West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-07-26
STOLEN MONEY.
Over Two Millions Embezzled in
Six Months.
Array Of Defaloations by Trusted
Employees iG Ten Years.

1ho New YORK Hefutd says thot during
tho half year OF 1855 thoro were twenty nine
cases. tho aggregate amount embszzled or
appropriated being e.. 80, ,0OS6S. This sum
added 20 tho sss. bls. .46d.s1 involved during
the previous ten years makes a total OF $50.
1oS, ,4I2tt ia i20 months, OF at tho ratio OF
tine, Isl. .A3 per month.
Tho leading embezklemcnt for 1883 so far
was that committed by Charles II. Pitcher,
teller OF the Union Bank OF Providence, X
L., who carried Oft SSlS,6it In cash and Sc
curities He was arrested In Canada and
impudently proposed 20 'compromisen for
Sl50,0OO The following isa list OF the de.
taleations and etnbczzlements during the hrst
half OF the year 1873.
Circlevllle, Ohio, January a.
Jacob II. Delaplaine, clerk in .o,
paper factory ...,............ HOOOO
Milford. Mass, january 0. =
dale Machine Company ....f.. 1000 90
Troy, N. Y, January ASA
National Bank. S",D' .........'..,, ~ 1900 90
Birmingham, Ala, January lS
City Court. M "" ...".......s'.U.. . 10000 60
Auburn, n. ", january 2a.-.
Charles O'Brien cashier, and
Elmer Moore. bookkeepor, OF
tho First National Bank, car
ried Off all the cash and availa.
Canada. ' ............ 'ar.1 .p.'....' ~ 10000 90
Philadelphia, Penn, February l.
OF whitehall, TStSm & CO.. 10000 90
Middletown. n. ", February 2.
Charles =. Starr. County
missing. ...'.........".... DC'. .V ao,o2s 6s
Philadelphia Penn, FebruaryS.
Henry II. Reese, cashier for
j. y. Kingsley a. Co. un 1879
embezgled 100000 from an,
ether firm and compromised
for $l70O0l Plead guilty 10
last offence February %. Sem
tence two years and n half inn
Philadelphia, Penn, February
2L.-Oram N. Ingram, clerk
for johnson, Higgins 81 Cur
NIT suicide f no .'..a..e'...'..' '"'o"er ~ 5000 90
Harrisburg, PENN, March g.
John y. Longnecker, Treasurer ~.
or Dauphin county. ......,.... oS,OOO w
Battle Creek. Mich, March 20.
Joseph II. Whipple, alias g. t..
Mather president Pembroke
Knitting Mills; arrested In
Daviess county, Ind, March 20
ty treasurer '.....'...,.s... A,ios 90
Frankfort KY, March 2l.-
James w. Tate, State Treas ~.
urer OF kentucky, .,..,... 40i065 90
New Orleans, La, March d.
Fernand Ponpart, clerk in Cot
Wichita, Kan ............. 2O5OO 90
Willimantic, Conn, March -
savings bank '.......... DV' 10000 90
Raleigh, N. G., March "a
President Charles H. Gross and
Cashier Samuel G.. White OF
State National Bank; arrested
IN Canada and now under bail
for trial; carried OF $4,000 In
Newbnrg, n. Y, April AR
Pollock, bankers 80. 100000 90
New Albany, Ind, April TO-
sconded. '............'....... 10000 90
Seneca Falls, NJ Y, April d.
N. p, B. Wells, secretary Saw
ings Bank; excused himself be-
per annum. ..:....,......... 1000 90
Philadelphia, Penn, April %.
DR.. Daniel Bray ~ :....s.,..:. $1,000 90
Columbus, Ohio, April 2L-P.
End Bank .....'....!.,... 1900 90
r. p Grant Treasnrer....... 1900 90
De Baum, cashier Park Bank. $1,000 90
Paterson, ". j., June l9.-John
w. Renson, treasurer Exempt
Firemen's ASSOCIATION -. 5000 90
Lnmbertvlle n. j., June 10
Major Lib6ie, city Tax Re.
celVof..ss...s...s....s b,OOO %
Providence, II. J., juno ~
Union Bank -; -. sis,on 90
jersey City, N. j., June %
John III. Van Ioan. bookkecper
in Second National Bank 80. 10000 90
New York city, June 30. Albert
j.. Krahe, cashier for Hirsch
& Co........"..... ....... 1000 90
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