The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-11-23
POPULATED S19l,5OO.
Assistant Cashier Brown, Of a New
port Bank, Defaulter.
Made Two Eatries In His books, one
In fnk, another In Crayon-csm-
bling and Women the Cause
OF his Downfall.

Newport, Ky. Nov. cO.--rhe late
assistant cashier of the German Ma
tional bank. OF this city. stole frcm
the bank si9l.50o In Is months time,
and Is now being sought by the de-
teciives. He left Cincinnati last week
with about $500 in his pockets. aud Is
now thought TO be on the high seas
bound for South America. Brown
/ spent the banks money on women.
horses and cards. and his stealings
amounted 10 more than the banks
capital and surplus.
A United States bank examiner u
I'm charge OF the German National.
and several thousand deposltors
are now chmoring in vain for their
money.
Brown was one Of the best
known men in Newport. His father
is Paris &. Brown. the wcalthy river
man. honorary member of change. n
former director of the bank and well
known In connection with many Gin
einnati and Kentucky business enter
prises.
About rs years ago Frank NJ. Brown
entered the bank as a clerk lie paid
attention To his work and gradually
rose TO be- bookkeeper and later AZ
sistani cashier. having charge OF the
individual ledger. For several years
his salary has been $500.
Eight years ago. "a far IA known.
~ I'D his first gambling. His com
panions We're men of the world. who
knew how 10 spend. and he was AIM
bilious. lie east about for ways TO
increase his bank roll.
lie studied conditions carefully. and
concluded 90 take whirl al Iatonia.
A few OF his friends went in with
him. and they engineered a deal ON
Lady Cartwright. one OF the speedy
spriniers entered Ia the races. The
good thing Event through all right,
and Brown cleaned mp $4,000 for him.
self
A little later he worked Abuse. an
other racer. through the Oakley for
eign book for between $4,000 aud
50 600. The winnings were supposed
10 go 10 the aant Of an eastern
gambler. but in reality they went into
the pockets of ,he Newport bank en-
ploye.
After that he was a familiar fig.
ure at the tracks. and his money
Slew"
No race was too poor and no odds
too short for his money.
Prom fast horses 20 women he
found a narrow step. lie did the
thing up In. prodigal fashion. too.
At one time he had three establish
ments running al the same time in
Cincinnati.
lie was a rounder. and was known
in al the resorts Of Cincinnati. lie
was a favorite with the women of the
half-world. for though he only drank
moderately. he spent his money free
~ on women.
Brown will 20 down In history a.
a wonder among bank hooters. His
scheme worked on a hair trigger.
Tie had an individual book ON which
he recorded deposits NJ they came IN.
This book he posted with the general
bookkceper al the end Of each day.
II person. for example, deposited
81 500 and another s. 500 AZ Browns
window. Brown entered the amounts
correctly in ink opposite the depos-
itor's name. Maybe he wanted. 10
hold out $1,000 from the first and
81 500 from the second deposit. lie
would mark down the remainder In
crayon just above the amount az re-
corded in ink. II was the sum In pen
ell that he read TO the general book
keeper. But when he read back"
that II. when he wanted 10 know
what the real deposit was and when
ne had 20 work on that ne read the
record In ink.
III. Wayne. Ind. Nov. 2O.---Frank
Brown. the defaulting cashier from
Newport. IL In Canada. This In
formation comes from Fred J. Stone.
OF Cincinnati, a travelling man who
is an intimate friend OF Brown. Mr..
Stone is at the New Ayaline hotel,
arriving Monday evening.
A newspaper correspondent sue
ceeded in locating Stone through tho
medium of conversation he had had
with guests In the hotel. in which he
mentioned having known Brown IN
timately Mr. Stone had retired and
declined To be seen. but fnaHy con-
scented 10 receive Police Superintend'
ent Homer Gorsline, and TO him stat
ed that Brown was in Canada.
lie said IL was true that Brown,
after leaving Newport. had fled 20
St. Louis. and there parted with his
mustache and made other changes In
his personal appearance which rem
drred him unreconizable, even to his
closest frienOs. lie then left 81. Louis,
and, doubnng back an his tracks,
Travelled through Indiana and left
Winchester on the Big -Four Monday
morning. arriving in Canada at $3.50
o'clock Monday night.
To Investigate the Unemployed.
Washington. Nov. 2o,-rhe indus
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