Evening journal., 1890-09-01
BETRAYED BY A WOMAN.
Embezzler Kimball Tangled in
the Tolls.
HIS FAIR FRIEND WAS sHADOwED,

And Inspector Dyrncs' Detectives Pounoed
Upon Him When He stepped from a
French steamer mt New York The
Guilty Pair Must Return TO Worcester
New YORK, Sept frederick Kimball
the defaulting paying teller Of the Peoples
Savings bank OF Worcester, Mass. who
went to Paris, April ., 1889, with S43, 500 IN
bonds and 5000 in cash, was arrested yes
terday by Inspector Byrnes' men as he
stepped off the French line steamship Ia
Bretagne on hsr arrival. Kimball deserted
his wife and children, and took with him
when he left the country beautiful
French woman named Estelle lie Bon
whom he had met several times ia Worces-
ter.
He Foil a Long Distance.
Kimball occupied high position IN the
town and was regarded as leading citizen
and pillar Of the church. When the news
Of his crime leaked out it created great
excitement and was talked Of for months
His absence from the bank excited no sus
picion for two or three days, when his wifa
sent to the bank to ask II he had been seen
They Fled 70 Paris.
His books were at once examined and
the discovery made that he was thief
The amount Of the loss wns soon learned
and Detectives Hayter and Shaw, Of ths
local police force, were detailed TO look him
up. Their first discovery was that Estelle
lie Bon was also missing, and they imme
diately made inquiries, the result OF which
convinced them that the couple had gone
TO Paris They learned that Kimball had
said he loved the woman in the presence
of other men. The couple travelled all over
Europe under assumed names.
shadowed by Detectives.
A little over year ago the lie Bon wom
an came back to this country alone. The
Worcester detectives learned that she was
living in Boston and began 70 shadow her
She soon realized this fact aud started for
this city.
Inspector Byrnes was notified, and De
tectiye Rogers met and followed the won.
an on her arrival The detectives then
came on from Worcester, and since that
time the woman has been systematically
shadowed. Letters sent her by Kimball
were intercepted, and it was learned from
these that she expected Kimball TO coma
10 this city soon.
Freddie" in the Tolls.
Yesterday the vigilance Of the police
was rewarded when the woman left the
house where she was stopping, heavily
yeiled, and went directly TO the pier Of the
French line. She finally concluded she
was unobseryed, and when the steamship
came up took position near the gang
plank and gazed eagerly at the faces OF the
men.
Suddenly she uttered a cry OF delight and
screamed, 'Freddiel oh, my darling Fred
der He rushed to her open arms, but
suddenly the love scene was ended by the
rude hands Of the detectives, who informed
each that they were under arrest. The man
took the matter coolly, but the woman
burst into angry tears.
The stolen Bonds Recovered.
The couple were at once taken to police
headquarters, where Inspector Byrnes had
a chat with them. When Kimball was
searched the stolen bonds were found
sewed in his underwear. He had only
little money left, most Of his cash being
spent in doing the continent Kimball
would not talk but the woman grew very
dramatic. Shs assured the inspector that
she did not know ha was q defaulter. and
that they loved each other, but had qusr.
relied in Paris. She begged permission to
occupy his cell with NM, but this YES Of
course refused. Kimball was finely attlree..
lie Will be taken TO Worcester at once.