Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1912 — BROTHERS JAILED BY THIRD [ARTICLE]

BROTHERS JAILED BY THIRD

Los Angeles Teller le Pursued and Arrested, Accused of Em‘r bezzling $6,000. Los Angeles, Cal.—Merrll P. Level, a teller in the All Day and Night bank here, and his younger brother, Ellis, are In jail here whether they were brought from St Louis through the efforts of their half-brother. Policeman John Level. Merrll and Ellis both are charged with embezzlement of $6,000. Besides this, Merrill says, Ellis “double-cross-ed” him and kepi the money. Merrll says only $2,(00 was taken and of this amount SI,OOO has been recovered by the police from the younger brother. April $, he said, he passed to his brother Ellis, through the window of his cage, $2,600 in a package. He then told officers of the bank a sneak thief had stolen the money while be was out of the cage for a moment Ellis ran away to St. Louis with the money, and Merrll, obtaining leave of absence by saying that his mother was ill. followed him. John, the half brother, followed both and caught MerriL He trailed EH IS back here. Each brother blames tbs other. “ ]