The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-06
WAS ONLY A TOOL
FOR CLEVER MEN
AND MORE ARRESTS ARE Ex-
PEcTED IN BIG BANK STEAL.
Thief Who Secured ss5e,ooo In securi
ties is Held Under $4,000 Bonds
After confessing That He
ls Guilty.

New York, Oct. 2.-overcome by
grief, Miss Lulu Schrader, daughter of
Henry G. schrader, commissioner of
parks for Bronx borough, hurried to
her home In Alexander avenue, this af-
ternoon, almost on the verge of pros
tration from the shock brought about
through the arrest of her friend, Harry
Leonard, alias Ambrose, who is held
under $4,000 bail after confessing that
he is the man who obtained 1853, 900 in
securities from the National City bank
by means of a bad check.
Harry a forger!" exclaimed Miss
Schrader, when told that the young
man had confessed. 1T cannot be.
am sure he must have been influenced
by others l have known him for a
long time and never knew him to be
young man."
When asked about the report that
she and young Leonard had been en-
gagged, Miss Schrader blushed and re-
fused to commit herself.
Harry was a very dear friend of
ours" she continued. II cannot say
any more"
There were about 800 persons outside
the Schrader home when the girl re-
turned today from a shopping tour,
They were all there merely out of curl
osity, and added to the young woman's
embarrassment by their stares and re-
marks as she passed UP the stoop to
her home. A policeman stationed on
the block made no attempt to disperse
the crowd, but stood still and stared
with the rest Of them.
Earlier in the day the sister of the
young man, Katherine Leonard, told
the police that she knew her brother
was tool in the hands of cleverer men
than he, and that they, not the prison
er. were responsible for the robbery
The names of man and a woman
who the sister says, we're concerned
in the daring plot, have been furnished
the police and arrests may be forth
coming
In spite of his plea that he had only
been conducting an experiment to
prove that bank in Wall street was
not infallible against the Vaccinations
of clever swindler, Harry Leonard
alias Harry Ambrose, who confessed to
taking s359,000 in securities from the
National City bank, through the agency
of a forged check, was this afternoon
held in $4,000 bail for examination
tomorrow by Magistrate Pool in the
Tombs police court.
The rumor that all the securities
have been found intact was partially
confirmed by high police official, who
said that the National City Bank had
received all that they had lost from
the Pinkerton detective agency today
Leonard was taken back to police
headquarters after his hearing in the
court. In the meantime the police will
investigate a report that Others were
concerned in the affair. 1t is said that
Leonard alleges his act was simply the
carrying out of a wager with friend
The friend will be arrested II the pris.
oner's story proves true.
Although there are several who pro-
fess to believe the young mans story
that his act was merely an experiment
Frank Vanderlip, one of the first vice
presidents of the National City Bank
declared this afternoon that no pains
would be spared to prosecute the pris-
oner to the full extent of the law. The
fac that the parents Of the young man
are prostrated or his previous good
character, will carry no weight, Mr.
Vanderlip says, as the bank officials
are determined to make an example
of the youth who had the temerity
to do what daring professional thieves
would hesitate to venture.