The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-05-25
BANKTELLEROHTRIAL
Former Official Of Enterprise
National Faces Jury.
B00KKEEPER PLEADS GUILTY
Thomas Harvey Is Charged With Ai5.
Ing Suicide Cashier and Polite ans
n Wreekins Allegheny 5ank-otner
Employees 70 6e Tried.


r. wreekins Allegheny 5ank-otner
Employees 70 ee Tried.
Pittsburs. May Thomas W.
Harvey. former paving teller of the
Enterprise National Bank OF Ale
gheuv. which failed two years ago
Tor over $I0oV.0o0. was placed on
trial before Judge Nathaniel Ewing IN
the United States district court. liar.
vey has been indicted on charges q.
making false entries. abs,rsc. inc
funds. misapplicstion OF funds aud
aiding and sbetting T Lee Clark. the
cashier. in the interpolation oi
funds. who subsequently, committed
suicide.
Edward 2. Mcmillan. interest book
keeper OF the desunct institution. was
20 have been tried first. but following
a conference between the accused. his
wife and attorneys in the courtroom
he pleaded guilty 70 the charges The
case Of Harvey. charged with the
same ouenseS. was then taken up
Three other employees OF the bank
and Forest Nichols. secretary 10 VIII
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to congress from New Mexico. viii
also be tried in connection with the
failure.
When the bank failed two years age
Il was given national publicity owing
to published rumors OF the part POLL
tics had played in wreCking the in
stitution. President Roosevelt was
asked in n letter TO investigate th-
failure personally. but wrote a letter
to the department OF Justice concern
ing the affair There was state fund
OF 1000 600 in the bank. and tn.
was later made good by the dircc
tors OF the bank. number Of whom
lost their fortunes in doing SO
The defense will attempt 70 show
that all the clerks under Indictment
we're absolutely under the control a..
T. Lee Clark. the cashier: that be
alone Is responsible for the trouble "a
the bank. that the clerks OF the bank
were hgureheads and that all the
false entries and defslcations were
made by Clark. Il will be in dcfens
that any entries which are alleged
TO be false in the case OF Harvey were
made under the positive orders OF
Clark
United States Bank Examiner John
q. Cunningham was the first witness
called by the government Tho witness
spent much time in explaining how
he made an examination OF the affairs
OF the bank going into many details
and inclu6ing many accounts which
were examined.
AT any time did YOU have tain
with Harvey" asked Attorney Glib
son. who conducted the examination
for the government.
Il did found discrepancy OF
about 800 600 in the statement given
me. and Harvey admitted he knew
there was a discrepancy. This was a
day or two after I first went 20 the
bank. I tried 10 get a statement. and
Clark asked me 10 wait. and told
him would not wait any longer and
then I got the statement Harvey told
me the account current was over
drawn and should be replaced. He did
not explain how the overdraft had oc-
Cured ! asked him to explain. but he
aid not do SO There was an erssure
in the cash book covering the 500.
600. but ! could get no explanation
about II. All Harvey would say was
that the account current was short
The account current Is the account
with reserve agents.
Il was close 20 Clark anc Harvey
when they We're working on the books
Harvey made some marks on a s.ir
Of paper. and I saw the figures 1O.OaO
10000 and 10000. That made me sIs
picious and ! at once insisted on a
statement"
DO YOU know Of your own knowl
edge there was a shortage?"
Sure. and a big one" said Cunning
ham. and the more examined the
bigger II grew"