The sun., 1906-01-13
OWNEDA BANK; DIDN'TkNOW 1T
HEARD OF 1T WIEN CASHIER
AND CASH VANISHED.
Crisafulli Found Angry Eicilians Belea guer-
Ing His Boston Grocery Store and
Clamoring for Their Deposits--Lien
on the Messina Property His Hope


Ing His Boston Grocery Store and
Clamorins for Their Deposits-Lien
on the Messina Property His Hope.
1t makes a man pretty sore to be the
owner Of a bank and not know anything
about it until after the cashier has skipped
out with the cash and left the innocent
owner to face a small army Of angry de-
postors 1t is especially annoying If the
depostors happen to be dark browed
Sicilians who back up their demands with
stilettos and announce that they will take
gore IL they can't get cash.
Antonio Crisa full. who runs a grocery
and wine store at $40 West Broadway, says
this is what happened to him, and he feels
good deal put out about it.
Until Thursday Crsafulli thought he
owned grocery and produce store in
Boston. and that his manager, Biagio
Soa cca, was an ideal man for the Job.
He got telegram on Wednesday afternoon
from his young brother. who was clerking
in the store requesting him to 60 to Boston
at once.
Crisafulli got there Thursday morning
and found his grocery story surrounded
by twenty-five Italians. They told Crisa-
full with the aid of lot Of Sicilian cuss
words that they had about 81 900 deposited
in the grocery store, and said that they
wanted it in a hurry. The grocerymsn
did his best o calm them, and then took a
look inside
He found the cash drawers empty, and
was told by his brother that the manager
had decamped the day before with all ths
money in sight. Crisafulli took a casual
glance over the books and figured that the
cash book wouldn't balance by about s., 900.
he ran across check book of the Beacon
Trust Company ana was hopeful for few
minutes that he might have a good sized
account there. He hurried over to he bank
and found that the firm of Crisafulli &
Sciaccia' had SIS coming to it,
CrlSafulll went back and told the de-
positor and the whoo bunch hustled to
Police Headquarters and told their troubles
to Capt. Maretti. I he police were tod
that Scaccia was an cmbezZler to the
extent of $4,000, and they started hunt
forLim. They haven't struck his trail yet.
Crisatulli is undecided as TO whether it
leads To Italy or Canada.
CrlSafulil arranged, before returning to
this city, that the 5000 worth of stock in
the grocery store and s?7J of outstanding
accounts should he turned over to the
depos!tors, who had an average of $50 each
i'll the hank.
When Crisafuli got back to the city
tine he boarded the train for Boston on
Wednesday night his store in West Bread
way was found to tie on fire The fire.
men sQuelched the flames lefore more
than 81 eco damage had Iecn done. They
couldn't locate the source Of the blaze.
The stock vas insured.
Crlsafulli was standing in his store, sur
rounded by sacks Of wet peanuts and
broken cases of wine, last night, when a
SCN reporter went around to see him.
"SciaCcia was clerk for G. De Luca,
banker III Thompson street. when |
opened grocery and produce store in
Boston. two years ago" said Crisafuli.
Il knew he was competent, so | nlaC!c HIM
manager Of the Boston store at $40 a week.
II" signed written contract which stated
that If the store lest money through his
mana cement ! was to be reimbursed by
lien on property which ! know he owns
in Mes-ina, Italy, where We knew each other
when boys.
A few months ago gave him perm5-
sion to do steamship and railroad ticket
business and to accept money for trans
mission to Italy That's as far as my
knowledge that he was doing a banking
business went"
CrIsafuIh said that when bis manag ger
is caught hc can be held responsible for
doing ha-Sing business wit hout giving Il
Sl5oo bond required by the banking laws
of Massachusetts.
Cris,fuli said that he couldn't settle
with the dcpo,tors in full until he had
collected from his mana gers property
in Italy, His lawyers have started pro-
ccedinEs already. His personal loss
through the defaloation amounts to $4,000.