Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-07
LOST IN THE PACIFIC,
Ruse of a Trusted Employe of
aSan Francisco Firm
Who Was
AFRAID HE WAS FOUND OUT
Husselman's Boat, With Hat and Coat
Found Drifting in the Bay
BUT HE'S NOW SAFE In CLAREMONT
A Golden Gate Detective in Pittsburg to
Take Him Back.
AFRAID HE WAS FOUND OUT
BUT HE'S NOW SAFE IN CLAREMONT
BIG MONEY SPENT on THE MAN-HUN1

Detective E. H. Byram, of San Fran
cisco, arrived in this city yesterday, his
mission being to take James NJ. Hussel.
man, the young man who gave himself up
to the police in this city two weeks
ago, back to San Francisco for
trial Husselman is in the workhouse, bus
requisition papers have been applied for,
and Detective Byram expects to start home
with mis- prisoner on Saturday.
The story told by the detective is quite a
different one from that related by Hussel-
man when he surrendered to the police.
Husselman's story was that he had been en-
ployed by the Overland Express Company,
with headquarters at San Francisco. One
day he quit work rather suddenly and went
to Chicago. where in short time he learned
that he was charged with having robbed the
company of So, 600 or $1,000 and was being
pursued by detectives.
Weary of Being Pursued by Officers.
He left at once and had been travelling
about the country, tracked by detectives.
until he was weary and heartsick and had
decided to give himself up, tell his story, go
back to San Francisco and prove his
Innocence. he he D1u nOG taken
any money; the whole thing was mistake,
and he would have no difficulty in proving
it. In his pockets at the time were letters
from his relatives in California which did
not correspond exactly with his story. and
when the police telegraphed to San Fran
cisco they received reply to hold Hussel-
man.
Detective Byram puts quite different
light on the accusation against the young
fellow. 81 don't know much about Hussel-
man." said he last night, "but understand
he belongs to a good family and always bore
an excellent reputation until this affair. He
had been trusted employe of the Fidelity
Insurance Company, of Frisco, for years,
and one of duties was to go down to the
bank each dav and deposit the receipts
Sometimes he would carry several thou
sand dollars, but no matter how large the
sum he was trusted implicitly.
Made a Mistake of a Thousand.
"One day early last November he was
given 81 $50 to deposit, but he only turned
over 1850 and kept the balance, altering his
account book after it was returned to him
by inserting figure /. 1t was not long
until there was some difficulty between the
company and tie bank, and Husselman.
hearing of it, supposed he had been dis
covered.
That night he went to the hav where he
kept a boat which he was accustomed to go
out sailing in every evening. and started out
as usual Several days later the boat was
found adrift in the bay with Husselman's
coat, vest and hat lying in the bottom.
Suicide at once suggested itself and the au-
thorities snent several weeks in searching
for the body. The search was rot stopped
until the police received word that man
answering Husselman's description had
been seen in Omaha and later In Chicago
His Sweetheart Will Help Him.
"a private detective was put on the case
and did succeed in getting pretty close to
the fugitive several times but failed to
capture him, and at the time he gave him.
self up in this city the trail had been COM
pletely lost 1t has cost considerable |
money to follow the Young man up" con-
cluded the detective; 'nearly as much as he |
got away with, hut expect his friends will |
come to the front after we get him back and |
he will get off easy. There is a young lady !
in Frisco, L understand, who is deeply in |
terested in the case. and it is likely she |
will lend some assistance in Husselman's |
behalf"
Detective Byram is a cousin of the late |
II. H. Byram, of this city, whom he re- |
sembles and with whom his early life vas |
spent He is a veteran detective, has been |
on the San Francisco force for 16 wears, and |
among his greatest performances he relates
the capture of Hedgepeth, one of the des- |
perate train robbers who stole SIS 900 ex-
press package from train at Glendale, near
St Louis, on November .