New-York tribune., 1901-10-18
FEARFOR BANKMESSENGER
HE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE TUESDAY
PART OF HIS COLLECTIONS
MYSTERIOUSLY RETURNED.

A messenger in the employ of the NewAnl-
sterdam National Bank has been missing since
Tuesday morning. and So. .996 5S in cash and
drafts which he had collected for the bank have
disappeared.
George Armitage, the missing messenger, was
bonded by the United States Guarantee Com
pany for $4,000 which protects the bank to that
extent Captain Titus has discovered no clew as
to the whereabouts of Armitage. Officials of the
bank believe that there has been foul play.
President R. r. Moore of the New Amsterdam
Bank gave out the following statement yester-
day afternoon:
New Amsterdam National Bank, has been missing
collect number of checks and drafts This morn
tafned nearly all the checks but s59s6 IS is still
to be accounted for. This amount will probably
United States Guarantee Company, which will pro-
tect the bank George Armage was formerly !,, EN-, EN-;
and BY Frank Tferd He has heTstof9Ts borne n IA an
been the victim of foul play.
Armitage lives with his brother and sister
at One-hundred- and fifty -eighth-st and Broad
way. He is twenty-five years old, and unmar-
ried. Last April he applied for place at the
New Amsterdam National Bank. and, being
we'll recommended made a messenger. He
proved to be faithful and industrious, and was
well liked by the officers of the bank, who in
trusted with him many thousands or dollars
Last Tuesday morning he was sent TO collect
from various banks drafts and checks amount
ing to about $4,000 President Moore Informed
the United States Guarantee Company, of the
disappearance and it at once sent word to Cap
tain Titus, of the Detective Bureau. Those VINO
knew of the disappearance were at that time
ready to accept the theory that Armitage had
absConded.
Soon after the bank opened yesterday morn
ing President Moore received by Dodds EX-
press. of No. - Nassau-st., Brooklyn. the mes
senger's wallet, containing all of the missing
checks and drafts eXcept Sh996 ~. The return
of the wallet caused the bank officers to believe
that Armtage was foully dealt with, and that
likely that he would have returned the cheeks
In the wallet had he disappeared of his own
accord.
The movements Of the messenger were traced
up to :}:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, when ne
collected n check for So 30 This fact sald
President Moore, favored the theory of assault
because it was not likely that the messenger
would have made small collection at such a
late hour had he been anxious to make away
with the thousands in his possession 30 CON
vinced were the officials that Armitage had neen
robbed that they caused a search TO ne Hdue
all the hospitals. ,...
At Police Headquarters last night Detectives
O'Rourke and Frazee reported to Captain Titus
that the wallet had been left for delivery at
the office of Dodd's Express Company on
Wednesday morning by Colored woman aoou
fifty years old. She told the clerk there thdI
the wallet belonged to her son. VINO was EN- en-
ployed at the Orpheum Theatre, Brooklyn She
explained that he was so busy he could not "a
il 10 the bank. She gave her address as NO - :
Re-gen-st. Brooklyn, which place the detectives
visited It is a three story building in quiet
homelike street. and Is at present unoccupled-