New Britain herald., 1924-10-27
George Finn, Bankers Trust Co. Employe In Custody Of Gabriel Berker, Investment House Proprietor, Is Alleged Implicated.
Lawyer for Latter De- clares Client Stands Ready to Make Good Banking Clerks Losses in Stock Market.

Norwich, Conn.,, Oct. 27--George A. Finn, former secretary and trea- sury of the Bankers Trust Co., of Norwich, arrested Saturday night for alleged shortage in the banks fund of s146,26t.39 was specifically charged in city court today with ems bezzlement of s40,oo0. His attorneys entered a demurrer to the complaint when Finn was put to plea and aftet an argument on the matter of re- duction of the bond of $S0, 900 con- tinuance was granted until Saturday and the bail was not fixed 50 he was taken to the Norwich jail.
 Broker Reported Involved.
 It is alleged that Finn lost cons siderable. money through speculation in stocks which were bought through Gabriel Berker & Co., a brokerage concern having rooms over the bank ing rooms of the Bankers Trust Co. It was stated that warrant has been applied for charging Gabriel Berker with theft of about s5S,00o. Berker is absent from the city. U. s. Commissioner Earl Mathew- son who announced that he was counsel for Berker. issued this state- ment:
 1 T do not know where Mir. Berker Is but If the authorities wish tosin- 1 teryiew him can produce him witfl- in a reasonable time. At present he is out of the state engaged in an important matter" It is understood that Mrs. Berker talked with her husband at Louis- vile, Ky, over the long distance tele- phone yesterday and that he said he expected to be home by Friday.
 Ready To Make Good.
 MT. Mathewson had previously i said that Berker stood ready to make good any losses to the bank due to Finn's dealings in stocks. Mrs Berker's name was brought into the Finn case immediately after the ar~ rest of the treasurer Saturday night in statement of President Angus Park of the Bankers Trust Co.sin which he said that Finn had dealings with Gabriel Berker who was un- known to him (Park) or any of the banks directors.
 When Finn's case was called be- fore Judge Arthur F. Libby, Attor- ney Jeremiah J. Desmond and Charles Stewart offered the demur- Ter for Finn which obviated plea at this time. Decision on the demur- Ter was not given as the attorneys | immediately asked for bail reduction and continuance of the hearing. There were not many persons present 1 in the court room. Finn had spent l the weekend in the city lookup. It was thought that bail had been continued at $S0,000 but later it ] appeared that Finn's attorneys tin
 securing postponement waived 1 demand that bail be continued at $So,000 and Finn was held without bail.
 Warrant For BePker.
 City Attorney Alec Roy Robbins notified Chief of Police George Linton 10 inform Mir. Mathewson that 1t was desired that he present Gabriel Berker to the authorities without delay as a warrant was held i against him.
 The business of the Bankers Trust Co. of which Finn had been an offi- oer 6hd director ap eH Saturday when he gave his resignation to President Park did business as tssuat today and it was said at noon that deposits had exceeded withdrawals.
 President Park said on Saturday night that the directors had made i good any impairment Of assets of the bank.