National Republican., 1876-04-04
EhBEZzIEMENT.
A Clerk suspeeted-Larss Amount Apprcpri-

A Clerk suspeeted-Large Amount kpprcpri-
ated.
washington has been peculiarly free from ao-
seondihg clerks. While banks and business
houses all over tie country have suffered from
INC oepredations Of those who were piaeea IN
Pos"Cns OF trust business life In Washington ns0
snootnIy slided Oh, and no lack Of confidence nus
Deeh placed in elerAs, cashiers and book keepers
nut Is time TO note an exception. VIM. Z. Oh-
I'on' clerk in the employ of H. T. Ziumerman
q SoD' furniture dealers, No. Eighth street, mss
s.nn Sn,en Iead to the conclusion that he has az
hIa, after perpetrstipg numerous smei ae sm
1ears stretching over period ofaooas ,ro so
mmoeIs OF the firm believe, to about SSVv, as
nesI ss can be estimated. Ullrich, who 10 2
general clerk in the Establishment OF Zimmerman
q Son, has been considered until lately as man
oi strictly honorable business principles.
LateIy some little transactions have oocurred
make the proper entries which have drawn upon
MN the suspicious Of his employers. The manner
s By ns h,% so
sa1n oer oi tne hrm or the salesman making the
fatS, hanSs VINO Is required to settle up when the
tne members Of the firm and Mr.. Ullrich have
@ 0sen oeen supplied with keys to the safe for tne
pulpose OF depositing the money, and each Of the
San u.e. They have all been in the habit OF
S%tpostlng money in these drawers. The Messrs:
nIa..S ~ ~ an nave repeatedly foQnd the ahounso
Piaeeu IL their drawers
FROM SIS TO go SHORT,
and could notaceount for the deficiency; still they
did not suspect their clerk
some time ago Mr.. Ullrich came to the younger
put his key into the elder Mr. Zimmerman's lock
ano mad broken It in the lock. Mr.. Zimmerman
ssteeo t 70 explain the matter to his father, and
sskeo ullrlch TO get undertook put upon the
drawer In which the broken key was, and 20 give
the new key to his father. When the tumbler.
with the eSas 1eh on Ins IN tse
one Key. As these locks are generally supplied
Win TWO Keys, 1t is supposed that UIlrich after
with the extra key, which he retained in his own
possession. Mr.. Ullrich has been intrusted with
Aey to the store also, and has had access to the
Saturday night, when the members of the firm
ieft the establishment, the elder LEFT envelope
younger left one in his drawer containing $40.
W men they went to the store yesterday morning
III M, SIIich was not there. Mr. II. NJ. thinner.
nan mad occasion TO go TO his drawer for some
money, and,
INSTEAD OF A ROLL OF ELLIS,
found an old printed circular in the envelope.
rms led Mr. Il. Z. Zimmerman to look into his
drawer, and he found his envelope empty, too.
Upon investigation, IL was discovered that Ull
rich had lett his home Sunday evening, and had
not been seen or beard from yet. HIS family,
in the greatest uneasness concerning his absence.
NJ traces Of the man were found during the day,
ana the Messrs. Zimmerman were forced to tho
seconded.
The circular found in one Of the envelopes Mr..
ID. NJ zimmerman, the younger Of the firm, re-
coRnlLed as one which he had thrown on the
hoor from his desk on Saturday evening, which
indicates that the packages were opened since
that tine. Mr. Dllrich has become familiar
win the habits Of the firm and knew that the
packages from which the money is missing
would probably not be touched
FOR WEEK OR TEN DAYS,
and that any theft from them would not soon be
discovered. There were other amounts OF
money In the drawer from which no money could
De taken without detection, and which were not
touched. A young man and fellow clerk OF
Ullrieb is missing, anq it is supposed has gone
with Ullf.I-.. .-ere is no reason for believing
that be has betrayed any trust Of his employers
other than his absence. It is also thought by
the members Of the firm that Ullrich collected a
number OF amounts due the firm before he left.
A portion OF the money taken from the drawer
was on deposit with the firm. UIlrich Is man a
little over thirty years of age, handsome and
honest looking and Of good habits. He has q
wife and three little daughters in this city. Dur
ing the past month he has talked considerably
about Roing to theiBlack Hills, as has also the
young man who Is missing with him. Having
formerly when 10 the army been stationed at
Fort Sill, and knowing something OF the
Western country, II is thought that Ullrich has
carried his often-declared intention into effect.
Wherever he has gone there is a warrant sworn
out by Mr.. II. u. Zimmerman waiting for him in
Washington.