Show TOE Couris sion rth costict cashier detailing Delilli oz the central plan philadelphia aug 27 ex assist ant cashier charles lawrence of 0 the keystone bank now serving F a seven year lerm term lor for complicity in wre wrecking c ki DR the bank bag has written a statement t of be the methods used to decel deceive ves is ex bank examiner drew the letter which bears date of avrut ath and an d ia Is addressed to col win wm 1 drew is in the form of a confes confession elo lawrence a rence says that in the first place every means possible was used need to aw awell ell the ansela sets and diminish dimini elt the diab liabilities atles of the bank this was done by no regular method but by plans suggested by opportunity individual ledgers were altered at least twice a year about the time drew was expected some times whole pages were abstracted false balances made by altering pencil figures large balances de creased and over balances wiped out false credits posted to overdrawn over drawn ac accounts BO so that the examiners rs attention would not be drawn to the ledger more minu minutely toly sometimes Bome times false checks we were re posted to an account having a large at g balance BO so as to red ace the liabilities this was done to the extent of about 00 money owed the cash drawer waa was replaced faced sometime some almea by means of 0 a due bill ill taken from th the back of a due dae bill by means of a certificate of deposit or the president obtaining a loan bills discounted were swelled by the introduction of fictitious notes these were intended both to 8 swell e 11 the assets and take the place of other bills discounted which it was thought best not to let the examiner eee see lest it excite his suspicion clon I 1 L lawrence wrence alter after civick givin R the above and expressing his inability to go in tb detail above bring being but a m mere e re ou outline t of the methods h 0 d st states a t that h at h bis s eee ata ma a share hare in the deception e p t io n w was not done with the petty desire bodec to deceive ei bedrew drew but to carry out the instructions of hia his ea superior perlor officer |