The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-20

Middiesex County bank Ct Perth Ambog.
N. J.. was an snveterate gambler. Un-
known to large majority Of his friends
and associates he has for months past
been patronizing the swell gaming houses
of upper Broadway. 1t was at faro end
roulette. his friends now say. that he
squanedred the greater part OF the money
that he stole They connect his name
with chat Of another yOung man. for
mer resident Of Perth Asnboy. who Is at
present the New York representative OF
q clay mining concern This young man
now lives in New York and has been
much sn Valentines company OF late.
The pair were hooked upon as thigh ron
ers" by the sporting fraternity OF the
Tenderloin, who never dreamed. however.
that Valentine was a bank cashier and
that he was playing the money OF the
banks de7osftors whether or not VAL
entine's companion knew where he got his
money has not yet been aseerained. bat
It is understood that he will be closely
questioned concerning his resations with
the defauiter.
It is known that when Valentine left
the bank for the last time a week ago
Saturday night, he carried with him
49, 500 in cash and that he had a check
cashed for 500 at the Imperial Hotel In
this city. When he gave himself up last
Friday he had just 66 cents.
at is my belief" said a former friend
in Perth Amooy yesterday, that valen-
tine took the 1880 with the intention
of making a last desperate effort to get
even. and that he played and lost"
The feeling of the deposftors against
the banks officers becomes stronger as
new facts are brought cut. They say
that the bank officials must have known
Monday. when they found that 1880 was
missing, hat trouble was ahead. And.
though Valentine failed to return on
Tuesday as he had promised. the bank
continued up to Thursday night to receive
ali deposits offered. Friday morning the
bank was closed.
1t was stated yesterday that John II.
Gregory. who is in the wrecking bust
ness at Perth Amboy. deposited with the
Middlesex County bank a check on 8
as Thursday noon. When he learned
Friday morning that the Iocal bank had
closed its doors he telegraphed the New
York bank to refuse payment. He
learned then that the check had been
cashed the day before and that the
money was in the defunct bank.
Uriah B. Watson. president Of the
wrecked bank. said yesterday concerning
the complaints Of depositors: There is
no justification for their complaints. We
did not take any of their money after
we knew that the bank had been robbed.
We did not know that until Thursday
night, and we have kept closed ever
since
1t was reported yesterday that Mr.. and
Mrs. ebert n. Valentine, parents of the
defaulter, were Frustrated by the shock
at their home in Woodbridge, y. J. When
a World reporter called yesterday Mulford
d. Valentine, a son, said: "Mr. and Mrs.
Valentine are quite recovered and are
as we'll as can be expected. They suffered
from the shock, but are now out Of dan
ger"
Valentines wife spent the greater part
Of yesterday with him in the New Bruins
wick jail His parents drove over from
Woodbridge and lunched with them.
When Valentine gave himself up II was
understood that ele would plead guilty,
but the retention Of former Judge Savage
induces the belief that he will attempt
a defense.