New-York tribune., 1878-10-15

THE FALL RIVER DEFAULrER MAKES LONG Stair
MENT-HE SHOWS HOW HE FELL DEEPER AND
DEEPER INTO CRIME.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBUEE.l
BosToN, Oct. 14.-George T. Hathaway, one
Of the three great embezzers whose acts have given
Fall River so much nOtOriety during the last few
months, brought before Judge Gardner in
the Superior Court ut Taunton to-day for sentence.
When arraigned short time ago he pleaded guilty TO
three counts OF the indictment brought against him
that plea satisfied the DstrctAtoney, and all that
NAMED was TO pass sentence upon him. Hathaway was
brought into court and given seat within the rail.
His iace was pale DEATH except for the red spots
about his eyes and nose. which Indicated excessive
weeping; he trenbled as he walked, aud there
was q continual twitching about his chin, his
whole appearance being that Of broken
mau. After tho preliminary PROCEEDINGS the
prisoner tremblod ike leaf; made long statement
OF his case which was interrupted several times by
weeping He began, he said his career in Fall River
a clerk for Chace Mason, In the Msssasot Flour Mill
Chace had already been held up 70 young Hath
away model man, and no so regarded
him. He afterwards became bOOk-keepeT in the
MILL which from the outset losing speculation.
The first gear he connected With 1t $4,000 were
SUNK aud the second $4,000. Chase and Mason were
living al this ume like princes and Chace IN order to
keep up his credit, reporting income OF $4,000
a year. They we're continually drawing money from
the concern Mason high $50 900 at time and
Chace $4,000. DR.. Durfee owed $4,000 and Holden
b. Durfee $50 900 or 10000. Ho drew $4,000 or
900 from the TO invest in sade aud King
Philip Mills Stock Some time afterward Holden
Is. Durfee called his attention TO 1t and
then II was arranged between them that
the stock should stand half IN the name Of each
Chace however did not make the transfer IN the books
OF the slade and King Philip Mills, and when dividend
day around and the called his attention
it, he SAID that was all right that lac had only mtnded
TO do enough to satisfy Durfee.
1872 Hatbauay continues, the mill owed $500 000
People used TO Chase and lend him money for
Investment Hathanay's father did so to the amount
Of several hundred dollars. During these years his
living expenses were $4,000 year Passing
on 10 the time when he was treasurer Of
the Border CITY Mills, Hathaway described the first
step which he took toward his ruin On December H.
Nils and said he wanted to borrow IS OO6
lie had confidence IN him aud let him have
II Chace came again in few days for more, aud with
a smiling face assured me that II would be all right.
Ie kept coming until the sum was very large. Things
went on in this way so that before We had made one
yard OF cloth at the Border Guy Mill he had
got over 100000 Chaee finally threw r., or the
went say that IN January 1874 at the time Of the
annual meeting OF the Union Mill he was out on visit,
and upon his return he understood that attempt had
been made TO get another Chaces place treas
urer IL finally settled by arranging that he
should remain three months and then rosgn. Hatha-
way tried to get money from him. but he
slid that no could do nothing then, but
would right 1t all by and bye. He asked how
much he owed to the Border City Mills and
Hathaway told him that 1t was 100000. lie then
said: "If resign from the treasuryshlp OF the Union
Mills shall be ruined; published 10 the world as
begzer and sent the State prison, and you VIII have
10 20 too" lie then told that 10 hls only saliva
walton 10 get control Of the Union Mills 50 that he
could not have 10 resign. This was III March,
1874 and it WAS q This time that backmang began.
He said, with streaming from his eyes, that he
went 10 Clace honest farmers son. He declared
flat for fifteen twenty years Chace, Dr. Durfee and
his son lived without regard TO their incomes,
ana he especially indignant because In the worst OF
the trouble Cnace gave large Gums Of money TO his
church. On the night before Chacc's notes
went to protest, Hathaway and Chace were adj
yised to leave the country, the prisoner receiving
the message about midnight He declined To do so.
Hathaway says that Charles p Sckney, the defaulter,
does not owe dollar the Border city and SagamOre
Mills, HIS Tascauties were III another dlrec-
ton The Court sentenced Hathaway To State
Prison Tor ten years. the nrst day 10 be
solitary He is weak.loOking Of about thirty five
wears Chnce his leader in crime was sent 10 the state
Prison for twelve years Dr. Durfee died few years
ago; his son is still alive