The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-10-12

zenS National Bank of Elizabeth
City. North Carolina as Il collection
teller and savings clerk.
.. How long did you remain in
the employ of the Bank?
y. Up 10 September 2nd. 1922.
1922.
-. When WAS the first time that
you took any money or property of
the Bank:
\. 1t WAS To the best of my re-
collection about Il year after start
rd To work.
.. Why did you take this money?
y. | started TO gambling and l
had In have money To pay my losses.
L gave my checks for the amounts
| lost and took money from the
hank To keep even. | was only re-
cciving IL small salary at the time.
q. How did you get this money?
y. The Christmas Savings Club
Fund were in my hands and de-
poSitrd by me. these amounts were
kept On cards and as each customer
came in would credit the amount
on card and put it in the file. II
wanted Il hundred dollars | took
it ont of the Christmas moneys.
and would take Il card ont of the
files for like amount. When
Christmas came and | had To remit
for the cards | took from the col
lection department to balance them.
q. Up 10 the time when you he
came fearful that you would he
detected what was the approximate
amount of your shortage:
\. think it was around six
thousand dollars.
.. After you had made up Your
mind To leave there. how did you
get the money from the Bank that
YOU left with:
\. BY Withholding collections
that took in that would not he
detected and putting them in u
safe deposit box that Il had in the
hank. started putting this money
i'm the safe deposit box sometime
about Il month before leaving.
.. .ibout how much did You with
hold out of the collection account
before leaving:
\. To the best of my recollection
about nineteen thousand dollars.
But this was not all ont Of the col
lection department. Some out of
the draft department and sonic out
of the exchange department.
q. During the last month you
We're ut the bank. where did You
keep the money that You were with
holding:
\. In my safe deposit box at the
bank.
.. When did you leave Elizabeth
City:
\. September 3rd. 1920.
q. Did you leave there alone:
\. Yes.
=. Where did you 90:
\. | went To Norfolk. Va.
.. What did you do in Norfolk:
\. | stayed there long enough 10
buy Il ticket To Columbus. Ohio,
aud took the first train for there.
q. How long did you remain i'll
Columbus. Ohio:
\. Stayed there one night, then
bought ticket for Chicago.
q. What did you do in Chicago:
\. | stayed in Chicago about
NO days and that two da!S was
in exchanging III; money
or thousand dollar bills, two or
hrcc ut each bank.
q. How long did you remain i'll
'hicag0:
~. .tl"Ntl IhV Nhs'
q. Did you buy anything i'll
'hicaSO:
\. I bought Il diamond, some
.rnS and some fishing tackle.
.. That WAS the diamond pin
hat was taken from you at the
imc of your arrest!
\. Yes. sir.
q. How much did you pay for
he diamond!
y. Three hundred and fifty-one
iOllars.
y. Where did YOU buy it:
4. | bought it from Peacock and
'ompany under the maine of W. ID.
simpson.
q. Where did you go from
'hica@O:
\. | bought a ticket for Great
calls. Montana.
q. How did you happen to go to
ircat Falls:
A. read an article in the Field
mi Stream about Troy, Montana
eing a good place to hunt and fish
nd aS Troy was IL small place anu
doubted if | could get what things
needed so looked up Great FAILS.
IN the train l met man who told
le about the country around Sun
river Canyon and decided to go
here.
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