, 1860-08-07
14tE CINCINNATI IEMHEZZf.E1lI;NT
UAhE.
Description OF tho Parties.


Considerable excitement was created on
Chanpe nad among business men throughout
Inc CITY, on Saturday. By the announcement
that Cnas. u. Mepouxsi, junior partner Of the
and grocers. No. % Walnut s,Eeet, had sbscon,
dcd, in company with VIM. T. Montsgue, b ,ok
keeper for The firm, carving away f35 '0oo.-
The establishment had been doing rretty
heavy business. and stood fair, We believe, with
tue commercial world. so that the urt Of en-
y z1'ement was Il misfortune nsrer dreamed Of
The fac.s attending the discovery Of the affair
ard the oscape of the parties, are as follows:
On Wednesday last Isaac T. West, senior
member Of ihe firm, went 10 Ind;sna for the
purpose Of attending TO some business ,here,
not offending to return until Saturday, but in.
stead be came back to tlle city on Friday. and
Wert TO his business house 1T Ut o'clock in the
afternoon. He did not find Stcl}ougal at the
Office, and on inquitiug was told by the porter
that he bad stepped out only u few minutes be-
fore and would soon return.
Mr. West Eat down, loosed over the ledrer,
IN which, to bis surprise. be found wrong en-
tries. tic next inspe cted the "chcck" BOOK.
tho bank book, etc, in which things seemed to
be III the mort nexpiicable corditiou. I. was
nc" about four O'clock, and neither 'McDouya!
mar tue book -keeEe1 had appeared. lie vent
to tue oankicg house Of 4 II. uussing l. Co..
ano on inquiry found that there ~ss 5000 TO hin
credit, when bis banking book showed a credit
OF $4,000.
Tnis was enough to set suspicious man Il,
thinking. Mr. West xalked-uo. he rode nj n
brt:k speed, to Eighth street, where lis partrer
resided, and Was told by servant girl that tie
ssnt!eman ana ms iady had gone cut to take
carrlnse Tide. Unfortunate information. fur
the vicsimzel partner WAS 50 much tuis!ed AZ
10 cee1 1t best to keep quiet watch II certain
places in the city Ior The return or the parties,
Mayor bishop ~as requested to furnish the No.
Ies 'ofcs At Len o'clock IN the eseuiug, whicllhe
o1d, without know ing the pur; ose. At Two
ociock IN the morning be Fas aroused. and ttcn
learned fer the first time of the embtzzl.,nent
put not until the fug'tiyes had had atyet4l
hours the start They could do no better thsu
to wall uu:l daylight, md u lay the plans which
1hes nave bean cusryins out SINCE.
Eas found out that, about ten minuges b..
1ofc A1. West arrived at his business house on
,,,1;as faas Mf Aenongsl lett It, weot 10 the Post
oulee, LOOK letter out, md walked lesutev
Gown fonrsh street, res ding it. White The
senlcr Of tie firm WAS being perp1cxrd at thc
mystlttd appearance oi tho books, the Junior
had obtained kncwledge of lis return. and
nence tue drtse- The book-keeper rushed t,
ne Bufnes Home, procured hack. drove 10
E'G1th street, not IN lins 10 g+t the trunks Il,
the T.. H. d d. depo', but in time for McU3upal
ana his vile 10 get ubosrd the cars. Box
keeper remained behind to look a!,er the trupkx.
Which he bad taken to the depot for the 81
oeoeS traiu, making arrargemen nts that tue
tr IN IT, sa1aa os oeltscIa1 On the
known tha. ss;J tanIa haaIH .er item: Then it IL
trujn At Cnumnsr,,io .r1 .s per kot snoard fle
and that Mrf1on.,si ona u uuea1oeo ,.G t.e checks,
same trsin Mt H.n;i+an ,na AT ~ a's3 eot on the
ward. ~N&' A'' ~
SATURDAY. ,nor,;r
eacb tra;n taIsa-.+I. os.ecuseS we're sent on
1:h;c..o 1;,ase3,na e's we're cent 10 81. Louis,
t,cs r., w ~ ,s 70 intercept the par.
ee' W. " " tn.s ttss NO iufther intelligence
"oH +. pesu a reserved 0, tnena'
was ppIs pdp,i.o.sd ~. .u.s money, Aoout 1000,
w.: We soes.eo hsaS m sar'ous ways, during Mr..
Of IN a tummtrr md ,5rnnt.,oa.s. a.spcsea
$4,000. we believe, wern procnred on shin.
ment Of bacon to The firm Of ]. l. Adams l.
Co., Of New Orleans. lie sold a hill Of ex.
change to T. y. Dugan d Co., for q. 900: nm
other to Baker, bunker, fer 5000, 4 sho nj
ore huadred b4rrels of lnolasses at u cents.
was effected on Thursday, upon yb. CHI 81 On,
was received before delivery. There wos
note on Pnllap, ua,field l. l,rown tnr
S4,961, Which was tsiscnuutcd. Snme ,no,ss
WIS secured of n W, Thomas & f;o mi fn,;-
or live thousand dc]lars vera nrocn,ed -, H. ~
shipment Of hams from G. Ii. Dussinr 4 e,
l,1nk.rs, on tie northwest coruer Of Third md
Walnut. In this 3av the amount snecit;ed
above, ~hici. il mostly in gold, was aecrrcd. II
Il likely Tint more has been occurred hica ia
not yet repor.ed.