Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A SCION OF BEACON HILL EmbezzIes Half A Million
 Dollars. A YOUNG WOMAN'S SAD PLIGHT. Poison Found In The Free-
 man Boy. THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE A Young Bride On The
 Tramp.
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE
HE LIVED IN ELEGANT STYLE.

| HE LIVED IN ELEGANT STYLE. And EmbezzIed Half a Million Dol . lars From His AssoeIates-The Fall ofa Cotton Iiu Treasurer.
 BosroN, Aug 16.-Extensive irregulari- | ties have been discovered in the accounts of William Gray, jr., treasurer of the Atlantic cotton mill at Lawrence and the Indian Or chard mills. The directors have demanded Gray's resignation and it has, been rendered,
 but Gray cannot be found. Meetings of the
 called. Until they report the exact amount
 of the dedication will not be known, but
 it is said to be about $500,000. The two
 companies have offices together at S7 Milk
 street The directors discovered the short
 age by cursory examination of the books
 sometime previous to last Saturday. Find
 ings his evil doings discovered Treasurer
 Gray called meeting of the directors of
 both companies last Sat urday and admitted
 that his accounts were short, but stated that
 considering the wealth and standing of his
 family he could easily make the amount
 good and asked the directors to meet him at
 hts office to-day when he would
 have his bondsmen ready. The di- rectors had reposed such perfect
 confidence in MT. Gray that they complied
 with his request and failed to have him ar hand to-day as agreed, but MT. Gray was not. Gray is the owner of the celebrated cutter Huron and as she sailed from Marble head Neck Saturday it was at first believed Gray had sailed on her for the provinces. Tonight, however, the cutter is reported to be in the harbor and it is now believed that Gray has fled to Canada by rail. Gray is member of one of the old aristocratic fami- lies of Dorchester and married Miss Gun ningham. They lived in elegance on Howard avenue, Dorchester, and Gray was badly mixed up in numer- ous real estate transactions in that suburb, having built many houses and opened some new streets. He also dab bled to great degree in stocks and lost largely. He is about forty-ive years old, of handsome appearance, forid complexion. sports light flowing moustache, is five feet nine inches in height and weighs about 1S0. Detectives Wiggin and Wood have the case in hand and B. M Morse, jr., has been en- gagged by both companies as counsel in the case. Edward Dwight, who has been elect 
 mills, says the directors meet August 27, meantime experts will examine the books and report. The mills will not be affected by the dedication and all bills will be promptly paid. MT. Gray had been treasur- CT of the mills about four years and succeed ed Edward Atkinson.
 Gray had participated in all the recent races, in the cruise of the New York Yacht club, having quartered his wife and three daughters at Bar Harbor, Me. His father was for many years a prominent Summer street merchant, but retired in 1874 and now resides on Boston hill. Young Gray's estate at Dorchester included many acres and extended from Howard avenue nearly back to Blue Hill ave- nue. He received a salary of $10,000 year from the two concerns and spent it all in high living. He has not only squandered his own fortune, but is said to have so deep ly involved his wifes estate as to imperil her chances of securing a remnant sufficient to support herself and the children.
 Nr. Gray is also treasurer of theOcean Mills at Newburyport, capital $300,000, which were recently purchased by Jacob H. Saw yer, treasurer of the Chicopee Falls and New market Manufacturing company. Samuel Smelling, whose recent failure caused widespread disaster, YVES director in the Ocean Mills company.