Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-14
DefaIcation i'm Stewards Dry Goods Estab
lishment.

tFrom the New York Sun, September TAI
henry w. Livingstone, young man of emf
nently respectable parent age and connection,
came TO this country from Scotland eight or ten
years ago, and set 10 work 10 carve out his own
fortune. After two or three years experience
of alternate success and disappoi ent. ne
secured position IN the shipping department
OF the dry goods establishment OF Messrs. A. 7.
Stewart 4 Co.
With n year or two Livingstone took to
drinking and fast living TO such an extent that
he was twice discharged, but owing to his
peculiar abilities and fitness for the duties re-
quired of him. was each time reinstated. These
experiences do not seem TO have taught him
prudence. On the contrary he rapidly
from bad TO worse; kept mistress in a fashion
able uptown house Of all fame. hired horses
and carriages, and openly rode out with her TO
expensive suppers and lavished money TO
similar dissipation. To account for his extrava.
gances, he intimated that his parents in SCOT
land were wealthy and Kept him supplied
with means by freq ent and regular remit
tancss.
At last, however, ms employers began 10 sus-
pect that all was not right with the young
man, and put watch upon him. Discovering
thath was watched, Livingstone became very
nervous and irritable. Out of hours he avoided
the store and all connected with il, but was
extremely careful TO be on hand whenever the
store was open, and guarded his books WI tn the
utmost jealousy and care. Finally the crash
came knowing hIs delinq uencies, and that he
could not conceal them longer or make good
failed TO make his appearance. His absence
was noticed AT once, but the bird had flown
Between sunset of Thursday and sunrise of
FRIDAY he had fed IN disgrace, and so effectu-
ally had he covered his tracks, that. although
the most skilful detectives We're at once put in
pursuit OF him, no clue has vet been obtained
10 his whereabouts the direction he has
taken. The general impression. however. is
that he took steamer for Europe Saturday,
lying concealed on board throughout Friday
The amount OF Llvingstone's defalc ations are
large. Outside reports fix the sum at thou
sands. and this seems the more probable from
the prodigality with which the delinquent has
spent money for year past, and the effort
| Messrs. Stewart & Co are putting forward to
capture him.
The manner of LivIngstone's operations was
TO hire outside truckmen TO deliver packages
| marked s'collect on delivery" and collect IN
| money himself. entering the goods not vet
l delivered. Retaining this money as long as
| possible under this guise, he would make q
| similar raise on other packages, and enter the
! ..rst as delivered and piid. In this way be
/ prosecuted the dishonest busine~s, each opera.
| non increasing the amount be had to carry
| along, until the burden was too heavy for hum,
| and the exposure came.
| Livingstone has represented here that his
father is Chief Justice OF Scotland. OF thi
| there is no proof Immediately available other
| than his own assertions. Mr.. Stewart has the
| detectives OF New York throughout Canada
searching for nIm, and has taken steps TO antlc-
| ipate his arrival in Europe.