Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-16
Cashier Valentine Tells the Story
of His Downfall.
HE cAM1LEp in STOCKS
AT an Attorney. once and I'm tho
Presence OF His Father. His VITO
and His Uncle, He Relates the
Beginning and Ensa OF His CrImo
-Ho Ia Ready 60 Meet laws
Penalty.
CBy Telegraph to virrrnian-Pilot,


New York, July 15.-It is estimated
the defauIting cashier of the Middle
Rex County Bank at Perth Amboy, n.
J., will amount to $4,000 or more. The
bank examiners are pushing their work
of investigation as rapidly as possible
and the exact amount will not be
known until the examination has been
completed.
Edward S. Savage, counsel for many
years for the Valentine family. and the
anan who practically delivered up Val
entine to the authorities to-day, told
the story that Valentine himself rela-
ted to his father, his uncle and his wife
concerning his defalcation.
THE CONFESSION.
Valentine, he said. confessed every
thing at his Office on Thursday last.
He appeared at Mr.. Savage's office as
the result of an advertisement which
appeared in q New York newspaper on
the day before. He appeared there at
6 o'clock at night and found gathered
in the Office, besides Mr.. Savage. his
father, his wife and his uncle. Howard
Valentine. who had been summoned.
Valentine was pale and haggard, his
clothes were disarranged and his gen
who had suffered much.
MIR. Savage said to him: George,
your father will help you if he can. IN
less you will tell us the whole truth
you may as we'll go out that door at
once
"I will tell you everything and do as
you say. / can stand 1t no longer" he
replied.
THE AMOUNT STOLEN.
Eyes. I am" He spoke with n forced
calm and his hand trembled violently
himself. He stood with downcast eyes
and averted face.
sis 1t 50,000?"
s-'It is more. 1t is twice that and
more"
When he said that his father sunk
into a temporary collapse in to n chair
and remained sDeechleSs and motion
less for several moments. When he
revived his son continued, slowly:
GAMBLED IN STOCKS.
''I will tell you all and have 1t over.
I do not know how much 1 have
taken" Che hesitatcd and then went
On): mo, not taken-Stolen is the
word. I don't know how much. 1t is
all gone and the stealing has gone on
for a long time. But as there is
God above me, l hoped until the last
to make n lucky gamble and win
enough to pay back everything. Then
I was going to stop. My ruin dates
back to when I was given n gilt edge
tip on gas stock by n man who should
have been in n position to know. and
who said 1t was going away up. took
$4,000 from the bank funds. I lost 1t
almost in q day. From that time I'LL
made my last gamble, on Monday.
when / lost $4,000, which I took from
the Perth Amboy Savings Institution.
I tried to catch up on my losses. OF
course failed.
SIX CENTS LEFT.
Z "All I have in the world OF my own,
MS sit here, is six cents
After recitng how he had lost his
last dollar in Wall street and had gone
without food because he had no money:
how he went from doorway to doorway
in New York getting n little rest in
each when he had no money to pay for
a hotel room, Valentine said his at
tention was attracted by n personal"
notice in q newspaper he had picked up.
and he telephoned to the number given.
"Now," said he, II am ready to give
myself up II you think that I should,
and eXpiate my crime. ! can not now
say how I feel in regard to my wife
and children. 1t is too much; I am
overwhelmed"
When he finished Valentine broke
down. AS he had no money his father
supplied him with some. On Friday he
gave himself up.