The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-19
SIX YEARS FOR VALENTINE.
QUICK DISTORTION OF THE CASE
OF THE DEFAULTING CASHIER.
He wrecked the Middlesex County Bank
and Stole from Savings Institution
sobbed when Sentence Was Pronounced

He wrecked the MiddleSex County Bank
and Stole from n Savings Institution
sobbed when Sentence Was Pronounced
-Dsfalcntions Now Placed at e2OS, 900.
new BRUNSWICK. N. j.. July 1S-George NJ.
Valentine. whose defalcatons wrecked the
Middlesex County Bank Of Perth Amboy and
caused loss OF about $1,000 to the Perth Am
boy Savings Institution. was sentenced by
Judge Woodbridge Strong this afternoon to
six years at hard labor in the Trenton State
prison and thereafter until tho costs OF tho
proceedings against him are paid. Valentine
took the sentence hard. 1t became known at
noon to-day by those in the confidence Of Pros
ecutor John s. Voorhees, and the young cash
iers lawyers. J. Kearny Rice and Edward s.
Savage, that It had been decided to allow VAL
entine to plead to two allegations for embeZ-
Element. without waiting for the September
Grand Jury to consider his case. The lawyers
arranged to have the prisoner brought into
court at 3 o'clock. In authorization Of this plan
the dcfauters wife and hi. father. Robert ~
Valentine. we're with him in the Jail from early
morning. Constable Gililand escorted tho
cashier from the Jail to tho Court House. With
him went his father. his wife and his uncle.
Howard Valentine. All the family were in
tears.
Prosecutor Voorhees, at once read tho alcga-
when he surrendered to the Prosecutor last
Friday afternoon. These charged him with
stealing $1,000 from the Perth Amboy Savings
Institution and $4,000 from tho Niddlescx
County Bank. The date specified for both en-
hezzements was July 3 last. Mr. Rice said
that tho prisoner pleaded non wilt. Lawyer
Savage made a plea to the court tor mercy. lio
said
l have never had to deal with case which in.
QT GFl ~ n "a IA mn
bat to ask mercy Tor him. He has done the only
Tossed his SIN and has surrendered himself to
the State whose laws lie has broken. He has
Ione ng only many th ib Tt nor MN 70 H
nected with the embezzement. 1t is the Old,
Old story, so often told in court and confessed
doing-and he has, already undergone tho
keeuest portion of his punishmcnt. He real
sass the Us he s Done tRs
noeent | nsk that justice in this case be
everything in his power in the way, Of repara-
ton, and since. his arrest had aided the bank
officials in strengthening out their affairs. and
tent, OF the banks loss.
When sentence, was pronounced valentine.
who had been sObbinR since his arrival In the
courtroom. was barely able TO hold himself up.
lie. left tho courtroom arm in arm with his
wife
tits now stated that Valentines. detalcations
from tho Middlesex County Bank have reached
cluded. The authority for this estimate is one
OF the experts at work unle r the Deputy Bank
ing Commissioner on the books The fact that
the defaleation continues to grow l. causing
great uneasiness among the depostors. many
OF whom now think they will be lucky If they
realize 90 per cent.
President Pierce Of the Perth Amhoy Saw
inRs Institution said this morning that his
bank would open in few DAYS Advantage
to persons wishing to withdraw their deposits