The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-30
MapIeton Enterprise Relates How The
Crooked Deal Was Discovered.
Scores The Defaulting Cashier of
the State Bank.
Says He Lived 3 Pace That Kills.
The Confession.
Declares That Fellow That Gets Him
VIII Go Some
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily
The Mapleton Enterprise of this week
tells the story of how A. a. Bucks
shortage to the MapIeton State bank
was discovered:
The first indication that anything was
wrong was discovered by Cashier Jensen
and the writer on Friday afternoon
when Mr.. Jensen found that Mr.. VIM
Morrow's account was overdrawn and he
was so notified. That gentleman claim
ed to have at least 500 on hand and
was requested to send in his pass book
so that the error might be discovered if
one existed. Drafts from Mankate to
the amount of $4,000 had also failed to
put in an appearance and while it was
thought possible that they might have
been lost in the mails, communication
was had with MIR. Hoerr of the Citizens
National bank, to look up the matter.
While these matters were irregular, no
one dreamed of the events which follow
ed within the next few hours when
Judge Buck arrived from Mankato and
impaired the information that his son
had in fact taken flight with a large
amount of the bank funds and that
letter would be found in his private
desk in the bank Mr.. Buck had confess
ad To wit nd al
over to her the keys. The desk was
opened and in it was found the follow
ing letter addressed to Cashier Jensen:
''Chas: L write you this to let you
know how to straighten things up some.
You will find a list enclosed which, if
credited will make them balance correct
ly. In other words L have, in the last
four years, borrowed this much from
each account. In the small drawer on
the right side you will find Citizens
Bank remittance which they have
credit slip for, but which is not on our
books. You will notice that there is
a check missing. 1t belongs to Gmeinder
& Lampert and has been written up in
their book but has not been charged in
ours.
"A systematic scheme of Matchmaking
by parties in Chicago, over something 1
did years ago, has been the cause of this,
and L have always been in hopes to
make enough money to come out on top.
These two years of wet weather have,
however, settled the matter, and 1 must
either use gun or try and make a
get away. The last, 1 shall try to do,
and if 1 am successful L shall repay in
full, with interest. Of course 1 shall see
the last of Mapleton and all old friends
who have stood by me and my por old
father, and my wife and Dan. 1t is GER
tainly terrible thing. Of course 1 am
in hopes to get away and try to make
enough SO that 1 can square myself
financially, if not morally. The man
that brings me back will have to go
some, as would rather do anything
than have to face my old friends. 1
hope you will all pull through, and am
in hopes that your future will be much
brighter than the past. Remember also,
Do not trust anyone."-Alf.
The matter of blackmail, as spoken of
in the self confession of Mr.. Buck, is
not taken much stock in by the direct
ors as it has been apparent for long
time that he was travelling rather fast
pace, but to all inquiries, at this end of
the line, he carried the idea that his
father was furnishing him the funds to
carry on his operations, while to his
father he carried conviction that he was
making q great deal of money in his
land deals, horse trades, etc. From first
to last it was a case of robbing Peter to
pay Paul, and it is hard to understand
how he possibly could carry on his ma
nipulati tons in the bank for the time
mentioned, four years, without it being
discovered by the various bank examin
ers of the state who, from time to time,
have gone through the books of the
bank, or by the cashier, but so thorough
and careful was he in classifying the ac-
counts that he was not discovered, al
though it now develops that he told his
--------------.--a--------