The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-08-04

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NV York-Nhat becomes Of the
people wh0 make deposits IN banks
and never claim the money! What be-
comes Of their relatives and connec.
tions?
once a year the banks are required
10 publish the names Of these deposi-
tors. and In many instances efforts are
made By special investigators to find
individuals. Extensive search and
much work follows, but in nine cases
out Of ten failure is reported. The
money lies In the banks waiting claim
ants.
Members Of congressional commit
tees at Washington ta whose attention
the subject was called intend bringing
the matter ZIP for action With a view
10 making use II his overlooked
source Tor additional treasury funds.
In q formal recommendation t. con
gress in 1917. and each Eear Of his
term subsequently, Comptroller John
Shelton Williams urged legislation @t1
require l0ng dormant balances D. lie
deposited Ia the United States treas
ury." The present comptroller, T.. r.
CrlssInzer. repeated these recon-
meadauans 10 congress but So far
nothing has been done.
fetal Near s35.o00.ooo
i. 1917 the exact total Of these IN
claimed balances was S2T. 237, 927, Of
which sol.G3sGs9 was in The city
banks and belonged to 5lS,s73 Gus
TONERS. Tie largest sums were in
Eastern states. including New York
the total being ~S13.G34242, belonging
to 273.S43 customers. Government ex-
perts estimate that the total now
reaches nearer the S35.Oo0.000 mark.
Inquiries at the banks and special
Investigators Offices show that even in
recent cases of death of depositors 1t
Is a hard job finding relatives. Take
the case Of Edward ]. KelleheE
He kept a shoe shining establish
ment in san Francisco. There came
to him enc day in 1917 an italian shoe
sinner who insiuaatad that Eddy's
store kept other things rs well-may-
De stolen goods. maybe not. EDDY
taAAl4EA LtlA 4GAE4 aA4AA A4A~A arc %-+
that STUFF. The italian didn't care for
his manner. pulled out his gun and
shot him.
Shoe shining be a profitable
business. Eddy KeIleher left a nice
little nest egg Of $4,000 all ready set
for the queue of relatives. But they
were slow IN coming. So slow. Ia fact,
thai the public administrator after do
Ing everything il his power to find
them gave it up.
BY ore # his correspondents the
case was referred 10 Nelson IL Tun-
nicllf. u Chambers street, New York.
the attorney who represents many Of
the city banks in dormant balance
matters Tunnielif uuearthed many
Interesting things about the departed
KeH4her He had served a couple VI
terms in San Quentin prison Tor rob
berries. under another uaue. lie lad
also lived n the B=wary In New York
and Inspected -he inside Ws'.z If ne
state arsaa fer fwa 15s H.s bank
records give his birthplace IS Las
relee Mass #l1e tHa prison gacarI
suggested Iaa. lIs-s Tlurlel.E dis
covered ne a8af.-aaI aa.rg Il L4H
renee however. a-#I- G.-a taoze II
three at.s- e'llr.u. brothers ana sis
ter ~ tH- 5eaa aaa.
ADVERTISED Wtasut Result.
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+. aaH- '.".-' result AZ
"as ".ll ~l1ef eoi-s-lsfaoie WORK. e4-
tehiee 'a'sae5 e--s-' lAa' d AepLs"
kf'a They kae" Tier Uncle vel AID
b#d even offered ~ hsl3 H-@ once
after his imprisonment Bread cast
dpa The waters etc. heiieaer's
money was distributed ~ them
I6eTe Aed IN = : Mary Aclrea-
VINO vas born 10 sr9"siyh ID 1871
Mars 1cerea Las lefl s9a1'a far s'5.
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