The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-11
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An Entsgp- Ji?s u.-cx Gels $1,000 b
l.LiziNg Gus oTners' Bills,

An Ent5gp- Ji?s U.-cz Gels $1,000 By
l!llziNs Gus oTners' Bills.
CHICAGO, lIL., Idrah l0.-Onc Of those
smooth rJgnrs whose wits enable them to
carry on system of robbery while enjoy
ins the ud5pmled confidence of their
employers, has recently been unmasked in
tue person OF James ID. Robson, former
y IN the employ of A. r. Barnes & Co.,
and more recently with X. II. McCabe. Mr..
Barnes said that Robson was a business
man OF undoubtcd ability, and was con-
nected with the house for about six years,
having charge OF the railway department
OF the business. The firm are printers
and blank-book manufacturers at Nos. 60
aud iOWabash avenue, making speciality
OF all kinds OF railway printing and sta
tlonery. "He left my employ last No
vembcr," said Mr. Barnes, "and at that
time | knew nothing of his pecula-
lions. only knew that he was living in
very fast way, and did not think him
sale person TO keep in my employ.
short time ago | went to st. Paul, and
got wind Of some of Robeson's methods
through a prominent railroad official.
what ! learned decided me to make an
investigation, and week ago | went to
St Paul, taking with me transcript of
my accounts with the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Ralrsad. On comparing these with
the books of the railroad company, |
found that Robson had stolen $1,000
In nine months. The way he did it was
this; When he went to Minneapolis to
collect the bills of the house he would
take with him a block of bill-heads and
would raise the bills, sometimes to dou-
BILE the amount they actually called for.
II our bill was $500 he would make ii
anywhere from 81, 200 to $1,000, and ii
would always be endorsed by the pur-
chasing agent. After that it would be no
trouble to get a check from the treasurer
and to have it cashed at the bank there.
Then he would take part of the
money and purchase Chicago
DRAFT OF the amount of our
original bill and present it to the book.
keeper on his return. | think he must
have been in collision with some one in
the Office Of the Purchasing Agent of the
road. can not say that this is the case,
but don't understand how he could have
worked such scheme SO long and Sue
cesslully without that PERSONS knowl.
| edge and assistance. | am told that Robe.
SON, although married man, was accom-.
panied on several of his trips to st. Paul
| and Minneapolis by a dizzy female from
| Chicago, and that he spent money as
freely as If he We're a millionaire. He is
a yvbn lEnS In nj, Iuch aud Ian,
everything with flourish. After leaving
my employ he was taken in by r. X. Nc.
Cabe, or rather McCabe was taken in by
| him. as the sequel showed. You are
| aware, OF course, that this gentleman has
| failed, and he ascribes his ruin to Robe.
| son, who was the general manager of the
| business
"Where is Robson now?n
'lf he has not already taken alarm and
fled the city, he is boarding on Vernon
| avenue. | forget the number of the
house. He is about thirty-fve years old,
and has q wife and child. Up to two or
three weeks ago they lived in good style
at the Euclid fiat, on Michigan avenue,
! near Thirty-hrst street.
/ "Do you think he knows that you have
found him out!"
81 think not. l have lost moth.
| ing, of course, but the Min.
neapolis & st. Louis Railroad Com
pany is out at least $1,000, and they are
not going to let the matter pass un.
noticed, | understand that General Man.
ager Truesdell has already taken steps
toward causing the arrest of Robson,
and think it will be safe to say that by
Monday the latter will be either a pris.
oner or fugitive from justice. Robson
has not dollar of the stolen money now
in his possession. presume he spent it
as fast as he obtained it, and probably
was induced to do as he did to crafty his
fondness for fast living"