The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15
LESLIE, THE DEFAULTER.
THOUSAND DOLLARS STOLEN ron


TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS sroIAEN Fon-
A TRRAcHERoUs MISTRESS.
Judge KibTeth having been the sitting maRfS-
trate on the Tombs Bench on Saturday last when
william Il. Leslie, the delaulting teller OF the
BANKING house OF D1ncan, Sherman Co., Wal
arraigned and held Tor examination, tho case
was continued in tho Fity-second street Ponce
Court yesterday before the same magistrate. Ella
shaw, OF No. III West Eleventh street, was ar
ralgned as LeslIes accompIce. An ardavtt war
made against Leslie by Sidney r. Slater, one OF the
managing clerks az Duncan Snerman's, who
charged him with The embezzlement on his own
confession, OF $4,000 In gold certificates. Ths
woman, Ella Shaw, was included In the same atn
oavlt az having received, with guilty knowledge
the gold certificates stolen by Leslie on the 29tr
or May last, the day on which he absconded.
A TELLER's LIFE.
Leslie sign1ed his Intention OF appearing AZ o
witness for the people against the woman Shaw
and, being sworn, he gave the following Interest
Ing narrative CT his MES temptations and hit
great fail HE was born in Edinburgh, Scotland
thirty-two years ago, and, his parents being re@
sonaoly well on. he received liberal education.
He married highiy respectable Young woman o.
refinement ana taste, VINO loved HIM devotedly.
For time ne returned her love, and they lived q.
happy, contenteG couple. len years ago he was
employed By Duncan 70 sherman, ana from the
very nrsL gained the confidence aud good viii o.
his employers and associates. In an evil nourne
visited house Of il-repute In company with
some or his iehow clerks, and from thas
moment his pecniatIons from his employers
began. He ala not spend any money IN gambling
but In the company Of dissogute women he squan
dered AZ high as 5000 OF night. FoHr years age
ne was promoted to the position or Lener, and
year later his heaviest deIaieations began IL al
nc estimated his steahlgs 70 oe about $2o,0Jo he
SUPPORTED THE WOMAN SHAW
Tor the last Two years ana .nalf besides giving
her valuable presenSs ia money ana Jewels. she
knew that he stole the money gwen ner py nun
ana cautioned him To be careful not 90 excite sus-
picion. he sent money and jewels TO ner direct
irom the once rs messengers OIL the District Iele-
graph Company. Ia Decemoer, 1873 ms VIE
came TO know OF one amount OF sl,2OO stolen by
him. She lmportuned aim 10 return Il, aud ne
did so. That Was the Ony mixing sue had ever
received that he had Teen dishonest toward his
employers For several weeks PRIOR TO MA ABB
sconding Ella SHAW knew OF mis- intention to 40 so
and encouraged INN IN the act aud offered her
a1ylce as 10 now he should proceed Ia dIspoxlng
Of the money. Tho understanding was that
SHE WAS RECEIVE THE GOLD
certificates aud take them 70 Pnna1elpnla. where
70 be seat by hiI1 rom London, canada, wnere he
was 70 20 drect from t1ls city. On
ployer's ONCE, having IN his possession ths
eight gold certificates and fl0 In British BANK
notes, besides ten s0vereIgns aud $500 In United
states currency. Al ha-past seven O'Clock he lelt
Mrs. ShawIs mouse, VINO Kept the gold certlncales,
and a. eight O'CLOCK nc sob 10 bhe ufAhu Ocnu1l
Depot Wacre he INTENDED to take the tram for his
destination in Canada. WLte waiting at the de-
pot TWO men approached hIn, aud, telling him
Iney were detectives, TOOK hiTQ to Forty-tnird
atreet anu Futn avenue, where they pul him into
4 coach anu drove ~ to tue Central PARK. On the
Nay theT
TOOK ALL THE HONEY he Han,
except so, ana thea suggested compromise
lie made them several Cners, winch they reused
10 accept, anu Bnaiiy, alter LONG consultation
they drove down 10 Washington square. There
one Of trgm got OUT saying ne wound go and SEQ
the CHER OF Ponce. He Returned In ten minutees
aud tucy drove up again to the Grand Central,
where they allow we'd BIN 10 take tue tram From
tie first the men seemed to nave been aware OF
ms position anu his intended nlgnt. On has ar
rival A. London Canada, ae wrote 10 Mrs. bhAw,
advising her no ~ 10 dispose OF the cert lcRtes.
she wrote back that she had been ROBBED
OF the certificates 90 ne had been, and he received
no further communication rom her thereafter,
although he wrote several times. lie then Eayo
Information 10 the CANADIAN detectives ana caIn0
on to this city voluntarily with Mr.. MeIntosn, OF
Duncan SAeruan's once. Mrs. shaw. Eo said,
had received tue greater portion Of the money
stClen by MN.
Ia ner examination she said that she supported
Eerself on a small s8ary ana the rent OF mel
house, anu that sue was not guilty or the charge
against ar. James Barclay, 0i No. 10 macdougai
street.. gave bonds Tor ner appearance ~ the Gen.
era Sessions Ia 5000 and Leslie was sent back "
Jali.