New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16
DWIGHT S. LATHROP'S CRIME.

HIS ACCOUNTS As A CLERK NEARLY 10000 SHORT
Ills FATHER UNABLE TO MAKE THE Loss
GooD-GAMBIING THE CAUSE OF us FALL.
Dwight :. Lafhrop has been. until about a month
AGO clerk in the communication ticket ohice' a
branch of the treasurer's department of the Cen
| trail Railroad Of New-Jersey' lie was
givep fine place less than two years
ago bv hi, uncle the late Jndge Lathrop VINO was
Them the receiver of the company. His salary was
- ooo . year ON Saturday. August 10, he re-
marked 10 some of his feow-ccrks a he leti the
office t,l,t he was going t. visit his father, Henry
: Iotnrop. who lives ~ Northampton, Mass. Since
that time lac has not been seen by his friends
He wa, expected TO return on the following Tues
day. and when he had not appeared two days later
the treasurer of the company directed an inyestiga-
ton of his accounts to be made. IL was ascerlahed
very quickly that he had stolen money belonging
10 the company bat the amount appeared to be
only little more than $1,000.
On the Is. of the present month. when the treas
urer received the usual statement from the COM
pany', bank he found that he had 1l2,OjO less To
his credit than he ought to have had. Inquiry
showed that Young Lathrop, in tie
absence Of the clerk who usually made
the deposits. had distracted one day $4,000
IN gold from the money sent by him 10 the bank. II
was the last act in hts career as clerk oI me COM
pauv. Iii, preYionS cmhezZlcmcnts mad been made
%
~ 600 At a time. A change M the method OF keep
ing the accounts of the Comnui aton ttNct "'h'r'
which was made short time betoIc ne ni-'ppcaItiu'
rendered he speedy detection of his crime certain
lt is presumed by officers of the mpauy that. rem
dcrcd desperate 10y MS danger, LathrOp concluded
10 take As 3uuch 81, he could get Ine opportunity
occurred Immediately afterward, when ne
was intrusted with the duty OF maklhS
fbr bonE d,nosits of the company during
the vacation OF the hoy Who usually performed tiia'
work so susoiciOn was excited al the BANK D.
canse the dcp,It slip was made ont 10 his hand
writing, for lac had some times Hau" out 'ht u'P'>l
slips before. ], Was only When ne pluH .,a'o i''
usual statement at the end OF the month that Inc
embcZZlcment was discovered. 49,
Al first when tine amount was thousht paieiN 10
exceed - 900. young L3thops at"r was M
formed of the facts. and h. offered 10 ma he soo i'
companys loss, so far as Ms p,opelH M0'Nu ~
WAcu the additional loss OF 4l2'Voo was
discovered the father found that the sacrifice
of ms entire property would oe lnsiuiciehl
10 replace IT, Re was forced, III common
with the company officers 20 allow ne iacis OF ih'
embcZzlemeut 10 be made puoht. Inc loss IAN,
wholly upon the company, loI the C'eiS "S' H''
under bonds and The once when he ii. u vas
ouiy reno. e.y a branch of the tIeaeurers depart
Ibc dcfault.ng clerk was thirty years OF age aud
Wa unmarried. His course OF life IA tie iH-t iW'
wears at least has been fast ana ms intimate friends
knew well THAI he "ae spending much uoIe money
than nc NUs receiving from MS oiIlee. some
kupwlcdre OF ms dissipation reacled tAe ears
/ OF Tie treasurer Of the c"inpaA'., ana
last winter. belore Judge La'hrQps death me
treasurer requested ilo dismissal Judge i-aiHi"P
/ il ..ld To nave urged tine treasurer to retain
h., N possible. On account ot his con-
/ ~.rr,.Ds Young LathUp was not disIA. >-ed
Se w. however. quick and buslt.
| and nothing beyond hls d,olpated h4DiiS c1ui"
| be brought against him tAeI. Af. LlIr' IN
! ir-ud ol judge Lathrop and vas unwilling To U.s.
| miss his nephew. - r.l,
friend, tina ht left the country ana is h"" Hi
l,ur.ue no tldlrg, ol him since hc lett the oilc.
ON August 49, have been received. Il was itP'rIt'
yesterday that he Was accompanied 10 hl- Nlght pN
I tut f r ID If.
suld They say nat Ills principal lauli "as Lis Io'c
Intimate friend OF young Lathrop stated TO
reporter OF lHE Tribune last eye"iAt' ii' ht Hiu
been a. great, surprised man could be- 10 Team
ot the emhczl rmelt. L9tnrop had been staying ll
IT Marks Hotel. Ncw-hriRnion :. L. curing inc
simmer .,,,,u III. had been the habit OF going
10 ~pe d sunday o-eW here. W hen he "a o. thht ne
.aolId no. be al the hotel on the sunday oi has
tIQut nothing was lhOIgAt 81 II. II Wd' not iluuI
Al was found tnaf me had MOI been AZ Lls desk Tor
several DAYS ana had not been heard from, that
-u-plclOn was aroused His friend regarded th-
s;ory absurd, that lie hau bceh intimate VIII
woman, who bad accompanied nun III MS
hight. He said that II there h4d been
amy woman ia the case he would have bad some
hint of it. Although in the employ o. the same
company latlrop's friend was III different depart
m.ut ana therefore had no opportunity "i hh9Wins
--uKthiua about The bushes, ~ winch te had been
engaged Tie had learned, hoWetri' Ft-''I-
~. that Lathrop had been sent u the bank "h
several occasions to make the ctPosh7 loI
treasurer of the company. Ills
trend said mat he had known that Lathrop
had been fond of PLAYING poser pu ue II1'' i noe
ben aware that b. mad been addicted 10 gambling
ia h ways. ,,,t ,
Tn, act of Lathrop's, his friend added! had been
.e-r. lI. bloy, TO mis- parents aud tine family. tins
father. ncury = LatArOp %, Northamp,uu Mass,
,yas al tie office oil tie ,eItrai Railroad COMPANY
Yesterday. anu had long inicTlo" Wi'h Tue ue"9-
uraT. , t
Lathrou is little below tie average height and
oi sl.gLt ngure Ills nalr Is OF reddish uIee, ana
when Last seen boy bis friend b. wore red NOUS
t;rA. IA, .oiapic1I0u is not clear. and his ttrth
aIe somewhat decat ed ia front. tie has = rather
smfty and uncertain Iool, all" sl' ans SOY ~ MA
i1fl.r ,,u4lr Ills eyes arc APT 10 be Redeemed b5
late hours and drinking.