Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-07-17
VALENTINE TELLS ALL.
Ruin Started by a "Gilt Edge Tip
on Wall Street.
HIS TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE
Edward s. Savage Tells the Story
Related by the Defaultin8
Cashier-Ready to ExDi-
ate HIS Crimes.

New York, July lit is estimated
that the theft of George NJ. Valentine
the defaulting cashier of the MiddleseA
County bank ut Perth Amboy, n. j., vii
amount to about S14O,O 600 or more. The
bank examiners are pushing their work
Of investigation as rapidly as possible
but the exact amount will not be known
until she examination has been completed
Edward s. Savage. counsel for many
years for the Valentine family and the
man who practically delivered up Valen
tine to the authorities, told the story that
Valentine himself related to his father
his uncle and his wife concerning his de-
falcation.
Valentine, he said confessed every
thing at his office on Thursday last. He
appeared at Mr.. Savage's office ms the re-
suit of an advertisement which appeared
in n New York newspaper on the day be
fore. Ie appeared there at 6 o'clock at
night and found gathered in the office be
sides Mr. Savage his father his wife and
his uncle, Howard Valentine. who had
been summoned.
Valentine was pale and haggard, his
clothes We're disarranged, and his gener-
al appearance was that of n man who
had suffered much. Mr.. Savage said ia
him:
George. your father will help You if he
can. Unless you will tell MS the whole
truth you may as well go out that door
at once"
Acknowledged the Crime.
81 will tell you everything and do as
you say. I can stand it no longer" he
replied. ,s,,.,,,
"Yes, | am
He spoke with forced calm, and his
hand trembled violently as he rested it
upon chair to support himself. He
stood with downcast eyes and averted
face.
SIS it S5OoCo?"
st is more. 1t is twice that and more y
Whom he said that. his father sank in Il
temporary collapse into a chair and re-
manned speeches. and motionless for
several minutes When he revived, his
son continued slowly:
81 will tell YOU all and have it over.
do not know how much have taken"-
He hesitated and then went on:
ono. not taken-stolcn is the word.
| do not know how much. 1t is adj gone,
and the stealing has gone on for long
time. But as there is n God above me
/ hoped at the last to make lucky
gamble and win enough to pay bnck ev-
erything Then was going to stop. My
ruin dates back to when | WAS given a
gilt edge tip on gas stock by man who
should have been in position to know
and who said that ii was going away up.
| took 500, 600 from the bank funds. /
lost it all almost in a day. From that
time until I made my last gamble on
Monday. when lost s., 5000 which l took
from the Perth Amboy Savings institn-
ton. tried to catch UP on my losses. OF
course I failed. All have in the world
of my own as stand here is cents.
Terrible Experiences.
"For many months have not slept
four consecutive hours. The nervous and
moral strain has been intense | have
been on the verge of prostration many
times. For weeks as | approached the
bank mornings | have expected to see
the bank examiners in charge. When |
left on Saturday. | felt that the end was
near. On Monday morning left Ocean
Grove and my wife and little children
and started for the bank. When l got
to the Perth Amboy station, had not
the courage to go to the bank and board
ed another train and came to New York.
I went to an obscure hotel that night
after losing my last dollar in Wall street
and staid there until Wednesday morn
ing. Wednesday night | had no dinner
and ne money with which to pay hotel
bills. | was obliged to walk the streets.
l went from saloon to saloon stopping
in each short time to rest. And then |
went from doorway to doorway. had a
few cents left, and when | was ready to
drop with fatigue | boarded Il south
bound trolley car and went as far down
town as Grand street and then returned
to Harlem. BY this time it was morn
ing. In the afternoon picked up copy
of the newspaper which had the personal
notice in it. Like a flash ii came upon
me that the notice contained Il promise
Of possible help out Of my difficulty, and
at once telephoned to the number given.
"Now | am ready to give myself up if
you think that should and eNpate my
crime. | cannot say anything now about
how | feel in regard to my wife and chill
dren. 1t is too much. | am overwhelm-
ed"
When he finished, Valentine broke
down. As he had no money his father
supplied him with some. On Friday he
gave himself up.