The sun., 1919-08-01
FIND MYSTERY MAN
IN BANK COLLAPSE
Investigators Learn North
Penn Teller Plunged I'm
der Two Names
NOW IN ATLANTIC CITY
Elwood Strang and James
Caldwell, One Person, Is
Invited to Philadelphia.
Special Despatcn 70 rHE SUI

PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-Elwood II.
Strang Is the mystery man" Of the
North Penn Bank wreck The paying
teller plunged not only in the financial
market but in the matrimonial market
as well. and carelessly used two names.
according to information reaching the
Investigators to-day.
The bank was closed July IS by the
State Banking Commissioner with a
shortage Of upwards of 100000. II
developed to-day that Strang. who spent
money lavishly, was also known as
James e. Caldwell. Associates at the
bank said that sometimes he got tele-
phone calls as "Mr. Strang" and some
times as "Mr. Caldwell" and that he
answered to both names.
It was as Strang, however. that he
was OFFICIALLY known at the bank and
as Strang that he married Miss Gather
Inc Dewald on June 20, 1917. and as
Strang that his wife divorced him In
February, 1918.
But 1t was as Caldwell, accord ng to
investigators, that he wooed and won
Miss Julia Glah few months aftr his
diverse and as Caldwell that he tuok q
fetching little residence In Cynwytl for
which he Is said to have paid $4,000,
As Caldwell he lived with his second wife
In Cynwyd until last April, when neigh
bors say that after frequent quarrels he
left. Mrs Caldwell continued to live st
tho house, however. and is reported to
have sued for q separation.
stranE in Atlantic City.
Detectives OF District Attorney Rotan' 6
office say they found Strang at a beach
front hotel in Atlantic City, where he
often had a suite of rooms They have
invited" him to return here for an I'M
mediate conference with James T. Cor
telyou, chief of the District Attorney
detective stan.
As both Caldwell and Strang he was
q lavish spender. When he was mar
ried to his first wife he is said to have
kept three automobiles and Mashed rolls
Of money. He still had one automobile
when he lived in Cynwyd as Caldwell.
Mrs. John s. Dewald. mother of his
first wife, said that Strang flashed rolls
of bills as big as a key and had three
autos" during the six months he was
married to her daughter.
Lured by Strans's display OF wealth
| and his three autos. the girl, then IL
eloped to Elkton. Nd. with him and they
were married by the Rev. George L.
Wolfe. the marrying parson." on June
23. 1917. She obtained a divorce in
February. 1918, on the grounds of crue
and barbarous treatment.
On April 16, 1918, Strang went to the
| marriage license bureau In City Hal
and giving the name of James Z. Cald.
| we'll obtained license to marry Miss
Julia Glah. They were married, The
| Investigators learned that Ralph T
Meyer, the cashier; Walter o. Colfesh
| the bookkeeper, and other clerks sud
| denly developed a craze FOR diamonds
| four months ago.
In this connection, II is asserted thai
| about four months ago a diamond dealer
was summoned to the bank to do somt
business with the employees. The male
employees then suddenly blossomed
forth IN diamond jewelry. with gems o.
various sizes and values. much to tn,
| envy and mystery OF the poorly paid
| girl employees, who could not under
stand where the money came from.
showered Gifts on Wife.
| Strsng is said to have blazed the trai
to diamonds, for he showered gifts Of
| them upon his first wife, according Il
Mrs. Dewald. and gave them to othel
feminine friends. Mrs. Dewald added:
"Once Elwood received a bill for ;1St
Tor aubornoDile repairs. My husband hap
pened to see It. He called Elwood TO on,
side and said: OF course 1t Is none o.
my affairs, but. Elwood. how can YOU
pay these bills on sS5 a week? Aren'
you going too strong? You ought to b,
more careful with your money
ITO this Elwood responded: 'Yo,
mind your own business. I can run m,
affairs'
why. Just before the last difference
which determined my daughter to SUI
for divorce he gave her a blank checl
and told her to buy player-piano. &c
one for about $9oor he exclaimed. %
more II you need to-
| "Elwood gave my daughter severa
gifts OF diamond rings and pins, blu
they were nothing compared to what h
gave his second wife. l heard abou
these gifts when Julia Glah was brough
to our house by a relative"