The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-05-20
ROBBED
THE BANK.
A Nineteen-Year-Old Boy
Disappears With $4,000
in Cash and Securities.
Was One of the Trusted Employees
of the B0yIstOn National
Bank.
DELIBERA TIE PREPARA TONS MADE
lie Went to the Clearing House With the yaIu-
bIes and Did Not Return-He Purchased
False Beard and Moustacbe.
DELiBERATEP EPRRPARA TONS MADE

Boston, May 20.-Albert Nj. King, the
19-year-old messenger OF the Boylston
National bank at the corner of Wash
ington and Essex streets, dropped out of
sight yesterday with $4,000 of the banks
money, $4,000 of the amount being in
bank bills OF large denomination.
The disappearance OF the young man,
who lived with his parents al Wollaston.
and who was regarded "A "a model youth,
created the greatest excitement in the
business district, as well as at his home.
He had left the Boylston bank To coll
lect the money from the Freeman's Ma
tional bank and the Union National
bank, and some time later the cashier of
the Boylston bank began TO get uneasy.
lie did some telephoning to the banks
to which the young man had been sent
and then notified the police.
Deputy superintendent Burrill and
Chief Inspector Watts at once sent tele-
grams to New York. Montreal and all
the large cities in New England. giving
a 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 never questioned. He has carried
as much as sl0O, 900 OF the banks money
al a time on previous occasions. and has
never lost a dollar. He lived with his
father, who is employed 10y the South
End National bank.
When he left the bank for the clearing
house the balance against the bank Was
5.590.I. To pay this ne was given an
order on the Union National bank on
state street for $25, 900, the balance 10 be
returned to the Boylston bank. Besides
this King was instructed To go TO the
Freeman's National bank and collect
so, 900. which he was to carry to the Ma
tlonal Bank Of Commerce In the Sears
building, at the corner OF Court and
Washington streets, and pay in there.
a part of his directions King carried
out faithfully. All business at the clear
ing house is done on time schedule, and
the messenger who does not arrive there
on time Is apt to arouse suspicion.
At the Boylston bank, Cashier -. S.
Waterman waited an hour before he de-
cided 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
alarm Mr.. Waterman. and he immedi-
ately notified Chief Inspector Watts of
Kings disappearance.
Officers of the bank squad were I'm
mediately detailed on the case and i'm
mediately started In search of the miss
ing man.
They soon learned that King had APP
peared at the Freeman's bank and had
\ - nnA IT.
at the National Bank OF Commerce
Then about half an hour later he called
at the Union bank. where he was given
$4,000 or this he was paid $4,000 in
cash. while a United States certificate
for $4,000 made up the balance.
He paid over the $4,000 in cash which
he had received from the Union bank,
and i'm order to balance the account he
had to take s59O.7l from the 500 900 which
he should have paid to the National Bank
of Commerce. Here all trace OF the mes
senger was lost. AS nearly as can be
figured, King had In his pocket when he
left the clearing house the $40, 900, minus
the s590.7l, which he paid To the clearing
house, and the $4,000 certificate. So far
as known this is all the money that King
had with him when he disappeared.
In the kilograms sent broadcast by the
police King Is described az 10 years old.
feet inches tall. weight I45 pounds.
thin faced, light complexioned, with light
hair. He was dressed In brown suit of
clothes. and wore "a brown derby hat.
President Charles Torrey of the
Boylston bank at once telephoned Kings
father, who went to the bank and freely
gave all the aid he could in locating his
son.
King St1iL Ont Sfs Ni~bts