Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-11
GONE WITH BIG sum.
Trusted Bank Messenger Miss
ing With $25, 900.
COLLECTIONS FOR A DAY
Principally in Checks, but There Was
$1,000 in Cash.
NATIONAL PARK BANK LOSER
Police in Canadian Cities Have Been
Asked to Look for
Him.
PARK BANK LOSER

NEW YORK, March 11.-William Glasby,
a messenger for the National Park Bank,
at Broadway and Fulton street, has disap-
peared with collections said to amount to at
least $25, 900. Private detectives believe he
has fled to Canada, accompanied by his
stepbrother and their sweethearts. The
bank is one of the largest In the city. Its
last statement showed a paidup capital of
So, OOO. COO, and surplus and undivided profits
of 81, POI, 600. Its deposits amount to over
$97, 100000.
Glasby is twenty three, good-looking and
has a rowing disposition. He ran away
from his home in Scotland three years ago
and lived for a while in Canada. Six
months ago he came to New York and Sc
cured board with Mrs Lena Romberg, at
1O3 East seth street.
When he applied for a position as mes
senger at the National Park Bank, shortly
after his arrival in the city. he was instant
ly accepted. There was something in the
boys clear-cut demeanor that made the
bank officials believe he could be trusted.
Trusted With Collections.
Glasby's principal work was to go out
to collect notes and drafts sent in by the
banks depositors and correspondents.
Every day he brought in money and paper
aggregating many thousands. The boy did
not stop on the way to read dime novels.
The CELEBRITY with which he made his
rounds fairly delighted his employers.
After CLASSIFY had been with the bank a
week he sent for his stepbrother, George
Reed, who was in st. Louis, and out of
work Glasby had made the acquaintance
of two pretty girls and introduced Reed
to one Of them. Reed instantly fell In love.
Glasby was already in that fix. The two
boys frequently took their sweethearts to
the fheafer and had n fine time,
Glasby made his collections for the bank
as usual last Tuesday. Exactly how much
he received the bank officials will not say.
but they admit that 1t was a considerable
amount. While most of his collections were
checks, 1t Is said that he got over 5000 in
cash. The boy was due at the bank at 3
o'clock Instead Of going there he hurried
to his boarding house. His stepbrother was
Uses full of clothes. 49,
Mrs. Romberg was out shopping, but one
of her boarders heard Glasby ask Reed II
he had put everything in the satchels.
"Al1 they will hold, said Reed.
'"rhen let's beat it, said the messenger.
Met Girls on Street.
The boarder. his curiosity aroused. fol-
lowed them and saw the boys meet at the
corner two girls. Quickly tie four boarded
a downtown Sd avenue IL train. The
boarder tried to get on the same train, but
missed it.
That night a detective called at Mrs.
Romberg's house and said Glasby's en-
ployers at the bank were greatly DESTROYS
of finding him. He said two boys answer
Ing the description of the messenger and
his brother had boarded a train for Buffalo.
They were accompanied by two girls and
all four were laughing merrily.
Efforts to trace the four In Buffalo were
futile. Descriptions Of Glasby have been
telcgraphed to the police of Canadian cities
hot he hn tod m al OF
This is the second robbery of the National
Park Bank by employees within a few
months Early last fall Edward Frost, a
clerk, was arrested on larceny charge
and was sentenced to two years in Sing
sing F'rost's defalcation. it is said, was
over 500 coo