, 1873-05-15
Puget Sound 1ispateh.
A Sad Case.

S. p. Warren, the defaultlng Cashier OF
the Puget Sound Banking Company.
On the 25th of April, two days after the
receipt Of the telegram announcing the
failure of Lockwood e Co., and the day
on the evening of which Warren left
tais city, Mr.. z. B. Forbes took to the
bank for collection, a draft Oh an India
ma bank for $500. Major Warren
pers onally received the draft and pre-
tended to encl ose it with letter of in
structions, addressed the envelope to
" The National Gold Bank and Trust
Co., San Francisco" and delivered the
package to S. F. Coombs. to be trans
mitted through Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
Express. Before this package had time
to reach San Francisco, the bank here
had suspended and Warren had left.
Mr.. Coombs, at the request of Forbes,
telesraphed to the Express Agent to
have the package which was supposed
to contain the draft, stopp d at that Of
fee. Yesterday Mr.. Coombs received
dispatch from the General Superintend-
ent cf the Express Co, saying that the
SAID package was opened on its arrival,
and found 10 contain nothing but let
te, from Warren, briefly stating that the
Puget Sound Banking Company had
suspended; and this simple announce
ment was enclosed in large envelope
under three seals, Intended to deceive
Coombs and Forbes into the belief that
it contained the draft, while at the same
time he certainly had the draft in his
own possession, and unquestionably in
tended to swindle Forbes out Of its pro-
ceeds, which he has probably done. 1t
was not found among the assets of the
bank, and Warren undoubtedly took it
with him VIXEN he decamped.
We give it up; Sam. Warren is a
scoundrel; and yet the whole thing is
utterly incomprehensible to rs. We
came together to this city nearly two
years ago; took offices in the same build
ing, side by side; have been in almost
daily int, course ever since, and yet
from all these opportunities, We never
witnessed an act or heard the expression
of sentiment by him calculated to i'm
pair our confidence in his high sense Of
honor, business integrity and uncom
mon financial sagacity and business
qualifications He affected to hold in
contempt all trickery in trade and busi-
ness Irregularities. He is young man.
scarce thirty years of age, and almost
from boyt ood has beeu In positi, rs OF
the highest responsibility and trust; for
four years during the war in charge of
Leavenworth, portion of the time
hoidin. the position Of chief Quarter
master, by the appoint Aent Of President
Lincoln, of the largest military depot
in the United states, where he had the
disbursement Of many millions Of Gov
ernment funds annually. Subsequently
he was connected with his father III
banking house Of high character in the
city of New York. From there he came
to look for the rail oad terminus on Pu-
get Sound, with the view Of establishing
a bank at that favored spot. starting
with such endorsements as procured
HIM complimentary passage tickets over
all the railroad and steamer lines from
Kansas City to Portland His family
connections are of the highest respecta-
bllliy; his associates and correspon dents
were among men Of high standing III
financial and official circles; yet he was
unpretending ii his manner, economical
in his style of living, unexceptlonable
i'll his habits, and thoroughly systematic
and vi5llant in his business transac-
tions. and impressed himself upon the
most sagacious and competeAt business
men as a man to be trusted, and certain
to az thieve success.
How young man with all these ad
vantages, with his passions and appe-
tites under complete control, should for
n mere temporary expedient, resort to
the tricks Of a common diddier, the arts
of swindler, lacking i'll moral turpl-
tude none of the essentials OF THEFT or
burglary, is past comprehension. LII Is
one of the saddest exhibitions OF lnsen
safe human depravity which has ever
come under our observation. Our face
tingles and our heart sickens at the re-
fection that for nearly two years this
man has been our most intimate associ-
ate outside our own family circle, With
out our once suspeetlng the moral iep-
losy which he carried in his heart.
PICKED Up FISH. Our late fellow
citizen. Col. B. S. Pardee, was lately
arrested in Washington. D. c., under
the alias of .Rev. J. Hale Barney,
charged IN general with using the malls
for frau lulent purposes; obtaining mo-
ney under false pretences, and forgery.
The specifications are numesous. max
ing long chapter in the police Jour-
nails.
MEAcHAM CoNvALEsANT The Salem
Statesman of 9th inst. says Mr.. A. b.
AIeacham and wife arrived at home yes
erday. Mr.. NJ. is considerably bruised
and mutilated, but ne Is entirely out 0.
danger