's cashier reckoned up his "tags" he found no record of a check for
$127,000. He immediately accused the boy of purloining the check, and
inquiry at the bank (met by the reply that no such check had been
deposited, as shown by the depositor's own "tags") strengthened his
suspicions.
ALL THE BANKS OF NEW YORK
were at once notified of the loss of the great check, and costly
engagements were made to advertise the matter all over the country. The
boy was not arrested, but his case was not neglected, you may be
assured. Repeated cross-questioning failed to shake his simple
statement, that he had done as he had been told to do.
THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BANK OF NORTH AMERICA
were behind that afternoon, and the cashier stayed until late in the day
to get them balanced. After he had finally secured the totals of the
day's transactions, he found that he had received, according to the
depositors' "tags," $114,300 less than he had paid out. In some
perturbation he recalled the notice of Scranton, Willard & Co., and at
once sent to them, to see if that affair had anything to do with his
immense discrepancy.
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