The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-03
A HEAVY ROBBERY.
A Confidential Clerk Robs His Employer
Of $4,000.
The Thief Arrested and $40, 500 Recovered
Notable Instance Of Ingratitude.

NOluUIc lUStHuCc VI KuSTdlltuUcs
About ten or twelve years ago the captain OF
one Of our most popular river packets brought
down with him the little son of a AIR. Stout,
of St Louis, who had been banker and a
ribae reverses and died leaving son about 10
years Of age without any provision whatever
The Captain befriended the lad and when
he arrived at New Orleans, took him to Mr..
e. S. Morse, the Large-hearted proprietor OF
the CRY Hotel, who promised to take care OF
him and see that he did not want The young
ster maniiesting quite an energetic and willing
disposition, was set to work as bell boy and
soon made himself very useful by his quick
ness and the aaacrity with which he performed
the duties devolving upon him.
He manifested quite az aptitude for learn
ing, and by diligent application became quite
an intelligent lad, and writing an excellent
hand and being ready at figures, Mr.. Morse
soon took him into his Office, in which he
climbed up gradually until he won the entire
confidence of Mr.. Morse, who trusted him
with the keys OF his private safe and regarded
him as above suspicion. His habits we've very
correct until about two years ago, when he
commenced drinking too much, bat was
always able to attend to his duties.
On Sunday might last, about two o'clock,
Mr.. Morse was awakened by one Of the clerks
and informed that his private safe was open.
Hurrying down stairs he was amazed to find
disclosed the startling fact that s70eO0 worth
Of bonds and other property had been alb
stracted therefrom.
One Of the clerks stated that Sydney S.
Stout had gone into the office about twelve
o'clock and was seen to go behind the annun-
ciator, where Mr.. Morse's private safe was
standing. This and several other circum-
stances directed suspicion at once to young
Stout, for whom search was at once insti-
tuted.
He was no where to be found, and it was
feared he had left the city. Contrary to ex-
pectations he was discovered by Detective
Pierson yesterday evening on Carondelet
street, just about the First Precinct Station,
and at once arrested. On his person was
found only about S93 in currency, but when
he sobered down little he told the detective
where he could find some of the bonds in the
rooms Of a physician very near the First Pre-
cinct Station.
A search of the room indicated was re-
warded by the recovery of the following secu-
rites:
81 ten per cent $1,000 city bonds.
2 seven per cent $1,000 city bonds
$500 Of bonds parish of Plaquemines.
The balance Of the bonds and property
could nowhere be discovered, and Stout on |
being Intercepted, said he had been drunk !
and did not remember where he had been, or
what he had done with the money.
Altogether the case is very sad one, and
exhibits one Of the most despicable phases of
human depravity. Here is youth, owing
to his employer, who but for him
would have been a friendless "aif upon the
streets, it may be asking aims of every passer-
~, working for more than decade faithfully
md steadily, and then suddenly developing
nto monster Of ingratitude, robbing his
of $4,000 in one fell sweep.
The following is a
Partial List of the Stolen Bonds and
Property.
The numbers of twelve of the bonds stolen
re letter P, Nos. 852, 1872, ISL, $50, 779, 86S,
~, 736, 1872, 906, 223, 5O7. These are the
My numbers that can be given at present.
he remaining numbers will be procured and
as soon as possible.
There was stolen also at the same time six
even per cent city gold bonds, $1,000 each;
ertifcates of stock 100 shares State national 4
ank, and sixty shares Metropolitan Loan \
nd Savings Bank.
Several thousand dollars of bonds of the ]
arish of Plaquemines which were left at the
otel for satekeeping, about $1,000 in checks v
I'D currency, and gold watch. /;
Application has been made to the State Ma h
onal Bank and the Metropolitan Loan and tt
wings Bank, for the issue of new certificates u
stock.
Sypher admitted last night, SO we learn n
ON good authority, that Gen. Gibson had ell
aten him for Congress- ahont ion ~, ,;or;+,r II