The New York herald., 1878-12-03
ROBBERY AND FORGERY.
THE ALLEGED MIsDEEDs or CONFIDENTIAL
cLERK.-LIsT OF STOLEN SECURITIES

THE ALLEGED MIsDEEDs or A CONFIDENTIAL
cLERK-LIsT OF STOLEN SECURITIES.
Through warning circulated by the stock Ex-
chanse telegraph yesterday afternoon against the
gotation of certain bonds the clew to story Of in
gratitude and crime was given to the public. Tho
tape warned purchasers, brokers and others not to
negotiate the first mortgage bonds of the O., c. and
l. q. Railroad of the following numbers, to wit: -
a.5si 2.67G. 26T7. 2.7Ts. 2779, 2s49. $685. 3U54.
3u55 and 3,056 Inquiry at the office OF Mr.. Hatch, 10
whom information directed to be sent. failed to
elicit any intelligence concerning tho bonds the
manner of their disappearance from the rightful
owner. 1t transpred. however, that Mr.. Joseph Yco-
man. of Hanover square. tho gentleman who had
caused the warning to be circulated. Mr.. Yeoman
was found. and the following particulars concern
ing the lost goods and other unrcgotiablo
paper CLEANED. 1t appears that in 1872 Mr..
Tocinan, who is cotton broker and member OF the
Exchange, doing business at No. 10 Pearl street,
took into his employ lad named Robert j. Whelan
whose father was school teacher or in some
way identified with educational interests in
Hudson county. New Jersey. The boy was about
thirteen years OF ago, and he grew in years
his employers confidence in him increased and his
sphere of usefulness gradually enlarged until he
had finally obtained full control OF the business of
the Office Ths granting TO him Of power OF at
torney to sign checks the only thing wanting 10
make MnelAIl'S power III the concern equal with Mr.
Yeoman's That this last favor withheld Mr.
Yeoman has great cause for congratulation; for
Whelan, it is alleged has not only proved himself
unworthy of the generous trust reposed in him. but
developed into criminal character. He Is
wanted, the police say, for burglary embexzement
and forgery
THE STOLEN SECURITIES.
On Saturday morning, when Mr. Yeoman went to
his office and opened his safe he found that the
it number of valuable papers, on most of which,
fortunately, the robber cannot realize. Mr.. Yeoman
,<sI
his clerk, Whclan. who failed appear. Inquiry was
then made and tho janitress said that Thanks
giving Day Whean and another youth, of whom
She gave a minute description, had been for a
long time in the office. and that they left the building
together; that she had the same persons leave
the bnilding on Friday evening. locksmith in the
neighborhood snid that on Friday evening Whelan
had come to his shop and borrowed a hammer and
chisel With these tools it said he opened the tin
compartment referred to above and stole the
following securities 10 bonds. $1,000 each. of
the Kansas City. st. Joseph and Council Bluffs
bond of $1,000. No. H9. dated December 2, 1878;
81 shares stock certicstes Farmers Loan and Trust
name of J. Yeoman trustee; 2,496 shares Memphis
and Charleston Railroad, number of certificate 301 in
Westchester Fire Insurance Company. in the of
Ada l.. Jones, which were held as collateral by Mr..
Yeomsn.
On Friday afternoon Mr.. Yeoman, in looking
his books, discovered that he 81 200 short hut
whelan explained The matter by displaying open
account with Mr. Copeland, another cotton broker
Thereupon Mr. Yeoinan sent his messenger boy to
Copeland to request settlement of the account. The
boy returned with word that he owed nothing but
Wheian said it mistake. and went himself
or pretended to go to Mr.: Copeland's office
He returned with word that the bookkeeper said that
it all right and that he ready to settle. Mr.
Yeoman directed him to go and make settlement
and close out the account. Whelan went and returned
with check on j. j. Cisco Il Co. tor ST. 300 Mr.
Yeoman thought 1t strange that Copeland should draw
Cisco he had all previous occasions done bus
through the Mercantile Bank. Such his faith
in Whclan. however that he did not suspect him. but
directed him to 90 to Cisco Co. and have the check
certified and then deposit it. Whelan returned with
the check certified by himself III the name OF Cisco
Il Co. He then. it is alleged. forged . check for
$4,000 on the Corn Exchange Bank drew the money.
and during the evening stole the papers above de-
scribcd and dccamped The bank will lose the 0o0
for yesterday Mr. Yeonan picked the forged check
from among package OF paper and declared that the
signature was not his.
AMATEUR Sport"
Since the discovery of the robbery Mr.. Yeoman has
been informed that for some time past Whelan has
been living very fast life up town. and is convinced
that he must have stolen or made money beyond his
wages to support the state he affected. He informed
other young men with whom he consorted that he
intended to go to Texas. as he would be ruined he
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