The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-03
MYSTERY IN A BANK
Continued From First Pare.

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placed the money and that he gathered
them in his arms from this point With
the same cOmposure which character
ICES his conduct throughout the mys-
terry, surrounding the disappearance Of
the money, Zschau contradicts this
statement and quietly affirms that it
was the other railing.
Charles r. ZSchau is TWENTY-FIVE
years Of age and has been in the en-
ploy Of the bank for the past nine
years. When sixteen years of age he
began his employment by outside col
lecting and rapidly won the confidence
Of his employers by his attention to
business and business ability When
eighteen years Of age he was promoted
to be assistant receiving teller and has
since occupied that position without
the slightest suspicion Of wrong doing
Of any kind being directed against him
until the disappearance of the money
Saturday. He is unmarried and lives
with his parents at 498 Martin street.
For the last three years in connection
with his work at the bank, Zschau has
pursued the night course at the state
university law school, and was to have
taken part, last night, in the gradual
ing exercises Of his class and to have
received his diploma.
When seen by reporter for the
G o at the central police station,
Zschau was entirely self possessed but
firmly refused to discuss the charge
against him.
You may say for me if you will"
said he, that I know absolutely moth
ing about the disappearance of that
money and that l feel that l was not
criminally negligent in the care Of it."
On the suggestion that the banks
officers evidently thought he had some
thing to do with the disappearance,
Zschau merely compressed his thin lips
and remarked that his former employ
ers could think and say what they
liked That was their affair and he
did not intend to make any eXplana-
ton in his own defense at this time
1.-The facts in the case will be
brought out before jury" said the
young man, assuming of his own ac-
cord that no development would arise
to clear him of the charge of taking
the money before a trial took place.
land 1 do not intend to have any in
formation in the case coming from me
now"
Joseph Jockey, cashier of the bank,
made the following statement to the
| reporter for the Globe:
1--WE are Of the belief that Zschau
is the guilty man. There is absolutely
no suspicion attached to any other
employe of the bank and it would
have been an impossibility for an out
slider to have gotten around to where
us as to whom we believe, Zenzius
or Zschau, and we believe Receiver
Zenzius. The fact that Zschau left
the cage Immediately after Zenzius
went out, and took the armful of
sacks with him Is a suspicious act, and
we are Of the opinion that he took the
money with him, concealed in the
bundle of bags. Naturally he denies
the accusation, and until Saturday we
never had occasion to censure him in
any manner, but developments have
since arisen which determined me to
apply for the warrant for his arrest.
That he had an accomplice we feel
certain, as 1t would have been i'm
possible for him to have otherwise got
ten away with the money. Who this
confederate was we have no idea"
The bank, Mr.. Jockey stated, would
suffer no loss by the theft as Zschau
was under bonds signed by Peter
Thauwald and Louis Eisenmenger,,
both of whom, it is said will be amply
able to make good the amount taken
If the crime can be fixed upon the
young assistant receiving teller.
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