The Portland daily press., 1897-05-20
BOY and CASH MISSING.
Messenger of a Boston Bank Dis.
appears.
HAD $4,000 IN MONEY AND
CERTIFICATE FOR $4,000

and
He Was 10 Years Old-Had Been in
Employ of Bank Two Years and Was
Considered Strictly Honest-No Trace
cf Him Can Be Found.
Boston, May 19.-Albert M. King. the
19-year-old messenger of the Boylston
National bank at the corner of Washing
ton and Essex streets, is missing together
with about $50, 600 in cash and a $40. 900
United States certificate, not negotiable
except between banks. King started
for the clearing house at 1918 this morn
ing to settle the balance existing there
against the bank and on the way, accord
ing to instructions, transacted other bust
ness involving something like $45, 1000. AS
he did not return to the bank by 1
O'Clock the officials grew anxious and
made search for the messenger, besides
invoking the aid of the police, but up to
the present hour they have been unable
to ascertain his whereabouts.
Deputy Superintendent Burrell and
Chief Inspector Watts at once sent tele-
grams to New York, Montreal and all the
large cities in New England, giving
description of King and asking the po-
lice to look out for him.
King has been employed at the Boyl-
ston bank about two years, coming highly
recommended, and his honesty was new
er questioned. He has carried as much
as $1,000 of the banks money at time
ON previous occasions, and has never
lost dollar. He lived with his father,
who is employed by the South End Ma
tional bank at No. 63 Beale street, VOL
laSton
When he left the bank this morning for
the clearing house the balance against the
bank was s15, ,59O.n 10 pay this he was
bank on State street, for s25 900, the bal
ance to be returned to the Boylston bank.
Besides this, King was instructed to go
to the Freeman's National bank at "a
Summer street and collect $40, QUO, which
he was to carry to the National Bank of
Commerce in the Sears building, at the
Corner of Court and Washington streets,
and pay it there.
A part of his directions King carried
out faithfully All business at the
clearing house is ordinarily finished by
noon, and the messenger who does not
arrive there by 1870 is apt to arouse sus-
picion.
At the Boylston bank, Cashier d. S.
Waterman waited until l O'Clock before
he decided that King should be looked
up.
Then he called up the National Bank
of Commerce and in reply to his query
was informed that the messenger had not
hapn thQrn tOdnu fThic Hoio Is
alarm Mr.. Waterman, and he immediate
ly informed Chief Inspector Watts of
Kings disappearance.
Officers of the banksquad were detailed
on the case and Immediately began in
search of the missing man.
They soon learned that King had ap-
peared at the Freeman's National bank
and had drawn the $40, COO which he was
to pay at the National Bank Commerce.
Then in about half an hour he called at the
Union bank where he was given $25, 600.
OF this he was paid SIS, ,OO0 in cash,
while a United States certificate for
SO, 600 made up the balance. 1t was some
where about II. 80 as near as the officers
can ascertain that King reached the clear
cash which he had received from the
Union bank, and in order to balance the
accounts he had to take $500. II from the
$40, 900 which he should have paid to the
National Bank Of Commerce.
This looked suspicious to the officers of
the bank. Here all trace of the messen-
ger was lost. AS nearly as can be figured
out King had in his pocket when he left
the clearing house the s2O,000 minus the
S59O.n which he paid to the clearing
house and the $40, 600 certificate.
King, had he so chosen, might have
gone to any bank where he was known,
and as matter of accommodation to the
Boylston bank, could have obtained the
cash for the certificate. Whether or not
this was done cannot be learned tonight
and it will be impossible to know before
tomorrow. So far as known this is all
the money that King had with him
when he disappeared.
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