The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
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ASTONISHING REVELATIONS
a DEFi ULTING CLERK IN THE
METHODIST NOOK CONCERN,
Teaching sunday school Glasses, DeIudIna
Young Ladies Affections, and Using Bonds
where they would DO the Most t.ood.

TeacbinR Sunday School Glasses, Dciudina
Young Ladies Affections, and Using Bonds
where thev would DO the Most Good.
The Methodist Book Concern Is once
more under concern OF mind on the subject OF
fraud on the part OF an employee. Henry sorei-
Der, late assistant cashier of the New York
branch has been lodged In Ludlow
street Jail on tho charse OF defalcation.
In 1869, while the controversy over the irreeu-
larities in the Concern, as charged by the Rev.
Dr. Lanahan, was still In progress, Screiber, then
q resident Of Brooklyn, was appointed By the
Rev. DIR. Carleton to succeed an appointee Of DIR.
Lanahan, on the recommendatio 1t is said. OF
MIR. Andrus, the superintendent OF the book
binding department. He was then about twenty
one years old and was reputed to be OF steady
habits.
Screiber Immediately bestirred himself active
ly In church work. He became an active helper
and an impressive exhorter In the prayer meet
ing and Sunday school Of st. Johns Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Brooklyn. Those placed
over him In business held high
opinion Of his integrity and efncienoy.
About two years ago, however, something took
place that was not considered creditable to him.
He was engaged to a Brooklyn young lady, and
1t created a scandal In the church when II was
learned that he had Tilted her. The result was
that he transferred his residence to New York.
Here he became regular attendant Of st. Paui's
Methodist Episcopal Church at Twenty-sacond
street and Fourth avenue, and, II Is said, was
less Jealous In religious services. IL was not
long before he made the acquaintsnce OF
ton OF good family, but whose parents were
dead, she icing in the care OF a guardian. lie
woo her heart, and they were engaged to be
On Monday evening last thero was festival In
81 bsuIs screioer had, as usual been active
IN the preliminary arrangements. He was Al
the cnurch IN the afternoon, and went to his
boarding house for dinner. The young lady
was escorted to the church In the evening by
| her uncle, who left her there. with the under
standing that screiber would see her home a.
| appear, and It Is said that bis afianced went
| home in thears. lie was In Ludlow street jail.
Mr.. Phillips, the junior book agent, who
to have gone to New Orleans on business a week
ago, was detained by the occurrence. He left
senior agent, and Judge FancSef, their counsel s
| In the affair, were also out of town yesterday,
the exactparticulars OF the dedication could NOS
be learned The facts, accordn to the best infor-
| nation attainable are that Screcher abstracted
from the safe bonds belonging to the concern To
safe IN the office. The story is that about six
weeks ago screber went TO Mr.; Phillips and
s0l6 legacy s,m '1as s had snS saisp his G'p paos
| Some circumstances having excited suspicion.
Mr.. Phillips set on foot an Investigation, which
| resulted In discovery. 1t 10 charged, moreover,
that the affair was Kept In abeyance until after
the adjournment OF the Methodist Conferences
trouble enough already. The adjournment was
| on May 81
The Rev. Mr.. Chapman. pastor OF st. Paul's
Church. was reticent on the subject, but said he
did not believe the affair had been known mora
| than two weeks thar he did not think that the
| loss would amount to $4,000 that II was UNDER
| stood that the young man lad been specializing
on Wall street. and bat negotiations were In pro-
| gress from which hopes we're entert aimed that
| a portion of the bonds would be recovered.
This coupled with remark said to have been
made by Mr.. Phillips, would seem to intimate .
| possible compromise With Schreiber. Mr.. Phil
lips said to person interroRating him
on tue subject that, so far as he
could see, schreiber in fair
way to suffer the penalty OF the law unless there
| was "a change" The most absolute secrecy
has been observed about the concern, und the
| simultaneous absence from town Of the princi-
| pals and their counsel, together with the ex-
| treIne retcence OF tho pastor, who referred his
| lnterlocutor to Judge Fancher, are, to say the
| least, mysterious.
Another story that has not been traced to
| any reliable source Is tnat Screiber was about
| to join another party In starting country hotel
| upon the proceeds Of his defalcati IN.
| Screibsr Is young man OF medium height,
| heavily built, has always dressed well, was
| rather stylish in appearance aud had engaging
manners which helped to ingratiate him quite
as much as his assumed piety. lie refused yea
terday In Ludlow street Jail to make any state
| mont.