The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-07-26
STOLEN MONEY.
Over Two Millions Embezzled In
Six Months.
Array Of Defalcations by Trusted
Employees in Ten Years.

cases, the aggregate amount emb,zzlei Of
appropriated being a., 2,2io, ,oOj.G3. This sun
added to the SIS, ,5l3, iG6. 81 involved during
the previous ten years makes n total OF $50,
153,I1?.4t In l26 months, or at the rate o
SiO2, Isl - per month.
The leading embezzlemeut for 1883 so far
was that committed by Charles ii. Pitcher
teller OF the Union Bank of Providence, X
l., who carried Off ssls.Gi in cash and So
curities. He was arrested in Canada AM
impudently proposed to compromise 70
s15O,O0J. The following is n list of the de
falcatons and embezzlements during the iirs
half of the year 1888:
Clrcleville, Ohio. January p
Jacob II. DeIaplaine, clerk in
paper factory ............. o,OOO U
Milford, Mass, January q, -
Arthur II. Ball, clerk in Hope
dale Machine Company ...... 1000 W
Troy, y. Y, January Asa
W. Wicses, cashier Central
National Bank. ......... .... 1900 "
Birmingham. Ala, January Is.
Frank NJ Irwin, register oo !,
tlty court. .................... lV,uVO "
Auburn, n. ", January IL
Charles U'Brien, cashier, AMI
Elmer Moore. bookkeepcr, of
the First National Bank, car
ried off all the cash and availa-
Canada. ............ ........ 10000 o
Philadelphia, Penn. February
Isaac Henry Roberts. cashier .
of Whitehall, Tatum a. Co... lO,OJO q
Middletown. n. v, February 2.
Charles 5. Starr, County
Treasurer. Books reported 49,, .
missing. ...................... s',U-o
Phllatelphia, Penn, FebruaryS.
Henry T.. Reese. cashier for
j. T.. Kingsley & Co. In 1873
embezzled 100000 from an.
other firm and compromised
for Sii,00O.) Plead guilty to
last offence February -. Sem
tence two years and half im-
r'soninent. t............ ......
Philadelphia, Penn, February
2L-Oram n. Ingram, clerk
for johnson, Higgins a. Cur
tin. Said he intended to com 49, .
mt suicide. .................... O,UJO "
Harrisburg, Penn. March B.
John :. Longnecker, Treasurer
OF Dauphin county. .......... 5000 o
Battle Creek Mich, March -.
Joseph II. Whipple, alias s..
Mather, president Pembroke
Knitting Mills; arrested in
New ORR. Observation-Disclosures. o,OVO
Daviess county, Ind, March -
Richard II. Greenwood, ,Coun.
ty Treasurer. r.................. li,lOS
Frankfort, KY, March 2l.-
JulueS W lHt' StuJs lT'us-
urer of Kentucky -. 49,. 4Oi,OGj Q
New Orleans, La, March ~
Fernand Ponpart, clerk in Cot
Wichita. Kan '........,.... 2o,5oO o
Willimantic. Conn, March -.
r. +. Royce, treasurer OF
savings bank zee. lJO,OO
Raleigh, y. c.. March % -
President Charles T. tross and
Cashier Samuel &. White, of
State National Bank: arrested
in Canada and now under bail
for trial. carried Of Si2,GOJ In
money -. -V,VVo
Newburg, N. ". April AR
thur V. Wiltsie and John NJ.
Pollock, bankers. ............. lO0,OJ0 Q
New Albany, Ind. April 10
scondcd. .............,..,.... 10000 Q
Seneca Falls, n. Y, April @i.-
n. 7. b. Wells, secretary Saw
ings Bank: excused himself be-
cause his salary was only $500
per annum. .................. 1000 @
Philadelphia, Penn, April 25,-
John II. Murphy, clerk for
DR.. Daniel Bray. y.............. 5000 {
Columbus, Ohio, April 21--P.
W. Corzilius, cashier South
End Bank ,....,.......... 1900 {
Scott County. Kan, April Is
X. =. Grant, Treasurer. ...... 800 {
New York City, May &C. J.
DE Baum, cashier Park Bank. 5000
Paterson, y. j., June l9-Jnhn
W. Renson, treasurer Exempt
Firemeu's Association ....... 5000 0
Lambertville. y. j.. June IL
Major Libbie. City Tax Re-
ceiver. 5000 {
Providence, X. l.. June H.
Charles a. Pitcher, teller in
Union Bank ,...., ,,.,...... sls,6A Q
Jers y City, y. j., June -
John II. Van Loan. bookkeepor
in Second National Bank 49,. 10000 G
New York city, June 90 Albert
+. krahe, cashier for Hirsch
q Co...................,...., 1000 {
Total for six months OF 1855. .s2,aiD. .O0J I