The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-18
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIEs.

WILSON l. oRAIo's BooKKREPER, CASHIER ANE
ANorHER CLERK CONFESS THEIR RoUGRRrEs.
When Wilson Greg, the dry goods dealers, OF No.
I'll Broadway went into bankruptcy, and were found,
on taking stock, 70 be 500, 600 behindhand. thor
creditors puzzled rs to what became Of It, and
they themselves seemed equally mys,asd In Sep
tcmbcr last Wilson Greig swore thst they bad inn
plic,t conRdencs In the who held positions OF
trust under them.
Harry Phillips, about twcntycight years OF age en-
tered the house In 1872 and has since held the position
OF cashier and shipping clerk In It, He seemed steady
and had the handling OF all the money that re-
ceived. Some time since Captain Byrnss used to
meet him uutimoly hours sauntering along Broad.
way with gentlemen OF uncertain occupation, and
began to look with suspicion on Harry. Detectives
Sicvin and Dolan from that day forth watched the
usmdi,ures in wecK were found to exceed tho total
Of his salary for months Captain Byrnes then began
inquiries ut tho dry goods house bet both be and big
detectives received every assurance OF Phillips
probiiy and righteousness They were DOT satisfied.
however and whom he was disch afgsd watched hing
all tho closer.
In this way Captain Byrnes cane to learn that Phil.
lips Intended quitting Now York for Connecticut and
had set down yesterday for hrs departure Al about
the when bis trunks were ready tor removal the
Captain presented zen hi%ss At phps place Q, resi- S
sSask a. this inierisreno. With his ar.
marHsa when the Captain aaiiy accused MIN
OF deirauding MS employers. Ho denied II at frst
places had VISITED tho he had squandered and
tho extravaganza with which no had lived, and thn
was compared WIFI tie amounts rsosveo rom .ns
m,ticd his offence. Ho had boon three years with
Wilson Greg when, In the summer Of 1875, Pears
mcnt, lunchcd with him at the Anthony House.
.Heudr,ckson asked me-" said Phillips 'm I
wanted 10 mako some money! inquired how. He
SAID when sell bill OF goods instead OF giving the
money and chock to the cash boy viii deliver u TO
you myself Thon you tear up the check. pocket
the money and we whack up nf.ervard. agreed
TO this plan aud have been at II ever SINCE" Phil
lips then went on to tell how every other day or Two
they divided thor tl-gotten gains and continued thu
system OF plumber III, Jour weeks ago, when bis en-
ployers got somc mixing of hts fast mode OF living
In questioning him about these dishonest practices
and the possibility Of their being carried on without
bookkeepcr, who lives at No EOS East THIRD street.
mentioned. For year aud . ball ne had been
engaged with that Official 10 similar transactions.
METHOD or RoGuERy.
Hines had accostsd him IN the store ono day and
proposed that when the drivers Of the wagons wh4
we're out with q. o. ID. orders In the morning made
their returns Phillips should destroy the ORDERS pue
the money aside aud Hines would make only such en-
tries IN books would correspond with those Ia
Phillips. He accepted this proposition.
CONFESSIONS ALL ROUND
Armed with this Information Captain Byrnes went
to Mr.. Wilson, the senior partner Of tho arm, aud
asked his opinion OF Hines rho bookkecpsr. that
gonlleman said, was emlncnty uustworthyi he him.
sell had teshed TO that under oath al the bankruptcy
proceedings.
swell. /" said the Captain, sMr. Hines 10 tibet who
has been robbng you right along and nave come
here to arrest him.r
Mr.. Wilson was shundsrstrucx, but the Captains
statements convinced him and the bookkecpor was
escorted TO the Mercer street station house, where
was constrained to admit his gu but pleaded tnas
Philips had led him to H. Then oil went the Vaptaiu
Ia quest OF Pearson Hcndrckson, VINO ID the
only married man Of the trio ana VINO keeps
q fashionable boarding house al NO: zas
East Nineteenth street Hc was not SO easily per-
snaded TO make clean breast OF II as the other two:
lie dubbed and shirked naming what sums no hnd
taken or giving approximate Idea OF them Ne
admitted bis offence alter time however, a laid
all Mt Pniilips door, as Hines had done. Whom his
three dishonest employees wore In DURANGO MI wilson
was called In and conversed win them separately.
when each acknowledged his quit. They failed 10
eve nm idea OF the sums they had taken, and Mr.
Wilson himself unable to furnish one. Further
inauiry showed that the books, too had been tam.
percd with. When Mr. Wilson was IN Europe Hines
discovered discrepancy OF $500 IN Philips books and
inquired about Tho cashier said he had taken the
money but would make II good. Hines, however, went
TO Pbulp's mother, VINO was supposed TO have some
money, and told her OF IL. She promised TO furnish
the noedful and told him TO nx up the books
cordiugly. He did So but the money was not FORTH
coming has been found, too, that the trio able
TO hide their populations by setting false values
| old and worthless articles when taxing stock.
They taken TO the Jefferson Market Court yes
| terday and remandsd 10 be produced again to-day
L here