The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-24
A BAD BOOKKEEPER.

CONFIDENTIAL CLERK or A LARGE HOUSE, AR
RESTED FOR EXBEzZLE MENT.
For some time the nrm OF Well Bros 4 Dreyfus,
or Nos. 80 and Al Walker street, have had In their
employ as Dookkeeper and cashier George LIN
gard, or No. ISL East Fortietn street. a young man
IN whom they had implicit confidence. few days
ago their suspicious we're aroused that all was not
right. ana the assistance OF Messrs Tley, Heidel-
berg and Prior OF the Merchants Detective
Agency, was called IN. IL is alleged that sufficient
evidence Of embezziement and forgery was OBJ,
tanned 70 justly the arrest or Lingard which took
place on Tuesday evening. TIE prisoner. who
Is youag married man, OF rare
business capacity and Intelligence. was
taken 70 The Tomas yesterday morning By
oncer Casbmaa, or Captain CanreY's command.
wtsa Mr.. Wen, or the nrm. requested that ne
should be remanded 70 The station house. which
was accordingly done. when arrested and
searched az the Leonard street station house
there was found upon L'ngard check drawn In
favor Of the frm by j. Klopstock for STAT so, which
the prisoner explained was ept about mis- person
owing % an error having been mace In tne dIs.
counts usually allowed. Is Is believed that the
accused intended TO appropriate THIS check 70 his
own use. The exact TQOduS CIerdndf OF the
alleged emDezzle meuts does not clearly appear,
but the detectives and 20 ice explain that when
bin OF goods sold and the money received
Lingsrd was IN the haOit or apprOprlailng per-
crntare Ot n. and entering the balance on
70 bis ledger. Is IL charged that the emDezzle.
meAts thus discovered are between 81 500 and
$4,000 II - further ALLEGED taat INC nrm have dis
covered that ne las iorged their names ~ a. least
TIVE checks, received IN the course OF business
nom taeir customers. one Of these Is said 10 b
for 800, and another for tiA p The latter the
onlcers report was dated IN 1874, Was made pay
aoie 70 tne order of the firm. iAdorsed BY ann in
tae name VI the nrm- payable to himself and ~
BIN Reimbursed 70 his VIE, w1o, It Is iurtaer al
lerea, deposired 10 TO her credit IN one OF the
banks. runor having gained currency that the
INTENDED TO 'LEr UPn
on the accused Lngard was questioned ~
HERALD reporter on the subject. tie stated that
be ula not wlsn 10 say anything uAtll ne had con-
ierred with his counsel and ne knew
not what the frm would do IN the way 81 pressing
she charge. Dir. We'll was called upon aud no
states tAat Inc 1rm odd not intend 70 allow the
press % punglsR any o., the facts unti tomorrow;
tust tney nsd placed the matter IN ire hanes Of =
lawyer snd woua give be reporters no inf0rma-
tlea. WAen asked u tHey intended 70 prosecute,
restitution 81 the amount embczzed, and" SAID
Mr Vel, IL he does We will not De llkely 20 pros
ecute. Ny bretner has gone 70 see the Judge, a.
the case comes up at two O'CLOCK, 10 get ne man
renamed 10 tae station house, 50 - 70 give n m
time to make restitution if he can 10 so wish
you would say nothing ABOUT lt until ne give you
Al two O'Clock M. Martin j. Wen appeared
before Judge Du1y ~ the T0mbs AMI made the
following snldavt.-
aa,s y Hs~ To,k cty md County n Yer Toyk a.
bsius duiy sworn deposes ana SAYS mat on the asy
&C. lsl5 - ne city ana county q New York,
cerE and not BENG - appfsnuce nor within ne
- did ieiOn0usiY em1cISe and con-
v bis without the consent Of tne said
harin ). Well. various sums Or money a. dinerent
tines Commencing February IL. liza which date
said Lingad red 10 his own use So 81 IN the ~
~ February 80 i3tn Of June SO W On the i5th
day of July 50 =, % The etn day q October
III DAY "a % >, say IS 81 81 sss ii Jay u june
81 3y-In all tie amount ~ S2A - the properly 81
We'll Brothers ureyfg doing business a. No Al walker
stfget which haa come into me possession o. sah Lln
g5a sy , ss. y y pa sgar Il 4sy b heS spd
MAETlN ]. WE'LL
sworn 70 before ne this % day Of june lSl5-P o.
DlFgF, Police justice.
me prisoner, on beng arragned, gave his
name 4. George Lngard q native OF England,
buirfy.three years o. age, residing ~ No i5i East
Fortleth street. = bookKeeper Dy occupation, asd
ENTERED a plea oi not QuAty. he vas c0mulltted
In Default oil $1,000 pail 10 answer.