New Britain herald., 1916-01-11
SHORT TERM NOTES
 BOGUS SECURITIES
Set Of Rubber Stamps Found in
 Closet in Curtis Home
S0UTHINGT0N BANK ELECTS
Believed Late Cashier Made Bogus Paper Resemble That Bought by Bank-No Assessment Levied Be- cause of Acts of Curtis.

! Bank-No Assessment Levied Be- cause of Acts of Curtis.
 Southington, Jan. 1.-The bogus the Southington National bank which it is alleged were those on which the late cashier Louis K. Curtis, secured funds, were for the most part short term notes running for a period of less than six months each, according to infOrmatiCn given out today These notes which have been de- clared to be forgeries have been taken away by national bank officers who have conducted the examination of the bank and who now are reported to be in Hartford trying to trace certain transactions that are thought to have accompanied the making of the notes
 The notes, it is said, have been taken to Boston and brought back to Hartford.
 Rubber Stamps Found.
 Another discovery made today was that of a set of rubber stamps similar to those used for endorsement on
 
 dependent of the stamps used in the bank business, and was found in a closet in the rooms of Curtis over the bank.
 It is thought that with this set of stamps which apparently are dupli- cates of those used by the bank Cur tis was able to make bogus paper re- semble that bought by the bank Most of the short term notes which are said to be fraudulent bear the endorsements of concerns with which the bank was accustomed to do busi- ness. Some of these notes are said to have supposedly been given by the Jewell Betting company, of Hartford, Sage, Allen and company, Of Hartford, E. Berry & Son, of Hartford, Mont gomery company of New Haven, Swift and company of Chicago.
 Other Notes Repudiated - M. R. Wells, a director of the bank says that there were other notes which have been repudiated, supposedly drawn by concerns elsewhere as far west of Chicago, and many of them by eastern firms. The authenticity of these notes is being looked into. MT. Wells said that considerable paper which the bank bought came to it
 
 Mr. Wells said that at the annaul meeting of the stockholders of the bank today no assessment was levied acts of Curtis.
 No Trace of Money.
 MT. Wells was asked if any trace of the money taken or realized on the bad notes had been found and he re- piled that as yet there was no trace of it. Apparently Curtis had not in vested it for no stock certificates be- longing to Curtis had been found.
 At the bank meeting this noon c. H. Clark was elected president, E. G. Lewis, first vice. president, William, Hutton, second vice-president, taking Curtis place, and A. R. Wells, J. H. Pratt and Bradley Barnes, directors. MT. Lewis is acting cashier MT. Wells later said that it was quite probable that an out of town man would be secured for cashier. The directors re-engaged Teller Curtis who os a son of the late cashier, for another year.
 Forged Notes Found.
 It is said that number of forged notes on Connecticut manufacturing concern in a nearby city have been found and the supposition is that these were in readiness so that Cur tis could have substituted them for those which the examiner later found had the cashier had the opportunity to make the substitution.
 It is said that some peculiar fea- lures of the making and handling Of the bad notes are now under inves- tigation.
 Left No Estate.
 MT. Curtis left no estate with the possible exception of a small life in- surance policy in favor of his wife.
 This became known last night af- ter lengthy meeting of the directors of the institution.