The morning call., 1891-04-05
POOR JACKS
LATEST LESSON.
Funds of the Coast Seamen'S
Union Missing.
Henry Ark, the Secretary, Charged With
Embezzling S16oO-A Woman Beguiled
Him and He Did Steal
The woman beguiled me and I did eat.

The woman beguiled me and | did eat.
The contemplate excuse of the first man
when lie fell was repeated yesterday in the
City Prison with some appropriate mOdifica-
tions by Henry Ark, Secretary of the Coast
Sramen's Union, who was arrested yester-
day morning on complaint of Edward An
derson, Treasurer of the union, for EN-
bezzling $1,000 of its funds.
The exact amount of Ark's populations is
unknown. The Finance Committee of the
union Is examining his books and will re-
port the result of its labors at the meeting
of the organization tomorrow evening. The
committee believes that Ark covered his
crime by making false entries in the books
of the union.
His accounts were straight when the
committee examined his books at the close
of the quarter, but since that time he re-
ceived in dues and deposits from members
several thousand dollars, and several
weeks ago it was observed by members
of the union that he was not giving the
duties of his office the attention they de-
manded. He was frequently absent when
called for, but no one suspected him OF any
thing more serious than using his time in
paying attentions to young woman with
whom he had become infatuated.
NO TRANSFER OF ENTRIES.
A few days ago the Finance Committee
took his books to prepare the quarterly re-
port due on Monday evening. 1t was then
discovered that Ark had not transferred his
entries from the cash-book to the ledger,
and the members began to make All inyestl-
CATION. They soon became convinced that
something was wrong, and as Ark had not
been seen for several days they placed de-
tectives on his trail and covered every
avenue of exit from the city.
Yesterday morning his room was entered
and n mass of Smoldering paper on the
hearth convinced the detectives that he had
been there few minutes before. A charge
of embeZzling $1,000 was made against him
by Treasurer Anderson, who was assured
by the Finance Committee that the shortage
would reach that sum, and he was found
and captured by Officer Egan, who took him
to the Central Station, where he was booked
on a charge of felony enlightenment. Wnen
arrested Il loaded pistol was found in his
possession, and he was also booked on a
charge of carrying weapon concealed.
Before he was arrested Ark met mem
Der of the union, TO whom he stated that he
had used the missing funds in establishing
The unions employment bureau, and that ne
could satisfactorily account for every dol
lar In the prison he told different story.
"MY RUIN is COMPLETE"
3" My ruin is complete, he said to CALL
reporter, 'and might as well confess that
| am short in my accounts. 1t is the old
story of wine and women. Yes, it is true
that | have spent some $500 or $1,000 be-
longing to the union that | am unable to re-
place. These shortages have been accruing
since last January and recently | have tried
hard TO make good the deficiency.
The Finance Committee of the union
has been investigating my accounts for sew
eral weeks, and L have endeayored to bor-
row sufficient from my friends to make good
the deficiency When | failed to raise the
money | knew that disgrace and punish
ment was inevitable. | did not try to es-
cape. but remained to face the conse-
quences."
Ark is robust man of about 30. with
ford complexion and an imperious manner.
He is native of Austria and claims to be
of noble ancestry. He was educated at the
University of Vienna and served in the
army of the empire. For some Unknown
reason he left lis home and became
sailor. He joined the Coast Seamen's
Union four years ago and on account Of his