Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-03
TUCKER AND $3.50, 600 MISSING.
Baltimore Society Gets Really savagt
Jolt.

According to dispatches from Baltimore
society and club circles we're greatly ex-
ercised yesterday by the announcement
that William T. Tucker. connected with the
former firm of Tucker Smith & Co.. and
member of the Maryland. Baltimore and
Eldridge clubs. had disappeared and that
$3.50 900 in securities OF the estate OF hts
father, the late Wesley A. Tucker. Is miss
Ing.
The securities had been deposited by his
mother I'm a box In the vaults Of the Mer-
camille Trust and Deposit Company.
Tucker left Baltimore six weeks ago. and
Is said to have gone to Central America
Recently his mother was summoned from
Europe by cable. She returned by the next
steamer. Accompanied by one OF her
daughters. Mrs. George H Glover OF New
jurisdiction over the Tucker estate. she
went to the deposit company.
It was necessary to break open the strong
box as the mother did not have the key
Then the startling revelation came taat
there was a defalcation amounting to $751;
CO., and that of all the property existing
when 1t was given over to the care OF VIII
liam T. Tucker there was only $93.000 left
1t appears that Mrs. Tucker had absolute
faith in her son, and refused to credlt
stories that he was leading fast life. and
was deaf as well to suggestions that the
estate be taken out Of his hands. The I'M
DL1Ctt commence ptaCcQ III hin Is uciuoH-
strated by the fact that he was authorized
to open the safe deposit box alone, which
Is an exceptional privilege.
Tucker, who is thirty-five years old. had
been plunging in stocks. Two women hg-
ured in his escapades. One is said to have
gone to Central America with him. but re-
turned later Recently he was defendant In
q suit brought by Miss Sarah G. Morris OF
Baltimore. who demanded $4l.0Oo damages c
OF this amount she declared that 81. 400
had been loaned by her to Tucker. She
asked $4,000 for breach of promise and
$4,000 for alleged assault. To recover the
$2.400 suit was brought for 5000
The woman who Is said to have accom-
panied Tucker when he went away Is said
to have lived In South Baltimore. Ac-
quaintances of Tucker do not even know
her name and had never heard Of her until
recently
The trust company was not In any way
Identified with the estate. Tucker was
co-trustee with his mother. 1t was a rule
of the company to advise against co-trustees
granting authority to each other to open
safe deposit boxes which they jointly held
unless both were present.
When Mrs. Tucker and her son gave no
tice OF the arrangement whereby the son
might act alone the management OF the
company advised against 1T. and has since
adopted a rule by which no boxes can be
rented to co-trustees under such terms.
Tucker was under no bond. and there Is
no evident chance Of recovering any of the
losses to the estate. There Is possibility OF
suit against a brokerage house which is
said to have represented him in the sale OF
securities belonging to the estate, but no
decision has been reached upon this point.
The young man. 1t Is understood left a
written confession. It Is also stated that
he told the woman who went with him to
Central America when they arrived there
that he was short In his accounts with the
estate. and this information caused her to
return to Baltimore. Word as to fuckers
whereabouts was received by the family
through this source.