New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-01
CATCHING AN ABSCONDER.
TIE WOMAN IN THIS CASE PLAYS PROMI-
NENr PART.
BANK TELLER STEALS TO SUPPORT HER, AND
SHE LEADS HIM INTO THE DE-
TECTIVF.S ARMS.

TECTlVES' ARMS.
While the steamer La BrPtagnc. of the French
Lire, being swung into the dock at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. short, good-lcOklng. we'll
dressed woman paced up and down the pier and
carefully scanned the happy faces of thu passengers
on the deck, who were shoHting glad words OF
welcome TO their relatives and friends. 1be
face that she sought for missing, and She
frequently wiped away the tears that were stream
ing down her cheeks. Her nervousness and agita-
ton were unnotccd by the large crowd, which
only had eyes for the returning travellers. Three
large, hrawny, muscular men. however. leaned
carccssly against the side of the pier and they
saw nothing hut the woman. They watched her
every movement like cats.
When the ship had been made fast, the
passengers rushed down the gang plank. and in n
moment there mingling of tears and kisses
In the excitement and confusion the woman be-
came calm. She got position near the gang
plank and watched the passengers slowly descend.
Nearly all were off and her face had become pale
and sad. Almost the last passenger To step
the plank was short mddc-aCed man, who WIS
faultlessy dressed and Wore heavy beard tingcd
with gray. There a nervous twitching in
his eyes, which ran up and down the long line Of
faces. Before he had got more than halfway
down the plank the waiting woman clapped her
hands with joy, exclaimed with Il strong French
accent, Frank. my darling.- rushed to meet him
and hugged and kissed him with great vigor
The man did not take the show of affection as
kindly as II was given, and gently pushed the
woman away. lie said in an undcrtone: Wait
until we are in a place Of safety before you show
your colors' They reached the pier, but had
not taken dozen steps before the largest of the
three watching men. Detective Rogers of 1nspec-
tor Byrncs's staff. laid his hand heavily on the
mans shoulder and sad Mr.. Kimball, | want
you
The man Jumped as if he had been shot, hut
quickly recovered himself and said that mis-
take had been made. as he was not Mr. kimball.
The other two men. who were Detectives llaytcr
and Shaw, of Worcester, Mass, stepped forward
then and identified the prisoner It's Frank Kim
ball. the absconding paying teller of the Peoples
Savings Bank of Worcester They Slw the
smooth face of Mr. Kinball through the heavy
beard which was worn as a disguise.
The woman was Estelle lie Bon, kimballs
mistress who the cause of his downfall and
had led him to desert his wife and two children.
She broke up his happy hon". and in the cnd'
without knowing it. brou4h, abot hls arrest.
Kimfall was paying teller OF the hank for many
years lie rose from humble place and nc
came a trusted officer. His associates had the
greatest confidence in him. and his name was
synonyn,e for honesty Estclle lie Bon, French
Canadian. ran across Kimbalrs path and dis
turted the peaccfulness and regularity Of his lIie
She was an inmora! woman and pretended to he
q dressmaker. Kimbal became infatuated with
her, hired house and lived with her in 4ulet
Mace She was not economical. and the saiary
of Kimball could not keep pace with her oenianus
''t so Kimball nut lis land into the bank vaults
to Il money ~ meet her ex'ravaS:nct, 81 WIZ a;
there was chance OF ms pecddomS sscnr,;ss Wslued
ot S43 800 aud s., 900 in cash and he'd. Inc
woman went with him. They spent week IN
this city and then took steamer erd 'os wife thew
travelled all over Europe and landed IN I"lis
about month ago. The money was giving out
and Miss lie Bon haa and 10 senaraiion rar ne' N
Miss Ir Bon left Kimball in Paris and took
massage for Boston. Detectives iiaytrr ana ana
Shaw who had Been working on the case from
,ho star, heard of the womans presence IN
Ilostnn and tried to get her 10 give some ilIorha-
tion about Kmball. She would not fii 1hcin
anything except that she f'Neu ,, h'nnan =, hor,n
him. They shadowed her and vainly sought 10!
{: clew that would dsros" the hidlns R,acf , t,n u,
Kimha Miss Ie Bon came he,e ,"sc res"iS in Vest v;"
'Tlrty.fourtl-st Detective Rogers joined the
Eastern detectives here and conco"tcd pan pH
which they got possession OF fftcr from hef
The tenor Of the letter indicated that kimhnil
intended 10 return home and Miss l." Bon there
otter watched night and ;, day ~ ,r W." h"t h",
the woman unwittingly led The detectives 10 HIM
81 tie proper time. Wien she was taken TAX, ,i ~ -
th., hcr hear was broken over the fact that she
iad innoccntly brought about Kimhalls arrest.
She said that if i, had not i~cn for her Plead
incs Kinball would never have come pack u
this country. -
After being arrested Kmhall refused to say
anvtbjng. When he was searched al Police Head
quarters all the stolen bonds were 1"nnn IN e
his undcrshirt The bonds are all :" Hing above
mar hut they could only he disposed Of in foreign
country with difficulty. kimholls object IN com
s~n hn,a was 70 disnose of the bonds in some
way. lie will bc held here for fe'' DAYS until
fbc reousition papers can I've made out. Miss lr
Bon was set free.