Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-19

Columbus, O.. December 1S.-Harry
~ Clark, the Bridgeport bank cashier
VINO lett his home last June for Col
orado, will arrive in This city Sunday
evening in company with Deputy
United States Marshal Lowell, from
Denver. He was indicted last week
by the Federal grand jury, but the
Indictment was not made public until
Clark had been placed under arrest.
Clark will be placed in the county
jail here upon his arrival, and it is
understood that the case will be pushed
for an immediate hearing by Judge
Sage, as there is but little time. re-
naming row befora the Christmas
holidays.
After Clark left Bridgeport the Off
Gals Of the First National Bank made
an examination OF his accounts, and
the result was the charge that Clark
had defrauded the bank out of nearIy
$4,000. The government was notified
and a bank examiner was sent to
check up the books.
The result was that the secret SER
vice officers were put upon the track
Of Clark and have been shadowing
him ever since. 1t is understood that
the bank officials declined to prose-
cute Clark, but the government in
sisted. District Attorney Cleveland
brought the case to the attention OF
the United States grand jury at its first
days session last week.
Messrs. William Alexander, ]. ]. Hol-
loway and J. 3. Lowe, three OF the Of
ficials Of the bank, We're compelled to
1Nct~ . hn iIyr1y in n &c
city with the banks books and tell all
they knew concerning Clark's methods.
The result was that an indictment in
three counts was found against Clark
and he will be brought here to an
sWer.
The indictment found against Clark
reads:
Aprif s. 1897, Harry M. Clark. as
cashier Of the First National Bank Of
Bridgeport, did then and there as such
cashier, unlewfully, vrongtully know
irgly and feloniously, in z certain book
Of said banking association, known and
described as cash book No. Is and pur-
porting TO show the actual receipts and
dis5urs emtns Of cash and money and
also the payment or renewal OF the bills
receivable OF said association fer each
Cay upon which business was conducted,
make q certain false entry in reference
to the bills receivable CT said banking
association during business hours on
the 5th day CT April, 1897, which said
entry was then ard there on the debit
side Of said book in the words and fig
ures following tO-wit:
Notes
20 Prog. Bldg Asso. Co... s2,266 90
80 9 g .... 1856 90
81 " ...... 3.597 so
And which said entry as aforesaid made
in said book aforesaid then and there
puTported to chow, and did in substance
and effect indicate and declare, that Of
the bills receivable OF the said First
National Bank CT Bridgeport, o., On the
said fifth day OF April, 1897, three notes,
to-wit: Number 90, 80 and 81 Of the
Progressive Building Association Com
p2ny, in the amounts CT 1920, s2,S56
and $3,95ZS0. respectively, had been
paid or renewed"
The foregoing is in substance the
first count in the Indictment
The second count recites that Clark
| made a false entry in the bank ledger
to tally with the false entry in the cash
book.
me lnlTQ cOunD r6clleS lnat Cl2fk
made false entries in the bank journal
showing Cebits and credits so as 10 make
them tally with the false entries made
in the cash book and ledger.
When arrested at Cripple Creek Clark
wsG taken before United States Com
missioner Brewster and was shown a
copy OF the indictment against him
which had been mailed TO Commissioner
Brewster by Clerk White. OF the United
States Court in Columbus.
CLARK denines that he IS guilty Of
making any fraudulent entries on the
books Of the bank. In an interview
with a representative Of Columbus pa
per. ut Kansas City, Clark said Il de-
ny that the charge Of altering the books
CT the bank Is true in any particular /
can prove what l say. / have been fully
informed regarding the events at
Bridgeport and could have escaped, had
cared to do 50.
After I left. the bank was in some
trouble and the directors and stock
holders got into a fuss. They blamed
me for the whole affair. I am wiling to
go back and can straighten the whole
frai,. IN, oh