The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-05
THE BABBrrT ENCOURAGEMENT.
WHAT is THOUGHT OF BEcKwITH BY HIS
FORMER ASSOCIATES.

WHAT is THOUGHT OF BEcKwITH BY HIS
FORMER ASSOCIATES.
The great embezzement case, In which Mr.. Charles R.
Bcckwith Is principal actor continues to be very gen.
er theme for conversation among all classes business
men in particular But few able to credit the
story OF Beckwith's enormous pecuations simply be-
Mr. Babbits method OF doing business is wholly
incomprehensible 1t should, however, be borne in
mind that through the hands Of Beckwth and his ac-
complete Lewis there passed annually from SIS 900 600
TO $40, 600 600 and the entire management of the
business LEFT in the hands OF this confidential CLERK
for period Of three years II difficult matter for
him to lay away for some future rainy day the snug
little OF 100000
In view however OF former and very bitter expert
ence the part Of Mr.. Babbit IL is certainly surprs
ing that he should have given his business to any
one, much less to Beckwh, for whom ne at one time
entertained very strong prejudice. The party re-
ferred to in yesterdays HERALD having been Beck
withs predecessor olce said TO have so doctored
the accounts, and indeed the entire business, as to
enable him to make much more money than his en-
ployer did By regular and systematic process of
aduiteraon and short weights he was enabled to make
each day from $500 TO $500 This was kept up for a
period OF ten or eleven months, during which time hr
Rabbit was abroad, and on his return he found his
btt says he was compelled lay out $50 600 in one
year TO recover the lost prestige OF his goods, and then
only partially succeeded IN some directions.
BEcKwITH's RECORD IN UTICA.
Beckwith is a native OF Utica, and was at one time
employed by NJ. NJ II. Thomson OF that place This
gentleman interviewed by the reporter OF Utica
paper last Monday with the following result
lie said that Beckwth left him in 1863 or 1854, and
went TO New York. He not inclined TO belle &c
that he had done anything wrong why" he said,
al obtained the position with Mr. Rabbit for him and
vouched for him. | know positively that no has no
money except perhaps, few thousand dollars which
was left TO his wife,
Mr. Thomson went on to say that when Beckwth
in his oln ho dalI hta and
nothing was ever found wrong; that Mr.. Rabbit
constantly imagining that some one was deirauding
him, and accused the man to whose position Beckwith
succeeded OF taking over $500, 600 he mentioned
several others whom Mr. Rabbit had accused OF wrong
ing him financially and declared his utter unbelief OF
the truth OF the charges preferred against Beckwih.
The reporter then says that from other OF in
formation II was learned that Mr. Beckwiths wife in
herited some $4,000 That since he left Nj Rabbit
he has been the superintendent OF agencies for prom
inent New York insurance company, and has handled
| all their money. That his salary has not been very
large, and that though. with his family, he lives ION
hat' in the city, his wife has been compelled draw
on her for their support That he is a man OF
not eXtravagant habits who IS always the alert at
| tending TO his business steadily and energeucally.
Beckwths friends in this city all have confidence in
his integrity and think that Mr. Rabbit has been
led IN thinking him guilty
In relation TO the statement In regard 10 Beckwh g
wife having Inherited SIS 600, Mr. Babblt yesterday
stated that thore was not word OF truth in it He
| had been informed by brother Of the Mr.. Thomson
above quoted that on the death of Mrs. Beckwith 8
father his estate was found to be nsolyent and that
the children were left without cent
The furniture in Beckwths apartments is, according
TO the statement of MIR. Rabbit OF the most elegant
and expensive description, and If Beckwith did not
live in an ostenatious manner IL simply because
he was too smart to allow suspicion TO tall upon him
| from this direction.
| The will come up at the Tombs Police Court at
ten O'Clock this morning, when some startling dsclo-
sures are expected Meanwhile Mr.. Rabbit is making
most dilgent search among the safe deposit and
banking institutions of all the principal cities for
funds deposited by Beckwith- The general belief APP
pears TO be, however, that he has sent his lgotten
gains to Germany.