The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-26
USED WOMEN TO
LOOT HIS BANK
SEVEN PROMINENT RESIDENTS 5
FACE ARREST TODAY ON
CHARGES OF FORGERY.
DUPkS OF THE CASHIER
Who Has Been Discovered to tiave
EmhezzIed HUGE Sums From
Waynesburg, Pa. institution
-Depostors in Riot,

PittebuIg, Pa, Dee. 25.-There was
no Christmas JOY in the little town Of
Waynesburg, Penn. In fear the resi-
dents await the dawn of Wednesday
morning, when, it is as erted seven
women, members of prominent faml-
lies in Greene county will be arrested
for forgery in connection with the
failure Of the Farmers and Droyers'
National bank. the oldest national
bank west Of the Allegheny Noun
tains, which closed its doors a
week ago by order of Comptroller or
the Currency William B. RiJgIey.
These seven women, among tec
most respected in the community,
were selected for their positions by
Cashier Rmehart for the purpose Of
Strengthening the bank, all Of them
being members of old and wealthy
ihAitliN9 anu Will ldI ~ anu lDuUt-i-
tial connections. All were sacrificed
by RiuehaIt in his mad des'.e to con.
troll the .ocial, political ana financial
affairs Of Greene county
United Safe Bank Examiner Gun
niagham states that he is prepared to
turn over to spec.aI Agent Reeves, Of
the Department of Justice. evidences
TO the effect that all of these women
are guilty Of forgery although they
colmittel the forgeres without any
criminal intent
Women Apparently Duped
Special Agent Reeves Will arrive imI
W&ynesbutg Wednesday morning
from Washington The charges will
be filed, It is expected, with United
States Commissioner Lndley in Pitts.
burg. The accused women, ii iti
charged, signed the names of many
prJmincat business men OF Waynes |
burg TO rotes aggregating $l,000,000 !
Cashier Rinehart would give them
blank note and instruct them to fill il |
ou and sign the name Of some promi- |
nent man. He would explain that the |
person whose name was to be signed |
hal note which was about to ma
ture and wanted to give new paper |
The clerks in their apparent ignor !
ance of banking laws and practices, I
did as biddea and now tney will have !
TO face criminal charges.
Mrs. Rinchart. wife of the cashier |
is doing everything in her power TO /
right the wrongs committed by her
husband. To-day she sent word TO Tx
ariner Cunningham that her entire
70 tune of $l25.000 was at his dis
pCsal Tor the benefit Of such persons |
who have been caught in the crash
Of the bank This fortune has been
amass ID by Mrs Rnchart in business
transactions ara represents her busi
ncss efforts of life time.
Mrs. Rinehart declares she will do
al ythng to save the seven women
who are TO be arrested For years she
has known them intimately. and was
schoolgirl with their mothers be.
fore them.
Cashiers Wife Frantic.
TIe wife of the cashier knew moth
ing Of the true conditions Of her hus-
bands bank. and even yet can hardly
believe that the events Of the las
week are real SIC is frantic.
Il wish / had enough m ney to pay
everybody wno lost in the bank"
Ms Rinehart d clarei today. 81 will
give every dollar / possess in an ef-
fo9t 10 protect these unfortunate PEI
sous. My hear breaks fcT the women
who worked in the bank. know tnev
never could have been guilty of any
crime. and to arrest them will be
dreadful The wohle affair is a te:
libIc nightmare TO me-
The Rinehart residence valued a,
s1d0.G00. was one Of the finest pieces
Of property which RineharJ deeded
over a. Receiver Cunningham
Foilad in Their efforts io get Christ
mas goods at a sacrifice price with
tn little money they stin posse s.. /
Vayuc-burg victims Of the wreck
this noon gave vent to their feelings
for the first time since he failure,
with The result that for fully an hour
a riOi waged in tie main street OF thc
town.
Riuchaft was partner in many Of
the business houses Of the own. and
the news that he had surrendered all 4
his property to the bark ha fright {
cned his partners It f. expected tIat G
other merchants viii make an sff1rt ]
o. &c. rid Of their stocks. and the a
federal authorities are on the alert !
That r ucllart followed the meth
obs nd hy Cashier T. lee CLARK ia
wrecking the Enterprise bank II Allie =
gbcny. hT re hypoihecstiHg securities 1 {
l. lh- TIA - openly made today