Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-07
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Won Way with Courtesy

won way WIN courtesy
Members of the Reeves family re.
lated the manner in which I'nger had
ingratiated himself with the aged
banker. Unger went to work at the
bank when boy. a place being solicited
for him by an elder brother who no
longer is an omployp.
on one occasion soon after he wns
first hired. the boy saw chance to
help Mr.. Reeves on with his overcoat.
and ever aftcrwnrd did this small scrv-
ice for the bank president. "v"n then an
aged man.
Mr.. Reeves took an interest in the
courteous lad, according 80 tho family.
and saw that he was promoted from his
post as crrand boy to minor position
in the bank. watching his progress and
giving him an opportunity TO learn the
banking business toroughly.
Finally about ten years ago. Mr..
Reeves asked the trustees TO authorize
him TO employ young l'ngcr nS clerk
and bookkeenor. This was done. In
ger getting 500 month for his serv-
ices. Later he was made assistant
treasurer at Mr.. Reeves request. and
his pay increased TO so a month The
banker trusted him implicitly and he
made frequent visits to Mr.. Reeves
home to talk over matters concerning
the trust. At the bank Ungpr was Mr.
Reeves confidential secretary.
Loss Not Fixed. Says Weaver
John Weaver. president of the Evans
Institute trustees. said:
1T is hard for me to tell the exact
loss. 1t all depends on Just when the
speculations began. ! understand that
the securities in the strong box were
coupon bonds. and we can't tell lust
how many coupons We're clipped off be-
fore the securities were taken, We do
know that there are S15, 900 in Liberty
Bonds missing.
"All Of these investments were made
by Mr. Reeves. of course with the con.
sent of the Financial Committee of tho
board. do not believe any member of
the board has ever seen the inside of
that strong box. | know | had not
until went down to the Girard Ma
tional Bank at the request of Joseph
Wayne. president Of the bank.
There were two boxes. One held
large bonds, and in the other was n
mortgage for $50 900 we hold on some
property Mr.. Evans bought at Eighty
ninth street and Broadway. New York.
We, also learned that the insurance
policies had been removed from the
strong box. and were found in Ungor's
a forgery. that is. forge the corporate
name of the Evans Museum for the
purpose of realizing money on the poll
CieS.
Suspicious Of Report
On account of Mr.. Reeves, who was
a rather sensitive old gentleman. no one
really cared to pry into the affairs of
the museum as they were conducted by
l,s, 4
very poor report of the financial condi-
ton of the estate at the board meeting
the first Thursday in February.
"At that time William a. Law,
president of the First National Bank
was a member of the Audit Committeee,
and he expressed a'desire to look at the
securities in the strong box. lnger
said:
You had better see Mr.. Reeves about
that. You know he is in charge of that
box and o,ice again the wish not to
hurt the feelings of Mr.. Reeves pre-.
vented tho committee from forcing the
issue at that time
The secretary of the board also en-
deavored to have Unger open the strong
box in his presence. and again Inger
said it would be necessary for Mr.
Reeves to do that.
Those gentlemen. Ike myself. would
not have offended Mr.. Reeves for all
the world. but we were certainly sus-
picious because of the lumny condition
of the report. There were lump sums
and round numbers, but no detailed
( figures.
! The first information | received re-
garding the Disappearance Of Inger
came last Thursday afternoon, when
was called on the telephone by Mr..
Wayne. He said, Do you know If
/ Enger took $1,000 out to the museum
! to pay salaries"
Then Ii All Came Out
Il thought that very peculiar, and |
said: i don't know. bur I'll find out. ;
so called UP and found that he
hadn't, and Informed NJ. Wayne.
"Mr. Wayne then said 10 me
There something very strange about
all this. because lngcr's family called
up here and said ne was not home last
night, and, Of course. then we got
busy.
Evan Randolph, rho vice president of