The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-03

Saturday morning. Charles r. Zschau,
assistant receiving teller of the institu-
ton, is locked up on suspicion of know
ing something about the theft. So far
as any developments in the case that
have reached the public go, the only
reason for suSpecting that Zschau had
anything to do with it, is the fact that
he alone, of all the clerks, seemed to
have had an opportunity to carry the
money out of the bank. AS there has
not appeared to the minds of the banks
officers any other possible way for it
to have been carried out, they have
come to the conclusion that Zschau
must have taken advantage of the op-
portunity which was open to him.
Nothing else so far as known points
in his direction. If he did it, he must
have had a confederate, but none was
seen. No trace of the money has been
found either; nothing except that it
was possible for the young man to have
committed the theft, had he felt dis
posed to take a chance at it,
The theft is surrounded by mystery.
The money vanished as completely as
though it had evaporated, and, al
though Zschau is in custody charged
with the crime, the mystery only deep
ems.
The money disappeared before the
bank was open for business Saturday
morning, as nearly as can be judged
about quarter to 8 o'clock. Most of
the employees were in the bank at the
time preparing for the days work,
when the sudden discovery that so
large sum of money was gone Gre
ated intense excitement. The receiving
teller, Gusaave Zenzius, and Zschau.
his assistant, occupied the same wire
cage in the transaction of their busi
ness. This is the second cage from
the cashiers desk. It is the custom
Of the receiving teller, every morning
after the vault has been opened, to
take out the money for the use Of the
paying teller during the day. Satur-
day, while Zschau was in the cage,
ZenZiuS went into the vault for the
money and says he brought out the
stolen package and another bundle Of
money containing about $1,000. He en-
tered the cage, he says, and put both
packages Of money on an accustomed
railing, where it was to await being
taken in charge by the paying teller.
Henry Won Der Weyer, who had not
yet reached the bank. Then, Zenzius
says, he had occasion to visit the toilet
room in the outer hall of the bank
building, and went out, leaving both
packages Of money with Zschau in the
cage. AS ZenZius went through the
only one of the main entrances to the
banking room unlocked at that time of
day, he met Paying Teller Won Der
Weyer coming in. The paying teller
proceeded back of the compartment
separating the public portion Of the
room from that occupied by the en-
ployes, to his own cage, the second be-
low where Zenzius says he left the
money with Zschau. He there hung up
his coat and hat, walked up to where
he expected to find the money set apart
for his individual days business. Only
the smaller bundle of bills was in sight,
and MIR. Won Der Weyer asked Zschau
where the rest of his money was. The
assistant receiving teller, Mr.. Won Der
Weyer says, was at this time standing
just within the cage preparatory to
stepping forth and had an armful of
empty cloth sacks such as are used at
the bank for carrying about silver coin
in amounts of $1,000 To his question
as to the whereabouts Of the other por
ton Of the money, Zschau replied that