New-York tribune., 1877-08-31
A CONFIDENTIAL CLERK MISSING.
ALSO $14,500 AND VALUABLE PAPERS BELoNDiN"
TO DE CASTRO AND DONNEE


TO DE CASTRO AND DoNNEE.
Considerable excitement prevailed yesterday
among wholesale sugar dealers the announcement
OF the absconding OF Christian c. Schmidt confidential
book keeper OF the DE Castro Donner Sugar RennhG
Company OF No. 1O7 Frontst. No information could DC
onined at the office Of company the clerk in charge
reforming TRIBUNE reporter that MI Sehmu'
was sick, but when he was asked II 'ne
same disease affected the missing funds he
responded: "You must see Harry Havemeyer; he
alone ia authorized 10 give any information on the sro
iect" Mr. Hayemeyer could not be found, having
already left the city for his country seat From rer-
sons with whom he had cOnverSed it was learned tha
Mr. Hayemeyrr had charged that Smith had ahsconhed
with S145O0 I'm gold, and large number OF Valuable
private papers the contents Of which he dd not disclose
At the office OF the Special Agent OF the Treasury Dc
partcnt II was asccttained that about month ago Mr.
Grace a discharged weigher, had preferred charges
against the De Castro and DOuuer Sugar Refining Com
pany Of dofraudng the Government by short weghis III
sugar, which they were in the habit Of weighing by
private scale The subject fully investigated ana
the re port was rwarcd to the Treasury Department a
Washington. but rs yet action, it was stated had
been taken About this time Donncr resigned the PTeS
dency Of the company, and afterwards, De castro
also resigned and avemcyor and Elders took the super
ncndcucy Of the affairs Schmidt, from an accounts
attended to his duties 80 usual which were OF strictly
confidential character, until August ~ "ieh ne uS'l
peared taking with him the Sl4,JOO ID goiu Nol "hi
he had been absent several days did suspicion attach 10
his abseuee when search revealed the fact that ne had
also taken many papers OF great yaine 10 tht COMPANY
The matter placed in Tic hands OF the tihheln e
fecfiyc Agency and Thursday q small hahd-bil Wa
priutod. i'm which De Casio Bonner oHti tth iI oi
$500 ior Ills arrest and detention and giving o l1oW
Of The emhcZZ.cf "ChFl5ltn G c'hl"i
il German native OF Kic thirty years old i've itct
f,ur or five inches nigh. beng short 0nr ulCL't soW
compile yion round. fu face r0uud-saIci h'ani h,Vh
short and thick square shoulders; mas haht oI carry
ip has head side hair dark snort ana very thh
a .ffat H..
lg1.e hut iie whisFcrS has small scar between the
ewes. .Deaks English nuentY, wan slight German Rc
cent" TIE description is said TO he soaeWhal ilecl'e
as Schmidt has gli-eoiofed' heaNI Houst"c"e' an" -
in cVeTY respect q blonde. g., --..
MIR bonner slated TO a TRIBUNE reporter last evening
that Schmidt cut chCck rom the back "f The chcCh-
book AcC il up Cor $4,000 com. presented u 10 NI
Ueycmcvcr ant hal IL signed, on the representa- ION
that fryas 90 Day duties some sugars IN BOND. nc
drew the money in person from tie Mallnc NatohH
Bank on Au-u-t u. and left home, telling MS we ihat
ness The second day altcrWard Mr. DE cast o
called a Sclmdi's residence 10 learn the cause OF
ms absence aG obtain the KEYS 10 the private drawers
i'm tne safe and knowing he had not been sent out or
examination the next morning showed hai ne Aad taken
the b,ok OF private accounts cue the Hlm rs Mtl
ms Inc money drawn from baph. Mr. bonner
stq-cs thai schmidt had leen III theiT employ
some wears, having scrN ed ~ slinllar ciFaclil
Tor seven years with The MaithiesstL q " iechcf5
TcfuipU CCmraDy SchWidts salary was SJDoo q year,
gud frCu his ealulugs be hud saved euoush 10 invest
about $4,000 in the stock o tbe company q, oht ,he
Schmidt was fearful the house would become seriously
involved. ana tOu this opportunity oi Sc uihR Inns, u
against loss. lie leaves wife ana ChIt n'c mon rs
old without any available means. TIE oluhoH ri 10
C,5,o a,d Doi,pr 4, that schmidt Eas gsc 20 Cuha or
Brazil dispatches have been sent 10 al points To III
tcrCept Inn.