The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-01
DETECTIVESSEARCH FOR EDNA
EVERYTHING NOTE TELLER GIVES
THEM NO HELP AT All.
won't Tell How Much OF the S3I 900 lie
stole Was stolen on Thursday Before
lie Went Out TO Luncheon Some OF the
Guesses Are Thai II Vas $40 1000.

The detectives who are seeking the
woman known as Edna, on whom Joseph
A. Turney. the embe2zling note teller OF
the National Bank of North America, now
in the Tomhs, is supposed to have squan-
dered part Of the S34 900 he has confessed he
stole from the bank. and to whom he may
have given the large part of the sum that
he Is supposed to have taken on Thursday,
meeting her at luncheon, have been unable
to find her. 1t is known that she has left
the city, but the bank officials say they
know where she Ia, and they loo for her
apprehe nsion within forty-eight hous.
Turney denied yesterday in the Tombs
that he had spent money On the woman
He declared that she was a respectable
woman, owning considerable property, and
that as a business and social friend he had
cared for her property, and that his &C
counted for the large number of her letters
to him that were found in his effects at
the Twenty-second Regiment Armory. He
denied that he had had improper relations
with her, and said that his wife knew of
her existence, but did not know her per-
sonally, although he had often discussed
her affairs with his wife.
Turney was bitter against Col. Thurston
for having allowed a search Of his effects
at the armory. He declared that " was
contrary to "all ideas Of decency and honor
among military men, He said that the
Edith" and MAY" that were found were
written possibly six or eight years ago,
and that he could not recall whether there
was anything in them that could be con,
str ued as damaging to him: When pressed
to give the address Of Edna" he refused.
Z do not see why a woman's name
should be ragged into this affair and
ade public property because she hap
pened to write me some letters.
Turney also refused to tell what he had
done with his stealiugs, He declared that
he had not taken the missing $4,000 all
at once, but he would not say if he had
taken a large part or any part OF It on
Thursday just before he went out to
luncheon and after the four checks aggre-
eating $35, 600 had arrived which he failed
to enter on his books,
The bank had special accountants at
work on Turney's books yesterday, and
it was said that their Investigations would
probably be concluded by tomorrow.
In the absence of any information by
over the books from the time that Turney
has had charge Of them, more than ten
wears. The investigation had proceeded
30 far yesterday that the officials Of the
bank were able to assert with a degree
of positiveness that Turney had not stolen
more than s34 900, How much of it he took
on Thursday they were unwilling to dis
close.
1t is known that the assistant note teller
saw several suspicious movements by Tur-
ney on that day. Turney put something in
his pocket furtively. The assistant had
learned how Turney had delayed the entry
of certain checks, and although the bank
officials will not admit il, il is supposed that
the assistant teller saw him put money
from the drawer in his pocket, and it was
this fact that made him go to President
Curtis in great trepidation and tell his
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