The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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A YoUTH FORCES BILLS UPON Hrs EMPLOYERS.
AND SPENDS HIS RECEIPTS IN LOTTERY PoLI-
CIEs.-lt has been discovered, after a fe W days
of watching, that a lad named William II. Jones
has been receiving money from his employers,
Mesers. Drexel u Co., upon forged bills. These
bills purported TO be for teegraphic messages
sent over the wires of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. The discovery was made in
This Way:-A bill for S38 was presented and paid
at the banking house, and it being known that
most of the extensive teleRTaphing OF the firm
had been done through the Brokers' Telegraph
Company, the largeness of the bill excited sus-
picon. An examination disclosed the fact that
the bill was q forgery. A conference was then
had with special detective officer; at his sug-
gestion it was concluded TO await the return Of
the lad, as II was rightly supposed he would
present another bill. Upon his doing So the
money was paid and he was followed to lot
tery policy shop IN the neighborhood, and was
arrested in the act of spending portion of it
Tor poncles no less than fifteen Of the thirty
eight dollars.
The youthful forger then made clean
breast of 1T confessed to the preparation of
numerous forgeries, and said that most of
what he had obtained had been expended for
policies. From his statement, it appears that
ne had been employed IN the office of the
American Telegraph Company until 1t was con-
solidated with the Western Union, when he
was sent to the office OF the latter. At this
time he conceived the idea of presenting a
forged bill on the firm of Drexel a. Co., and,
succeeding IN it, he kept on, Young Jones
was taken before Alderman Beitler, and, upon
6Niu6uCe VI tue forgery, was DelQ 10 Oall 10
answer. On his information proceedings were
commenced against the policy dealers, and
David Shuman and William A. Miller were
arrested at their offices, one being at No. 1l3
south Thlrd street, the other at No. 66 South
Third street. Complaint was made against two
others, who were released on promise to enter
bail on Monday, which, we learn, was not done.
AZ, the prosecution in this case can have no
other object than to serve the ends of justice,
1t Is to be hoped that the bills of indictment
will be promptly laid before the Grand Jury.
THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS held their regu-
lar meeting yesterday, President Erety in the
The House Agent reported the census of the
House on Saturday, the 25th inst, at 2Sl4; same
time last year, 2974-a decrease this year of 1G0;
admitted within the last two weeks, 1913; births,
g; deaths, 80; discharged, l70; eloped, 81; inden
tured, 2; number granted lodgings within the
last two weeks, LAG; meals, 374.
OF the inmates, 20 are superannuated males,
and 106 superannuated females The number
in the mems insane department Is 1913; women's
do, 394; white mems hospital, 277; colored
mems hospital, 25; white women's hospital, 17O;
cOlored do, 26. Children's Asylum-il8 boys
and 46 girls. White mems outward, 259; men
reported employed, 397; healthy males under
1905.
The Steward reported the house receipts to
be $3s'58, and the Outdoor Agent reported
having collected for support cases, $2l2.
The Storekeeper reported having received
from CLERKS of markets 119 Jumps of forfeited
butter, making a net weight of lis pounds.
1t was moved that the Committee on Classid-
cation and Diet, in connection with the Medi-
cal Board, be instructed to consider the expe-
diency of introducing bread made of unbolted
wheaton -four, tor the use of the inmates. The
resolution, after some discussion, was agreed to.
The committee to whom was referred the
subject of removing the house on the wharf,
reported that the value of the building would
not warrant the cost of its removal, and that
the inundations were not so sudden as to pre-
vent the removal of the occupants in time tC
prevent danger. The report was adopted
The usual requisitions were granted. Ad
journed.