Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-21
BANK IS SHORT
$4,000 AF TER
EMPLOYE SK|Ps
0. H. Mitchell, First National
Bank Clerk, Captured at
Hot Springs: $1,000
Said TO Be Recovered.

O. II. Mitchell, former bank
clerk, charged with stealing
s12,5OO from the First National
bank Thursday evening, was cap
tured by Deputy Sheriff Jose
Tafoya of Sierra county, yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at Hot
Springs. More tnan S11,000 of the
money is said to have been recOv-
cred at the time of the arrest.
When arrested Mitchell was ac-
companied by T.. J. Weinberg, said
! to have been engaged by hun to
drive the new Nash car which
Mitchell purchased Thursday night
and in which he attempted to
make his escape,
Mitchell had been under suspi-
cion at the bank Tor two or three
! days, due to an attempt to cash a
draft for $1,000 which he claimed
| he had inherited, and the discovery
of a shortage of more than 800
| last Wednesday. Iio was employed
| in minor capacity mt the bank
and was in the habit of taking care
Of Il large part of the banks mail,
carrying it to the postotfice. How
ever, it was not his duty to carry
the registered mail to the postOl-
flee.
Thursday evening as the bank
employees were about to close the
bank at 8 o'clock, he walked into
the booth where the smploye who
carries the registered mail was
taf 10 =
going to the postoffice, he would
take the packages. In picking up
the letters and packages, he picked
up two intended to be registered,
y check Of the registered packages
d at 1890 o'clock yesterday morning
revealed that of the six packages
to be registered, only four remain
ed. The two which were missing
proved to be one containing SO, 500
in $40 bills and one containing
SO 600 in $40 bills.
Investigation proved that Mitch
ell was missing from his room
Chief of Police j. Il. Galusha was
! immmediately notified and police
started to work on the case.
Purchased Car.
1t was soon learned that Mitchell
had purchased a new Nash road
ster from the Hoover Motor COM
I pany Thursday night at 1880
o'clock. Officials throughout the
. state and at Ell Paso were notified
to be on the lookout for the car
, Mitchell had been inspecting the
car for two days and had stated
Thursday noon to Il. 6. Fuhrmey
er, manager of the company, tina
. he would purchase the car Satltr
! day, as it would be a day or TIVE
before he could raise the money
= He came back shortly after ,
o'clock that evening and stateC
that he had raised the money ant
would be back for the car. Ht
! returned at 1880 and completed the
purchase, paying $l,410 in cash
: for the car.
After purchasing the car, in
) company with a man who later de.
/. veloped to be +. j. Weinberg OF
: Albuquerque, Mitchell Grove to 4l(
South Third street, where he had
! been roOming, and got an overcoat
He also mussed up his bed before
, leaving the room.
= Illness and general hard luck are
+ supposed to have been the cause
for his actions at the bank. HC
1 came to Albuquerque about a yeal
ago, obtaining employment at the
Evening Herald. where he held
two minor positions. AS he was
] not efficient, he was discharged
in June. When making appltca
: tion for the position at the Her