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BANKER FEARING DISGRACE. KILLS AND to Used OFFICIALS Shortage Estimated $45,000. Strangles Wife Death Shoots Self Mentally Unbalanced Fear Disclosure. Conshohocken May into manial frenzy Howard 40-year old the First National Bank wife death in their home today then The body his wife, Mrs. Edith aged about the while Pedrick's body found in garage of residence the 500 plock street He had fired bullet into brain. Bank officials said that Pedrick's would amount about but that fully coverby insurance. The closed its doors, however, for fear bank issued an official stateafter the double tragedy bank would affected Pedrick's The statealso that Pedrick had from connections with the bank. May and signed Horace Jones, president the bank. The statement follows: of the First National Bank by national bank examiner enport. was discovered that CashPedrick embezzled the sum The amount of by fidelity bond for the and obtained from Mr. Pedrick this been from the office and from any connection bank. information obtained the sum above the represents total bank will sustain loss, no the statement further Pedrick was one of Conshohocken's best known He had been employed the bank for 23 years working the up position cashier from that of clerk. had served cashier the past years time, bank officials said, that took place. Driven to desperation by the fear that his about public, Pedrick, police lieve, decided he not bear disgrace. his motive. believed. for the garroting early morning and Pedrick's suicide State police double probe into double tragedy and will conduct complete Mrs. Pedrick's aged the other the the crime, on the verge result tragedy. Richard brother the dead woman, student college, away the time. He only other resident of the Pedrick home.
