St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-15
A MANITOBA MASHER.
Wine, Women and Horses
Prove the Ruin Of a Win
nipeg Youth.
He Was a Masher and the
Dandy of the City's
Boulevards.
The Trusted Employe OF a
Bank and a General Good
Fellow,
But Was Sharp Enough to Get
Away With Nearly
$4,000.
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WINNIPEG, Man., April 14.-Uncle
Sans ranks of Manitoba shippers has
been swelled by the addition OF w. A.
Cameron, teller of the Union Bank OF
Canada, in this city, better known by
the name of Little Billy" The first
news learned of Cameron's skp-out by
YOUR correspondent was at the Queen
hotel where a couple of his acqualnt-
ances were discussing the chances OF his
reaching the United States line safely.
One remarked that Cameron was $50O
short in his accounts at the bank,
and he decided that he might as
will take away good sWag II he was
going to get out and so grabbed all the
loose cash he could find, amounting to
something near $3S,000. Mr.. Baltour,
manager of the bank, states that he dld
not have that amount of money IN MS
charge, but somewhere near that sum.
Cameron was seen about II o'clock last
night. He was in the bank yesterday
evening and his cash accounts balanced
all right. The manager says that SO lar
as he knew Cameron had been steady.
He heard, however, this morn
Ing that Cameron had been
living fast. He was doing his
work we'll in the bank, and was very at
tentive to his duties. AS in numerous
other instances of skip-outs recently
occurring from this city to the South,
friend was in the case. Cameron left
Winnipeg with team of horses about
II O'Clock last night. The livery man
saws that it was a common thing for
Cameron to get a team of horses and
stay away all night at place called
Lower Fort Garry, where he had some
Rcquaintances. Cameron used to
SPEND MONEY PRETTY FREELY
and was warned that he would be caught
some day, to which he always replied:
'Oh, YOU bet your life they won't
catch me. Pve lots of stuff" Cameron
had several thousand dollars left by a
friend some time ago, but lost it all in
speculation. He got mashed on a young
lady few months ago. He established
her father in business, but he failed,
and Cameron lost his money ana the
girl also. The night of his skip-out
cameron bOasted to some friends
that he was getting out with
S3S,OOO. Cameron is one of the
young men people sometimes read
about. He owned a horse and bicycle,
and a nice little gig" and on summnr
afternoons was the dandy of the main
thoroughfare of Winnipeg. He smoked
the choicest HavanaS. SWOre the incest
little cuss words, and played game OF
billiards good enough to lose money on
every day. He came to Winnipeg from
London, Ont, fresh, roSy-faced lad,
and fell into paths that led to the old
story. His expenses exceeded his IN
come. From beardless boy he cultiva,,
ted nice olittle blonde muStache, and
was, according to the Interpretation of
the word, a regular ''masher." He was
a large patron of livery stables, and
dotted on fast horses. No later than
Thursday he was seen by your cores
pondent opposite Market street driving
a magnificent team of bays attached to
one of the swell carriages of the city.
Cameron often spent 500 in a night
treating friends and carousing with
women. 1t was currently reported that
Cameron
HAD A GIRL WITH HIM
when last seen going out OF the city.
The police contradict this story and say
there is no foundation for it, excepting
that he was seen driving the streets
departure. At every street corner busl-
ness men are talking of Cameron and
the large steal. 1t is characterized as a
bare-faced robbery. Those who knew
of the young rascal'S movements are
censured for not making the
facts known to the authorities.
Doubtless these parties knowing Cam
eron's reputation as blow had thought
that he only talked for talking sake.
Chief McRae received telegram from
Pembina, U. S., this evening stating
Cameron had been arrested by American
officers and is now in Jail. 1t is be-
lieved he will give up the s3S,000 if he
has it in his possession, rather than re-
main in jail. Wine, women and fast
horses are evidently the reason for this
young mans downfall.
LATER.
The officers of the Union bank, of this
city, place the total amount of Teller
Cameron's stealings at $4,000.