The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-09
ADAMS EXPRESS ROBBED.

Capture, Trial and Conviction Of an
EmplOye for the Embexzlement Of
S0,OOO-The Arrest Brought About In u
Curious Way.
CINCINN ATT, Ohio Feb. 8, 1873,
The Adams Express Company in the State OF
Ohio have again been called upon, and for the third
time in five months past. to realize the fact that
men working on salaries that barely sustain them,
and at the same time having the control OF large
sums OF money, are prone TO do evil The first Of
the three cases cited is that OF Hezekiah II. Whit
tlesey, of the Cincinnati Office, oil whose embezzle-
ment OF $4,000 the HERALD has already been
informed The second case is that Of George II.
Blakeslec, messenger now under arrest here,
who. It Is claimed has stolen 81 SOC from the
pany in the course Of the past year or two, his
operations being conducted on small scale.
THE EMBEzzLEB OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.
The third case is now to be considered. The cir
cumstances connected with 1t were developed in
the Police Court this morning. W. X. Tidball was
arragneaa on tine caage o. eM h,s 5000 o. ae
agent at Alliance, Ohio, The prosecution not being
ready with their cPse the prisoner was committed
to jail in default Of 900 and the preliminary hear
ing set for one week from date.
GAMBLING HIS BESETrING SIN.
md5a !. young man Of tail stature smooth
ana has two children. He was born OF respectable
parents in Alliance. He first entered the Adams
about three years age was promoted to the control
OF the agency at Alliance. lie always found plenty
Of work to DO and plenty Of money to handle. Tn
used to the latter he soon fell into bad habits, and
among other things took To gambling, using small
sums OF money ptfered from packages that passed
through his hands In the enterprise" As gaming
grew to be frenzy with him so did his moral prin-
ciple desert him. His situation finally grew des-
perate. He was 81, 900 In arrears and knew no way
q big haul and run his chances OF escaping with
the booty.
TIE FATAL MlssIvE FROM HOME.
On the 18th of last month he abscOnded with q
package containing $1,000 and alter seeing little
OF the eastern part OF the country he rounded TO at
Washington, ID. c. and assumed the name OF J. II.
Myers. lie was not disguised, and yet, nOtwith-
standing the fact that full descriptions and photo
graphs OF him had been distributed Broadcast
prchension. He might have been at large now
but for curious circumstance. One Of the letters
sent to him from home fell into the hands Of q
genuine J. H. Myers by mistake. The letter was ut
once given int the hands of the police, who ar
rested Tidball, and held him until the arrival OF
detective from this city, who was sent on to Wash
ingtOn by the company Immediately upon their re-
ceivng Information Of the arrest.
Only $103 was found upon the swtndler's person
$1,000 package from Washington to friend OF his
In Alliance, and that 1t will be recovered lie
fesses having stolen the money and processes TO
be very penteut. His trial will most probably
take place at Alliance. and there Ii every prospect
of his going to the Penitentary. The Express Com
pany were petitioned strongly In Whittleseys
case, hut they refused to harbOr any thoughts OF
mercy and he is now In the Penitentiary, having
received sentence OF one year-a very light sen.