Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

speakable JOY on her face. When she rs.
covered her compoSure, II won't have f..
work any more she said.
John Johnston, vice-prCsidcnt of the
Marine National bank SAYS that thts,
matters about even themselves up in ;b.
long run. One man may disappear Jc3y
ing $40 or $50 in the bank which NAV
never be called for. Another may leave
town owing the bank about the sam.
amount Of money and which he NAV for
get to pay. The two classes Of cases
allow the banker to break about even
There is one notable case concerning tha
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Iu>ur.mr.
Company bank il which Mr. Johnston
is afraid that there is a possibility th,t
the bank may be loser and in which
case he says the courts We're unable ia
afford the bank any protection.
The Luebke Case.
That is the case of Julius Iuclkc p
travelling man in the hardware line. who
left Milwaukee in April, 1891, hayju,
$4,000 on deposit in the Wisconsin Ma
rinc and Fire Insurance Company bank
and who has never been heard Of since
According TO the story told IN a roll Of
papers on file in the courthouse he was
last seen in Leadville, Col, April %
1891 1t is related that he acted 0uerry
there and wanted to be placed in an
asylum in order to escape his enemies, AZ
he fancicd officers were pursuing him
On the arrival of the train in Ogden.
Utah, two hand satchels iuentimei as he
longing to him were found in the Den
yer q Rio Grande train. 1t was thought
that the Milwaukeean must have left
the train at some station between Lead,
vile and Ogden. The Milwaukee police
department issued circular and Offered
a reward of 500 for any information
concerning him. All the insane asylums
of the West We're communicated with,
but to no purpose.
What was to be done with the money
left in the Milwaukee bank? According
to the conditions of the four certificates
of deposit, three of $4,000 each and one
of $4,000, the interest ceased after six
months unless the application was re-
neWed. Mr.. Luebke left no relatives eX-
cept some nCphews and nicceS, the chill
dren of deceased brother. Among the
earlier proceedings was an attempt to
keep the interest up. After seven years
sidercd legally dead application Was
made to have his estate. consisting Of
S60,0O0. administered. Emma ]. Lueh-
kc, the oldest of the relatives. mad" the
application and the Wisconsin Trust
company was made administrator. Lat
er she became administrators.
The bank felt that its deposit0r had
4'4S1'AS diN'Nl'EltdItn anu tiidt tiii' We
no proof of his death. He might come
in any day to claim his money. Payment
was refused to those who were handin-
the estate. Judge Johnson decided thai
the bank must hand over. The Suprcm'
court sustained his decision on February
~. 1900. The Judgment was fully salts
lied May -, 1900, the amount helH-
Si3. 402.S1.
Another suit grew out of this banking
+ ln hank Srtb1 irpnrorA bl7J1lfI. %
sheriff. and Emma i. Luebke and SouSH.
TO restrain the collection of the judg''r.l
in the other case The last act n .hN
case was performed last mouth-Fcoga-
airy 4. 1901-when the banks Comuann
was dismissed by Judge Eugene ;. IL
lott. Now the interesting point lS WE
Mr.. Luebkc come along some I'm" "al
for his fortune and find that it has H'ett
distributed among his nepheWS a..
nieceS and not in the bank Whore PEE ..t.
it. or is he really dead AZ he Is l'-a-'
cad?-EvCning Wisconsin.