Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-07-14
CASHIER AND MONEY MISSING.
Set The Tine Lock Ninety Hours Ahead of
Time and Leaves for Paris Unknown.

w. c. ID. Sutherland, cashier of the
Citizens National Bank Of Clintwood.
Dickinson county, is said to have abb
seconded with $1,000 of the bank s
money. $500 in currency and s24O
Of unsigned treasury certificates.
Last Saturday night Sutherland hired
horse and told some friends he was
going to Stratton, about fifteen miles
from Clintwood to spend the Fourth of
July with relatives. No one suspected
any wrong on the part of the cashier
until Tuesday morning when he failed
to appear at his post in the bank. In
quiry revealed the fact that Sutherland
had not gone to Stratton and that he had
apparently dropped out of existence.
So far, no trace of him nor the horse
which he rode has been found, nor is
there any clue as to which way he went.
Further investigation at the bank is
said to have shown that the vault could
not pc opened on account of the time
lock.
Late Wednesday afternoon, however.
1t is said the officials succeeded in get
ting into the vault only to find that their
suspicious were well founded and that
all the funds of the bank except a small
amount of silver were missing. 1t is re-
ported that inside the vault there was
found note bearing the words gone
to the tall timbers" and that it is signed
by the missing caahier.
Before he left the bank Saturday it is
also said that Sutherland set the time
lock for ninety-six hours, presumably to
give himself time to get away before
anything suspicious against him could
be confirmed.
Sutherland is about "a years of age
and has held many responsible positions.
being at one time chief of corps of
army engineers in the Philippine Islands
during the Spanish-American war. He
is member of one Of the most promi-
nent and best known families in Dicken-
son county.
Friends and business associates of the
missing cashier are completely at sea
and can suggest no motive for the crime
as Sutherland was regarded as an hon
est and upright business man.
1t is evident that Sutherland must
have made up his mind suddenly to
leave for parts unknown, as he had
made loans up to the last day. He laid
his plans well, however, when he did
get ready to leave, for he got the other
bank in Clintwood to agree to close on
Saturday as we'll as on the Fourth. This
gave him three days start.
1t was fortunate for the bank that E.
F. Ames, of Glencoe. Ky, who was for
merly the cashier of the pank, was on a
visit to Clintwood and agreed to act as
cashier until the matter is Strengthened
out. There was about 81, 200 in negoti-
able securities left in the vault and on
last Friday, Ames took these to Rich
mond and re-discounted them with their
Richmond correspondent and was thus
able to secure enough money to open up
the bank on Tuesday.
Aside from few over drafts the bank
will loose nothing as Sutherlad was bond
ed in the New York Fidelity Insurance
Company to the amount of $1O,O 900.
There has been some talk of CONSOLE
dating the Citizens Nationsl and Dicken-
son County Banks, and it is more than
probable this affair will bring the mat
ter to head, is the opinion of those in
position to know.
The Dickinson county grand jury in
session last week indicted Sutherland.
A reward of S1,OOOis offered by the
officials of the bank for the arrest and
delivery of Sutherland to the Dickinson
county authorities.