The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-19
the kETCHUM CASE.
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Five Thousand Dollars Reward Offered BY
the Importers and Traders Bank for
the Arrest Of Ketchum.
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Assignment Of the Firm Of Xetchum,
Son Il Co.,
&C., &C., Go.

Wall street. It's banks and counting rooms, are once
quiet with reference TO the Ketcbom defalcaticn
Where in other communities such an event would
be topic Of conversation for consecutive weeks here
In New York. it has to the knowledge Of
the public than all interest is lost in the case and the
details forgotten. Yesterday none but busy
reporters inquired 10 the developments which
might have been made, and journalists specu.
lated to the modes Of escape which young Kecham
is supposed TO have resorted
THE FUGITIVE DEFAULTER.
All traces Of Edward Ketchum have apparently been
lost It s certain that he has left for Europe and
the prevailing impression that IL he Is Of the city
at oil he is seorcted within few miles Of IT, The man
who successfully forged checks the extent of over o
millions Of dollars will certainly for time continue
elude the most dfgcnt search Of detective force
Besides by securing little delay he may continue 10
have matters settled and probably emerge from
his place Of conceamen and leave the country without
fear OF future prosecution.
REWARD FOR THE DEPAULTER's ARREST.
The officers OF the Importers and Traders National
Bank have issued the subjoued mauifssto:-
FivE THOUSAND DoLl AIRS REWARD Tho importers snd
arrest and commttal to prison OF Edward B. Kecturh,
who Is supposed TO have abscopded after having
med extensive orgeres OF gold checks In this city He
is twenty five years Of age, about i've feet six inches
high, thick set with full round face short neck hazel
@ about o%
pounds, and has nervous and restless department.
JAMES BUELL., President
New Yosx, August ls, 1895.
TnK sooEs or EecArs
IT, contrary 10 the opinion generally expressed he de
faulter has taken fight he has certainly had abundsn
facilities 10 leave the country On Monday last three hgs
smiled from this port bound respectively Pictou "
b. Thomas and Cape Breton. On Tuesday scbopnes
sailed for Aspinwa and others for st. John, Elaheres
L.. ". u. nd
Aspinwall barks for Melbourne Lisbon the Argentine
Republic Palermo and Barbados. and brcs for Venice
Porto Cabclo the Bahamas and haiseii:s On wcdncs,
day ships sailed for San Francisco and Mnsqussh n r.
and barks for sissl (Mexicol, Bienos Ayres and ~
Tbomas. Young Retchum, had he wished could Ger
taiuI, have left tr couniry BY any Of Ne,s j.,
which would Lave conveyed him IN safety a foreign
land.
THE LOSSES.
Messrs rahgm Co estimate that their by for
geries depreciation OF credit and stocks will exceed
million and halr OF dollars. The members of the
frn busily engaged In collecting tbcr assets and
yesterday they had hand Eve hundred
thousand dollars
The exact amount, Of losses sustained by Kctcbu,a,
Son Co has not yet been asceraincd, but is sop
posed that they will equal two millions of dollar. The
nrm yesterday made an assignment OF bankrupc, 10
p 9. Calhoun, President OF the Fourth National Rank
and 70 Mr. Bement, formerly Of the house of Rogers
Bement
...f .s. rHR CASE IN COURT
Upon the application Of creditors Of Morris Kct,hur,
Co., Judge Sutherland, OF the Supreme Court yesterday
morning granted attachments against the firm property
The afndavits which the granted set form
that Morris Kctchum and Edward u. Ketchnm wore Co
partners; that Morris Kechum non gent, aud
Edward d. Kctchum abscondinp debtor. The sheriff
placed these processes Ia the hands OF Deputy Murpby
who has attached the following real estate belonging
Norris kcichum:-rhe premises Nos. $ and Broad
street the premises No 251 Wall street ho,so and ot
in Thirty eighth street, Fifth avenue house and
house and lot No d24 Fifth avenue
The real estate thus seized w estimated at over haf