, 1876-01-06
CRIMINAL NEWS.
The Remarkable Manner in which
Mr.. Dabbitt Was Plum
tlerct1.
"Details of n lforrll Crime Pernctrated
Yesterday al Hamilton, Ont.


for an Inhuman ]utyann.
THE GREAT NEW YORK nEFAtcATIoN.
Charles II. ucckwth, who managed TO cheat
Il. T. Iabbi.l out OF uo. lesa than $3.50 900, aua
nb+.,tlv a7ol ma. u.a ar,.,anod IN ihe tromhs
ro,ao 3a,r, ros,,rday n<.in,aa r,,,,o-.nn
1'oheo eo"ts s"ssof"a'' E<''oaae fH'lefsoh ai'-
rcarod Tor the prisoner, who demanded speedy
examination. JustIco Dixby set down tho OK.
animation for tomorrow, moanuhiio committing
poc,,,,,l, .,,tnut 1,,,l ,rho tor,nt.t,or nj ,,rs
llmtea opportunity a1osuea or. oaopstth e1n-
ploycs Ia scarcely leaa remsfkablothan tho means
and details OF tho yaet cupozz}emcnk, Tie hs-
rorv of tha rrowta, Of Nj, 1,nhbt,'. bu,,uota Ina
'r pYsa % .aa'seu ~ ~. -. so''ss,e. w..
4He heau u tne "onse appa1eut'J IL uot tne
thosouglgoinE man Of bueiucss that bis WONDER
fut suecoss In Bccumulating money would inli-
caio. lIo commenced eo.n.boltine mnny yea,s
49, ,n1 40 hn ANA w;,h ~, othr, ,,r,;,n,.
"ho' "''', "o ~ 1"11' ~" " o'"o. oN'"oas
theories than cash ealcs Of good Eoods ht b'nAIi
profits, lila trade organized itself aud weather.
Cd lautcs, trade depress;ous, aud tue dishonesty
of cpLfeleutjal clerRs.
Attor Ut. Dabbtt Ind reapcd largo fortune
fran his suaps, ho wa4 seized With tho fever OF
lnyeution, aIh1 for ycatg past has hpent moro
tituo III perfect'ng lliB model canal boat than In
co1nmtrco. 10 this end ho built extensive nh
chtuo shops near Utica low yoazs ago, aud. be-
sides their costing him . third OF million dol.
lars, le III indebted to thom Tor Ills Introduction
tn Beckwrh. who IL n uatlye OF Ut,ca. II wna
in QUO ot tho Intervals in which 1T. Bahbist waa
trying to repair lho damage d1no his soap busi-
hess BY tho default ct his last CONFIDENTIAL clotk
s''a& Deckwlte's atnefs for tho place was
pressed npon bis attention., and, although he
had detotniuo1 power again to tf''ata clerk. 10
Tho uow clark proved to be all that ho was said
TO be IN Ills bookkeeping and fnculty OF manag-
| ing extensive business operations: Within q
! fow weeks OF hts onyagcnlent, lr. Babolte had
| 40 far Eeuorcred his trust Ia Human nature
that Dack"ith wan intrustcd with almost I'LL.
| chochcd control Of tue foap-bollng olico and
faHttHY.
The proprietor had cxacting notona Of the
nmount OF work to bo dono by Ills employees,
but lockwith soon persuaded him that book
/ keeper and cashier VAS naoded to rank as third
III command. Afr. Dabblts old frsond Tomlu.
solf, Of Meniphis. introduced the needed mun in
! tho porsop Of Thomas Lewis, young Enghsh-.
| mAn OF very engaging hdiress. WHO Ind earned
nn oxalted reputation for busiuesa capacity DUR
| Ing his soiuusn In Memphis. With two such
| vaiuablo nBsistantH, Mr. Dabhttt HaB Afforded
| r!enty OF tisuo for his Inventions, aud bis alb
Hcnco irnm u Washington etreot,Ner0 botl frc-
| anont aud prolonged. Deckwitht who controlled
! tho cash ACCOUNT wns always we'll furnished
| with checks siRned III banks, and when Alr.
1}abbitt WIS In tho Office. scarcely less than in
] his absence, Dcckwith txerclac1 almost un-
| ei0.,B were supervising PURCHASES aud keep-
ing the books.
] Tho trade in soap suffered no falling OFT from
1868 Until 1871. In the tall Of tho lattot year
thinEs began to 60 badly. Tho vuune Of busi-
neHs was undfmluiahod, but tor solno REASON oil
unusual number OF agents woro snort In thsr
/ settlements, profits decreased, and tho books
] footed up loss for tue year. Tho business OF
| 1879 rcatlteds eTcn mDg1 dioaHtronHly. D1tweeu
10 nrtl ia Mi. 13abbtt put $500 Zoo additional
caplsa1 into tho bueincgA inBtoal OF adding that
amount to his 6ahk account This alarming
condition Of affairs. howeyer, did not excite his
wero 10 fatrIy lnado up that no was forced 10 The
conctuefou that bad times alone caused tic dis
crarnt,cioB.
| II Mr. Dahhitt Ind takcn tho krouh!n to In
ts o ss sss "o Ct d. bss ssA h.d GAs an s LII
awakening. Llttla could hayo been Baid agalpst
the soclal rrorE'oty Of uoek Nth, but LOWS was
! lending very fast ilfo. llo was known to On
extensive c:ru:e Ut fast .ncn as Boau Lewis. llo
l,nitated Col. Jamss Fisk Ill Ills oateotatious dis
play Of wealth, aud he rGaonbeI AtH exeHlplar In
Ais tHndnepH for the far acx. He waA mue
Of fatness 70 restaurautonrs and bnrkco era,
giving exponsiye dinners frequently aud making
ehampngno corka iiy with reckless lnvlshnoss.
| Tho aottlenlcpt Of hts har bills wns process VI
| triumphant satisfaction to him. No delight
| soelnud 10 polgnant to him as that Of producing
| pluth lrio roll Of srocnbacka, smoothing them
OH. carefully 10 as to la+iay tho no,rB OF at 70
deno,nnanon Of which DO wAs' usually Hnpplled
viii, enough to aggregate thousands ct dollars.
] In April. 1878, Iii. Babbitt Ind to go to Uhlca-
20 to attend to q srit aganst ono Of his nGcnts
who tad faliod. owing hlE $4,000. Whilo thoro
| ilo raH shuyu correspondence OF Deckwith viii,
tue tlabtor, III Which tho fosmor reGe1rea to l,is
! anp!oyor III lucetnpliuentary phrase. Alr, lab
bitt then dote1mluea to discharge Dcckwith, aud
| OIL his reiurn lie consulted with LOWS to shat
[ end. lilo hitter was aou,oahat discuncetted ut
tirHt, but, recovering his eelf-poHscAson he nd
,lscl Mr. Dlbbitt not to act hastily, aB dlsuis-
eat would fntu.e uocawlta'H chances OF ohtain-
Ing employment elsewhere. IoprurnlHod 10 OBJ
lau tho resisuntlon Of l!lo latter within tho
month, and ME. Babtilt left tho matter in ti,a
hands. Bockwith resigned, and LOWS ruled In
his stead. Tho last month Of Ills stay with Mr..
Rabbit proved tuinous QUO for Lewis.
| liz had bcen boarding in expensive Htyto
| In tuo bt. .Nlrholas Hotel. An old
tEIonJ frou1 tho Huuttl, who had boon iuytru.
me,1al iu bringing about Leain' prosperity.
| wns a!so Holoufnug lp tho hote: wlsjl 1is vifo,
one evening nistoI shots woro exchanged bY
| Lewis aud lis friond in tho corrilura Nobody
| ~. tntt mil I'm oyent war bus},n,l IN. h1,t