Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-06-22
psILIr nUeEa.s CRIME.
He Admits ais Quit snd Expisins Why He
Commisted the Theft.

He Admits an Quit snd Expisins Why He
Committed the Thief.
Among tho rassengers on Niagara Ex.
press through Lancaster Ut $3.50 yesterday
morning was Philip A. Huber, the thiev-
Ing express agent, who was on his way
70 his home 10 sunbury, In charge OF
two deteciiver. Arriving ut Sunbury he
was taken before msgistrate, where bail
In the sum OF q, 900 was demanded. Huber
was able 10 procure but $2 600 and he was
committed In default OF bail TO the county
prison for trial at court, In working up
this case the detectives, at the start, ail
thought that Pratt was the guilty man. A
very close watch was kept upon him
and Q "shadow" detective boarded
st the same house with him aud
watched his every movement Pratt
once bad talk with . detective In which
the former raid that II man would get no
more than five years for stealing $4,000 he
would be paid well. The detective was then
positive that he was guilty, but they
concluded 70 watch every employe OF the
company against whom there was the
slightest suspicion. Huber had always
lived modestly on his s75 per month, but
It was soon noticed that ho stopped wearing
overails while at work and began to don
new clothes.
one of the detectives In time made him
self great friend Of Express gent Huber.
l The agents new friend organ lied mineral
ore mining company and induced Huber to
let him have 81. 900 on the strength OF prom.
ised profits. Huber had the money In cold
cash and the detective secretly noted the
fact thst the money was In the same de-
nominations as that OF the stolen money.
THE RIGHT TRACK AT LAST,
Then Mrs. Huber began to wear silk
dresses and to buy jewelry. In time the
Huber house was refurnished In good style
and some time later costly steam heating
apparatus was introduced. The winter
following the loss Of the money, Mrs. Huber
began to give elaborate receptions at hel
homo. The following spring and summer
Mre. Huber Invited her friends TO delight
iul lawn parties at which lawn tennis wal
| prominent feature. When hot weather
arrived the Hubers gave river parties, ant
Mrs. Huber thought nothing OF the cost o
taking frequent trips to Harrisburg.
A story that she had received a legac,
was found To be untrue
The detective didn't know where Hube
brought the money from, but It had til
odor OF camphor. He thought 1t had bee
"planted and he soon afterwards pal
: back the debt and a little while later bo
0 rowed another thousand from his frien
Huber This time the other detectiv
watched Huber rs he left the express ofIic
and went TO his house and returned wit
the cash. He had gone near bank and tn
money again had tho odor OF fcam pbor abou
II. That was In the early part of this week
Huber WAS thon decoyed to Philadeiphj
and the search Of the house followed. i
all $ls. 1886 In cash and 8, 200 In securitie
was recovered. When arrested I'm Phil
delphia Huber explained the presence
the cash In his house by stating that he ha
I failed years ago and cheated his creditor
When the detectives told him that he ha
only received q, 800 10y this transaction b
broke down and onfessed. He said thl
ho msdo great mistake whom he told h
wife that he had the money, as she at ono
! desired to cut q swell aud for two yeal
pas! he has had holl on earth.