The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-07
roRGEh BrRGLiR, PRISONER
Young Whelan Arrested Ia Montreal Many
Events crowded Into Que Week.

Awoeh ago last night Rotcrt J. Whclan
young man IT % years WEo ior several year,
had been in the employ ~ Joseph Yooman, n
wealthy Gotten broker Of 10 Pearl street. abb
seconded. Aitr being for seven yegr- in Mr..
Neonian- Office he lad risehtc The position Of
confidential CLERK. and YVES treated by his en-
poycr much as though no had been his son.
His iallcr Is Justice Of Peace in Jersey City
aud also q school teacher there. Young Whe-
laus Prospects roth socially AMI financially
wore l.u ..ng. Y,twhcn hc alecondcd awcck
ago Inst might he took with him the proceeds u
a check flr $1,000. to which he hal forged the
nnm" Of hs employer Tho check was drawn
on ta, Corn Exchange National Bank. IIe MISC
cltlrhinl him another forged chock for $500
on J. J. cisco 4 son. WHICH ho al bcon COM
peilcd TO make on The 'iL5 .; Us Disappear
nne' 10 cover lr9m his employHr fer 10y
the office furthe INST time hehroke open the in
nercomparment oft SHf''--he had key OF the
outer donl-uud took fcpurtit~ IT tho face val
uc u $4,000. The market Na.ue ~ the same
Is cot 'mntcd - about $4,000. The forgery he
lett brulnd him having simply deposited tho
UoYer wns discovered the next morning ma
wa ME- the ronhrry OF n" securities when in
tn al -.'!4te ~ Mhclan. and not having a key.
9lr. Woman l.oEo Open tho safe Almost NJ
the game time thrsn discoveries were made
Mr; i"I"aa =, r5iyed Letter ir2m TIE Young
inrr a. the general Post OGir3 in this city. IN il
Wholan oNpr' d HE "ntienre ana QGered TO
been IS ovei~d. nnl Mr.. i"omuu was IL posed
g. deal l"nlclay Will his cHce trusted c,orN.
Therri.rc. following tho dire 'tlon giNon In the
lrtter. NJ caused per'"nal l! O@ inserted in
ono q the daily noyspNpors # last sunday,
homo IN Brooklyn. On Monday morning the
forgery II the check Tor si.uOU was dis oyercd
BY tho Corn Exchange BANK. Alter this tho
matter passed beyond MI leom0ns control.
aud the bunk being Inc loser ~ tho forgery. put
!he case into tho hands Of ilnkcrton's Dctec-
Two Agency
liuo cn lhusday night the agency received \
Telegram from Montreal announcing the arrest
% young Mhelan. Previous 10 this arrest all ~
Mr.. lromHu 3 securities had been recovered
and rCturunl o. him. The story u Whclnn'
few days az liberty IN his ill-Eotten gains and
the manner 81 his sw.'' detection, Ia related No
follows ~ The uropie who 0pprrheudcd him.
ono 81 Mhelan's iri' nos OF about his own
ege spent most ol Thanksgiving with him in
Dir. 1coiuah's "ih'c, H. finding Who the init
mate assO 'iat'a Of Nhrlan w'rc the detectives
came across this young m0n and two others rs
well Hs a young l1t5 L whom y Is said ho Is
ongagei ~. rs some aver. - WGOlA H. had been
srr rcuy marrl"'; This young man ilyrs near
the Nhcun's In Jcrs ely. Neither Whclan 4
fa,het nor thc detectives believe that this young
mon was guilty ntcuuipi"c, That 4e assisted
Whcan r. cvidrrt, lut i is Claimed that he was
an iun0rcnt assistant, lnsl Monday this young
lnneGs at tho general Post unicc. They horo
the Canada postmarI and were addressed IA
Soahph Quinn. AtCr reading tho letters tho
Young man went Into 4 telegraph Office and be-
kan Nrl'inz dsspa'ch 10 Assl \, Snow. Albion