The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-08-01
STOLEN MONEY.
Over Two Millions EmbeZzled in
Six Months.
Array Of Defalcations by Trusted
Employees in Ten Years.

The New York Herald says that during
tho half year of 1883 there were twenty-mne
cases, the aggregate amount embazzled or
appropriated being $2,24o, ,ooj.6S. This sum
added to the $4s, s,513, 1861 involved during
the previous ten years makes total OF Soo,,
753, ,472.44 in 126 months, or at the rate OF
3402, 7S1. 53 per month ooo
The leading embezzlement for 1883 SO 1ar
was that committed by Charles b. fltcher'
teller of the Union Bank of Providence, T..
l., who carried off 1918, GA in cash and Sc,
curities. He was arrested in Canada and
lmpudently proposed to ''compromlse" LOT
sl5O,OOO The following is a list OF the De.
falcations and embezzlements during the trst
half Of the year 1888:
Circleville, Ohio, January q
Jacob 81. Delaplaine, clerk in mn A.,
paper factory. y..............." o,oVV W
Milford. Mass, January g.
Arthur H Ball, clerk in Hope . ~
dale Machine Company. ...... 2ooo w
Troy, N. Y, January ASA
National MAJ miiHss' Bank. easniet @ 5000 90
Birmingham, Ala, January IL.
Frank M. Irwin, register ~ nm m
Auburn, N. Y, January 23-
Charles O'Brien, cashier, and
Elmer Moore. bookkeeper, Of
the First National Bank, car
ried off all the cash and availa-
Canada Ca sIeurl'.es' da. ns':.. ..... 10000 90
Philadelphia, Penn. February.
Isaac Henry Roberts, cashier oooo m
of Whitehall, Tatum & Co... lo,ooo W
Middletown, N. Y, February
Charles s. Starr, County
missinp nisasurer: BOOKS repOr'su 2s,oas 6
Philadelphia, Penn, FebruaryS.
Henry E. Reese, cashier for
j. E. Kingsley & Co. Nu 1875
embezzled 100000 from an;
other firm and compromised
for S17,OOO.) Plead guilty to
last offence February 20. Sem
tence two years and half i'm rooo oo
prisonment. ent.........:........' o'ooo w
Philadelphia, Penn, February
2z-Oram N. Ingram, clerk
for johnson, Higgins & Cur
tin. Said he intended to COM oo,o M
NIT suicide. e.................." o'o1o w
Harrisburg, Penn, March s.
of offn paSpbin ~ h1nsnSetyi eounsy $1,000 90
Battle Creek, Mich, March 20.
Joseph II. Whipple alias 8. T.
Mather, president Pembroke
Knitting Mills; arrested In .ooo m
New York. ...........:.... o,ooo w
Daviess county. Ind, March ~.
Tleasra tv T1aas1,rer aoreen"ooa'oou 14,1es 90
Frankfort, Ky, March a1.-
nsres urer Of Kentucky. tuck o ........ 4o4,o65 90
New Orleans, La, March o.
Fernand Ponpart, clerk in Cot
WI Wichita. assas'' Kan ............. @ 2o,5oo 90
Willimantic, Conn.,, March 22:
savings H 81 bank. ny.e' 49,. 10000 %
Raleigh, N. c., March 81
President Charles E. Gross and
Cashier Samuel C. White, of
State National Bank; arrested
in Canada and now under bail
@oneV. Ioo se1ai' eaff.eo =. s ~. 100000 90
Newburg, N. Y. April Z-Ar-
thur V. Witsie and John NJ. =,
Pollock, bankers. ..........". l00,0Uo w
New Albany, Ind, April 10
sconded Soaasy treasurer "en' ~ 10000 90
Seneca Falls, N. Y, April %
MP. B. Wells, secretary Saw
ings Bank; excused himself be-
cause his salary was only SfOo ~ m
Philadelphia, Penn, April 25.-
John H. Murphy, clerk for MN m
Dr. Daniel Bray. ay.............. 25,OOo w
Columbus, Ohio, April 21.-P.
End Bank. .................. 5000 90
Scott County, Kan, April Is
R. P. Grant, Treasurer. 9,60o w
New York City, May &C, j. nm, m
De Baum, cashier Park Bank. 95,0oo w
Paterson, N. j., June l9.-John
W. Benson, treasurer Exempt
Firemen's Association. D........ 5000 W
Lambertville, N. j., June -
Major Libbie, City Tax Re- rooo m
ceiver er..................... o,Voo w
Providence, R. l., June E.-
Charles A. Pitcher, teller in
Union Bank. k.................. elS,6A w
Jersey City, N. j., June o.
John Il. Van Loan, bookkeeper
in Second National Bank. -. 10000 OO
New York city, June 30.-Albert
& &Co...................... 1900 90
..l - 1000 90 o m noS go