The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1915-09-29
TRUSTED EMPLOYEE
DECANPS WITH
FUNDS
Bert Green, Bartender at Hoffman
Loots Safe and Leaves for Parts
Unknown, Sunday.

Herbert Green, who has been en-
ployed as night bartender at the
Hoffman Bar in the city for the past
sixteen months, decamped last Sun
day night for parts unknown, TAX
ing with him practically all the
cash in the safe belonging to his en-
ployer, Phil Hursh, as we'll as other
funds that had been deposited in the
vault for safe keeping by private in
diyiduals. The exact amount of his
defalcation will perhaps never be
known, as he was trusted implicitly
of the safe and had unimpeded ae-
cess to the cash register Hence, his
peculations may have extended over
long period of time. However, the
books show that at the close of bust
ness Sunday evening, when Green
took charge, there should have been
In the neighborhood of s4O0 in the
safe, besides at least 800 more be-
longing to private individuals.
1t was Green's custom to show up
at the saloon about IL o'clock each
day after his shift. On Monday
morning he failed to appear as US
ual, but nothing was thought of it,
owing to the fact that he had had
rather strenuous week during he
Fair, and was presumed to be rest
ing. However, when he failed to
make an appearance by l O'Clock,
Mr.. Hursh went to his room and
found that il had not been occupied,
which Immediately aroused his sus-
picions. He made quiet inquiries
about town from the drivers of autos
which carry passengers to Hazen and
soon learned that Green had been
driven over to Hazen by Fred
Waidely in time to catch No. 20
eastbound. In fact. the train was
in the yard when they arrived
Green had made arrangements with
Waidely to take him on to Reno in
the event that they Jailed to con-
meet with the train, and had exacted
a promise from Waidely to say moth
ing about his trip, as it would wor-
ry Hursh. AS he had been in the
habit of taking occasional trips,
Waidely attached no importance to
the request.
1t is not known for certain wheth-
er he boarded No. 20 or waited for
No. l, eastbound, which arrives in
Hazen shortly after midnight, as he
was not seen after going into the
depot and it is not known whether
he purchased a ticket. Word has
been received from Chief Hillhouse
at Reno that a man answering
Green's description arrived in Reno
Sunday night and Immediately made
arrangements to be taken out in an
manner in which he had covered his
departure nearly twenty-four hours
had elapsed before kilograms could
be sent out to intercept him, by
which time he may have reached
either San Francisco or Salt Lake.
However, descriptions are now in
the hands of the police officials as
far east as Cheyenne and Denver, as
we'll as points in Montana, Idaho
and Washington and it is probable
he will be apprehended within the
next few days.
Before leaving, Green very
thoughtfully left a note addressed
to Mr.. Hursh as follows:
phil: George closed up for me
tonight, so | took all the money out
of box and put it in my box. so he
could put the bank roll away.
BERT GREEN"
An examination of the safe dis
closed no coin in sight and as Green
carried the key to the inner COM
partment, which can be opened only
in conjunction with a master key, it
was necessary to chisel the hinges
from the private drawer, which dis
closed about $40 in nickels and
dimes and a few dollars in small
checks. AS an illustration of the
completeness of his preparations, it
is recalled that a check for $50 had
been cashed a few minutes before
Mr. Hursh left the saloon for the
night On Monday it was found that
Immediately after Hursh departed,
Green had taken the check into the
Palace Bar and recashed it, Incl
dentally paying debt of $40 that
he owed there.
Green came to Fallon from Taft,
in southern California about a year
ago. He had formerly run sa-
loon at Needles. During his resi-
dence here he had conducted him
self in such a manner as TO ingrati-
ate himself with all with whom he
came in contact and had won the un-
bounded confidence of his employer
to such an extent that he was inn
plicitly trusted with all the details
of theb usiness ind hence was un-
hampered in carrying out his plans,
and was thus enabled to gain re-
spite from pursuit that would other
wise have been impossible.