, 1879-03-15
MUSTERED OUT.
How Private Hamilton Came :,
Leave the Service,
His Peculiar Relations with ~.
Traders Insurance Company.

1OnE1fGn
tt,r,ratc Hnmmnnd. !, NJ r. ~ C"e e'a'tne that
n.,I,ran, ~ 49, company, First
ss.'non'' .'' "au oecn aisehasccd "for tic good ut
sAo seFV'ce." II ehoolu havo read "rriyate +,
Frank Hamilton, OF Company c." etc.. fo. y.
was the person referred to- frsnt ,s'. 49, W. 10
,n,e,,rrnt vnnnr tron a hto"an "as bright;
w.. .s....j "'" a'uaoe' FefS tasty IL
n's aen'lh' "ppene'"ee' ana considered Il.
sfcmeiy food''ooHlnB By the indies. liz ain
whom tc ci,anced 10 ,,o tb,own 's.saen IN s"a With
,-a. nna ~ ,,,n oa,,,".s o"" ''' '" eontsct. liz
"s "as wv ~ s.,o .asHeas lnc'''oefs Of the First
heelment, anu nsa occupied several posts Of
trust md hunur In. that Organization. ,nou ~.
his cotnpany, ''Asef u
t,,a,,r,, i.,., A..
au4"ny ,ns1 ''' n'n''cs ueso'opea incts and
causes "l'en !ea 10 us being first lowc.edn
meslonoi position in tl,e cotnn,ny ny .on' ..,,,
,notc,v IN III. ,rnomirou, ,,I,ol'..a. 1"u uIlt'
.ss,',.s s,,',s. t...,. "''e"A'sa from Tia
bers'ee' "h'es1 p'aees nlH' on record in Such
manner t!lat hc can neTcr again join militia
company, III this stntc ut least. The sam,
frassss ss a!eo sa ~ s ma ussshasge 10 disgrace
aamn ttu t.,s, NV M u Aonllahy, on Ia.
sa'e h.sI H.. ~ "n.,eu o!nSe nc was employed
~ exactly tlirSa {eaTs, h1lo wncrc he made noI
y .ew cnsules " h's lose'f oeasins aHu tlnpcrs.
t"e '"noueFs' ..--........-.
TIE HISTORY or THIS 1ouSG MANS L1Y1
and tho cuuscs whies, led to lts downfall, -.
substantially a. follows: AZ
lu 1879 {. Frank Hamilton came to tb}. r,,,
fIe came fron Duonlng: OF, ria tic Cblrarn 4
Alton railroad, wlIoac Track he {olIoge,l lin.
baEEuuu In scrtIons nt different staliona sInna
lie route, lcayl,lg his oyvrcoat, tho Inst q! BIZ
auperl!noua perso,al property, Mt joliet. IL
s,opprsl ut l,e humble md hospitahlc rc.idcnee
oi HI lr!sln1ail, Il short tlsta!lea from Chicago,
tnif.si u Wi Wi ,n S't" III n.,; lougH a. on.
~ a,,, ,,,a ' o',,1 IL to .e eJ With.
wi ,.e.,s 'Ii ~ ,a ~ ,l1. ~ w II t'1 9"n
,,ao ~ nsas ~ ~, ."e naot s,t H. II. n!o"n, lnsut
s.E Inss ;E.n.i ",, "n Fest, ana aceafed
t .,,n, ~ ~ III no c"an,, ,,tt ~ a. MtepIsseh''
III ~ .u oIIu no ~ ,rsI' M oenns
raas .,, 4Mant,H ,s.a So1Ms; ., WHY" ms fathct
~ ~ IL !. sais,,. tet,,.. a.".Ip. pe" uM equal
10 - tia ,inn tirs.s ..a fesy cood
% ~ @ ~ ~. "' , & ~ aEo a iast Jao'
u.s. has M XIII H. ,v W 1e !saasSs
~ soiasr t "'Hs oe pa.o a.1. refelSn
S.o @ - o' ~ t 10 ;. s" ~, w n.y. cottt'
arS ~ wv Ge.. -, H. ~ '',s postna o. eashef,
nns n.I ,,1 ~ sa ~ '' 'a'' ''' 'te money
ut""s'' H'''' 4o'' .........
THE NuH or TIlH ACCOUNTS.
His salary WIS Increased to $l,6GI year. Pra.
vlo.ls to thls Ling dslfning Letters lad been
GonitnE intO tho o!f!gc lrunt large proportion
ot lIlc tAors, ilyuEy-stablu men, hattest, ete,
of Tic cty Mt fearful rate. There was scarcely
mail tat tl!d not contain from ouc to half
aoSen ol ts,esa Mtss,seA, !" aa} notlllte o. ue
cncetois "au III ''a E.,. ueG IN ,s Ass oi
i!elf aa.'y lontcs. Ann rfuhE ., ulessea wGll;
Here was 10 m!stakS @ aooot tmat' ny ho slssa
e ~. ,,ts,,t s,t ill.,, I'm ;asn "s
a.""s''"sns n.s' ~ ~ Wy ua1
.at e .m uosn -, ,; ~ '.e Mfys ~ w
.nu s'.''s s.unSu eo'ns ~ ans
9ass VII" uono "'so A1sA 4'on' '''a' ''''o neaee'
l"Etli ,
81 'enE'h' ho"o'es'
TIL; susPlc!oS3 or THE OFFICERS
were Grouseu. They had watched The EXPENSES
ap1,eur to exact!Y sillt them. lie was known 10
l,ayu purchased 10 less thai slx new suits OF
elt,tNrd witn the ycnr .,,lli fur new oyerroats
lie hatl scason ticket to tho opera. silp Iu at
/ tended with disgusting pl,lctuaLtiy employing
carriage un! tuking different young indy
each uiGht. liz worc diamond stud wusta
uhuut $!dU, ank tsicu 10 70 into good euclc,y.
| hut tne tlay OF grief was ut hlnA. On tho
| afternoon oI tho 18th Of JANUARY tho President
Vi tho COMPANY tulu him iat lie thought tho
Company could dlsptnsu with Ills scrsccs n the
say ,ha , hc lo u +, s , .'InN nv Ia
.uuN ts Sa.i nI.uh ,. W. Ee ,t ~ rr.nE
e"a iet! Ivy taaiasr9's npo1 ioo. taaas. ".
ae Wa tu'n ts W "on ~ u. "uin ~. un "''
.ast y! w !hontn ~ h.1usGn n' ,,,s, H. =,
ncc e 't tmrnsa mriS oycr IL ~, MICH. who Was to b.
Uneo ~ ,,. .usmsa o'c' ~ '''' ''ht'A' ""o
h'' suee''sol.
WHEN TIE nALAScE'stiKRr
came to b. struck, 1t WAS found tllat there W.
| small HthgrGDllicS o. $..tll, EHcn ffauK pau
ont af Ills purxct, 1cnlasitl!s that H. did not
nu,ouut 10 nnythitig. hut subsequently new
man WIS put upon tic hooks, ..,nl it was illcn
discovered IN g.,lilE over the accounts Tint n
item If S.l,siO ind htcn charged oil the debit
hluc to cash when slerc Iad Lecn no cash paid
nll. /, Represented loss Ut stock, and should
lIuyp rct, el.tcrcd upon lie lunra!, ind clargct
to prutlt Hnu loss. Next I'LL item WIS cntettd
showing another discrepancy. Along IN JauuA'
ry, j. Y. Srasllnlon gayc The ConpAny check io1
5iO5. puyablu twenty dnys ailcr,aalc, or ruhs.
dated nGcal twenty days. Ils did not credit
casl, for tilt Rus, but h. turned 10 the lst u
policies autl ,lnrked th[s particular ons patti!
wLIvi would have made lie rAsh run over that
amount lluil everything been straIsht. No en-
try OF tuIs Item was ever snatlu Oil the cai1.
book. Alter Tits was discovered, Frank was
sent for 10 explain. Ike took Ito notec Of tho
uutcs wh!cl wele sent, md finally Il l'esscnsei,
was dispatched to brin. hiln. lie taluc, uHa
said It was
.svpnrty 4 u,sr4xr,n
.,.. un" !. . .',, H., 'Yo,lca m ths
atM. no eoaia hA " w., ~, t '1in,t sueceed
nonks ~ uaY aslu null nut u.n ~, -, the oI
III mA'E " rinu',T ~ W. w. m"S.. ,s"a IL t,ursd 10
eers u tas Ional'anY tlas "c t..,t ~un ~ fa5l
!i'o !ustitution " tns "a. G.es sa,, he inrn.
~ onele4 ~ ~ se!t'o n,a.sen ',lian,ni attt