The New York herald., 1922-09-01
MISSING TELLER HAD
FIANCEE' And WIFE
Harry Mullin Planned to Buy
Ring for Daughter of New
York Bank Official.
s3,535 ERRORS CHARGED
Jersey Clerk Failed to Meet
Girl or His Chum Before
Drowning at Beach.

Harry J. Mullln. "a. paying teller
OF the New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company of Jersey City, in
whose accounts shortages aggregating
between $4,000 and $4,000 are al
legged following report that he had
drowned on Sunday. had been paying
court to the daughter of a New York
bank official, it was reported yester-
day
Mullin is married though estranged
from his wife, who was Miss Margaret
Devlin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
V. Devlin of 1877 Randolph avenue,
Jersey City. and who is now living at
Bradley Beach.
Jersey City detectives connected with
the office of Pierre r. Garven, Fros-
ecutor, said they had received infor-
nation tina. the young teller since
leaving his wife in June has been
keeping company with daughter of
Harold Lillienthal, director of the for
eign exchange department of the Irv-
ing National Bank. representing him.
self to the girl and her family as be-
ing single man.
James T.. O'Reilly, one Of the detec-
tives working on the case. said Andrew
G. Greene, third vice-president and
treasurer OF the bank. told him Of a
conversation which. he has tsd with Nj.
LillienthaI Sunday In which the latter
said that Muilin had an appointment
with his daughter Saturday night, at
which time he was to have given a dia-
mond engagement ring 70 ner. Mullin
did not keep the appointment.
Father Became Suspicious.
In some manner before the story be
came public Lillienthal learned that Null
Inns clothes were found in the locker
Of Manhattan Beach bathhouse. This
incident, considered in connection with
the broken engagement, aroused his sus-
picions and late Sunday he went to
Jersey City ana had conference with
Mr.. Greene and Walter F. Gardner. the
second vice-president of the bank. Null
lin had made certain representations
concerning himself, Lillienthal told Mr..
Greene. and he wanted to know what
kind of man he was and what kind Of
standing he had with his employers.
Mr.. Greene told the detective, accord
ing to the latter, that he infoi med LII
lienthal then that Mullin was short in
I is accounts with the bark. although 1t
was not until yesterday that the officials
Of the bank would admit to the public
that there were any irregular ities in the
looks of the missing teller.
Mullin left the bank SATURDAY morn
ing, taking with him two handbags and
tennis racquet and mandolin. saying
that he was going to Manhattan Beach
for the week end On Sunday suit of
clothes with papers bearing ais name
in the pockets was found In locker
which he had rented. Thc Coney Island
police reported the finding OF tie clothes
to the Jersey City authorities and IL was
IL first thought that the young man had
drowned.
Charges s3,535 False Entry.
The books OF the savings department.
az the bank. with which Mullin vas con-
nected were audited hur~iedly and the
y .ortares were discovered. MI. Greene
swore out n warrant for th arrest or
9ullin. charging that on Friday. the day
before his disappearance he made
f,Isn entry OF s3.535.60 in the special
accounts ledger Of which he had charge.
offlcials 81 the bank would not dis
cuss the case with reporters and II could
not be learned how long the alleged
shortages had been piling up. AT hrst
they reported that Mullln was clerk
and denied that there were any lrregu-
iartties Ia his books. Fear was expressed
that he had been drowned.
The detectives are workins on ,hs
,,oorv that the missing teller carried
The old suit of clothes to the bath house
a. one of the handbags and planted
n ,here 10 throw them off his trail by
nraating the impression that he had
dro,.ned Detective O'Reily said that
the early arrest Of the young man y
expected.