New-York tribune., 1878-06-10
ANOTHER DEFAIJLTING CLERK.


WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER's BONDS APPROPRIATED
BY WILLIAM A. BUsHNELL-FIGHr OF TIE
CLERK,
William A. Bushnell, the bookkeeper Of But
lor srllman & Hubbard, lawyers at No. III Broadway
young man hitherto OF excellent reputation In the
community fed from the city, and IL has been ds-
covered that be had appropriated bis certain
securities Of william Allen Butler in amount about S50
OOO Bushnell is a graduate Of Union College. about
thrtyfve years Of age good looking and possessed OF
fair ability. He married 10 lady Of excellent fam
y in this city, and his parents II is said SIN reside
here. Recently Bushnell lived az the OSBORNE oase III
Ffthave lie excused his apparent eNtrag gagance, say
ing his wife had some money. His salary was only
William Alien Butler wished on May 27, TO sell certain
bonds tie Milwaukee and ST. Paul East st. Louis and
in the safe in the office and IN saIe deposit com
pany The bonds could not be found and Bushnell was
for day or two Joined On IN The RSsbSs ss5Teh viSt St
the papers: On May Ioa ~ 6asnIen nacors,ion
Day followed and the Office was closed. On May 81
received from him. Dost-marked Washington. saying be
next dag Bat he did not return, and suspicion was
aronsed His wife came to the Office during the day. and
admitted the defalcatlOn. SIZE said Bushnell came home
on Monday and confessed that $4,000 OF bonds were
missing from tie Office, ana that he had taken then
Wednesday he left her and her little daughter, only
eight years old, and she did not know where he was
Mrs Bushnell has since remained with her sister-inlaw
at the Osborne House. she is III with grief, and says
she has property except the household furniture An
examination shows that the bonds have been hypotae-
Gated Some OF them recovered by the pay OF
$100OO-the amount loaned on them. Others had Deeh
rehypOthecated TO tner full yaue. Ia ALL the loss VIII
reach nearly $4,000. Bushnell had speeuated some IN
Walst but 1t Is believed that the most Oh inc money
used 20 supply his private needs a., -.
since the discovery Of the deiaeation II is said that
although Bus1nes character has been above suspeloh
VET IL probable that lie cOgzant OF certain ifau0
ulent transactions the management OF the calvert
Sugar Refining Company Of Baltimore, which laiisd
years ago because two OF the directors USED the
company's funds in private speculation
A WIFE'S TRUST IN HER HUSBAND ABUSED.
HOW GEORGE LEROY LIVINGSTON sQUANDERED ms
WEES MONEY AND PROVED FATTHLEss TO HER
WOUNDED BY HE DISCHARGE or A PISTOL.
In the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Chambers-st.,
at a. m. on Saturday, George Leroy LIVINGSTON. Of
Troy whose wife obtained divorce about month ago.
was found in his with pistol shot wound In bis
shoulder The outcries OF the wounded man brought
number OF persons to his assistance To them Living
ston said that while he WAS searching for some
tolet articles In his satohel, a small pistol
was discharged accidentally. Dr. W IL. Fofrng,
ton was called to attend him. lie sald
Yesterday that from all he could learn he thought tue
shot was accidental lie added: The bullet was cyl
IDENTIFY no larger than an ordinary 9ataIe p IS @ ,e
shoulder, glanced against a bone and then lmDedded
Itself deeply in the hesn. / didn't deem It worth
sesrehins for. Livingston told straightforward
st0ry, and. as be had made no arranselne,httis ,ti
that il could have been genuine attempt at suicide,
Aside from a little stiffness ID the shoulder tho inSn
Sad NJ Possaic n j. and advised him &c go home"
Mr. Lyingston lett the hotel at p M on satGrday,
In compapV with H. j. Cook, newspaper agent, nlnB
M the hotel IL was supposed that they had gone 90
Passaic Mr. Cook returned 70 ne hO9i SeS ne sbould
went out soon afterward lea'lhg hOiu N ~
not be In until very late -. .o,. he 7 iv,r 0Ston
Dispatch it was reported, was sent oy - r,nsS'J
inst after the shooting 10 his divorced VIE ~ trOy'
he has atfemped suicide IN several forms before u IS
ARMED nv some that this last attempt 70 mauce
her 10 revoke her resolve not TO Ne Win hln' LNin
afons career seems TO be good ILLUSTRATION OI .ne
thrIft's progress As youth he exceeded the
lowauce LETT by wealthy father and INDUCED IA sisS sS
extrayaganco this city, until his mother Ieit hnt
| 10 advance him any more money. ADos ASos.
| sIx years ago, when reduced almost 10 ~,
| eTtv be met an heiress OF Troy, Miss HeaIts
| who had 100000 IN her own right ,n srends
m Is said that SO low Lyingstons FUNDS ,ha n
yife maid theclergyma fee shortly aitef the nee
ding Mr. Heartt died and the young we came INTO ~
session OF a life interest ia $oOo,OVO All her pvfio,
tpnr omen house at Troy, with costly stable nhu
elstocked wlne-oelar soon reducedtn MlIes s
lbere was no dlculty, however, UNTIL IN ApFl las1 IN
! wife discovered her husbands intimacy ..d,sv
resident of Troy When questioned oy her. LlVlhessoh
boldly admitted the truth. The wrath Oh MS sha
ING wife then found vent Sne ordered MN 10 quit
bonse and herself packed his trunk Lyingston wehe
10 POughkeepsie with MISS Gale ana tnen came ~ Ia va
ctv where at the Grand Central Depot the couple vero
mai nv relatives. Miss Gale during LiyngstOns teu
ocrarv ahaenee was induced TO return 70 her bOne.
Aboui fortnight she sailed for Europe with heE
uncle. -. ., "a. III. 10 con-
sent 10 reconciliation She would listen 70 none OF ns
manifestations OF repentance and within month hscs
his departure obtained divorce, and assumed tue
Of Mrs Louise Heartt. few days after tio eepasaeoo
from Miss Gale, Livingston took large dose .. ie aIr
num- but as it overdose his life was saved Sge~
then he has been living with relatives IN Passala-