The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-02
Young indianapolis Absconder
Is Captured Yesterday Aft
ernoon in a Hotel at Jack
sonviIIe, Fla.
SAYS DEFALCATION
TOTALS TO $50, 1000
He States That Paul Gall
Started Him on Road to Ru.
in and He Committed Wrong
To Right Another.

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/ Jacksonville, Fla, June MAX P
Emmerich, absconding bookkeeper o.
the Capital National Bank, Indianapo
| lis was arrested here in the lobby o.
the Duval Hotel shortly after moor
yesterday by Detective Crawford o.
the local force. At first he denied his
identity, but finally admitted that he
was the man wanted.
! When arrested, Emmerich was trav
cling under the name of Charles M
Wilson Of Springfield, Ill. He ha6
been at the Duval since last Monday
and, although he was doubtfully recog
nized by William Foor. proprietor Of
the hotel, who was formerly proprie
oils, he was not finally identified un
til Indianapolis papers bearing his
photo, reached this city.
Foor thought he knew Emmerich
when he registered week ago last
Monday, but refrained from saying
| anything to him, fearing that he was
mistaken. When news of the embez
| element reached the local police
through the Pinkerton agency and a
search was begun, Emmerich had re
moved from the hotel to a private
rooming house at 426 East Adams
street, but he still visited. the hotel
and sat in the chairs about the lobby
When questioned about the man
yesterday Mr.. Foor pointed out EN-
merich to Detective Crawford, who
placed him under arrest, but not un.
til he admitted his identity was the
former Indianapolis man sure of the
Identification.
Makes a Clean Breast.
At the police headquarters yester-
day afternoon Emmerich made clean
breast of the whole affair to newspa-
per men in the presence of Mr.. Foor.
Regardless OF the fact that press re-
ports had credited him with short
age of not more than $4,000. Emmer-
ich declared that his manipulations
would reach a figure of $4,000 or
more. In making his statement. EN-
merich implicated two other men, Paul
Gall, a cigar dealer, and H. c. Prinz-
Ter, real estate man, both of In
dianapolis.
about three years ago." said EN-
merich, paul Gall came to me and
asked as a friend that I should allow
him to overdraw his account, saying
he didn't wish to ask the officers Of
the bank for loan. Although knew
at the time was doing wrong, I
thought he would make it good in a
few days and the whole affair would
be undiscovered. But instead of max
ing the shortage good, Gall called upon
me for other and larger amounts, un.
til finally I went to him and demanded
that he make the money good.
This he often agreed to do. telling
me not to worry. that he would settle
it all right. Fearing detection and
wishing to repay the amounts taken
from the bank. I went to another
friend, H. C. Prinzler. a real estate
dealer, told him the whole truth and
asked him to aid in scheme to re-
place the money through the profits
from real estate.
Prinzier Agreed to Help.
"Prinzler. although he realized as
did the danger il we should be caught.
agreed to the proposition, and using
the banks money through checks that
came to my hands Prinzler made in
vestments in real estate"
Then Emmerich commented upon
the looseness of the system of bank
examination In Indiana, stating that
he was able by clever manipulation
Of the figures to make everything APP
pear perfectly correct when the exam
iner visited the institution in which he
was employed.
Continuing. he said: Everything
went on smoothly from the start OF
these operations with Prinzler little
over a year ago and had every reas-
on to believe that when the property
was sold l would be able to- replace
the money and have some profit for
Prinzler, due him for his trouble and
risk. Then the examination Of banks
by special examiners, sent out from
Washington, began and realized that
it would be only few days until
would be caught, and. fearing to face
my friends and family and the dis
grace that would be brought upon
them, l left, coming direct to Florida
by way Of Terre Haute and the Dixie
Flyer
Wants to Right the Wrong
II have been in Jacksonville most
OF the time since, except for a trip to
Savannah and to the Atlanta beach
/ realize that / have done wrong, and
tried to right one wrong by another.
But it was my only chance. and took
It, only to lose. I am willing to go
back to face it all, and believe that
we can make good every dollar Of the
money taken.
I do not know the exact figures at
present. but by checking over the
books I win be able to tell In : few
minutes. am positive, however. that
the sum will reach $4,000 or more
Emmerich had deposited about
81 800 in a local bank. and Of this the
police have secsrsa 1l.7ek7k whicA