The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-09-04
Thebes Farthing, Formerly Of
Mayfield, Is Missing.
Was Cashier of Bank at Haubstadt,
Ind, aud Disappeared Last
Thursday.
WAS UNDER A $4,000 BOND.

family. and we'll known in Paducah
according TO dispatches is missing
from Haubstadt, Ind, and with him
vanished about $1,000 in money ami
accounts. A dispatch says:
Haubstadt, Ind, Sept. 4.--Thebes
Farthing, cashier OF the Haubstadt
bank. mysteriously disappeared from
this place Thursday night. Several
thousand dollars has been found miss
ing from the banks vault or. unac-
counted for on the books.
Farthing left on a traction car,
south-bound for Evansville, at $3.50
carrying a heavy vaEse. He made
statement to a friend and to the bank
officials that he would return on the
8 o'clock car to attend meeting OF
the directorate.
HIS failure to appear that evening
caused little concern but the next
morning he did not report for duty
and officers of the institution immed-
ately became alarmed
Joseph Thorbecke Of Evansville. a
safe expert. was called to the bank
Friday. and succeeded in opening the
vault. Upon close examination of the
account books and cash on hand it
was discovered that there was
shortage of $500 in the accounts
and $4,000 in money
President a. Ziliak in an interview
said:
Thursday night arrangements had
been made for auditing the books of
the bank The work was TO begin at
s o'clock and Farthing had promised
m that he would be present while
the work was in progress. He failed
to appear Thursday night or the fol-
lowing morning to open the bank. We
sent for an expert Friday and broke
into the vault. Three thousand dol
lars in cash was gone and the $4,000
shortage in accounts was discovered.
Farthlng upon assuming his duties as
cashier gave a bonding company Sc
curity for $4,000 consequently the
bank is secure from any loss.
Farthing is the son of we'll
known banker at Mayfield, Ky. He
was formerly connected with his
father at that place. He removed to
Evansville three years ago and be-
came an employe of the c. f. Jean
Commission company. He was elect
ed cashier at the establishment OF the
bank in 1904 and had held that posi-
ton ever since.
Farthing married Miss Helen Will
hanson. a social favorite, and daugh-
ter of Joel l.. Williamson, attorney
for the Illinois Central railroad, and
prominent First district democratic
ader The marriage was one of
the social events of the year Earth
ing recently built fine home at
Haubstadt and has been entertaining
on a lavish scale His wife is at
Bayyiew, Mich. and IL Is reported he
has gone there TO join her.
a later dispatch says:
Haubstadt, Ind, Sept, 1.-The au-
ditor of state has been notified of
discrepancy IN the books of the Haub-
stadt bank of this place
The work of examining the books
of the bank has not yet been COM
pleted. Until that time no official
statement as TO the condition OF the
bank or the exact amount of any
shortage that may exist in the ac-
counts of the missing cashier, The
hes Farthlng can be made.
Nothing has been heard as to the
Whereabouts of Farthing and the
bank officials are making no effort to
locate him, leaving that TO the bond
1 ng company which is his surety. II
is stated that brother-in-law of
Farthing will be here from Mayfeld
KY, tomorrow TO take part in the
Investigation.
President Ziliak said that nothing
could be said at this tine as to the
amount of the shortage and that the
examination might show the amount
to be less than $4,000. the amount
which he said on Saturday was miss
ing.
A reorganization of the bank tool
place Saturday afternoon. President
A. ziliak resigned his Office and WI
liam Sipp was elected president o.
the institution. II. w. Luhring wal
reelected vice-president and Alder
Lynn was elected cashier to succeed
Farthlng.
There has been no run on the banl
and Il VIII continue business MS be