The Morning herald., 1876-01-06
ONE CENT.
The Babbiit Embex.l.sns.t.

WHAT PSI THordHT lorl BECK WITH BY
| HIS FORMER ASSOCIATES.
From the ". Y. Herald. -, -,
| The great en,bezzlement case, 10 which
Mr.: Charles r. Beckwith is principal
actor, continues to be a very general theme
for conversation among all classes busi-
ness men in Particular. But few seem able
10 credit the storyssf observation-disclosures
peculations, simply because Mr. Bsbbitt's
method of,doing business istwholly uneom-
lprehensible. 1t should, however, be borne
m mind that through the hands Of Beck
with and his accomplices Lewis there
passed annually from $4,000, 600 to $50.
lO00, 900, and as-the entire -mnnageme ent of
the business was left in the hands of the
confidential clerk for q period Of three
years it was no difficult matter for him, to
lay away Tor some future rainy day the
snug little sum of $500, 900. sin a.sl4m'
In view, however, of former and very
bitter experience on the part, of Mr.. Bab-s
bitt, ~ is certainly surprising that he
should have given over his business to any
one, much less to ABeckwith, FIR whom he
1T one time entertained very strong pre- 8
ljuaice. The party, referred to my ester,
days Herald" as having been Reckwith's
predecessor In Office is said to have 80 doc
tored the accounts and indeed the entire
business, az to enable him TO make much
more money Than his employer did. Byas >
regular and systematic process Of adultsra.9
ton and short weights he was enabled to,
make each day from 5000 to $500. This
was kept up for period Of ten or eleven
months, during which time Mr.. Babbitt
was abroad, and on his return he found his
business almost completely ruined. Indeed,
Mr.. Babbitt says he was compelled to lay
out $50. 900 in one year to recover the lost
prestige of his goods, and then only par
| tiall ly succeeded in some directions FI~.T
Beckwith is native of Utica, and was
at one time employed by M. NJ. H. Thorn
interviewed by the reporter Of a Utica
paper last Monday with the following re-
suit a5r h-t'UN 4rris 5al node u,r
He SAID that Beckwith left him in 1868
or 1864, and went to New York. He was
not nc'ined to believe that he had done
anything wrong. "Why," he said, ~ OBJ
tainsd he position with Mr.. Babbitt for
| him and vouched for him. / knew posi-
lively that he had ne money except, per-
hsps, few thousand dollars which, was
| left to his wife" -,
Mr.. Thomson went on to say that when
Beckwith was in his employment he han
| Il all
oand wrong, that Mr.. Babbitt was con
stantly imagining that some one was de-.
trauding him, and accused the man to
whose position Beckwith succeeded of
taking 100000. He mentioned several
others whom Mr., Babbitt had accused of
wrDngirg him financially, and declared his
utter unbel:ef Of the truth of the charges
preferred against Beckwith. "- "7t" 81
The reporter then says that from other
sources of information it was learned that
1 Mr.. Beckwith's wife Inherited some $15,-
1000 That since he left Mr.. Babbitt he
has been the superintendent of agencies for
a prominent New Y orkinsurance company.
and has handled all their money. That,
his .alaryshas not been very large, and
hat though. with his family, he lives "on
\ fiat" III the city, his wife has been COM
,elIed to draw on her means for their sup.
port. That he is man of not extravagant'
habits, who il always on tho alert, attend-
ing to his business sleadily and cnerget-
Ideally. Beckwith's friends in this city all
have confidence in his integrity and think
| that Mr.. Babbitt has been misled in think
ing him guilty. -. m1n' t4I.L 9ai 81 3
In relation to the statement in regars to
Beckwith's wife having inherited $751;
| Mt. Babbitt Yesterday stated that there
was not word Of truth in 1t. He had
L,ecn informed by brother Of the Mr..
Thompson above quoted that on the death
Mrs. Beckwilh'', father his estate. was
found to be insolvent, and that the chill
lren were lett without a cent. '' '''' '''
! The furniture in Beckwith's apartments
is, according to the statement of Mr.. Bah
bitt of the most elegant and expensive,
, description, and if Beckwith did not live
in an ostenlatious manner it was simply
because he was ton smart tO allow suspi-
cion to fall upon him from, this direction.
The case will come up at the T0mbs Ps-
|, lice Court at tsn,e o'clock this morning,
when some startling disclosures are ex.
pected. Meanwhile Mr.. Babbitt is making
a most dilligent search among the safe
} ,eposit and banking institutions Of all the
principal cities for funds deposited by
Beckwith. The general belief appears to
!, be however, that he has sent his ill-yottea
, gains to Germany.
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