New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-28
A DISHONEST AGENT.

DEFALCATION OF WILBUR r. RAYMOND.
ARRESTED UPON ARRIVING Ar LIvERPooL-THE
AMOUNT or HIS DEFsLcArIoNs Not KNOWN.
The representative in this city of Runsey & Co,
pumo manufacturers, of Seneca Falls. for q
number Of years previous 10 last May. was
Wilbur Z. Raymond. In the early part
Of that month. the firm having become dis
satisfied with Raymond's management of their AT
fairs, removed him. and Mr.. Allen was gwen
charge of the Office at No. 93 LIberty-st. during
the month of June Raymond called at the ONCE
several times and told Mr. Allen that he was IN
very poor health, and was going into the country.
He called back at the office Just before July 4. len
OF twelve DAYS ago an account which the firm had
with Portsmouth, Va, house sent on for pay
ment, and the reply came that it had already been
settled, and a receipt, signed by Raymond, accom-
panied the statement 4 he honesty Of Mr. Ray
mOnd had never before been Questioned,
but a. 10 record could be found OF the
payment Of this account, information a. 70 wheie
he was sought Of his f., who was known to
be living at Carmel on the Harlem Railroad; Inc
reply came that she knew nOthingof her husbands
business where he was: The matter was
then placed in the hands of Mooney "
Boand detectives at No. 162 Broadway.
with Instructions 10 find the man. ms
was at 10 O'Clock on the morning IT last Tuesday.
An examination OF the hotel regise rs revealed the
fact that Raymond had been quartered at the Bel.
mont Hotel IN FultOu-st since about the LIST OF
May. He had apparently been very dial-
pated during that time, and from $50 POUNDS
had decreased 20 abOat $50 pounds few
DAYS previous to the inquiry he had left the hotel
and bad removed hIs trunk, saying that be was
under the name of George Sherwood be had en-
gagged passage TO Liverpool on the steamship Mon
tana bat that instead OF sailing on that vessel he
waited a week and embarked on the WyOm-
ing. re said that he was 700 sick 10 go
at the time the Montana sailed, and
his emacaed condition ana the difficulty he seemed
to experience IN speaking corrObOrlted the story.
Atier informing the MeSsrs. Ramsey OF these
facts the detectives were directed TO cause Ray
mOnd's arrest. conference with a member of
the firm resulted on Thursday. when, after
consultation with Messrs. Vanderp0el. Green X
Cunning, and Assistant Dstrlct-AttOrney Russell, a
description OF the man sent 10 the
Liverpool police, with instructions to arrest hlm on
the arrival of the Wyoming ~ that port On Friday
morning Raymond arrested and admitted
his guilt. He taken 10 London, and
TO the Bow Street Police Court, where, on
the evidence furnished by the Liverpool po-
lice, lie was remanded To JAIL for week
IA await additional evidence from New-IorK
The examination into the affairs OF the firm dur
iug RaymOud's connection with it has not advanced
sufficiently as YET 20 allow al any positive state
ment rs to the total amount OF Raymonfs alleged
embcZZlements, but il is said they Will probably
reach several thousand dollars case has
come to light in which IT Is stated that
he appropriated 5000, which was paid by
a firm in Mexico. He also made use OF the
firm name checks ANA drafts, which he got
cashed. The business OF the MeSSrs. Ramsey was,
however. comparatively small at tins agency, and
RaymOnds dishonest operations small
in amount The discovery of RaymonPs
dishonesty great surprise 10 his
employers, rs they had placed implicit con-
tidence in him for year,. lie Is not supposed that
Raymond Is still in possession OF the money he mas
unlaWfnlly acquired, but 10 ~ thought that with
the small amount that he had IN ms possession he
decided TO take an ulP IN order to benefit bis
fa~t-faIlng health, and 60 get INFO position 10
compromise with his employers.