New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-25
Guilty CLERK USES 4 PISTOL.
HE FIRES A BULLET INTO THE CEILING IN TUE
,,,r.sn-,cc,r, OF HIS TMPIlOYTR.

PRESENCE OF HIS EMPLOYER.
An exceedingly sensational story was published
Yesterday in which overdrawn and distorted
Besides being the president OF the Central National
Bank and prominently identified with various other
enterprises Colonel William l.. Strong is al the head
Of the extensive firm of flannel and woolen dealers
known as William l.. Strong Co. which has estab-
iishments in Boston Philadelphia and at No IS Worth
ST. in this city. clerk employed in either the Boston
or Philadelphia house was found guilty of stealing
goods. lie learned last Friday that he had been
detected and Monday he did not appear at the store
but tried find Colonel Strong at his summer home
at seabright, N j. lie carried by The seabright
station however. and he did his employer that
day lie knew the hour that Colonel Strong usually
reached the Central National Bank building and on
Tuesday, when the president Of the institution got
there, the dishonest empoye waiting for him on
the banksteps Together they went to the PRESIDENTS
room and a moment later shot was fired. Several
people heard it and of the bank clerks ran for
officers who, when they reached the building, were
told by Colonel Strong that they not needed
Colonel Strong had been ready TO listen 10 the story
which his dishonest clerk wanted to tell hin.
but the fellow al first mplopd forgiveness, and
begged TO be retained in his place. He was greatly
excited and had been drinking considerably He
drew pistol from his pocket and told his employer
that he would Kill himself then and there If he
no, forgiven and allowed TO keep his place To this
threat Colonel Strong replied that he was much of
a coward TO shoot himself or any one else. lie
turned 10 call policeman, when shot behind him
caused him 10 look around, aud he saw the clerk
with a smoking pistol in his hand. Great had
been TAKEN however. and the pistol had been pointed
at the ceiling. The pistol taken away from him.
and whom the policemen got TO the room there was
10 need OF their services Later in the day Colonel
strong had nearly hours talk with HIS clerk end
ing "a sending him back TO the store to make out
list OF his stealing and TO get the stolen goods back
To a reporter Colonel Strong said yesterday;
regret exceedingly the entire affair, principally on
account mans father who has been in employ
for nearly twenty-five years But for this trouble he
would not have known OF the affair all lie is not
rich, and / would rather have paid the amount myself
than p ash. him to make II good The amount is nOt
large t will the thousands. The fellow
wife ana children. and this fact alone prevented
discharge when thought, last fall that he spending
toe much time and money In politics. Nothing wrong
was then suspected, however lie Is Democrat while
am q Republican and did no. discharge him then be-
cause IL might be credited bulldoalng.
He has been with Us for twcnty years. and in all NY
business experience had discharge
before.
Colonel strOng declined to give the of the
man. because Of his family and relatives, Who would
eel deeply dsgraced by his transactions. tele
gram received during the day from tho house
where the clerk worked saying that he had arrived
there.