Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-13
AN UNFAITHFUL CLERK.
Nr. ]. u. Elan sBstains Considerable
Losses Through ". l.. Ho.e

Since Monday the rumor ha- been cur
rent that a bookEecper IN n real-eSiat"
ofic, near Twelfth and Nam streets had
gotten ahead Of his employer for a cOnsid-
erahle sum. and had fed. Yesterday morn
ing u became known that Ar. James h.
Flgm. successor 10 william II. Lyme &
CO.. 0f which frm be was member, wa
the loser. and that the young man Va
Waller L. Hoge.
A representative Of the USD1tch Gales
on Nr. Elan a. bis Office, lll3 east Aliu
street. Yesterday afternoon 10 ascertain IN"
facts in the c.ise. Mr.. ElAm said he regret
ted very much on account u tue young
man. family. and for other reasons. that the
matter had been made public, and he seemed
10th 10 converse on the subject. lie
finally consented 10 make 4 statement,
and said that about 3 week ago
Mr.. q. Herbert Fuustsn. who has charge
q the rent dep. rtmcut. noticed credits In
LIE ledger Wmcb had been made by Hoge,
no entry of which had been made on the
cash. book. and he called Mr.. Elaus atten-
lion 10 II. Mi kIsm tbereupOn examined
mi. crsh-book and found that no entry had
been made to correspond with the entry ~
;he ledger. Suspeciins that something was
wrong. he employed Nj. Henry BoudAr.
al exI ert bOOb-6ecpcr. to examine hl>
books.
Nr. Elan. a. soon rs be learned oi what
had been going on, went 10 see lloEe's
father. WHO was deeply distressed and tried
90 t-f hie friends 10 make good the short
gpe. but In this ne failed. Mr.. Eiam last
Nonday evening took Hogc into his private
Office. and, with tne door closed, told him
that he w. aware ~ hat bad been c)ln-
or. ana advised HOCe tO facilitate mIuer-
bv acknoW ledglDc BIS guilt and iurni>hiag
him Elau) with 81 statement or w1ai
moueys he had ml-apprOprilted. that b.
Tlslul might the more easily make the M
vesticatiOn IlOge confessed hi guilt. and
then and there furnished Mr. liam with
statement 0t the money. he had col
l.cteo -nd not accounted for. " hich agCre-
ea,ed more than Sl.S00. HOge also ooii-
gated himself 10 writing 20 fsrDish MI.
f.lau from day 10 day With statement OF
1ry otler cases which might come 10 hi>
memory. Hoee alleged that be had lost al
M. money rambling; that having Dren lea
INTO r. ~ friends. be spent ali of ms own
money. and. 30 REGAIN tbis, borrowed irum
his eluuiolcr. Cxp, ctiug 20 be aDl- lo repay
t. Hi- LOSSES. g hich We're at first small
opcs. h. stated. got to be- large, aud he
found himself overwhelmed, and hence
commenced hi, pcruistions.
Llr. L am /. satisfied that Hogc'- state
Wcut was au entir'ly correct one. The
Young man ha, not been seen or heard from
since le left Mr. Eam's office Monday
afternoon. 80 10 L. supposed that he Wa
advised 10 leave Virginia, and that hc
needed The advice.
Tr,r entered Che employment oi william
y. Ltre 4 90. shout f1Ir wears ag0. Hud
tftv .'wst- La1 That Confidence ~ nj
honor anf integrity tlot they retained him.
Though lr Na> c1r,ioer~d 10 many re-
-i.ri. deficient. When hr. Elan sue
.,tjed Lvnc * co. in september isst
be-. laVr2 the utmost confidence in
.Ices. s1H kept him. Mr.. Elam
,t.tc- that while Pc las the deepe-'
,vn.latly i0r Ho-t'- family b. should
hs,e Aad hm arrested bad be- re-
maiuec IN Richmond he estimates hl,
los 1t about $1,000. Uf course, he VIII MOI
be indenniatG, hui D. is probable that Mr
Lyne will De part loser, Il, II Is altogether
likely that the mi'appropriailon exteDd'
back further than september.
Mr Elan u unable u yet 10 state posi-
tlvelv whether or not llOge ha- c0mmittrl
forgery. but be thinks Il highly propabie
:hst be- has. Hoge attended 20 drawing
md dcpositine money Tor the firm. a1d o.
NAV be hat be had some = the checks
rasbed, which were endorsed by NJ. Fam
for deposit. TLis will probably come 10
light IN the course o. the examination OF
Mr.. Elam's sccOuut,. some OF hr.
Flau's tenants always psy by check and
thus this node Of embrzzemeDt might be
very easily prac,lced.
Tioge j. about twenty-five wears % ace.
and Lis father resides IN tDe western por-
ION of The citv