The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-06-04
COLLEGE CASHIER ARRESTED
WOMAN QIiZZED As TO Sf3,OOO
me- SAYS ROBBERS COT.
she Didn't Keep Promise to Forcgo Her
Friendship fOr University ~ Min.
nesOta Treasurer Police IDOubt Ills
story Of llixhw n, mems Attack.

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MfNNEAPoLIs. June 8. Joseph y. Bren,
treasurer. accountant and cashier of the
University Of Minnesota. who reported
yesterday he had been held up and
robbed In u ravine near the campus Of
$4,000 belonging to students. wasarrestet ed
to-day and is in cell in the Central police
station.
Mrs. Maud Eddngton of 20O3 Third
avenue South. who the police say has
admitted she promised Mrs. Brcn she
would have nothing to do with the cashier
has turned over to the police key TO
Brens personal safety deposit vault in
the Northwestern National Bank. She
said she used the box for her persona
papers and valuab bles.
Norton NJ. Cross has been retained bv
bren as his attorney.
Public Examiner Fritz took complete
control OF the financial department OF
the University Of Minnesota to-day
This morning q. H. Hayes. comptroller
oi the university. applied to the Public
Examiner Tor an examination of Brcn y
acts. Bren turned over the KEYS of the
two university strongboxes to HAYES
VINO Will take an inventory of their con
tents and then start checking up the
treasurer's books and disbursements.
Bren WAS closeted in the office Of
Superintendent of Police Mealey all
iast night. Assistant County Attorney
Leslie Ogden and William Mash and
detectives asked him many oliestions
When the County Attorney decided tha,
many Of Brens admissions. together with
facts brought To light by theldetectives
were sufficient for a complaint against
bren he was taken to a cell "Embezzle-
ment' was written opposite his name
Bren according to B. +. Nelson and
Pierce Butler Of the University Board
OF Regents and &. ID Decker. tn. sec
retary OF the institution. has made an
oiier to repay 10 per cent of the miss
ing sum. although he still MAINTAIN.
u was stolen from him He i, bondetl
for So. 600
The reported inability of Bren to On
pam To the regents why he took 81 ;nO
worth. OF checks from the university
yesterday and cashed them at the ~
anthony Falls Bank. carrying them down
town to deposit in a safety deposit vault
at the Northwestern National instead ,f
cashing them there, puzzles the police.
Mrs. Eddington WAS taken to police
headquarters last night and questioned
According to Chief Mealey. who W az pres :
ent. she said she had known Bren about
fourteen years and several times in the
last two or three years had been EN-
ployed by him IA an assistant AT the uni
versity.
The police declare that she had n kev
TO Brens personal safety deposit vault
at the Northwestern National Bank,
where the two university deposit boxes
are. Detective Delaittre SAYS Mrs. Ed
dington told him last night that she had
intended renting q vault to keep her
papers in. but that Bren had insisted that
she use his and save the expense.
Mrs. Eddington. the police say. told
them that year ago Christmas her ac-
quaintance with Mr. Bren became know
to Mrs. Bren and that the wife Of the uni
versity cashier asked her to refrain from
seeing Mr.. Bren or telcphoning or writ
ing TO him She promised but admits
having seen Bren since
Mrs. Eddington visited Chinese resta,-
rant, downtown cafes and the theatre
with Mr. Bren. Detective Delaittre savs
she referred to her acquaintance with
Mr. Bren IA "platonic friendship
The detective says he saw Mrs. Edding-
ton in conversation with Mr.. Bren n, >
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the yaul,
at the Northwestern National Bank. about
five hours after the time Mr. Bren reported
he had been held up and robbed
Mr.. Bren was AT the vault 10 get nor.
money from the box TO pay the student
refunds at the university Mrs Eddinr
ton, according 10 the police said tina,
she had gone 10 the vault to look AT her
fire insurance papers. She denied having
made any engagement with Brep To meat
her at the vault Supt Mealey saws Mr..
Eddngton told him Bren owed her sto0
on a note.
Il have every confidence in the integrity
of Mr. Bren," said DR. Cyrus Nortnror.
president of the university. last nigh,
NV experience with him justiiies M. IN
making that statement
The admission alleged to have been
made 10y Bren last night. that he fre-
quently placed the university's money
in his privat. deposit box at the North
western National Bank. combined with
the admission Of Mrs Eddington that She
had a key TO that box and was privileged
70 open it at will, is considered bv the po-
lice sufficient ground for arresting him
II means. they say. that Mrs EddinHton
had access To- funds belonging to tho
University Of Minnesota which al times
amounted to thousands of dollars.
Assistant County ittornev Ogden saws
Bren admitted 10 him thar Mrs Eddng-
ton telcphOnsI TO him al the uniy.rsitv