Telegram-herald., 1890-03-23

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the dictates OF common prudence would
leaa the attorney ot Loot - bear ces-
tan tnings Ia mlnd befoge e1dezy0gns
- crcgG matters n tazt Nay.
Before Clarence left, Ar Mitchell
kindly invited nam % cSA upOn him
daung sunday, bat loot sadly replied
tAat he ID not expect 70 20 cut ~
doors today.
superintendent Mitchell, Of the tx
press Company, sas seen by lELE-
oEAA -HEEALD Elan after the legal Tor
maht.ss were concluded. Upon the
matter OF the company's Intentions
Win regard 70 TIE prosecution, Mr..
Michel sSld.
1T would be premature 20 publish
anything with relation 20 that. because
there are 50 many contingencies N tine
future, among which are the interests
or otuers besides the Express company"
You expect or course TO pursue A
pohey that wlil protect the pecunlary
interests OF your company
''On that point ] must decline u
answer because Il VIII lead into the
subject more deeply than feel inclined
% 90 tonight"
How dld Clarence carry himself on
the Journey from Cleyelands'
The ilrst | saw or nm was at 3
o'clock tals morning, when he walked
latC oar Office IA Cleveland. He arrived
n Cleveland last evening, but our clerk
missed hlm, and Clarence went 10
a hotel, and IN the morning came
into our office. We started for
I ~ a a
Clarence has seemed, ever since |
/ nrst Saw aim, the same Oken-heartcd
boy you yourself see hlm. lie mas
scarcely s2id a word all day long, un-
less spoken to-"
Bat little opportunity was afforded
FOR conversation with loot after they
left the train. The TELEGRAM-HERAID
reporter boarded the incoming train AT
the south car shops, and learned from
I IOOt the following particulars OF his
! journey. sad be:
IL went from Grand Rapids directly
10 Detroit, and from there 10 Montreal,
whore | staid two days. From there
went 20 Quebec and on TO Portland. |
shipped at Portland for Liverpool, and
remained in Liverpool SIX davs. ! then
shipped from Liverpool TO BuenOs
Ayres. II was a long and weary pas
sage. | stald III Buenos Ayres a week,
and during that time deposited 500 in
a bank there, suppOsing was purchasing
a New York draft or letter OF credit.
Instead of that, found that / had
taken merely a receipt for the money,
something like n certificate of deposit.
"After staying week or so in South
America. | became very homeslck. and
resolved tOreturn home. 30 re-shipDed
from BuenOS Aypes back 10 Liverpool.
On the way back, | wrote the letter 70
my father, telling him of my intention
10 come back. THIS letter was mailed
at Lisbon on our way to Liverpool, and
this i how the letter came ahead of
me. As soon a. | could, 1 embarked at
Liverpool for New York.
When | arrived in New York. went
10 the office or the express company
and gave up the receipt from the bank
at Buenos Ayres. | understand il cost
$50 to collect It,"
II have no idea what will be the end
Of the matter, and do not wish to talk
about IT.
The Western headquarters of the
United States Express Company are at
Cleveland. and the following extract
from Yesterday morning Cleveland
PlaiRdooia shows
How ToOr's CRIME
is looked at in that city:
at seems. however, that negotiations
with ms late employers have been going
on Tor some time, by the terms of which
the express company Will be reimbursed
and loot not prosecuted.
"Ihe enbezzler IS young man Of
fine business parts. pleasing address
and OF respected parents. He was
looked upon aS one OF the future prom
inent men OF Grand Rapids. He had
tlfe entire confidence Of his superiOrs,
the betrayal of which they are charit-
able enough to say they cannot account
for
while Mr.. loot had nothing to say
as to ms sOiOurn IN foreign climes, the
vOcatlons, II any, that he engaged in,
II was plain from his make up that he
had not been rOughlng 1t. but instead
had probably been having pretty good
time.
"NOt of 4 vicious and criminal nature.
doubtless MS crime tortured his con
science until he concluded that the
best thing ne could DO was 10 make
amends, If possible, for the wrong he
il"'A NP1cf MS oliith uiltcof hDNtNtI,
suggesting to him that he had better
have an understanding that the matter
was % b amcably adjusted without
inilicting upon hum any penal service,
Il program which ne carried out sue
cessfElly. His conduct IN this trans
action gives rise TO the suspicion that
Mr.. ToOt's judgment is not so faulty
after all.
The crime and tho mysterious circum-
stances attending the loot disappear
anee are too fresh 70 need recapitula-
ton here
MY DADS DINNER PAIL