Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-25
A YOUNG MANS CRIME.

Reared In The Family of Am Orange
 Farmer-Turns Upon His Benefac-
 tOrs-Robs A Lady of About 1s4OO
 IR Naugatuck Railroad Stock-Sells
 The Stock By Means of Forgery
 Lately In Business In New Haven.
 In a comfortable home, one of the typical New England farm houses in the quiet town of Orange, not far from the Woodbridge line, resides most respected farmer named Ebenezer Allen, a gentleman over whose head about seventy winters appeer to have passed. All through that section he is known as Deacon Allen, and his face betok- ems that he has lived an exemplary, prudent and busy lite consistent with the churchly title he bears. Comfortably situated in a pecuniary way evidently, not with a super abundance of worldly goods, but with enough to keep want at bay, and looked up to by all as worthy man, his life appears to have been one devoid of marked events with the exception of one which has transpired of late Of a
 kindly and benevolent disposition, he took
 an interest in a young orphan named F. T.
 Colbert, who came to him years ago. and the
 lad evincing winning qualities he became his
 guardian. Young Colbert was employed
 about the farm part of the time and his edu-
 cation was attended to. He was sent to the
 academy and also one winter he passed at the
 well known school at Wilbraham, Mass. He
 was also placed under Prof. Loveridge's care
 in this city to learn bookkeeping at the pro-
 fessor's Business college He also attended
 church and Sunday school in Orange at the
 Methodist church and his conduct was
 such in the main as to give
 his guardian no cause of complaint
 except in one instance which was condoned
 and pardon bestowed. Almost three years ago he left what had been as good as par ental roof to him and came to this city. He engaged later in the livery business here
 with partner, the firm doing business on Temple street where Mrs. Hooker had kept her horses. In the meantime he had married
 young lady of this city named Williams.
 During last winter they spent much of the
 time at MT. Aliens in Orange, where they
 were welcome visitors. Lately, however,
 startling discovery was made. In some
 way it was learned that seven shares of Nau- gatuck railroad stock owned
 by Miss Julia, daughter of MT. Allen, had been stolen. A search made by Miss Julia quickly revealed that the stock was
 missing. But the saddest part to the family was that the wrong done was done by young Colbert, the young man whom they had be- friended and who had been treated as kindly as if he had been son and 8 brother. As near as can be learned the young man had stolen the stock, forged the name of Julia Allen, owner of the same, and then came to this city and by false pretences obtained the signature of two persons, who were innocent of any criminal complicity in the transaction, to the transfer of the stock. Further it is learned that the stock was sold at the bank ing office of w. T. Hatch & Sons in this city, to the firm, the same being afterward sold by the bank ing firm to MT. Joel A: Sperry, of Sperry, Barnes & Co.,, pork packers on Long Wharf. Later the young mans forgery came to light and when Colbert was searched for he was found to have deeamped. MT. Allen has written to the treasurer of the Naugatuck railroad company in regard to the case and expects au answer to-day. Young Colbert, who is now only about 22 years of age, is, as stated, among the missing. His wife, Mrs. Colbeahs was seen yesterday at her home in this city. She said she could not tell where her husband was. She did not know. The last she knew of him he was boarding at the Grand Union Hotel, New York city. That was two weeks ago. Since that time she had re- ceived no news from him. She was now liv- ing with her father at No. 194 Orange street, had not lived here, she said, all the time since her marriage three years ago. Last winter they had lived in Orange at her hus bands guardians home. Also her husband had been this year travelling considerably. He had been in the South, particularly in Virginia. He was born in Montreal. She said she would be happy to afford any in of his present whereabouts if in her power. He had had business in New York for the last month or so. She is very prepossessing young lady evidently well reared and of agreeable dispo stion. An effort was made to find Manager Wykes of Hatch & Sons, of this city, but he was, as near as could be learned, out of town. MT. Allen and daughter were not disposed to speak i'll of Colbert. On the contrary they had evidently become much attached to the young man. They said that his conduct among them had been such up to this affair as to win their favor and ap- proval. They had carefully looked after his spiritual interests and had done all they could to give him good education to start ,nrith