The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-25
Police Intelligence.

New York, Dec. "A 1853 MAX MARETZEK.
Police Intelligence.
DISHONEST cLERKs-A SYSTEMATIC PLAN OF ROB-
BiNG THEIR EMPLOYERs-CAREER OF A DRY
GOODS CLERK AND MODE OF OPERATION RE-
CovERY OF THE PROPERTY, ETC., ETC.
often the sub sct of remark and astoushment
10 the manner dry goods Clerks employed various
tensve establishments in this city, manage to indulge in
extravagsncss ; salary OF i've hundred dollars per
annum, wh.n, in truth and fact, their expenditures
amount to three times that The question nAtu.
rally arises, how is it dore2 Why, reply, their
poyers indirectly feot the bills of the offerings made
FROM the goods in the We wish under
stood that We condemn the dry goods clerks body
not 30 by any mssns-for, tnke them = WHOLE they
honest aud very intelligent; yet it is in many in
stances the Intelligence they possess WHOM leads them
into dishonesty.
Again their position requires them to dress well and to
be Of good address. Women OF doubtful reputation are
frequently the most liberal purchasers st the stores
the clerk beco acquainted with those characters
ane to sustain their position and maintain their fsvos
it becomes necessary make presents hence rich dress
patterns and other silly articles, struggled from
the store for such purpose1 Billiard and oyster
saloons. too, also places OF resort and debts con-
uacted for private suppsrs require money to dis
charge them and oil this must, a. q matter OF
course, out Of the store Of their employers
And how can it be otherwise Their salary can
not support the extravaganza, and dishonesty must
BE- rssorted to in order to dsay their expenses In many
instances they begin by embezzng small articles and =.
their wants increase and they suspected they
tnue to deal more largely until by unforeseen
eumsance to them their dishonesty is discovered and
before they aware of the fact the police officer tap
them the shoulder and requires their 1T the
Tombs.
It but few weeks ago that clerk In the nploy
Of Mesra. Stuart Co., found to bs dishonest; the
crime clear against him, and he could have been
generated lelon in the State prison but through tn
good feeling of the complainant = pun sh ment wa,
awarded by the court OF only few months confinement
in the city prison.
About vek ago the police records exhibited the
rest Of another dry goods clerk named Timothy Ham.
mopd in the employ Of James Beck Co., Broadway
charged With robbing his employers of broc4de silks
large amount This young man had only oasa employed
in the store since last August AMI from the pee dis
cipline prxc ced in that establishment he found
that IL won.o be impossible to embtzze goods and
yey the ascles himsef from the store and accordingly
he adopted the following odn operdnd whereby he
emit Ham mond clerk in ths silx department.
and when efects sale, the rule OF tae gores IL
the duty Of tina clerk call the boy ed the
"cneck boy, and to him give Il amount of sails
card, and With the nor ey received send him to tas
cashier direct The purcba ed artic nen pped
in caper. ii addresb placed there and give
the OF tho parcel clerk enters the same in
. book, aud they nre th~n 10 the delivery clerk
who forwarss them cirec ed ar Hammond how
ever in order to goods he the
store would watch fsvorsole poortuay through the
day put up sil9 dreas pat Of costly quality and
address them to his AIS cAtes and accom- plces in
rous parts q tire CITY mark the parcels paid"
throw th among hs other packages and the parcel
entered ihsm in book Tor delivery the delivery clerk
conveyed them per address In that the
carried boldly from ths store nd dspossdof b, Hammond
and HE pEcss at reduced prcss Itssems
association Of clerks occupied rooms together at
in Waller rec, Broad way, whore they would
change their respective plumber with each Their; in
stance, icrk in Broadway j.wery store would take
from hammond ricn brocade silk in ihange or
bread ana earrings, gold vest buttons ADD their
pit Give mstrsses also well supplied with jswe
~ and dry goods With Hsmm there was always
chance for bar gains" sx eress pa tern valuei at
$4t offered D. him, his agent FOR $40 less just
their pts might require The circumstances which
led TO the discovery are very curious Tneoiors g.
Nay, aceIk out of employment was an ass os.te Of
Hammonc's, and empo ed by the l.tt-r to pedde the
stolen articles One OF these dress patterns taken
BY May to house Of dsrepute, it was ofsrei to
stolen therefore prohibited any Of hsr girls
aTaas slo the a tne
May, suppo.ins that the dress would be purchased At
thst cheap price agreed TO all la tne masntims
he ardsoy sent word to Captain Brennan Of the sixth
ward police Tho il of expert officers ia
oustooy ard conveyed to the fonts At nrst when
toned az to how he came into the possession of the silk
he refused to say and cecil ed to give any expanation
but feS hours solitary confnen ent ia dark cell
brought him into communicative mood He then di-
vuls.d the OF Hammond IS the person from
he rsceived the silk the sale of which he
eeve per ceptGse. On this scknow ths Cap
tain Of Police seat for Mr. Beck to exhibited
tie p eilk Mr. recoguz the goods a,d
stated that young man canned Hammand Ia his EN-
poy. Hammond then arrested Upon oyster saloon,
OF Leonard street lad broa way ks ISIS taken
TO the Tombs Soon after bis est he alarm
ed and Iug that denial Of the affair ould be Of
use he Acknowledged his guilt a. ie full cJnession
OF the whole matter Thus between the Two prisoners,
the police put into possession o. the whereabouts of
ell the stoe perry to whom had been Sold aud the
prices paid for 1t Some considerable portion Of thu pro-
pefty had been sent to Worcester and Boston, by Adams
ezpess Thit teen figured brocSdo elk drsss patterns
were sent to person named Jerry Laruard, residing at
Worcester Macs An fi:sr des patched to Worces
ter for them but Mr. Lansrd de DIED any knowledge cf
the p ,psrty an ths officers returned. Sabseq ueaty,
OIL ere Jouroan and Bowling went again to NorcAsor
but this time they took with them the prisoner I'M
mono, who was taken bsfore justice there, sod made
oath to The fendng Of aid property to Iaraard which
the recest on the expresa showed versc
Legal pooeed we're h taken and Iaraard Of being
able produce the silka paid S75 this beux the value
Pot upon them BY Me- BecK The officers procse led to
Boston and Sh recovered ais, three pieces of silk aud
Sen returned eack to New York. st OF
property red here. One pattern worth
t26 ecld to Mr. rAylr Chao bers street. for sid; one
worth Se5 for nd under the oys
ter feaop where tt had been n Hsmmonl dess
patterns valued At $500 which snjamia Your e. in
Division st adv huced $40 fou drrsp t.ens vaued
ut upwards Sf Si00 sold to Lharies Mason In Cree
street for $40 It needless to tay hat of par
ties making these purchases will be Proceeded ssan
receivers Of stolen property i becomes snchoy spec
Ace to witness gentsel snd young mn
as Hammond AID May, WHO could have been Al
70 tcoiey ins cad ocoup wing "a they now do eions
cell The iormer about twenty one years Of age and
the latter a,out twenty aid both highly respectfully