Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-16

y Winthrop special to the Lewiston
Journal, last night. had the following
to say about the ease:
All that the pnopl # the 'lagc have
wanted to talk about. today. has been
the supposed theft Of the bank books
~ Philip :. Ladd Of this place The
story is interesting tn cverybcdy except
the person directly concerned in the
cred realism
Philip :. Ladd. 4 ltIcTcr in the oil
toth shop a this place. had in his pos
:cSsi0n at one time five bank books
TWO were on the Augusta and An
droScoggin County Savings Banks re-
- ectively. on looking over his trunk
day or two ago he discovered the above
named books MISSING. He at once no.
tilted the banks that they were lost
and received 4 reply that the money
had been drawn and the books surren-
deied nearly a year ago. If Il flash Of
lightning had suddenly appeared from
Z clCudl"SS sky re would not have been
more surprised.
He at once set to work to look into
tho matter. and with the assistance If
Hon. Elicit Wood Of this place went to
Augusta and paid the bank a visit
There he learned that the books had
not only been surrendered. but way
beck nearly six years ago Il sum of
money amounting to $500 had been
..raWa ana some time later anoth
"'!m of 5000 had undoubtedly gone int
the :ame pocket. leaving u balance on
thi; book of som" over 5000 to go and
ha In tnni- thnY11
probably thought.
Each amount had been drawn on an
order purportinc to have come from
Philip :. Ladd. the last amount being
drawn ,hrough the American Express
81" from the town Of Lisbon Falls, the
18th cf August. 1900. on an order. The
or,}-r was Witnessed by ono g. T.. Shor-
en- Of that town.
Mr. wood AT once started for Lisbon
wallis and found Mr. Shorey ana the
l.tt"r said be signed the order for 2
man claiming to bc Philip S. Ladd. as
that was the name he registered unde
Willie stopping at Mr.. Shorey's house
about a year ago. This Mr.. Ladd rep
resented to he IA canvasser OF books
ana told Mr. Shorey that he wanted to
draw q little money and would like tc
have him witness the order. Mr., Sh"rey
did 50 with the result above mentioned.
III" other book was on the Andres
cccr'n County Bank Of Lewiston. and
contained about 800. This was draw
at The same time and by the same
Means.
After the man had drawn tn" first
two amounts he made u deposit in the
Ponies Savings Bank at Lewiston in
the name of Philip s. Laid. and the
money remained there until he was
ready to draw 1t out some time later
on examination 1t is said to have
neen found that the writing on the or
| ders did not compare At all with the
v.iting of the real Philip 5. Laid.
| From beginning to end il seems to DC
! 4 game of professional burglar and
! forger. The party suspected IS at pres
! en-, ont of the reach of the officers OF
The State of Maine.
Neither MI. Shorcy nor the express
company ut Lisbon Falls could give y
definite description of the man VINO
drew the money. but on beng SHOWN
his photograph, they thought it rcSem-
bed him very much. They thought they
could identify the man if they. should
see him.
The affair has created no little
amount of interest in this section. FOR
Nj. L.add is a hard working man and
has been saving of his money by strict
economy and self denial.
This is not the first time that Mr.
I;,dd has met financial losses ana this
last episode makes him feel. as II some
one might take him bodily some time
, an6 carry him off. He is feeling ii
fairly good spirits. though, considering
the loss. In the meantime work IS 60
ing on to unravel the mystery.