The morning call., 1892-07-28
CONFIDENCE BETRAYED.
Enoch G.. Bidleman Said to Be a
Defaulter i'm $4,000.
Systematically Embezzling His Employers
Money for Over Ten Years-Arrested at
San Diego en- Route to Panama

Diego yesterday.
Bidleman is well-known bookkeeper and
saloon-keeper OF this city. He has been
for years head bookkeeper and manager in
the wholesale liquOr-ssOre of Il. Martin d
Co., 408 Front street He had the utmost
confidence OF his employers and has, it is
said. shamefully betrayed that confidence.
Bidleman is a native of New Jersey and
came to this city in 1852. ID. Y. B. Hensrle
is the sole owner of the wholesale
liquor-house of f. Martin & Co. Bidle-
man and he were brought up together and
always had a warm friendship for each
other. Bidleman after his arrival here was
bookkeeper for his brother, wholesale
liquor-dealer, until the latter's death. He
then entered the esta ablishment of f. Martin
& Co., and has been with them ever since.
His salary for years has been $1,000 annual
! ly. He was an expert accountant and was
always looked upon as straight, honest
mau. he made many friends ana had the
happy faculty of keeping them. 1t will be
a great surprise TO them when they learn
that he is ii defaulter to the extent Of
$4,000.
BIDLEMAN's SALOON.
Bidleman opened the Grand Central sa-
loon at l6 Third street and few weeks ago
sold il 10 Phil Crimmins and w. A. Carnes
for S12. 500. With this money he purchased
the Mumm saloon on o Farrell street and
installed John +. Walsh as manager. 1t
was generally believed that he WAS in easy
circumstances, and no one had the slightest
suspicion that he had been, as 1t is claimed,
systematically drawing upon his employer
On Monday last at noon Bldleman went
with his employer, Henarie. into a Testau-
rant and ordered lunch. After the lunch
was on the table Bdlrman excused himself
| and went out. That was the last seen Of
! him.
Detective Henry Y. Morse was put on his
! tIail aud traced him TO the steamer San
Juan. which sailed on Monday at u 80 for
Panama. He had bought ticket for
Panama under an assumed name before
meeting Henarie. and had evidently been
preparing for some days for fight. Before
he boarded the steamer he went TO the bank
and drew cut $1,000 belonging to Henarie
BIDLEMAN ARRESTED.
Morse notified his assistant at San Diego
by telegraph, and when the San Juan
arrived there Yesterday Bidleman was imIne-
diately arrested by Chief of Police BreninE
on charge Of embeZzlement 1t is said that
the amount embeZZled by Bidlemau from
his employers will reach S50O00 and that
his populations will cover over period of
ten years, ami amount to about 5000 each
year.
Detective Morse will leave to-day Tor San
Diego TO bring Bidleman back to the city to
await his traf
A reporter OF The CALL went to MI.
HenaTie's residence. zoos Haight street.
/ last night to give him tie opportunity of
stating his opinion as 10 his boukkeeper's 5
! defa.cations. but he was not at home-at
! least that was what a friend OF his, who
! opened the front door, said. This gentle
man was asked if be knew anything about
the matter. He replied. Nothing except
/ v hat Is said in tie press dispatch"
do you think Mr.. Henarie knows any,
thing more than that?' asked THE CALL
| man.
Nothing. am sure OF that"
Does he not know that Detective Morse
is TO leave to-morrow to bring Bi1i-.aa4
| back to the city ?'
''pH-- ENow2
'''47w 4aos tha.?' ouer.ei Mr.
h-lsr f.iend
Ierasps we know more ihaa that. {
should hs4 70 see sir Hensr'e for Few
iFsH iea you M. Hen atIs IS ont AID
'nay aot De back tonight There is no use
30 our caulaE back, az yoe w0nt see him .
As j vss apparent 40 Information c0u u
hs 20. there IHF CALL rearesenta+fve }srt,
Last evening CALL reporter eist,ed ths
IA enIas residence in Oakland. Mr.
= d4@maa's sls er ss-la. flhssr s.5of spo
sta4ta thal aman could uet bs
seri ~ 8.E .as proStt ts.sd % her bus.
disarlsea nd he consequent ne
.b atas
SIS sl-iA-LAW's OPINION
81 Lux t must BaFe been gouiiy dealI
Wiz sai2 lie sister. That is my figr
belief aae Mrs. Bi tlenauis TOO
WIZ sDfuaG be - disappeared Ep
lad aaatpi bone bsre, ana bis demssg
r9iahuls wefe mest pleasant ones. Ihert
i absolutely - cause why he should hays
teif voluntarily.
- asfanlsef7 Who sais -, a de.
, / fspiter? There Is Rat az uonester man in
: California Than Enoch Bidleman, and al
bis friends will tell you SO. He had prop.
, | eriy ana al the money he required. No
cir, cant account for IL, except that be has
been spirited away or murdered"
john u Brlen of the liCuO firm Of w NJ.
| Watson q Co. Of Oakland was also called
upon.
A TALK WITH uENARIE.
Il happened 10 he in San Francisco ves-
teTday," he sad, "and heard Of Bidleman's a
dissppearance when ] called at Maxim.
hquor-store. was gEesS4----'>' 'rr-Tsad Ia
cause ne IaS tzsp'with the house 2I wars
--L-%~--~ %@@~s..S always at his post at o'cloek <
In the morning, rain or shine. lie was
steady as the clock. d. B. V HeDarie is
the sole owner of Martin 81 Co.'S liouor-
house aud he tod me that Bidleman's book 4
are straight Ihey have not been exported.
put &c not believe It is possible for Bidle-
man TO steal Why, sir he is a man of
YOU pay L 'eii
Mt. OBrien further said that Bidlemau
was Tor many years bOukkeeper for hi 3
brOther, Joe Bideman, wholesale Iinunr-
dealer oi Saa Francisco, now dead. He
was one OF The most expert accountant, in
the CITY, and his honesty was never oue.
nnoneu; He came here In 1852, and he a d
,a,har ie I, u ASTtln house were raised to-
gether ID New Jersey. He went to work far
henaIie after his brathsr diad