Evening journal., 1919-12-02
BANK CASHIER
Ig UNDER ARREST
Warrant Charges Galloway
Stevensville, Md, With En-
bezzlement of $4,000
DOOR OF BANK
CLOSED BY STATE

cENTREVlTLE. Md, Dec &c. o.
Galloway, who resigned Wednesday as
cashier OF the StcyensVille Bank ol
Maryland. after admitting a shortage Oh
SiS 800 in his accounts. and William H.
" Lnwe. station agent of the Mary
land Delaware and Virginia Railroad az
SieAcnsville were arrested yesterday.
Caiiowav IS charged with misappropr-
ating $4,000 Of the banks funds, and
Lowe with criminal conspiracy in
cbctling Galloway 20 take the banks
money for grain speculation
The amount named in the warrant for
Galloway $50 0OO) has not yet been
found by State Bank Commissioner Il.
w Page and his stIff Of auditors who
are axam'nng the books, but they cX-
pect The shortage TO run TO that figure,
and 10 Is said there is likelihood that IL
win 20 as high MS SEQ coo
Upon order OF state Bank C0mmls-
sionor g. W. Page the bank was closed
lhis morning Mr. Page, acting az re-
ceiyer took over The affairs Of The nsti-
tuition.
70 IS understood other arrests may
follow. loves arrest has been re-
gardcd as a foregone conclusion since
yesterday The list Of those implicat-
ed may grow larger, II IS said.
Raised SIS, 900 Bail
Call0way's bail was fixed at $4,000
by Magistrate r. A. folsom This has
been raised by The father Of the accus-
cd and a dozen Of his friends, and he
is now al liberty Loves bail was
liked at $4,000 by the same magistrate.
but he was not arrest q until late last
night and Is still IN custody. II is said.
however. that he will have no trouble
IN raising the money
preliminary hearing will be given
Both men on December 3d.
Constable Brown and the deputy who
arrested Galloway went 90 his house by
q back road In order 90 spare him the
necessity of facing the large crowd that
had gathered. Galloway has q wife and
severed children Mrs Galloway. it is
said. became hysiorcal when her hus-
band was taken into custody, scream
ing loudly. The mother of the accused
is IN a state Of nervous collapse 10 IS
said.
Lowe spent Yesterday in Centreville
When he didn't return 10 Sievensville
until late last night States Attorney
Brown sent out scarchors for him Ile
returned. however.
Speculation Alleged.
Lowe, 20 Is said. has been in The habit
of specializing in grain and Is reported
TO have made between $1,000 and $1,000
recently boy his operations TO get
money for operations 10 is said that
Galloway permitted him Ga overdraw
his account at the bank. The extent of
Loves alleged oyerdrafts has not yet
been determined. according TO Commls-
sioner Page, as his passb0ok viii have
10 be- examined.
Considerable, sentiment. II is said,
eXisls IN Kent Island in behalf OF The
two men, Although Galloway was not
arrested until about 8 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. friends raised the ban IN
limo 10 free him yesterday. lie had
two relatives on the board Of directors,
and ali The others were loath 90 prose
cute him. At the meeting yesterday
morning 70 is said trouble was en-
per'cnced IN getting any Of the mem-
bers Of the board out OF pocket
though they were by The shortage 90
swear out warrant 70 was FOR this
reason that the constable was called
in and consented 20 sign the writ
Closing Of the bank, the big shortage /
already known, and the bigger one /
that looms almost as a certainty, prac- /
.icaily paralyzed business on The island /
Its business houses. stores, farms and .
oyster packing houses are virtually .
stalled until they know where they .
stand financially
Pathetic episodes were enacted yes