezzlement.
The bank officials. as well as other friends Of
Mr.. Rose, were greatly surprised over his
downfall. He had been in the employ of the
bank for ten years, and was made paying teller
In 1894 as a reward Of his efficiency and devo.
ton to his duties while serving in q subordinate
capacity. His family is of French extraction.
and his father, who lives at 412 Halsoy street,
is a highly respected business man. The son
got o place as assistant bookkeeper in tho
bank at So q week soon after his graduation
from one of the public schools. He rose steadily,
moved in good social circles. and is a member of
the Crescent Athletic Club, the Irving Club.
and other organizations. He Is also said to
have been at one time a teacher in an uptown
Sunday school. There was never any suspicion
that he was involved in any dcmoralizing as.
sociations, and he was universally regarded as
last that he was married to Miss Annie Palmer,
l phn nf nm aNral1ant In nnilv In thu NVaaf
State street with Mrs. Roses relatives.
made until Aug. /. on the day following his
start on his, two weeks vacation. On that day
inens BANK. drawn BY him on his 6rotheT.in.
law .iWm. II. Palmer OF that city, came back. An
Investigation Immediately followed and quickly
bis 6rother.intiaw honored the draft, there
would not have been any suspicion or inyestige.
Of course have ,N been otherwise discovered BY
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world ID go eli, through Sis x al right ,6 No for {; r on Aug l he
their vacation. nf He was summoned back when
the protested draft transaction was discovered,
and. according to President Blackt9rd. made a
full confession, and declared his Willingness &c
take his punishment 1t was found that there
was an additional shortage of 81. $50, $1,000 OF
not have been discovered II Rose had returned
all right.
For some reason Rosse was allowed to go free
for a time, and he made no attempt to flee the
city. He started from his boarding house with
his wife yesterday morning. and it was under
stood that they were going to the country, but
they only got as far as this city. Inspector Hal
liday Of the Surety Company called at the Stats
street house yesterday morning and. fol
lowed Rosse over here. About 4 O'Clock
he came across Rose near Fulton Mar
ket and accompanied him to Brooklyn
While Rose and Halliday were in the neighbor
hood Of tho City, Hail. .Detective-Sergean
Harrington stepped up and made the arrest
Rose showed no surprise. He was taken to Pc
lice Headquarters and, when his pedigree wa
entered on the blotter. was removed to the Ad
ans street station. His wife spent an hour o.
two with him there last night, and severa
friends called to express their sympathy. Fl,
will be arraigned in the Adams street Cour
this morning.
President Blackford said last night that ther
was no bank employee in either city more i'm
plicitly trusted than Rose. and he expressed
much regret over his downfall. 1t was Learned
that Rose had been steadily specializing on thu
race tracks since the beginning of the yea
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