New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
n,n,, uxsrrMATIcALLY ROBBED.

chorlos Roth n German bookkeeper, foTnerly cih-
ployed by T. & H: i. Ani No Sof Broadway. was
nrrssted i'm this city yesterday Oh q m,aS had
;ng him with embezzlement Information ma"
asehed Police Headquarters previously tnso h5
Icpmraett formerly cashier for the same nrln, hao
heen arrested in Colorado on similar MaIl'. or.
The defacation in which the two Prison SOULS aon
;taresfed was discovered only few weeks ago'
Roth resigned his place as bookkeeper III Uce- oer
1852 intending to go into partnership wiSu r ni On
chant for whom he had worked al.e potH ann,ed
o,n for the place which he had held Tor about ui;
teen years. Another bookkee had neen secure9 d
egxpIovment from a firm in Greene-st Burnett zen
dey.d his resignation on January anu Wont W
Slyerton Co where he had secuTea poS,iom q,
teller in the San Juan Bank. The po9kXeepSt
wbo had been hired by F.. a. ii. l. Anthony ~
Go. TO take Boths place was uhaoie "
make the books Of the urn balance ad were soon con-
WINGED that they had been cheated an "a hat
accountant was engaged and he aseer,a,ou p ea
svstematic robbery mad been carried on py Doln
and Rnrnett, Sums ranging from $40 to $50 had
been taken two three times each week i9a a. tb
six years. Individual entries nag Deen iu itared
cash hook correctly but the foOtings were aitereu
s 80 as to make the expenses of the firm appear
greater and the receipts less than they were In Iact
The entire amount Of the defalcatlon was ascer-
tanned to be 81 8, $50. , - Aha
D,strict-Attorney McKeon was informed OF the
facts and he caused Both and Burnett 10 De III
dieted Warrants were issued to Inspector Byrnes
who sent Detective Sergeants Langan ana Won
Gerichten to Colorado to arrest burh9It. - us us
patch was received by the Inspector on
had been secnred and would be brought to this CITY
immediately Meanwhile Both had been shadoWea
in this city, He mad Tie o ana two Helms and he
went home every evening. Two detectives loi
lowed him from bis home yesterday morning anu
arrested him after he had crossed th9 ioiiS'
QUESTIONS AFFECTING COLUMBIA
The trustees of Columbia College will hold their
April meeting on Monday afternoon III mas oeen
expected by some of the trustees Iha1 a IoP ~
ann";nted IN nrepare course of study for women
reporter Of The TRIBUNE calico on the heN. ~. ~
Morgan Dix, who is chairman OF tae oUd yiII not
he complefed in time for the next meeting OF the
Board We have large subject on na9a anu i fa
treat il accordingly. What have we done so Iar
Been gathering information from many sources;
that is ali that has been done. ,,. :. canadian
The Committee on theS School, OF Mines is .t f
ing the adyisabihty of enargng the depaI heuI VI
SANITARY Engineering. Just what VIII DC uone boAV
wear is not decided upon YET ne e9ina,.vo p
pointed To prepare an appeal 10 tne Puoo oncarning
which interviews were recently pupnsheu III mi
Tribune is holding meetings tins week anu III II
present its report on Monday. President Barnard Is
cha;Tman of this committee. Another committee
from which a report is expected Is one OF WIcn
Mavor Low is chairmanand whi9h was ia nTom,
iscd TO place at the disposal OF the trustees coi-
lection of electrical instruments, ne set 70
Paris for eHhbitonh yared1 aT
-. .tA,r
A reporter asked Mr.. Edison yesterday how MS oIer
was received "It has not been accepted yet, ne
said although am told that meeting Is soon W
be held to consider the subject . 49,,
1T has been suggested that II sucn sc I
should not be established at Columbia College,
You would start one yourself. ,
81 am going to do 80 anyway"
"WbenP
lin about fifteen days"
"WbeTep ,..s..
"In NV works in GOerck-st. can't wait for tne
Trustees. they are too slow. need the men, Ny
work is seriously retarded by my inability 10 o.
tain competent engineers" -.
"Where do you get your engineers now
I'VE have TO make them. Of course, when they
come from sceutifc school, they have few prn-
ciples learned, but practically we have TO teach
them the whole system" a,
How many students do you expectT
"All that we can have room 10 teach, from pres
ent Indications" -, r.
Twill this new school interfere with your oHer
already made to the coegeW
Not at all. / will give the trustees the colIec-
ton as j promised, If they choose 70 take IT, Inc
instruments all for practical USE"
or LAWYER