The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-08
WIN. II. GUI0N'S SHORTAGE
NE CONIESSfS JHIT HE TOOK $4,000
Nv BONDS AND IlPUIHEC4IED THEM
IN" British A-mrriCnn Assurance Company
Tor which Il" aud Nii'inm \. Booth
Were tU-IrWHI-ra, NILA st,"a 80 PeenEer

""''h ~" nnd Nh'tnm n. Booth
Wv '"HV'"N >iiAN we" - ''@sfTeS'
IN" liriilshA-wcrrau Assurance Com.
rany of Toronto. Canada. de- iriug TO do busl.
ness In this STATE. drp. si,ed, several years ago
raGusite number ul securities with a safe
deposit company OF this city and appointed as
trustees William A. Euo'h President of the
Third National Rank, and William II. Guion.
formerly Junior partner Of the old steamship
firm OF Williams Guon. About two months
ago Mr.. Booth, happentng to visit the office OF
the safc deposit company On somo other busi-
ness, thought he would count the bonds for
which lie was trustee and seo whether they
wero all there. On examining the box con-
tanning tho bonds 1t didn't tako him long to
discover that 100000 worth were missing. The
lock of tho box had not been tempered with.
and. as his co-trusteo was tho only person in
tho world besides himself who had a key, or
know ths combination 70 tho look he waa
forco1 IN sr.,,on, thnt NJ C,rtnU Wa al, az
h,,5 ,, Vt'T, ,nt t,"I 'anen sno
n nES'n M 'Gmas' wnch were 0o6 ahFy In number
,ynro ,oc,'n d., - ~ - T., 1900
Inn t'iou ",on' on INJURY no !oafneu
during tho proyious venr two
Nv I'LL, ro,o.,o., a., 49,. A. A, A..
'''I nOo'h iepot'cu mo loss Oh mo oonus 10
arrived the next day TO INQUIRE into the matter
o,l,nrnin,. ,rIo. "a I, Al ,,,,., - IT,
MIR. Booth. at once assumed that Mr.. Guion
WIS puilty Of nnn,onrIatinn thu n,issinp honda
md ,,ri,r, -, H. ho,,ao = oS ia. -. 1000
"lN' SUNG W LIS nouse at - EasI forty-seNehtn
street. the agent asked him to account for their
absence. ON his practically taking the nosi-
80, ,hn. L., - - - A., h,,I 49,
.i0N ul"' no ""s no A!olo 'He ponus keepeE
Than was his co-trustce. the agent got him to
90 to the Hotel Normnndie and confrontad
III, ,ui,I, NJ D,i' ,,>.I 800
,i' ".'" Al 'oo'il' "ho was lheu living theres
The latter vas not inclined to have the respon-
sibility for tho ahsence Of tbo honda nnt rnon
bir, NJ H. ,Iii. -, Vi Go. -. -
hlHi' "hu no plulhy toIu MI uulon Wnat no
which. combined with tho absence NJ tho honda
w.. - IL. "i'4A ,''o VI s4' pouus'
puI MS EuIit beyohu question. Mr.. Gulon
clustered n GOOD deal about his reputation
putting him above suspicion, and did not cease
a. tt1.I - " 0i ii iU NY S'aSo
lnuishah'y declaring MS innocence IN tho
matter, even when the insurance agent called
attention 10 tho fact that Mr. Rootb nv ranort-
49, 49, ' ~ i''eNS
lnE the loss OF the bonds to the company. had
e1eotually shown he was not responsible for II.
ID aver Y Whlie. on being leIt alone with MIR.
bo9th, the upt9rtunate od man broke down
hnu achnoNleGeeu that ne nau taken inc
ponus. ne salu that. having become suddenly
nvcesShry Ior MN 70 nave large sum OF
iiunheE W once, no laI taken the bonds ana
hypothecntrd hem Tor 81, 900 at one OF the city
ialfs ne hau' OF course: hppeu toreplace tnSS
nonI5 or mako HOod thelr loSs' put was stll
unable a,.le 10 40 So ,,
-, These various facts having been reported to
ne BritlsI- \ nerlcan Assurance Company, 1t
instructed inc phhk when nad loaned the
s&l.iuu 70 NJ. Hul9h TO sell me ponds ana after
paving ltScli OUT oi the proceeds OF the sale to
W mch 'ilS vas done' the ponds haNlnS SOLD lor
Heuiy IuT, ABOUT NS,UUO was secured lOr inc