Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-09-05

probably he under the state banking
department.
His Two Years wnnderings-
Az he sat In the sheFifrs office
yesterday afternoon smoking . cigar
and chatting with friends, be told
the following story 6f his two years
a. a q yltive: my wife and ] left
AblIeA- two years ago about this
time. We went direct to West Ho-
boken, N. y. After we were there
a week read in the city daily the
failure OF the bank and the con-
ditIon OF affairs at Abilene. ] Inn
mediately lost my head. sent my
wife back here to do what sne
could. we divided what money we
had, 5000, between Us. My first
employment was feeding cattle on
cattle ship between Boston and
liverpool. made that trip twice.
The second time I remained at Liver
pool expecting to get employment In
the form OF clerical work in manu-
Featuring company. was told that
the Job would not be open until
January, SO I returned to New York.
II was taken sick. When ! got well
all my money was gone. ! was up
against II. Sometimes / scarcely
had enough to eat and felt the cold
and hunger Of the wolf at the door
you read about. / found employ
ment in addressing houses at New
York addressing letters. BY the
way several of the letters ! addressed
came to Abilene. also rustled
freight on the piers. sold pop corn
on the streets, worked in book
bindery. and sausage factory. The
reports that ran hot tomala stand
were wrong, for I did not have
enough money to buy one hot tomala.
My wife joined me at New York
lin June. 1911. In the meantime !
had lost so pounds. Things went
better when my wife came. Her
cooking got me in shape again. Mrs.
Flack had a chance for several good
positions but when 1t came to refer
ences she had to give them up. She
was afraid she would disclose my
whereabouts. / followed the work
i had done before up to the time
was taken"
About Flack's Capture.
Concerning Flack's capture Chief
Detective Searles said: Detective J.
J. Allen, of the Surety company, and
A. M. Birdsall, head Of the company'I
claim department, went to Trowe'i
after they learned he had gone bach
there to work again and asked fol
Flack. When Flack entered the
room Allen said: Hello there, Mr.
Flack. How are your FlacH
Strengthened up and tremor rar
Through his frame. He drew q
handkerchief from his pocket and
mopped the perspiration from hi
forehead. Then he faced Allel
straight In the eye. The next mo
Iment his face relaxed into a smile d
relief. This Is good; this Is fine
!, boys, he said. Really you dom
know what relief to me this Is. Il
isure Is good to hear that name
again after Using an alias the pas
two years. Flack appeared happy
after his arrest and did not. aak
ALLEN what be was wanted for; moi
Idid he make any trouble when tht
detective told him he would have
i to accompany him to the offices o.
the surety company. Flack was
then taken to the Tombs and kept
there for the arrival Of Sheriff
Young with the reQuisiticn papers,
History Of the Cass.
Il was just two years ago Septem-
Der s, when the customers Of the
State bank went to that institution
and found its doors closed with
this notice tackled on thems a
hereby certify that have just COM
pleted a careful and thorough ex-
animation of the Abilene State bank.
Such examination shows some losses
caused by delinQuencies of john A.
FIack, late cashier.W f. Watson,
Deputy state Bamk Commissioner"
Then Abilene woke UP to the fact
that one of its most trusted citizsna
had left for parts unknown and Ms
associates in business were left to
1919 rosHN HE dmfhtemRiOnR FNTCk