The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-18

As far a. the books Of the bank are
concerned they are az though the
deposit had never been made. and the
bank examiner. therefore. has no way
Of discovering the shortage.
Gard. through the store for which
he worked. made several deposits, and
upon one pretext and another sent to
the assistant cashier Of the bank for
the record OF them In the absence OF
Compton. They did not show on the
account OF the grocery store and the
matter was passed over as a misunder-
standing. But so was n second avenue
Of Misrepresentation discovered.
Thus was the special agent able
from the outside TO get very good
leads into the condition Of the bank
and to determine the manner of It's
looting when the facts might not have
been obtainable by an expert working
from the inside.
Cards case was about completed
and the Department was ready TO act
when the dramatic denouement came.
Arson, suicide and flight are the three
events most to be expected when the
funds OF a bank have been misappro-
priated. The young special agent was
watching for any OF these at the time
OF the anniversary party given by the
banker. It was In preparation for
| either that he watched so late on that
occasion.
On the afternoon which preceded
the entertainment Gard was working
over his books at the store and at tho
same time keeping an eye or the
At. A. I-,,- after chasing Tina M
the bank he saw Compton come out
Of the side door with W books or INC
institution under his arm. lie could
make out that one was leans and dis
counts. lie surmised that they might
be records that were to be destroyed
probably the books hat showed his
guilt.
When from the hillside Gard that
night saw the silent car stop back or
the bank and the flames subsequently
break out ne knew what had hap
pened. These were accomplices OF the
cashier who had probably looted the
bank of any remaining funds and. ac-
cording TO agreement, had set X on
fire that the discriminating records of
the cashier might be DESTROYED.
The willy cashier. however. had made
sure that the books hat showed his
guilt would not be found. in case the
plan was not an entire success. He
had removed them himself. but had
! no, as yet destroyed them. for he saw
, no probability Of coming under i'm
mediate suspicion. Likewise he had
neglected to destroy certain CORE
spondence that later connected him
u.fs si,. 49,, fn,,y,I e. Ia az. any %, 4, 8 . t.1
the arson.
The books taken from the bank
er's house were found to he tho per
sonai ledger. wherein should have
been entered deposits, and the ,oa :
and discounts ledGers. in which account
Compton had entered the amounts
representing all his personal checks
This latter was the accoun that had
dwelt in the mind Of Newton. the
bank examiner.
The letters hat Gard had found IN
the bankers pockets. though I'm
signed and mysteriouslv phrase1, were
later traced To the Dutch Schrodc'
gang. They proved a great aij to Nc
Cord. the plain clothes man. who hat
slept peacefully through all tn,
clamor incident t. the burning OF thu
bank, but who through them wa
able to trace the burglars.
Compton went To pieces when con
fronted with the proof that his dcre.
lotions had been found out. In dos
peration he confessed his crimes an,
eXOnerated Torrance. the assistant
cashier. who in PLAYING the m1rkc
had only executed the orders ~ hi
superior. Compton lived hut si'
months after his conviction and sen
tence to ten years in the peni'en
tiary at Atlanta.