The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-04-03
WILL BROWN AND H.B.
JACKSON ARRESTED
FOR BANK ROBBERY
CHARGED WITH LOOTiNG THE
FIRST NATIONAL OF GALA
TIN OF OVER $4,000.
ACTION NOT A SURPRISE TO ANY
Brown Was Mayor of Town and As
sistant Cashier of the Bank-Jack.
son Employed in the State Depart
ment of Mines.

The arrest of William B. Brown
mayor of Ga1latin and assistant cash
Ter of the First National Bank of Gal
latin, on acharge of embezzlement
and the arrest of Herbert B. Jackson
of Gallatin, an employee of the state
mining department, on charge OF
conpiracy and aiding and abetting
Brown in embezzlement, came as a
sensational climax Monday to the re-
ported robbery of the Gallatin fiancial
institution on the morning of Friday,
March 90.
The warrant on which the arrests
were made was sworn out before
United States Commissioner Harry
Luck, at Nashville by Edward J. Bren-
nan, special agent of the department
of justice, Monday morning.
The warrant charges Brown with
embezling more than 100000 of the
funds of the bank.
An official of the bank stated Mon
day night that the shortage at the in
stitution is estimated at between $780,
900 and 100000.
Jackson was arrested in Nashville
Monday afternoon by federal offic-
er. He was taken before United
State Commissioner Luck and his
bond fixed at $4,000.
Brown was arrested at his residence
at Gallatin at 1925 o'.iock Monday
night by United States Marshal viii
Jones and Detectives kiger and ia
cobs, of Nashville. He was brought
to Nashville in his own automobile.
Brown had been assistant cashier
of the First National Bank of Gala.
tin for six years.
In January he was elected for Sec
ond term as mayor of Gallatin. This
is said to be the only public office that
he has ever held.
Brown is married and has two chill.
dren.
Browns income, SO far as the offic-
ers have been able to learn, has been
as follows:
AS assistant cashier of the bank
800 per month.
AS mayor of Gallatin, $50 per year.
From insurance business, in which
he operated under the firm name Of
Brown and Spradlin, $500 or $500 per
year. Mr.. Spradlin is individual book
keeper at the bank.
When called over the telephone
Monday night after the arrest of AS
sistant Cashier Brown and H. B.
Jackson, and asked the total amount
of the shortage of the Gallatin Ma
tional Bank, an official of the institu-
ton said that the total loss would
be between $4,000 and $780,
600. 1t was stated that the account
had not been thoroughly gone over
yet, and that the exact amount of the
shortage is unknown.
The examination of the banks re-
cords which were partly destroyed
by fire, and the investigation of the
financial affairs of the institution,
have resulted in only rough esti-
mate of the loss from the alleged en-
bezzlement. The official stated that
he was not in a position to make any
statement in regard to the arrest Of |
the two men. It was also stated that !
It will be matter Of several days be- |
lore the affairs of the bank can be |
satisfactorily adjusted. Just when
the bank will be reopened for bust |
less could not be ascertained from |
he official.
In the charges against Brown it is |
stated that while employed as assist |
ant cashier of the Gallatin bank he
then and there did embezzle as |
Aforesaid, said moneys, funds and
credits and convert the same to his
own use and to the use of a person
md persons other than the said bank
ng association"
Jackson was taken in charge early
Monday afternoon and for almost six
hours was put through rigid cross
before Commissioner
Harry Luck and United States Attor-
ley A. M. Tillman. He was then ar
ested and waived preliminary hear
ng and his bond was fixed at $4,000.
Jackson has been in the employ of
he state mining department at Nash
lille for about three years. He was
irst appointed by State Mining In
pector George Sylvester as a stenog-
apher and about year ago was made
clerk.
He resided in Gallatin and was
Jerk for the First National Bank
here about seven years ago. He re-
igned that position, although a num-
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