The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-06
MIR. BABBITT'S MANAGER.
Thefts Amounting 10 S3OB.OOO, Involving
Forrerics, Alleged Against Him.


Justice Bixby presided over the exnmi-
nation Of Charles Il. Beckwlth, accused by Mr..
Babbltt as a defiuter. Ia the Tomhs Yesterday.
The witnesses called by the prosecution we're so
numerous that the little examination room was
towded. Beach and Brown appeared for the
prosecution and ex-Judge Fullerton defended
the prisoner. Beckwith sat nenr his counsel In
charge Of Detective Golden. He Is small, bullet
headed, and about thirty eve years Of ace. He
was dressed In Scotch tweed. wore no jewelry,
aud occupied himself with Utica newspapers,
and chatting with Utica lawyer to whom he Is
related by marriage.
Mr.. Benjamin T. Rabbit, who IL handsome
and venerable, testified tina; he has manufic-
tufed soap, &C, at 90 and 20 Washington street,
since lSs9 He first met the prisorer Beckwith
In Utica In ISIS aud soon afterward employed
him as general superintendent Of the soap
business. He mad charge Of the once and gem
eral supervision OF the factory, purchased raw
materi / and paid for them-the witness signing
flank che K. and the prisoner filling them out
and Ma rccclS Wing $500 year when TIE was dis
charged. IN MAY. ls,3 hat discharge was he
cause of an impertinent and disrespectful allu-
sion to the witness In a letter TO an agent in
Cticaso. 1t was part II Beckwita's duty 70
keep the cash and bond accounts. The safe
keeping OF vouchers and books also came within
his duties. The witness was away visiting his
agencies about quarter 81 the time that Beck
with was in his employ. The gross receipts
from the soap business from lsos Ia ls72 aver
aged about S2.OOi.Vs "A year. a check dated
y n. p. Isl, Tor SilGJj, payable to BecNwith's
order. endorsed " Pay h. /. Baboitt. per {. X.
IIeckwfth," was iGenti ned Iv witucss az bearing
his signature. Mr. McGerNie, paving teller Of
the METROPOLITAN Bink, testified Tat the cash
On IN. cheoH H"s phd % necNMitn. hdwira
ned that he md examined the hooks to hni n
there was entry made OF this checa. bat found
i en- etci. " Pad Mr. Rabbit for his loan ac-
count s'Ld6" which wa re-arded as proving
that It nai never iesiiinateb passed out Of MIR.
B.ckwith's possession.
A check Tor S3.lo,.iO. purportinr o have been
paid to Fraser Major Co., Tor tall1w, VI ircn 7,
ls'U' had 10 entry va the books. aud the Invoice
81 the 20. d. could not be found. The uerfort-
ton 81 the check showed that u had been paid
~ cash over the bank counter. A receipt for
THAT amount was found, however, purporting u
pe signed hy the sellers. tpou that point. An
drew A. Ne DonalG. Fraser. Nj Jor 4 Co.'S book
keeper, testified that the trm sold no t-llow To
MI Nltuitt on or about March !, and he de
G. red the receipt to he a clumsy imitation Of
MS own writing and signature. An entry In the
G ish book Describes the pai ment TO Willetts
the o?iy other voucher for tins transaction, /,
dated Ill 1871, after the STYLE Of the Quakers.
VI Robert X. Willetts o. the urn testified TINT
tie firm sold Mr.. Bahbii no goods Il the time
described, and that the receipt was an Imitation
Of his own han iwriting Twenty sin liar checks,
cents, we're lut ~ evidence. the persons whose
names were used ms Receivers OF the money
swearing To the ir.u iulent nature OF the alleged
invoices, as well as 10 the forgery 81 their names
The prosecution also placed ia evidence checks
ana vouchers iOt other alleged theits, amount
ing 10 s9J,0p the persons whose names were
used ~ iereiNers MT SET having had time 10 ex-
anime their hOOAs.
Justice blXhy WAS hesit4nt as to the amount
OF tai q require, Nj. Fullerton threatening to
apo to a higher to.rt II II Wa ex 'essve, and
Mr. Beach threatening TO do likewise II II was
to small. The Justice at length committed
Beckwith without bail until 1850 this morning.
In the formal eX .mination preliminary to
commitment, Beckwith des cribed Mus II as
thirtv-Lye years OH and native OF Chi, On nco,
Madison county. IL pleaded not guilty to the
charge. An attachment upon his properly, IN
the suit Of Mr.. Rabbit, Is In the hands o, S..e