The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-31
HE WHEELING MORNING AUGUST 81 1876

AN AnscoSDNG AeENT.-The atalos.
Phere is again disturbed in certain cir.
Giles, and the future OF two young Wheel
ingites looks dark indeed. We refer to
Messrs. Robert and William Hamilton.
For q long time they served in their re-
spective capacities in the Phoenix Mutual
Lille Insurance Company, the former as
Soliciting Agent and the latter as Col
Letting Agent. Robert Hamilton was
connected with this company long before
his brother came to this city, and it was
through his agency that William was
taken into the company as travelling
agent, collector, ETC., attending to the du-
ties devOlving on him in satisfactory
manner; but a change came DER him, and
his reports to the company were not
so Aatteringas they had been. For some
months he reported but small collections,
money as scarce throughout his travelling
circuit and almost impossible to get. The
dizziness Of affairs in general, and the
stringenCy Of money, well served his pur-
pose, and Mr.. B. L. lift, General Manager
Of the company, placing full confidence
in Hamilton, suspicioned nothing wrong,
at first paying but little attention to the
matter, knowing full well the value of
money during these paniCky times. But
William Oyerdid the matter; he grew
holder in his success, and was finally sus-
pected by Mr.. Tiff, who at once investi-
gated, and found that his suspicious
proved but too true. Large sums were
found TO have been collected, and but lit
tie Of said money was returned to the
office, Hamilton retaining the greater
portion for his own private use. Upon
discovering this state Of affairs, Mr., Tiff
interviewed the guilty party, who con-
lessed all and begged that he might not be
prosecuted. Mr.. Tiff promised the strict
est secrecy in regard to the matter on con-
dition that he square his accounts with
the company, to which he readily consent
ed, apparently overjoyed at the great
leniency Of his employer. The time ofthis
discovery was about one month ago, and
Hamilton was given until yesterday in
which to make good the deficiency in his
accounts, faithfully promising to return
every cent he had dishonesty appropri:
ated to his own use. How we'll his word
has been kept inyiOlate the sequel will
show. Instead Of making the promised
reparalion, he, with the assistance OF his
brother Robert, ut once proceeded to ar.
range for the sale OF his property, pre-
paratory to a speedy departure from the
city, and the proceeds OF such sale were
pocketed by William, The day ar.
rived for the payment Of tho money;
and Hamilton failing to appear as he
had agreed, a warrant was Issued for his
arrest, and the same placed in the hands
Of policeman. After diligent search Il
was asCertained that Il hamilton had abb
seconded, having left yesterday morning
for tho West, leaving Mr., Tiff In the
lurch. Robert was then accused Of being
implicated in the escape Of his brother,
and confessed to having secreted him, as.
sisting in disposing Of his property, and
seeing him Of on the train, and was sum-
mariIy discharged, Mr.. Tiff is loser
some $500 or $500 by the transaction,
and the guilty accomplish Of the alb
sconding agent laughs in his sleeve at the
successful escape Of his brother.