Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-29
DISAPPEARED FROM THIS
CITY MORE THAN YEkR AGO
Accounts at Bank Are Alleged to
Show shortage Of More Than $4,000.
Young Wife, Who Was Fannie oser,
with Prisoner-Assumed Name Of
Meyer.

After eluding the authorities TOT
more than year, Milton r. Mock, alias
Abraham Meyer, formerly auditor oil
The First National Bank, of this city
who mysteriousiy disappeared on July
2s. 1909. after officials OF the bank
had discovered that he was severai
thousand dollars short In his accounts.
was arrested in Detroit, Mich, Sun
day night by w. A Crump. private
detective of this city. and Detectives
Allan and Parker, of Detroit. The
arrest WIS made on warrant sworn
out. IL Is said. by the National surety
Company, of New York, one CT the
two companies in which Mock was
bonded. and charging him with en-
bezzlement. The young man viii be
brought back to this city and will be
tried iu he United States District
Curt at Norfolk. as he is alleged 70
have violated the United States bank
. ing laws.
II had been generally supposed here
that Mock had in some way made
good. TO the bonding companies Tor
the money which they were COM
pclled to pay over to the First Ns-
tifnal Bank, aggregating in all be-
tween $4,000 and 1900. as apparently
no effort was being made to appre-
bend him. and hence the news from
Detroit that ne had been arrested
caused much surprise here. However,
II was learned yesterday that the De-
troll authorities had been asked to ar
rest the young man. but had been
unable 10 locate him because he had
assumed the name Of Abraham Meyer.
Local Elks Saw Him.
Had II not been for his desire 70
see and talk with Newport News peo'
pie again Mock very probably would
not have been arrested. When the
Elks' convention was held in Detroit
several months ago number of Elks
from this city saw Neck in DetroH
and talked with him and his wife.
Upon their return here the Elks told
about meeting the young man and the
bending company was informed. De-
tective Crump was engaged bv the
Surety Company to so to Detroit and
make the arrest, as Mr.. Crump knew
Neck and could easily apprehend him.
The detective left this city ten days
ago and evidently had no trouble in
locating his man.
A dispatch from Detroit yesterday
afternoon said that Nock's wife. who
was Miss Fannie Oser. daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. Oser. OF 1918 Wash
ingtca avenue. asked the police to ar
rest her yesterday. She is said to be
heart-broken The opposition here is
that the woman asked to be locked
up so that she could be brought back
here with her husband.
Tells Of Alleged Robbery.
Mock comes of good family and
his mother and sister now live here
He came here with his family wher
small boy and made his home here
continuously until his Disappearance
last year. Up to three years ago hs
was well thought Of and liked by man,
friends, but in the summer of 1907
during the jamestown Exposition, h
told Of an alleged robbery at Sewalfi
Point, in which he claimed to hav'
been the victim. Subsequently, Il wal
proven that he had not been heater
and robbed. as he claimed.
He continued as an employe OF tn
First National Bank until July. 1906
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