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Show FAKE ACCOUIIT IN LOCAL BANK LAUDS jUR6LAR Harry Schroder Admits Theft of Certificate or Deposit from George W. Graham at' Springville Checks Out Part of Money on Making Deposit; Calls Later for Balance "and Detectives Get 'Him j Whole loaf or nona led Tuesday o tho arrest of Henry l ftchroder Into custody at a local hank as ha was about to otahn l&frO balane on an $800 certificate of deposit placed with tho bank Saturday In opening a new account. ac-count. Tho certificate of deposit, according ac-cording to tho police, was stolen by, Schroder In a burglary at the residence of George W. Graham at Hprlngville several dava ao. In realising on the' loot, Schroder la said to have displayed an Intimate knowledge of banking- practises. In addition to the certificate of 4 d. posit. Schroder Is ssld to have , helped himself to bank books on an Kl Paso.; Tex., bank and other personal per-sonal papers of his victim. Then i he hied himself to thia city te cash In on the plunder. At a local bank he represented himself to be George W. Graham snd possession of ths certificate and other papers tended to disarm A anv suspicion as to, his Identity, police say. fie opened an account In the asaumed name of his victim, vic-tim, leaving- the certificate a a an Initial deposit. He needed fie. he said, and this was advanced him. 'Monday he returned and cached a check for $200 against his $7t0 credit. , Subsequently detectives traced the stolen Graham certlfl- 4 rate to the bunk. When Schroder appeared at the teller's wicket Tues-dsv Tues-dsv with a check calling for the balance of his fake account. De t tectlvs .Clifford Patten -tapped him on 1 he shoulder. At police head-' quarters he confessed the robbery.! according to Detective Chief Riley. M. Beckstead. |