Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-28
STOLEN MONEY.
Over Two Millions Embezzled in
Six Months.
Array of Dafaloations by Trusted
Employees in Ten Years

The New York Herald says that during
the half year of 1855 there were twenty-nihe
cases. the aggregate amount embszzlea OF
appropriated being s2,2lO oo5.63. This sum
added to the SiS.5l3, 1881 involved during
tho previous ten years makes total OF Soo,c
T53, 472.4t in l2j months or at the raoe u
S412, 7Sl.5 50 per month. 1910
The leading embezzleme3t for 1888 so Iar
was that committed by Charles H. eitcher,
teller of the Union Bank OF providence, NJ
l., who carried Off SSls,6j4 in cash ana Sc,
curities. He was arrested in Canada ana
lmpudently proposed to .'compromiSe iot
S150,O09 The following is LIST OF the de.
falcntons and embezzlements during the lrso
6 half OF the year 1888:
>Circlevile, Ohio, January a.
Jacob H. Delaplaine, clerk in . ooo q,
paper factory. .......:-.. o,Voo VI
Milford, Mass, January o,
Arthur H. Ball, clerk in Hope ooo ~
dale N lchine Company 2,oUo w
Troy, n. Y, January Asa
K M Miif sank cashier oen..a 1900 90
Birmingham, Ala, January lS
city cosirt ~ IRWIN ies's'et 10000 co
Auburn, y. Y, January %.
Charles O'Rrien, cashier and
Elmer Moore bookkeeper, of
the First National Bank, car
ried off all the Cash and avalla'
G Die securities Escaped 70 10000 90
Philadelphia, Penn. February !.
Of Waita Senr T hfusr.S e co 10000 o.
Mddletown, n. Y, February.
Charles S. Starr. County
m nfeaS'lrer. BOOKS iepo''eu 2o,o2s ss
Phi!a lelph;a. Penn, FebruaryS
Henry f. Reese. cashier Tor
j. E. Kingsley & Co. I'm 1873
embezzed $ti9,00D from an.
other firm and compromised
for Sl7,G01) Pleal guilty TO
last offence February ~ Sen
nrson Imo years anu a aal i". 5000 90
Philadelphia, Penn, February
21.-Oram n. Ingram, clerk
for Johnson Higgins u Cur
' tld suicide Teld ne 'n'e'iaeo " GIN 5000 90
Harrisburg, Penn, Mare! D
of oG pa r. a1" sonnsy 'ssa.e $1,000 90
Battle Creek. Mich March ~.
Joseph H. Whipple, alias S. T.
Mather, president Pembroke
A An,tI Yagyl. Mii'si atfes'su =. 5000 90
Daviess county. Ind, March 20.
M tv Traas1,re n,orsen"ooe'oo" 14,l6s 90
Frankfort, Ky, March 81
James W. Tat, State Treas ~, no. m
urer of Kentucky. 49,. aol,Vo2 W
New Orleans, La, March g
Fernand Ponpart. clerk IN Cot
WI Wichita hacg Rng ai.ee 2O5Oo 90
Wilimantc. Conn, March -
s nE 81 ba noyee' ''e'4'ue' - 10000 90
Raleigh, n. c., March 81,
President Charles Z. Gross and
Cashier Samuel c. White, OF
State National Bank; arrested
in Canada and now under bai!
IOp 1e,ai' earfieu 81 s..o9 =. 100000 90
Newbu uy N n. Y. April AR
T Pn11oe * bankers lrISts alu oo ~ 100000 90
New Albany, Ind, April TO-
County Treasurer Weir, abb - ooo m
Seneca Falls n. Y, April o.
MP. B. Wells, secretary Saw
ings Bank: excused himself be-
cause his salary was only S4Oo "a mn ~
philadelphia, Penn, April Is
DR. Daniel nj B rayp cielA .0 $4,000 90
Columbus, Ohio, April 21:-P.
End Bank 1... .... . $1,000 90
Scott County, Kan, April Is
r. P. Grant, Treasurer. 9,bO9 w
New York City, May &c. j. 800 30
De Baum, cashier Park Bank. 95,ooo w
Paterson, n. j., June 19.-John
w. Benson, treasurer Exempt 100 ~
Firemen's Association ........ 5000 oo
I.ambertville, n. j., june H.
Major Libbie, City Tax Re- mn .,
cpiyer OiOOV VI
Providence, r. l., June 81
Charles A. Pitcher, teller in .o
Union Bank .................. oIo,oi4 W
Jersey City, n. j., June 3D.
John II. Van Loan, bookkeeper
in Second National Bank. 49,. 10000 W
New York city, June 3o.-Albert
E. Krahe, cashier for Hirsch 49,. -
q Co. ..................'.. s,ooo w