Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-01
FURTHER PARTICULARS.


FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Great Northern Railway Company have
been defrauded of an immcns amount of money
in constqurnce of the dishonesty Of one of its
principal officers. Already il has been proved
that his defnlcainns amount II L 50.O0O The
report bat fls0. 600 will not cover the amount
Mr.. Leopold Redpath. of % Chester terrace,
Regent park was. until frw days since, the
Registrar of Shares aud Transferer of Stock in
the Great Northern Railway Company. Although
his salary was not very extensive. amounting 10
something between f250 and 900 a ycnr he
lived in luxurions style in n fashionable house,
had box III the opera, wns nm hdbiiHs oi thu
theatres. a Governor Of christ's Hospital. and Of
tho Royal ST. Anne's Society, and subscriber
and director of many of the most prominent me
tropoliian institutions. There was scarcely ever
fashionable party, an nperalio Performance, or
n gathering OF the beau monde.ln which the name
Of leopold Redpath. E.q," did not appear.
A. principle registrar # stock. Mr.. Redpah
Ind If course. the entire controlot the depart
ment of the company'- business.
The officials of this new department met Mon
dny last aud on Tuesday morning they re a.
-embled for the purpose 81 entering upon their
duties Soon utter they met. Mr.. Redpath
tered the roomand said 10 the chief clerk, "What
are you going 10 d." The Chief Clerk replied.
To g through all the accounts, from the com
mencement Of the company" Mr.. Redpah re-
piled, That is perfectly useless proceeding
You will find all the accounts right in the gross
and itls of no use entering into details Tho
chief clerk sad 1--WE are bound to go into the
whole of the accounts n the directors have Civ
explicit directions Ia do So, and We wish 10
begin with the numerical register" Mr. Red
path took mp one of the books and threw it down
ngain. saying. well, ifthat is your intention, |
will have nothing to do with it." He then said
10 one of the officers, Il nm going out for few
minutes. lie went but never returned.
Previous however, To his departure, he sent
one Of the ticket poriers belonging to the railway
TO the Union Bank in Arguile pnco, for tho IL
tie deeds of his house in Chester place aud other
securities which were lodged there in his name,
directing him TO meet him, with the documents,
at Chester place. The porter, mi-appfehending
his instructi ms, took the parcel he received from
the Bunk To the Grcnt Northern Railway, and
the officials Of the company have tnken possess
sion of il and notice has been given at the Bank
10 withhold his balance until further inquiry.
As soon rs the discovery If the frauds was
made, directions were given Ia The police To take
possession of Redpnth's house in Chester place.
This was done, and almost simultaneously In.
,prctor Williams arrested Mr.. Charles James
Cumming Kent, young man ngrd %. who WAS
n clerk IN the register Office which Mr..
Redpnth presided Mr.. Kent, who is supposed
10 have been the dupe Of Rcdpath. was arrested
MT his residence in Castle terrace, llampNtrad-
road aud he Immediately afterwards underwent
n private examination Mt Clerkenwcl Police court,
He was remanded until Tuesday ncxt,and is now
in the custody of the Governor of the House Of
Detention
Redpnth was captured Yesterday. (thc 18th
inst. lleehad gone 10 Paris whence h. sent
Geographic messages 10 his friends. Mr. Thorn
ns Williams, an officer connected with the Great
Northern hallway, to whom the warrant granted
by the magistrate was entrusted proceeded to
Paris. where he hoped 10 effect a capture.
Meanwhile. Mr. Richard Williams, am in-pcc-
tor connected with the Great Northern Railway,
by means ot remarkable vigilance and nstutruess,
ohtninod u clue 10 the prisoner, who by this time
had returned To London. lie traced Rcdpath
from plaeo rs Incc, and yesterday morning, he
succeeded IN capturing him nt No. !, Ulster
Place. mar thu Regent. Park gates, nj The hon4e
Il pcrtona friend. When he was captured he
gave himself mp easily. suid he wns sorry for
what hnd occurred, mud conducted himself with
perfect cnlmness and cnmpnsufe. II appears pro-
bable tint Redpalh heatd At Nr Williams ari
val Ia larls, as he lett without his luggage. The
prisoner was taken before the magistrates, and,
after some evidence Ind been taken, was remand
ed for n week
The directors of the Grent Northern Railway
appear 10 have been acquainted with the eSpen-
slve habits of their servant, and Ia hive been n.
ware TINT I3OO year could not have met hisex
penses Snguarly enough, feeling prevailed
that he filled his responsible Office simply from
desire of having something to do, aud this opinion
was confirmed by the faet that he made large con
irhutions to many religious and charitable in
sututions with which the metropolis ahounds.