The newspaper., 1909-11-19
Gertrude and Halsey wer,

LlQQy udQ dlTeduy uioCONtTeQ
some of the china was broken-it is
impossible to have any secrets from
an old servant-I was not in a pleas
ant humor myself. Warner brought
up the afternoon mail and the even
ing papers at seven-I was curious to
know what the papers said of the
murder. We had turned away at least
a dozen reporters. But | read over
the headline that ran halfway across
the top of the Gazette twice before
comprehended it. Halsey had opened
the Chronicle and was staring at it
fxedly
doors," was what l read. and then I
put down the paper and looked across
the table.
Ibid you know of this?" l asked
Halsey.
"I-expected it. But not so soon. {"
he replied.
And your" to Gertrude
"Jack-told us-something." Ger
trude said family. "oh, Halsey. what
can he do now"
Jack" ! said scornfully. Your
Jacks flight is easy enough to explain
now. And you helped him, both OF
your mother; IL isn't an Innes trait
Do you know that every dollar you
have, both of you. is in that bank?"
Gertrude tried to speak. but Halsey
stopped her.
That isn't all. Gertrude he said
quietly: Jack is-under arrest"
Under arrest" Gertrude screamed.
and tore the paper out Of his hand.
She glanced at the heading, then she
crumpled the newspaper into a ball
and flung it to the floor. While Hal
sey. looking stricken and white, was
trying to smooth it out and read il,
Gertrude had dropped her head on the
table and was sobbing stormily.
| have the clipping somewhere. but
just now I can remember only the es-
sentials.
On the afternoon before, Monday.
while the Traders bank was in the
rush Of closing hour. between two and
three. Mr.. Jacob Trautman. president
OF the Pearl Brewing Company. came
into the bank to lift loan As Sc
curity for the loan he had deposited
some 800 International Steamship
Company SIS. in total value $500. 900
Mr.. Trautman went to the loan clerk.
and. after certain formalities had been
gone through. the loan clerk went to
the vault Mr.. Trautman. who was
a large and genial German. waited for
a time. whistling under his breath.
The loan clerk did not come back.
After an interval. Mr.. Trautman saw
the loan clerk emerge from the vault
and 20 TO the assistant cashier: the
two went hurriedly to the vault A
lapse OF another ten mir iautes. and the
assistant cashier came out and ap-
preached Mr.. Trautman. He was no.
ticeably white and trembling Mr.
Trauiman was told hat through an
oversight the bonds had been mis-.
placed. and was asked to return the
following morning. when everything
woul. be made all right
Mr. Trautman. however. was a
shrewd business man. and he did not
like the appearance OF things. He
left the bank apparently satisfied. and
within 30 minutes he had called up
three different members of the Trad
ers' board of directors. At $3.50 there
was hastily convened board meeting.
with some stormy scenes. and late in
the afternoon a national bank exam
iner was in possession of the books.
The bank had not opened for business
Tuesday
At 1880 o'clock the Saturday be-
fore. as soon as the business OF the
day was closed. Mr. John Bailey, the
cashier OF the defuEct bank. had taken
his hat and departed During the aft.
ernoon he had called up Mr.. Aronsou,
a member of the board. and said he
was i'll. and miE..t not be at the bank
for day or two. As Bailey was high
ly thought of. Mr.. Aronson merely ex
pressed regret. From that time un
Ill Monday night. when MIR Bailey
had surrendered TO the police. little
was known of his movements. Some
time after one on Saturday he had en-
tered the Western Union office at
Cherry and White streets and had sent
two kilograms. He was at the Green
wood Country club on Saturday night
and appeared unlike himself. 1t was
reported that he would be released
under enormous bond some time that
day. Tuesday
The article closed by saying tina;
while the officers OF the bank refused
to talk until the examiner had finished