Bank Books Are Found

BANK BOOKS ARE FOUND

They Credit John Beck with Deposits of $3,700

DISCOVERED YESTERDAY

By Deputy Sherriff Kelsey and Cashier Fritz, who Searched Beck's Former Home.

The house at 514 S. Third street, formerly occupied by John Beck, who mysteriously disappeared from the city on Good Friday, was entered yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Kelsey, Cashier M. Fritz, of the Ann Arbor Savings Bank, and Emil Beck, a brother-in-law of the man who has disappeared.

The entrance was effected by obtaining a key which fitted the front door to the house recently occupied by the mysterious old bachelor.

The deputy sheriff and his companions made a thorough search of the premises, but nothing was found that would in any way throw light on the cause of Beck's sudden exit from the city.

The place was meagerly furnished, a stove, bed and small dresser being the only furniture of any value. The bed coverings were in a rumpled state, apparently in the condition that Beck left them on the day in which he disappeared. Outside of this condition of the bedclothes the rest of the house was in as orderly a condition as a bachelor could be expected to have it.

BANK BOOKS FOUND.

It was when the bureau was reached that the first evidence was obtained which seemed conclusively to indicate that the old man had not intended leaving the city permanently when he went away. Carefully tucked away in one of the bureau drawers underneath some clothing were two bank books, one of the Ann Arbor bank the other of the State Savings bank. The Ann Arbor book showed that Beck had $2,600 on deposit in that institution, while the State Savings Bank book had credited him with $1,100.

In another drawer in the bureau and also secreted between some clothing, was a gold watch, probably of value of $50. It was so placed as to indicate that it was hidden away by the old bachelor. Outside of this property and some wearing apparel there was nothing whatever to give any clue as to why Beck has taken French leave of the community.

Beck traded a farm in the country recently with Charlies M. Buehler for the house on 514 S. Third street. He had leased the farm for four years and when the lessee tried to turn his cattle in the purchaser of the farm refused to let him do so. The lessee then wanted $300 damages out of Beck. It is because of this, some persons think, that Beck left the city.

The last seen of him in the city was on last Good Friday, when he is said to have been in the company of John Schneider.