Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-23
CHARGES
AGAINST STORY
COMPLAINT SWORN TO BY STATE
COMMISSIONER OF BANK
ING Nj. c. BERGH.
EMBEZZLEMENT, FRAUDULENT
ENTRIES AND FALSE RE
PORT ALLEGED.
Madison, April 81.


faulter and attempted suicide, was
placed under arrest yesterday after
noon at his home IN Belleville by Sher
iff Kittleson. Upon the advice of the
attending physician the sheriff Gid not
bring Story back with him last night.
If his condition permits he will be
brought to Madison tomorrow and ar
raigned in the municipal court. When
Sheriff Kittleson read the warrant to
him he remarked:
81 expected it."
Story is being watched day and
night by deputies. His condition has
improved considerably.
Commissioner Of Banking VI. G.
Bergh Saturday swore to a complaint
against Edwin G. Story, cashier of the
Citizens State bank OF Belleville,
charging four separate offenses, en-
bezzlement, making of false entries in
the books of the bank, making Il false
report to the state commissioner of
banking and keeping false ledger &C
counts. The first count of the COM
plant is as follows:
"That on the eleventh day of April
1908, at said village, county and state,
the said Edwin G.. Story, while cash
Ter of said bank, the Citizens State
bank, did then and there feloniously
embezzle abstract, and wilfully mis-
apply and convert to his own use the
sum of $23,355.05 of good and lawful
money of the United States, of the
moneys and funds of said Citizens
State bank, with intent, then and
there, to injure and defraud the said
Citizens State bank, without consent
of said state bank, contrary TO the
form of the statue in such case made
and provided and against the peace
and dignity of the state of Wisconsin"
False Cash Book Entries.
The second count alleges that on
April 10, 1908, Story made in the cash
book of the bank the following false
and fraudulent credit entries:
Due from the First National bank
of Monroe, So, 1884.
Due from Merchants Loan & Trust
Co, Chicago, $5,795.58.
Commissioner Bergh alleges that
these entries were false in that they
represent credit transactions of the
bank in the amount of $8,92712, while
in truth and in fact no such credits
existed. But in truth and in fact the
credits and assets of the bank with
reference to the First National bank
of Monroe and the Merchants Loan &
Trust Co. of Chicago were $10,S79 less
than appeared by the cash book on
said date. Commissioner Bergh al
leges that these fraudulent entries
were made by Story with intent to in
jure and defraud the bank and to de-
ceiye the officers of the bank.
AS a third offense Commissioner
Bergh alleges that on January 5, 1908,
Story made in the general balance
ledger book the following false and
fraudulent credit entries:
Due from the First National Bank
Of Monroe, $2,54O.23.
Due from Merchants Loan & Trust
Co., Chicago, $6,077.88.
Commissioner Bergh alleges that
these entries were false in that they
represent credit transactions of the
bank of $8,618.11, while in truth and
in fact no such credits existed, and in
fact the credits and assets with re-
ference to the First National bank of
Monroe and the Merchants Loan &c
Trust Co. OF Chicago were s10,567.00
less than appeared by the gene al bal
ance ledger.
Made Fraudulent Report.
For the fourth offense Commission
er Bergh alleges that on April 10,
1908, in response to call by the com
missioner of banking, for a report of
the condition of the bank, at the close
of business hours on that day, Story
made false entries in his report.
Commissioner Bergh alleges that the
report was false in that the loans and
discounts at that time were s97, 344
and deposits subject TO check and de-
pOsits on time certificates held by the
bank amounted to $106, 4J6.55. Where ,
as in truth and in fact at the close of
business April 10, 1908, the loans and
discounts amounted TO $88,844 md the
deposits subject 20 check and depos-
it's on time certificates held by the
bank amounted to $780, 96.55. IN the
report it was stated that the amount
due from the Merchants Loan e.
Trust Co. of Chicago amounted to ,
$5,795.58 and from the First National |
bank of Monroe $3,132.54 while in
truth and in fact the amount due said .
banks was nothing, and in fact the
Citizens State bank Of Belleyille was
then indebted to the said banks in the
sum of $1,965.93
The penalty for such an offense as
that with which Story is charged is
Imprisonment in the state prison from
five to 20 years.
1t is said that Story, who mas al
ready confessed, will throw himself
upon the mercy IF the court. The
complaint was drawn by Attorney Cen
eral Gilbert and District Attorney