The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
CASHIERS N JAIL.
The Lot of the New Jersey Defaulter Not a
Happy One.
Philadelphia Record.

Happy One.
Philadelphia Record.
Probably penal institution in the United
States contains 50 many prominent defautcrs as
the New Jersey state Prison at Trenton. With
IN It's gloomy bPown-stone walls there are con
fined bank president, two receiving tellers,
four cashiers, county treasurer and a city
auditor who are serving out long sentences for
stealing funds intrusted to their care
These men, who credited with having
squandered 81, go 900 in the aggregate of other
peoples money, who lived on the fat Of the land
during their gay careers. who dwelt i'll palatial-
like homes, and dressed in the finest Of raiment
previous to their discovery and downfall now
dine on prison fare, devote ten long hours day
to working in the shops in the company of
'knucks, footpads and burglars, and pass nights
in little cells whose bare white-washed walls
strangely contrast with the rich hangings and
upholsterings of their old apai tments
A visitor in making a tour of the prison yes
terday, found Oscar L. Baldwin, the cashier OF
the Mechanics Bank of Newark, industrously
engaged in sewing overalls in the tailor shop.
His defaeation far surpassed in amount any of
the stealngs of the other upJersey bank officers.
Baldwin was sent to jail for fifteen years for ap
propriating 81 0O0, 600. If he lives to serve out
this long sentence he will be close on to his
SEVENTEEN birthday wheA the big iron gates
swing to after his release.
City Auditor f. A. Palmer, of Newark, who
embezzled nearly 100000 Of public money, has
developed into a good ironer. He can put as
mt SiOSS on the SllFlS up III INC lFlSou
as any man in the ironing department. He has
been living at the States expense for year
and half He was sentenced to twenty years.
Notwithstanding the long Imprisonment ahead
of them, Baldwin and Palmer take matters philo
sophically, though at times they seem detected
in spirit.
L. d. Jared, ex-county treasurer of Middle
sex county, who, like Baldwin and Palmer,
figured conspieuoqsly in the upper part of the
State as a Republican politician. is lying sick
in the hospital though he only donned the red
and gray suit worn by prisoners two months ago.
Jared is over 81 years of age, and was convicted
of stealing $50, 900 belonging to the Freeholders
of Middlesex county. When his pecula-
tons were discovered Jared, follow
ing many brilliant examples, checked
his luggage for Canada Arriving there, he swore
allegiance to the Queen and much trouble was
experienced by the authorities in getting him
has worried continuously, which has resulted in
his removal to the hospital He has sentence
of ten years to confront him.
Another occupant of a bed in the hospital is j.
j. Hedden, eX-cashier of the First National Bank,
of Newark, He has served three years of seven
years sentence for making false entries in the
Sanks books. by which that institution was swim
died of nearly $50, 900.
John J. Berry, bank defaulteF from Bergen
county as a reward of three years hard toll in
the shoe-shop, is the presiding genius Of the
prison library. When Berry serves about d
year and half more he will, Ill the eyes of the
and eighty thousand dollars belonging to the de
positors of the institution of which he officated
as cashier Berrys downfall is said to have
primarily resulted from his fondness for fancy
chickens. He used to import fancy bred chick
ems costing $500 pair, and at the time of his
arrest owned, perhaps, the most valuable coop in
the country.
Ex-receiving Teller Henry Marchbank is
another guest who halls from Newark. He is
what is known as q ''fve-year man, and has
already served
busiy engaged performing the duties of assist
ant steward in the hospital to think any more of
the ups and downs in the stock market, which
caused him to pocket thousands of somebody
else s cash.
The City Bank of Jersey City is well repre-
sented behind the prison bars, no less than
three of its old officers being imprisoned for
stealing 100000. These are: G. S. Boyce,
president; Edward F. Shaw, cashier and John
Beach book keeper. Gray haired ex-presdent
Boyee is too old and infirm to do any work and
will hardly live to complete his ten years
sentence, as he has only been wearing the red
and gray uniform a year and half EXeash
Ter Shaw has become frst-class shoe
operator and has the reputation of shaving
heel better than any other man in the room.
Unless otherwise relieved he will continue to
turn out gents CATERS for four and half years
to come. Beach, the remaining of the trio,
is the worst broken-up man of any of the de-
faulters. One year and half of confinement,
coupled with continual worriment of mind, has
totally mcapaeltated h1m Tor any KIND OF work,
though no is the youngest of the batch, being
only thirty wears old. ALI of these
men said to be good prisoners.
They never disoheyed the rules and are resp At
full to the keepers, who i'll turn respect them
Sometimes those who work in the shops are
temporarily taken off of their tasks and placed
at making up accounts, at which they are very
efficient.
DIR. Peacock and J. D. Harrington, who We're
sentenced to two years at Jersey City for swim
ding the Legion Of Honor eff Sc, 000 have been
at the prison one month. they have not yet
been placed at work Tflis - in accordance with
the rules Of the prison.