The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-14
DfFAUlTER OF THOUSANDS.
Smith Bros. Il Co.'s Bookkeeper
Mysteriousiy Absent.
Experf. ExamlHe HIs Books. bat ihe
Amenss ef the Dsfaiesssen
Not Yet Known.

IA Tunssfay East George r. Carlton.
<saak xsepeY for smith Bros. ( Co. TIE
S,ztehers. sens notc 20 the shop, together
viii, the safe keys. SAYING that hs was 81.
ar,s therefore xgssid nes sze eown thAs
dsv. Nothing was thought 81 the rnzster
for . ssay OF two. Thsn iRqairy was maze
II Cartons lodgings, adj IL was learned
hat be had left The city. casual
g,s-,ee az his books showed fhey we're
sxxy behind. This. coupled with che fat
.sat he haa disappeared. excited 80 much
su.psesou shas Il wss resolved TO examine
she fcuks carefully 20 ascertain 81 Carlton
.~ss 80 erzbezzisr. The experts have feea
ii werk on the books for part Of fwn
dszs asa they have been found
3. BE- "a a badly masi6dled ecne
sfssaa. sha further the examination
rnes tie .orse the rnr8dse becomes II
s@erss that csritos has been in the cussona
<s< eosseefisg n1oseys for the frn and
rssrar erea entering rssiosss % fEe suns
collected on the books Carlton was an ex
r,err book keeper and r1rpossIy kept the
bofsxs behind. 80 as 10 make lt sfIEcEif
within 9 short time 20 discover that he uax
xHfIfy Of esabsxziefneut. ia ease an exam
znstifu sas made. II wouid necessarily
take some little time to pest ap the HOOKS,
go Il was doubtless intended BY Carlton,
e az examination was insnguFsfe6, 10 e.
exoe from the wrath 20 eoFae before Ii was
competed far enough 20 pzoSe that be WAS
Shfef Hhsn the experts has finished
the4r Gay work asst sveplng il wss deHsen-
sfrased beyond the pcrz1ynafure 81 q
dsasE that Mr.. Carlton bal eEhezzled
oTef 500 Of Smith Bros. & Cas- money
several days more Hlay be occupied hy the
experts IN their examination OF the books,
and the sarn ernhexzled may zIaounr 70
flaGkl or sI2yDa,
4.
rpuded fI5 from y. Acssatt. saloon keeper,
snd 500 from Mr. Bergman. 8 hz1fcaeR.
He also borrowed diamond ring worth
$50 from 3 woBssn 81 his acgaaiutauee
abo row noHrBs the loss o. the sTsafkler
George D. Carlton wsil BE- remembered
81 d wesl-dgessed yoang mr1 with cHriei
bows faustaehe aud a shSeeIucf high
collar. he weighs about IL pounds. kax
round face and Is rather representing
sad fnslnuating "a manners. tie came
here about year ard a half since fsena
the tseBf q Asesse mines, Agd has been In
the employ os Smith Bros. & Company eser
since 80 confidential book keeper
The causes Of Carlton downfall arc said
20 be tbs trio Of evils. which have caused
hundreds Of other foolish ypssng men TO
lose their good name. f0.wiE. Wine. bad
women and cards. Il II claimed that he
was particularly the victim 81 bad
women. and that he layishes. be
sides his sAlaFy, thousands 81 d0l-
iaFz OF his employers money not
on eise fayuFite, bar dozen Of theTn. The
gambling table got only small share os
bis money. sut he was given TO bEyEng
high-pFiced wines, and this weakness esss
him considerable.
GEORGE r saith. of the sfctimized irga,
wss seen last evening. sssd said: II do rot
know the exact amount Of Cartoons sae-
fxleasious. II may Be ofiiv $500 and IL may
be $1,000 or more hare TO idea of
whore Carlton has gone. bat presume he
has taken the presnier for Vancouver
which seems ~ be the destination OF All
thieves. cFahexziers and defaalters. tell
yoB he was sleek rascal, and such dude
that I i declare did NOT not think he had
SENSE enough 70 steal, concluded Mr..
Smith with loud laugh