The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-04-30
HUTCHINSON IS
CONVICTED Of
EMBEZZLEMENT
Former Teller in Albu.
querque Bank Tells
His Story


SANTA f'E, \. NJ. April 3o.--R NJ.
Hutchinson former teller Of the State
National bank. OF Albuquerque has
been convicted hy jury In the United
states court Of the charge OF cmbez-
zlcmcnt II fi.75i.29 OF the banks
funds.
II is said that two of the jurors
stood out FOR acquittal. bat finally
gave In.
Ilutuhinsnn on Stnnd.
Hutchinson himself took thu stand
~ the beginning of the afternoon
session ana undertook 10 explain the
transaction which resulted m reveal
ing that practical shortage of
fl.in0 existed In his accounts as "a
'llrr in the STATE National bank In
Albuquerque.
A. he related tho circumstances 20
the jury, checks we're dtH .n against
his Individual account IN the bank
beginning In the summer ~ iiiS hnd
oudinF sons ~ months later Ninc
In ton Of these checks. he said. were
issued ana signed hy Mrs. lIutchin-
suu in payment or household eN-
pcusps. They ovcrdrcw his account
he oNpluine.' ana therefore could not
Dee paid out uf the account He car
riod them IN his cisn items where
he declared. % was not unusual 4,
,urry n number uf overdrafts.
On saturday. August 20, 1919, h'
said he noticed Roy Mcdonald look
ing over the ih,ms Boz his Hutchin
SONS cage. knowing that 10 was mol
Mruonuld's custom 10 look over thcs'
ifcmr. Hutchinson said D." became
suspicious that AN examination uf
sums Kind WIS about tn hD made. "
u"dcr TO make good these chvo ks hi
said. hc secured for the state Nationa
from the First National the sum %
L.. HhaH Hnss
secured un f.Hm $1,000 upwari aut
that he fearcD to ask fof tio cd,
amount OF fisn1 would excite sus
pi0ion at th, First National tie 40,
take up his checks. substituting
therefor fl10e of the $1,000 that h
had secured from the FIRST National
His plan be said was to put IN
rIecks back soma Tim" Monday, ate
the anticipHtca invcsiignitOn had bccl
,.Iu' s.d ,p" accounts fpand o. >
,akbiF out thc money and rcpayin
the First National Before he lef
fhr hpnk m the afternoon ~ wa
gtFsd ly Mcdonald about some 1
rho transactions .lt declared, an'
told him exactly how affairs stood.
Tells iicrnlun.
\ little later De told IN" STORY 7
o. o. lIonduu. president of thH iu
HnWion. iir was assured hN VI
H.rudun r said. that mo- ill trcliu
whatever oXiH'cl over fhr trln-t'
uor. hat ,hnt o. would Dee r"c"-sit
'ur him fu uspit rp tho money. uu
ihai of cuurao u woult nat hr %
slhIr for tlv bank Geo retain him d
its ruplut. NE declared MI H'rr
don ussur,d him repeatedly that n
prosecution would result llr ha
made arrangements tu secure the O.,
uuire. amount of money FROM h
hilf brother D 4. Campbell. who
now t resident uf Albuquerque. b
told thC jury
Ntfh reference tu th. letter Whir
r. signed Tor } T.. Thompson, u'
tional hnnk examiner sumo iiU
later aud which Thompson signed d
90 vs. moss be- declared thu first par.
graph Wns written u,rr Thompson
dictluou. This WAS tho siaicWcl
that small sums aggtcEa Ing Al.'' ~
had bo-u "nbstracted' 10y him fro
time leo time iiutrhinuuu said ti
word "uhstucted' WAS one that
IvNtr used. that always when q sul
was paid from the banks iund
ever, nickel uf 30 WIS accounted r.
lN hly check. r,vu though his checl
htd uttlo ur mo- value and had 10
carried aH cash items. There HlWh'
IL small credit balance in his IcDuul
Do, ruid.
Npp"nIcd to BrotlWr.
H. g. Gumphvll 40, hruihrr tc~l
led that abort time before Auru
90. Hutchinson hHd lold hlh ll"'
won't, need $1,000 to $4,000 10 srtl
w.h his creditors when u" lrit u
ut o. uf ompluyW Asked "
cnuId seruro aud lrt him have u
uc.d,d money. Campbell said ne 10
Hutchinson u would hc possible g.
him to furnish needed help Huic
tnaun wau.cd To assure hiH 'tcduu
that tho money would Dee i"rthc"I
tur wlthing two weeks " u could pc
-.I.t.. b. .rrHnrsd. tine witness sal
Tb.,t time WAS too short hr said, %
that il would be- safe tu pruinis"
par the money within % month. !
vttuess wps not allowed 60 idcnu
or 10 tcstit, concerning any cuwmu
trstinns be- had received either ira
the bank or the dci'ndan' Hll.l
hld heeu disclosed there was q Hhu
axe, m tho defendants accounts.
Mira Hutchinson was ullow'"
,,s,ts, "a the signing OF checks tl