The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-07
TWICE TRUSTED.
julius Werthelmer $4,000 Short
in His Accounts.
Made Member Of the Family Circle-His
First 0ffense Condoned-He Disappears
After the Second.

Treated as member Of the family; i'm
plicitly trusted by his employer: betrayed
the trust placed in him; his shortage dis
covered in part; again trusted. on account
of the employers friendship for his family ;
this trust again betrayed; fear OF the
prison bars, and absconded
Such, in brief, Is the twenty months his
tory of Julius Wertheimer, who. until Sep
TENDER Goth, was in the employ Of Achille
Block, a butcher and greengrocer on Fill
more street. The amount Of the shortage is
estimated at fully $1,000.
The method pursued by Wertheimer in
approprating his employers money was
to collect outstanding accounts, with which
he was intrusted. and to fail in giving the
proper credits. When any one account had
been worked in this manner until it became
dangerous, he would make payment there
on from moneys collected from other ac-
counts.
FROM THE CASH-DRAwER.
In addition to this it is now believed that
no helped himself from the cash-drawer
with unfailng regularity. which belief is
based upon the fact of an increase of So to
Sc per day in the cash receipts from the
business since Wertheimer's disappearance.
The enlightenment or larceny was first
discovered by the employers noticing that
an account was still standing against GUS
toner who was known to be very prompt in
paying his bill. Wertheimer was ques-
TUNED, but in the rash OF business at that
time the subject was dropped. Within the
next few days the account was. paid in by
him, his excuse being that lie had collected
the money, but had let friend have 1t who
had just returned it.
The employer was suspicious, however,
and Wertheimer was urged to make a
statement Of how he stood with the ac-
counts 70 this he confessed shortage of
about $50. and few days later to fellow
employe he showed list OF bills that he
had collected amounting TO over $500. at the
same time asking him for assistance TO get
out of the scIape.
CoNDoNED THE oFFENSE.
When his employer heard of this lie was
on the point of having him arrested, but
Wertheimer begged SO piteously to be al
lowed to 90 free, saying his father would
repay it, that his employer let the matter
drop until he could hear from the Young
mans father, whom he knew Intimately
and who is a fairly well-t0-d0 miller. he.
however, began to look into his accounts.
Young Wertiitimer in the meantime had
ceased to room in the house of his employer,
SAYING. he was ashamed TO meet his en-
ployer's wife Believing that there was
some good in the young man the matter
was not pressed and he was still allowed to
collect accounts
On Saturday, The 10Th of September,
Wertheimer went to the room and made up
a small bundle, saying he was going in the
Labor-day parade. That was the last seen
of him, and his employer has thus far dis
covered shortage in his accounts of $500,
and on figuring up his loss from the cash
drawer estimates the shortage at Just double
that amount.
EXPENDED ON A WOMAN.
Wertheimer'S companions have been seen
since his disappearance, but are unable to
throw any light upon his whereabouts. His
employer is under the belief that the stolen
funds were expended upon some woman, as
he cannot get any information that would
lead to the belief that Werthemer gambled.
a fellow-employe stated that he had h card
of Wertheimeir' visiting woman OF the
town who resides on Morton street, but did
not know her name or even the number OF
the house.
Wertaeimer is % years of age, native of
Kache, Germany, and has been in this
country over two years, during the greater
portion OF which he was employed by A.
Block. He is about feet Z inches In
height. heavily built, dark hair and eyes,
smooth fare and wore a blue cheyiOt sack
suit when last seen.
1t is not thought that he has left the city.
a. it is believed he did not have more than
$40 with him at the time. One or two per-
sons have stated that they saw him since he
absconded. but Block is inclined to think
they are mistaken.
1t is not yet known for how long period
Werthemer carried on his enlightenment.