Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1903-04-07
BANK COLLECTOR
THOUSANDS BEHIND
Capitol City Bank of Atlanta
Hit Hard.
DEPosIToRs SHOW GOOD FAITH.
Officials and Patrons Rush to Bank to
Prevent Expected Run-Leading
Financiers of Atlanta Say Bank Is
in Splendid Condition.


in Splendid Condition.
G. Hallman Sims, a collector for the
Capital City Bank was placed under
arrest Saturday charged with embez-
zling large sum from tn beank esti-
mated at Between $4,000 and $1000,-
600.
Sims was arrested by United States
instance of Cashier Kontz. of the
instanc eof President Speer, of the
bank, and upon warrant sworn out
before United States Commissioner w.
C. Carter.
The first suspicion of a shortage of
Sims accounts arose Saturday AS
soon as the officials obtained informa-
ton of crookedness in Sims books the
bank directors were notified. Sims
was called in and the conference took
place. He was detained at the bank
until II o'clock Friday night, when
Cashier Anton Kontz left the bank in
cab and went to the home Of Mark
B. Scott, No 81 West Cain street.
He brought Mr.. Scott to the bank
and placed Sims in his charge as a
prisoner. They were at once direct
ed to go to the Piedmont hotel
Sims is reported to have been en-
gagged to a popular young society wo-
man. He gave numerous theater par
ties and dinners and entertained his
friends royalty. He occupied a box
at the theater Wednesday night and
witnessed the Rogers Bros. perform
ance
1t is said the money is all missing
and that Sims has spent the entire
amount in fast living.
At 10 o'clock this morning accounts
had been closed at the Capital City
National bank aggregating 1868, while
nearly $150,000 had been received in
deposits,
1t is the most marvellous tribute to
the financial standing of a local insti-
tuition ever known in the history of
Atlanta
When it first became known that G..
H. Sims had made away with $4,000
OF the funds of the Capital City bank,
Atlanta was thunderstruck. This
news came after banking hours on Sat.
urday, and it was feared that a ter
rife run would be made on the bank
this morning.
Instead, the money men of Atlanta
and the positors of the bank have
come forward unhesitatingly, and by
deposits Of thousands of dollars have
exhibited a magnificent confidence in
the bank and its management.
Among the largest depositors of the
morning were:
Frank Inman, $4,000; Hoke Smith,
$4,000; J. J. & ]. E. Maddox, $4,000;
Harry Schlesinger, $500; S. H. Phe.
Ian $4,000
To these must be added very many
be ascertained because the receiving
tellers could not stop to mention them.
The bank opened at 8 O'clock, and
with the opened doors there came a
crowd.
They pushed and elbowed their way
into the bank, struggling to obtain
places not at the paying teller's win.
dow, but at the window of the receiv.
ing teller
The crowds increased momentarily.
Every now and then some frightened.
pale-faced depositor would rush in the
door, gasp at the waiting crowds and
squeeze himself past the long line OF
depositors to find the paying tellers
window ignored by the throngs.
More than $500 900 in bills, gold and
silver lay piled up on the long coun.
ters in the cage of the paying teller,
for the Capital City bank was ready
for the run prophesied by the alarm.
lists
'The directors of this bank" said
q director, were ready to back 1t with
$1,000,000 and as much more If neces.
sary"
Nobody .semeed to want any money