The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-17
ARREST BANK VlCE.PRESIDENT
BEILTNG or BRONN NATIONAL
acct SGD or FORGERY.
Taken ~ His Desk -GOs 1900 From the
knickrrbecker Trust on Impug ned
Certificate e6 stock In His Own BANK.
Although q Genuine storAholtier.

Charles A BeIling. third vice-presider.|
and n director OF the Bronx National
Bank. Was arrested al his office in the
bank yesterday afternoon and was locked
up in Police Headquarters on a warrant.
char ing him with forging q certificate,
Of stock in the hank and with obtaining
81. OOO from the knickerbocker Trust Coma
pany Herewith The warrant was oh
tanned in the Morrisania police court by
John Bambey. manager OF the trust COM
pany's branch at lIs,h street and Third
avenue. who says Boiling borrowed the
81. 900 from tn. company on the forged
collateral
Beiling. according to Mr.. Bamb~y. has
an account with IN. knickerbocKer
branch and on Monday went there for
loan. He presented what purported to
he a cert ificate for twenty five shares of
the capital stock 81 the Bronx National
Bank. stock worth 500 TO $40 a share.
The trust company. taking the stock at
a valuation Of 500. gave Belling a loan
OF ~ per cent Of its value.
Yesterday Mr.. Bamb-y vas looking over
the certificate among others and thought
the supposed signature Of George "
Reinhardt. formsrjpresident OF the Bronx
National looked a little odd so he took
the certificate over TO the Bronx bank
and show ed IL TO Harry Kobe. the cashier
Kobe couldn't say positively about Rein
hardt's signature but said unhesita attn ely
that his own; sigat,ire, also appearing
on the certificate. was a forgery. MIR.
Reinhardt is out Of town. Bambcy than
went 10 the police
The detectives say that Betting ad-
mitted TO them that the certificate waa
forgery and that he got the loan on Il.
Belling 10 81 years old. In married and
lives AZ West Ninety -second street.
He has no children. Frederick A. wur1-
bach. president OF the Bronx National.
said last night that Bellins had been
with the bank since soon after it's or
ganizat ion. three years ago He came
with good recommendations from the
Met ropolitan Bank. the Seaboard Bank.
the National Bank Of Commerce and the
Maiden Lane Bank He had been cashier
OF the Metropolitan and the Maiden Lane
banks. Mr.. wurzbach said.
Belling's position with the bank. Presi-
dent wurzbach said. practically was
that Of outside man. soliciting accounts
for the institution and getting business
for 1t generally. He bought fifty-six
ssssvewsf Vhe bank's ock and was made
director and third vice-presideut. He
gave surety company bond for s2s. 900.
The loes in this CASE. however. IL there
10 any. doss not fall on the bank. but on
the trust company The third vice.
president. Mr. wurzbach said. had no
access to the cash or securities OF the
bank and never collected a dollar for il.
merely bringing in accounts
The directors OF the Bronx National
Bank held a meeting N IN" bank. iseth
street and Bergen avenue. last night.
but did not act on B@lling's case. The
bank has NOR. han 81 900. 600 in deposits.
s.Oo CsS surplus and more than $50 stock
holders II paid an per cent. dividend
on July l DR. Carl Wurm and Thomas
J Quinn are TWO Of the vice-preeidents.
Non. Of the banks officers had any
surrnise 10 oSer as TO Belling's reasons
for needing money so urgently A. TO
borrow IL on forged collateral. Mr..
thought II must be 4 case OF
mont al ahaYration