Show bank cashier Is short in accounts the people of helper and price pric L were shocked monday when it b became e known that abde jackson cashier of the helper state bank had hat been fak aan fakan an into custody on a charge of embezzlement preferred by the bank directors As near as can ie le learned at present jackson is short between and 12 12 he ile has made a confession and has turned over to the bank officials all his personal property including home and household goods ho ile was brought to this city monday for a conference with J M whitmore one of the banks directors and was wa returned to helper tuesday to assist the state bank examiner in untangling the muddle into which he be has placed the bank he ile was returned to this city wednesday and is now in custody mr jackson told some of the bank officials that he j with the missing land had speculated in money and it is ru rumored mored that a fellow named ling lang got considerable of it ono one of jacl jacksons closest friends claims that his troubles started when he allowed lang to overdraw his account at the bank once ones overdia over overdrawn dra n lang is mid to have followed up his advantage by insisting on more and more money and jackson accommodated him in the back what he had hope of getting already advanced in this he failed with the result already alread stated jackson sas if lang will come through with T hat liat he secured from him he can and will make good the shortage if lang ung fails him he N ill call on his own relatives to help him make good he lie realizes his mistake makes no effort to cone conc al anything and is anxious to repair the wrong he ho has done his employ employers ers jackson is bonded in the sam of and the bank directors have notified the bonding company of the state of affairs and have asked the concern to make good the shortage all the directors want is their money and it is not likely they will insist on prosecution if the bonding company cares to prosecute it may do so the helper state bank was organized in november 1910 by price and helper people including J M whitmore of this city an and d joe Bar goglio IV S A aery cry and others of helper jackson has been cashier for about one year and before that time worked for five months as bookkeeper keeper in the first national of i price he came to price from col orado where he had held several positions of trust his folks reside at craig colo COIO he lie is married and has une child the family living at helper the doors of the bank have been kept open during banking hours since the discovery of the shortage and all depositors who wanted their money have been paid few have withdrawn their funds however as the people of helper have implicit confidence in the institution |