The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-10
Police Intelligence.
HEAVY DEFALOATIoN IN THE UNION BANK-A BOOK
KEEPER ABSCONps WITH 100000.

KEEPER ASCONps WITH 100000.
The particulars concerning heavy defaloation In the
Union Bank Wall street, involving the OF 800 ,000
were made public yesterday afternoon The drst book
keeper Of that institution appears absconded from Tho
bank on Monday, taking with him large Of money
An examination OF the books showed that series Of
bezzements had been going for the six eight
weeks, and that the bookkeeper defauter 70 the
tune Of 100000. appears, far been
able to ascertain that the attention OF the President and
cashier of the bank first called to the dishonesty of
the deuer by detective policeman Joseph Keere This
officer appears discovered the l0okkeeper in the gam
bling saloon No Ann street certain occasion. He
then betting freely, and lost large at faro The
officer suspected that all not should be- and &C,
cordingly watch d the movements OF the individual
closely, and found that he frequently visited
the gaming table, losing tens of thousands Of
dollars in the course Of few weeks. After
carefully weighing the matter Keefc decided 10 inform
the President and directors of the bank OF the discovery
he had made concerning the why's and habits of thsir
bookkeeper Tho officers Of the bank werc 10th 10 be-
heve their empoye dishonest, and consequently they
delayed an investigation Of the until il late.
Instead Of arrestng the dofau.er the spot they allowed
the matter TO remain for a few days. when the book
keeper became alarmed at the suspicious gance, that
cast upon him. and took 10 his heels leaving the
bank in the lurch On Monday forenoon, about lunch
time the bookkeeper slipped out Of the bank and has not
been heard Of On finding that the suspected party
was est, the President and Cashier examined the
books Of the bank, when they surprised finding
that the defaulter had embezzed amounting
aggregate TO 500 They Immediately proceeded to
the Mayors Office and laid the matter before the CHIEF
magistrate Of the city but relief could be afforded them
warrant was issued for the apprehension OF the accused
but TO last evening the police unable to any
clue to his whereabouts There other parties keep.
ing accounts in the bank who implicated with the de-
fautng bookkeeper, but their have yet
made public We withhold the name of the bookkeepor
until the matter has been more fay investigated The
accused Is young man OF very respectable connexions
He fast liver and unforunat sy the sake of his
welfare was strongly addicted 10 gambling
SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY IN CHAMBERS srRRET-PIF.
TEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SILKS
STOLEN.
The burglars are having rare time Night after night
extensive robberes the lower part Of the CITY,
yet the police remain inefficient and inactive as ever
On Monday night party of expert burglars managed to
effect an entrance TO tho extensive dry goods and silk
jobbng house of Richard Lockham Co.. 1t rs Chambers
street. silks and satns valued 900 were collected
together by the burglars and carried off, no one knows
whittier. The burglars managed TO effect an entrance
TO the premises by OF false keys so adroty
did they perform their work that the matter remained
opening the store the proprieors found their dsmay
that they had suffered at the hands of burglars the tune
OF 200 The police being informed of the
occurrence requested the nrm keep secret
as It would interfere with them, they said, in
their efforts 10 arrest the guilty parties. How and In
what manner the publication of the burglary would de-
feat the ends of justice have yet learn Certainly
the burglars that the police the look
out for them, and will not be at all alarmed by any para
graph that may stray into tho newspapers. The police
consider all important To keep these interesting items Of
news TO themselves for no other than that Of
cealing their own ineifciency.
Up 10 last evening clue whatever had been obtained
TO the whereabouts Of the burglars the stolen goods
making an examination OF the premises found that
the burglars had effected entrance the nrst Tory Of
the premises by means Of false keys After getug thus
far they asoended the stairway leading the second floor
the one occupied by Messrs. Lockham Co-cut their
way through the partition and thus obained entrance
BERGEN w. TxxrIE-CoMrArSr DsuspssEp-The COM
plant for perjury made by August Bergen against Patrick
NJ Temple the 18th of December last before Justice
Osborne at the Lower Police Court, has been dismissed
and the accused has been honorably discharged from ali
further attendance In the matter.