The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-23
TO ARREST FRIEND
OF MISSING TELLER
Detectives Chase a Suspect i'm
Broadway and Find Him
British Secret Agent.
BANK CHECKING TIP LOSS

Additional evidence in the case Of
Henry ;. bradley. the missing mail teller
Of III. Merchants National Bank OF
~ WIll stree. il expected to he dis
closed to-day through the arrest Of one
of the fugitIve's Fri nds. who is believed
10 be familiar with his actions prior
to the time he left the city IA week ago
yesterday. This friend has been located
by d toctives. according to Wilmot VI.
Smith, New York superintendent Of the
fidelity and surety department Of the
Aetna accident and Liability Company,
and he will hc interviewed and perhaps
arr,s,sd to-day.
The work Of checking up the defalca-
tions Of the missing teller Is being car
ried on as rapidly as possible, but as
yet the bank will make no estimate OF
the amount missing. The bank officials
prefer to wait until they can put for
ward a definite claim against their in
surcrs with the certainty that II IL
complete. II is known. however, that
Joseph Byrue. cashier and vice-presl-
tlN VI " btllNs mas llloIIltu u
Aetna company that the defalcations
exceed the amount for which 1t is re-
sponsihle. and the agents for Lloyd's Of
London have been notified that they will
probably be called upon for a substan-
tlal share of the $3.50. 200 blanket policy
which they issued on the teller.
1.-THE Investigation so far has definitely
shown that bradley los; large sums OF
money by betting m horse races.
AIR Ir-n lI.0 - H. l... a.. 1r W..
dom avenue, W~oodhaven. yesterday re-
peated her assertion that her husband
had no intention OF fleeing when he
started for Stamford on September 10,
but that he went on "A visit and wanted
her to accompany him.
Mr.. Smith and William jenkins. adj
5uster for the Aetna. spent the greater
part of yesterday In "A chase through
the Broadway district on a report that
Bradley was In one of the hotels. About
10 A. NJ. a mystic ous telephone mes
sage informed them that a man answer
ing Bradleys description was in the
bar Of the Imperial Hotel. They hur-
ried there, sending word for one " the
banks messengers To meet them and
identify the fugitive.
At the Imperial they saw the man
who was said to be Bradley's double
in everything. even to the diamond
A'hH III tlAS TIC GU Nv bdllh
messenger arrived he left ana the two
trailers followed. They m~'e the
rounds Of every hotel. cafe and saloon
in the district. close behind the suspect,
and eight bank messengers followed
them "A lap behind. At the Hotel Nc
Alpin the suspect. the ~trailers and the
messengers came together. 1t was not
Bradley.
Further Investigation and a little
questioning then disclosed that the sus-
pect was "A member of the British secret
service, who was following another
man all the while.
STAMFORD, Conn. Sept. 22.-It was
learned here tonight that a check for
f5,.uu0. which II Is said had been
altered 10y Henry :. BRADLEY. the miss
ing Merchants National Bank teller
came back while he wis on his vaca
ton and before he had time to arrange
his books. This led 10 "A hurried in
y~estigation OF his books.
That Bradley was warned that his
shortage had been discovered low IL
believed TO he certain, Who warned
him? is the question for which detec-
lives are seeking an answer.