New-York tribune., 1877-06-23
THE STORY OF GrRNDrs CRIMES.

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pa Gel cypress business tine sale Of exchanges Mr.
sc ndrs customers people OF the poorer CLASSES
frequently n: small OF money 30 friends in
tIer native couliries Ia Orler t. assist them there,
| 10 aid IN brngIu: tncu 10 An Tie firm
OF G. schm IL & Co. c)ltnacd do business in the
preJrntIJus in Frst-sJ FOR p Y-ars AID
tne American 'uemoer. Mr. imiit am.sse consid
lle fortune AMI put ItIJn bus man
O srct integrity Ilree years ago SIR. Schmidt retired
from active li,e ant transferred the business Of Il.
-ch ndt & 90. t. OPP Grudt, a clerk ha been
nis emp o. 'o~t - years. yns the most IMPORT
ant position ia tuo h.. - tait o NJ sc lni1t
hiasl. Gni, I-r,sd to pay TOR tle business $4,000
IN annual install 'its AMI Sl,O)0 rent or the
Oil go. Mr. Schmidt went EdfOpe AMI settled in italy.
whcre he now resii.A
Adolpn Cir n cuu nued the old stand
under the name o Al Grind. successor c. Scam dt
t Co" All tIc frcu.s Of Mr. 5camilt gave hn th'ir
,asrouage and own poOulsr,iy AiTrac ed new Gus
20 nrrs. Beri.lus IL - tsiel ca the uipretentols
dwcn F,r,ts, Cru 10 soon Op;ne brIn'n oficc
uIisr the Zen nit - snG AZ Avenue aud sec
ond-si. T.is Office richly lite up ci-ras were
j Iyrd. and o'-rlJi,ns eNt@uIed The bulk Of
Girudt- consisted receiving and 0rHard
ing Enrp" small -uls OF money fOm poor Germans,
BJhemians, i oter, GrnGt was Toe ad .iS'r o. many
o this cass pe'.le ThJ rIStsd min inpcitly Doth
VIII their niD-J t'i "1nhdcHcr.
Upon y.s,tu- 9.f.t's oiiee a week last We Ines
q ~, inq ..., iuOaey ntrus 10 tue h)usr
h4d no. r'tnh.! i.5 iss.in .tOl IA u rnIIv, AGED
Coleman vs. l,foIi.icd to be tod tllt G rIdt had
inys lerousiy Dis 9p srei." rle absent DaIk
IL auit-r. n. s,Owsl mat all money re-
coiy. Il ssv-,t i)ncns hIi sk3n b " rndt.
aud v.fy lt- any OF IT, hal been devoted 10 is
ic-Itlu plrp t..s. rils astounding information W
i g wiidhr. "a ,l- iIrgs fore IN population tn-
nci iborAJpd rusi ri - thr banSns ohice. Ie cefAS
attempted -n- doors. Dut f uscl ~. a. tAe
excited nni vJ'n~l phsnel their way IN IN clam
oraa loIIy ... tir rl.tn Of tleir raar ndg-
nation al e. p't sVrg no bOanIs. TAe mon cursed
loudly and lC.l-. a.lo the won wcut
rlc cer1s sld -.. 'iirnlt ma undoubtedly left The
couHtry. tt l1t uot seen AIM since tAe precious
SUNDAY On tre Of that uay hv sad % o,dnis-
lid, y. borny 4.aa.l.In c,erA thai he intrncd 10
1--WE up tao business md leave tue CITY, HIS words 10
t..r elsrA We: ctA4ot meet my obligation. An
urci oi t.is Yf l-ns business, - ah going 10
Gear olt" =. clerk thought tine bnkr WAS lO1lng.
s. .dr A. gusc. = - o. was doing prosp3f0a' O"s-
pess. In IA. pa. " the week te clerk discovered
tAai Gl nIt'~ rsil yI&It, al ~ trace OF hn
or s I.,in.ly coIlI .oLnL on cxamAIti0n OF cHe
books the .rI.IcoDIu V's discovered
rais WAS al ,lr Ii IN ton Gi.udrt employees could
give TO the exciica crowd, ana tie swl.Jci peulls
hnii.y sep.-.ei .o4 .o.T Lom Tiry were poor and
isuoIaut, - seps 10 nave tho matter invesii-
Eltcd. No cliI'..ut made by ANY u tiem TO me
police IOr.u.s rrielts of Mr o'hniIL, however
o. egrtphel O. l,c rnlts rsrality anu asked If
,ir Schmidt. 20 e-'srs moi IA danger brother
obi Mr Schmidt =. c. b, cable stating that g. Schmidt
WAS aDscn. ;rrm LAZY, AMI tnaG G.rnlt
nlI made JIt 0i tie sti ulatcd an iual pay
meuts m.uce was t1cn placed III iht
ia.d, II ex-I Id- lc.c G.. oss, who ooE charge of
the uiln office ~. Frs,-s. and al the booas ana
plpess IN tie branch Office o,cnd-Iye Upon making
.u nv tl .at.on n ciuded tnat G.rndt hIi slppr-
iate aboub ,jJOJ From otter soIrsrs. however, 1t
: learned that le lefalcaton viii reach as nigh aS
$2s OOO or $4,000. JIIse Cross states that the
property seized j. almost valucl"ss. and as GIrnlt
has Iai1 more tn-n $1,000 of the e3JOJO
va eh ,Ir. 3. nl % race " iJr hs usinrss ihe
loss Really ILc,,uIJ hs slcntsiy is over $4,000
Ihe N ney t.aen hs patrons Of the 'nA WIS only
a SIN III amount IN each ease, huud. eds Of fimili
M rh cou not osc luything without sulirins are re-
duod "a tiurou a1d iistcss by tie stealing oi t"ef
j tie savnss. Tle ,e,l NJ universal ta"t Glrndt
ought tu receive heaviest pun sbinen the Law cOud
mil. for ais swin.ing. but eX-JUd-e Gross and
thse who hal been c4eited by Grpdt a. supposed That
f disnouest banxer had led to Europe they took no
steps 10 tni ana.
Amjns tho.e wac read tho iaccount Of Girndts
riscaty IN disA DpeavIncr was Sergcal6 VIM H. Wen
of e. rycntn Precinct Tis oil - hlth'usl iir roh
the scene of taO dishonest blnAeTS 0ptritiohs' WAS
leep impressed by thr story and Wnected mIcI upon
t. H.. fjrmei ths IN tadt Girrit mad not e t-e
connlry AM las ,et,r,nne not TO lose sslt o, the
matter TIE vriy uextdly wIe walking along Ihri-'vc.
he heari 10 ~, about II wears OF age, ask po EN-
W ere he could ch az; Tor so bJL / "a mcident
tctcd the an'r al culilh ahu W. Mttcun ''
Id The bhl WIS changed BY storekeep'r and ne
oy after pur,Iasng sme grocerir-, returned to his
o,n, m , nc,t,igin- block. The house seemed 40 b.
vacant or tue were al c sed' aud no Sig oi
LIE. were visible al the prem ses Tn" Sergeant oy
nou rlrs of the suDDrs learned that the mouse Was
occupied by family when hm mover III
an mt one w~k previous. lule boy ana
r were the only p-rs0us seen entering or leaving
/ o n,us, W-sb placed a wateh over The premises. On
the following DAY tile hoy came OUT entered
Store 20, cIange Tor 800 bill, and teD returned 10 MS
houe A few minutes later the lad was up"n tue street
,ran ana visiting a store few blocks on FihsA'uu
son business concern ng the furnishing "f the house
The little fellow exhibited uncommon preeoety IN at
p, dng "a, such matters, but SUI prs"d 10 DC re-
aursteC by tue storekecper 10 sign certain agi enenI
Tn. boy complied unhesitltin civ, PAD the sum fc-
ouired out 81 another $50 dill, and then departed.
The agreement found its way into sergeant "eDDs
b,ud The 81 aidturs was AdOiph GirndL' " Tue de-
flu.tlns ban ter's name beyond doubt The D"y mas
upcouse,n,ly signed his fathers name" Thought the
officer Confident Tat he " had casr ana tha' "'Ihut
was with his iauiy in the darScn'd uouse' tne 7eiHo''
sent 4 dispatch to Police Headquarters, asking, Is
AJolph Grndt wanted - Tue response came rom Su-
p.rint,ndent wa.Ing: Work the thing up by all
~. ans" 80
Tin, house from which the boy had come was piprd'
for several days only the boy and gr were son.
They came mil letters and 10 visit tue grocery
and other stores Last Thursday TRIBUNE reporter III
pursuns his Investigations INTO the case was pui mo
pe.n Of te discoveries Of the sergeant and entered
win the nIicor in tie task of clearing up the
mailer Leaving the officer 10 w-tch develop
meuts AT the house. reporter set out To
II al some one OF swinded depositors who miSht
q, L "a liant gtin-I Grnit. ia order To secure MS
arrest Extensive inquiries m order 10 learn the name
aud o. One Of Grl dts Ficm' "e'e ui'". I
cess m ut the reporter visited Judge Gross "h9 s"iu
tbst here was no news Ia the G4rudl mater ne y
un,upl. d m Europe. could not. eV,n "efe ne hc -
nrr,r against nu criminaly. would Dt gld q, i"Fe
IN arrested. but 1 cannot make cOnpiunt lhefe
/ have iern A uicn anu "pii II