The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-26
WHAT DID Mr.. STOUT MEAN?
HIS EMPLOYERS SAY lie MS NOT
WRONdED THEM
He Has Gone Abroad, Sending Back Puz-
cling Letter by the Pilot, and His Family
Also Have Left Their New Ill rscy Home.

He Has Gone Abroad, Sending Back Pun-
cling Letter by the Pilot, and His Family
Also Have Left Their New Jersey Home.
Thomas II. Stout has been for six years
clerk for Kcnnett Il Hopkins. tho grain firm.
whose offices are at Broadway and TX
change place. His duties were to write tho
circular letter explaining the conditions Of tho
market which the average Wall street firm
sends out to its patrons every night. Mr.. Stout
comes from an old family in New Brunswick.
Nj.
There was tnlk on Wall street yesterday
about his absence from his desk. George b.
Hopkins. tho junior member of the firm. said
Mr. Stout was was n most faithful worker
Ho was hero early in tho morning AMI late at
night He seldom left the Office. and for three
years he has gone without any vacation what
ever. About two weeks ago he came to mo and
said that he thought he needed q rest. and no
believed that he would take n run across the
ocean.
We always give our clerks two weeks vaca-
ton. and was especially glad to accommo-
date Mr. Stout. Two or three days after this
first conversation Mr.. Stout said that no had
engaged passage on an ocean steamship. but
TINT 1t was his intention only to run across and
come back in tho same steamship 1 subsc-
Quently learned that he had had some diff
Guilty in negotiating for such return passage
Mr. Stout sailed on the Germanc. which left
this port on Wednesday. Sept 10. Shortly after
noon on that day received q letter from Mr.
Stout which was dated from the Germanic, and
mailed evidently by tho pilot. In this letter
Mr.. Stout says:
You will shortly learn OF the wrong have done.
pray you for the sake OF my family make It easy
them as possible and do not burden their hearts by
giving to the world any report Of my wronydoing
Il assure you," continued Mr.. Hopkins.
that was greatly puzzled Mt this lcttcr. l
do not yet understand it. do not know Of any
wrongdoing on tho rart OF Mr.. Stout. Certain
ly he has not wrongcd this firm. lie was not
cash, and neither could he under any circum-
or in one corner Of the Office. and the cash and
ing. want e speak very highly of Mr. Stout
as clerk. II he has committed any wrong
ter. His relatives, who are well known men in
wall street also are In Ignorance why MIR. stout
has gone away
Stout and his disappcaranco; 1t was to tho
effect that. in conjunction with, clerk in tho
for $1,000 on dimsy collateral 10 meet
losses IN specul9tions. and that the clerk
also. President Robert b. Roosevelt. tho ia
nous fisherman. and Secretary Van Siclcn de-
theirs had disappeared. They knew the firm
OF ken met & HOPKINS only in a misty sort Of
collateral had been pnmed on on their com
ph hny by which q Mr. Stout or anybody else had
Jn M stout st Tn Vol ss.t crk Mr.
coal dealer. who is President of the Gicnridge
Club at Glenridge. NJ. Thomas II; Stout also
His relntivcs who, were seen in, Wall street
yesterday did MOI, believe that Thomas Stout
had been guilty Of any wrongd9ins in iinan-
overworkcd for several years. and there We're
intimati9ns that his mind might hayo been
On the Coffee Exchange there we're rec other re-
ports. and these We're to the effect that :, r.
Ssss had n S %h sSad Ss
MITCHELL the representative OF Henry Hentz &
heard certain reports. but he did not wish to
believe that they We're true.
Mr. stout is Of medium height. rather slight
ly built, with gray eyes and agreeable man
lily, including several sons. also college bred,
hs the S eerE IN H@ana trust
with whom Mr.. StCut's ,namo has been associ-
at St& si Bs ysS in Ns ss br gTHsmo
Is son OF Late John W. Stout. and was born in
this city. The old gentleman owned the first
lanyard built here. and retired several years
twenty years ag" He was worth probably
100000. He left his daughters 100000 each.
Thomas was ono Of the executors of the will.
Thomas is about 80 years old. and has
about IL years old The ' family 'I resiied
srlurgo. They left this city week or two ago.
and i was given out they had gone TO Europe
for tho benefit Of Mr.: Stout's health: Within
few days past one OF his sons came hero and
Settled his fathers outstanding accounts.
Mr.. Stout is n graduate OF Rutgers College. and
q few years ago for his college society. the
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