New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-28
i MISSING BOOKKEEPER.

GARDNER D. CHILD, OF THE HYDRAULIC IRON
wopKs DRAWS s. 700 FROM TIE BANK AND
nrPARrs-srATEMENT OF HIS EMPLOYER.
T. was announced yesterday that Gardiner u.
Child book keep per in the ONCE OF tnt ~ -
Works at Van BTunt and hapeiS ca-s.S'' t' 49,.
prooi-I,n had been missing since MOnday evening"
H. had large amount 81 money III MS Posi -
AT the time OF his disappear noe' anu NO, -
as AZ first supposed that he had met
,,-;+b fonl NAV Subsequent inquiry reNeaieG the
fact that be had away Win the money ND
UNE reporter called yesterday az 10. e e % H.
w the Office OF Henry Il. W OlthlhstO on "a w. e
MANAGERS of the Hydraulic Iron WORKS MI
fi = simple case of ASCENDING. Mr. Child
os ,Ir hook kee per in our Brooklyn Office for me
Isl s1x years he had been III tie habit or coming 20
NewYofk on Mondays, drawing HOI 11e
Cber,icol Bank the amount OF money que OuI Hanus
- ,nere-ancnt Is, 7O0-and returning III d
cab He mad a Gag Ia winch ne pun We luoieS. ~
fastened this bag To staple III tne cdD 10y
"a -, cham and secured the doors OF the Venice
j., 4Le same Way lie nad permit 10 carry q PISTOL
and vas in the habit OF allowing the weapon 10 nc
seen. On MOndav he came 10 'niS Guy 5o, az aud en
fered the cab. Instead Of gong directly 10 the
works be stopped al room when Ne HSu nlteu tIo
6av before III south Brooklyn anu Iel oaSAee' iic
had taken the pTecautlOn 10 pu' an TAI' VH ~
door ot his ROOM as have since learned ne Jheh
drove 10 the works. put the Dag III on5 sdle dDu
went awav saying that he wouiu return ~ az nouI
and nav oil the hands. Instead % uoIng 80
he went back TO hIs hired room, TOOK ou1
his basket and departed from tue city. When
our clerks at the OIDct DtCd4h' III - u -o
Tor ms return the superintendent, VINO a.on55
- the combination OF he sale, 2UteMpteu
4oooen II He was unable TO 90 so rearing mat
h. 10 forooften the combination, he NOrAeu az inc
- Cor an IA ur before he informed us Dy teiephoAe
w. s ~ sintV We then sent a man over there,
VINO alter some further uOuDiel acC tuoH thiiS
stuck rns combination which Chlld mad substituted
10 the usui one and succeeded IN opening ne ale.
The money bag was found 10 contain OhIy pieces
OF newspaper and about $500 IN silver
which Chld mad found lncohVeAlehI 10 odilS
Of course he had put tine money INTO tue DdsAeI
nravio1slv mentioned. We Immediately put the
casp INTO The hands OF detective agency, ana men
are ON the track OF the fuguse. Cnllu " ts hiaH
whom we trus ed He had been Win US a hummer
of wears and never saw any tnlng pvloie ~ Sie0
frouhe j. ms foDdness for betting on horseiaces.
IL mas Been stated, sald the reporter, Cn'o n0
recently lost 81 600 on a race. was ne III posi-
tlOn 70 lOse 50 much , -, c , 4-ar+,.
.No. | should think that the loss Oh o"eHVs
ALL h1li would seriously cripple him. We nope
~ liver the money and, indeed, expect 10 DO 80.
a. owes money to oIner persons, but DO not KNOW
WY pbe renorter afterward called at the missing
,,anjs home No, Al tOurth-pIace, Brooklyn, anu
saw his wife, prePossesslhs young "oiiiL "iio
seemed sadly troubled by her husOands mysterious
flight . - Ie. +b b,rae n,
Monday morning. sue sald. am SURE bOW-
evnr that IL VIII turn out adj rlghL. lie would
NOT do a dishonest act lie has never been wiz or
d,ssin,f+d since we have Oeen married, and tnat Is
eleven wears he Is a native OF lscOnsin ana MS
age ~ tnlrty-five. There has never been any I'M
pleasantuess III our home that could cause MN 10
run away. DO not know any thlng ABOUT ais DeI-
IlDg uOrseIaces.
AT tn private detective agency the reporter
learned that clews had been found which wodId Ger
tainly edu TO the discovery OF the missing man III
a snort tlIne