Show thief th ie f given G 1 3 10 years tir vl e al r s memphis teller for 12 years missed vacations to shield his shortage SETS GETS HIS confession began with holdout and lived in hope of making alt all good nev er missed a day or was wa late tr train was wa terrible ales V smith vor or erly note teller for we first cawon tit nl bank stood convicted but oater with it three tear car term given ghen 0 bo o hita lalni offer lie he lind find confess d to a peculation all aal pleaded tull tr during tile the 12 U years ears smith was oil con I 1 with tik amik lie took a vacation nc atlon never waa s absent ab sentor or latt in ill reporting for duty lie ile told reporters lu in order to codex up the shortage lie he lad to be on oil tile ithe job jolin D 1 AlArt ln smiths counsel read a copy wc t smiths confession to uw court ua has plen llie 1 I alex V of Atal elgh tenn ilo do lier beneby elij make confession 1 11 l waa ms born in england ell an june 8 I 1 left england and come aine to the united states nhen iwas iw as bout about 0 years old after a short tny ln in new york city I 1 came to lo and a bank cleric lu the employ of the of colummie of voicie I 1 worked for nine months I 1 then thell e ea of the he first limul of memphis tenn ond and was as yu wn there jintil janu ary arv 13 30 1 I was MIS tote noto teller at alt tile the birst Plat ionn brink for 11 1 years anra during tah tiie beia ti ie I 1 sane Allig diligent elit AU attention to the h ill of the illie 11 I 1 began with too A lout hil years ngo ago one doy aner the milts faults were miro closed to ule it cuy I 1 took a of about 10 alint night I 1 UMI this money at tu pay it 11 debt hoping to lo re aluce it at immediately it wits berer placed and the shortage grew gratt until lamity Janita 7 amiTy iV 12 1021 it to 00 rm ali mv inet method boil of concealment was tras tile the entire period of age to hold for a tiny day or two then remit mit being lit in tile the mannerns mann ernI ways short lit in my lily remittances 1 I married abndt eight years ngo ago aliel nt tile iho little line ot of my mar marriage ringe iny was comparatively small my aly family ay consists of luy lily eifle aged thir ty tyvne v years and three children alex y V jr aged seven boven jim Afan gruin aged six and show shaw aged two years anino months the moneys which I 1 embezzled from the bank were alaor alG orbed bcd la in my lay personal ep expense ense and extravagances I 1 have not dIsA dissipated money in gain bling or speculation 1 I have of chur courso entertained the vague baito that I 1 could restitution of these peculations speculations but have aven crushed c ru 8 it c 1 I with tile floal that ills was dm possible strain has haa been terrible tile the wain of my luy situation lias has og 0 cell course se been terrible and I 1 havo have suffered liu monse mental torture tor for 1 it I anno iwon been unable to obtain clent fileca or rest except through tho tha use of intoxicants and alme been coul com pi Heil ito resort to tile samo same menns as aa a to enable me to dascha rg 0 the regular duties of my office it to roy my intention and desire that in the event there should bo be an in returned against me on nc ac count of my wrongdoing to luime dt abely enter cuter a plen vt of guilty to tile the dmd throw myself without reservation upon tho the merey of tho the court it 11 Is my desire to receive mch each pen alty ns as may inny bo be inflicted on uio me as speedily ns as possible it being rny deep desire after I 1 have met my iny punishment to rise agal again n and be a man it will be a my earnest effort to make good in tile fullest in ensure possible uto uia loss which lint liaa leen been occasioned its as ule result ot of my wrongdoing after the lie shortage was discovered says anys regarding ills conversation with officials 1 I 1 rave gave them hem the lie exact figures 11 gores to wit together vi ith till nil daill and docu documents menti pertaining thereto ih llie e reby enabling tile tho of tile bank to make a speedy adjustment ol fi their ic records cords I 1 gave the exact amount of my shortage ns its stated it above bov 0 so that lite imek not lie be put pill to the tb iii cassity of it a long laborious and exi ex pensive pensile audit of lily recounts accounts |