Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-27
BROOKS BROKE AWAY.
A Prominent Southside Real Estate
Dealer Jumps His Bail.
HIS WIFE AND FAMILY DESTITUTE
After Much Trouble They Get S. BY the
Sale of the Furniture.
HE is INDICTED FOE EMBEzzLEMENT

w. 7. Brooks, real estate agent of 2210
Carson street, Southside, is not at home.
Last June he was indicted by the grand
jury for embezzlement upon the oath Of
man named Diehl, of New Kcnsington.
DiehI was desirous of purchasing a piece of
property on Mt. Washington, and left $50
in Brooks hands to bind the bargain. The
property wanted could not be bought, and
Diehl made demand for the money he had
left with Brooks
Being unable to obtain the amount, Diehl
entered suit for embezzlement before
Alderman Succop, who held Brooks for
court. Brooks obtained bail for $500,
friend who had helped him before going on
his bond. October 10 was the day set Tor
the trial, but Brooks did not make an ap-
pearance, and all efforts since then to locate
him have been unavailing The man who
was on the bond was called upon to pay the
$500. Brooks has until recently repIe-
sented the Dwelling House Insurance Com
pany, of Boston, Mass. This company has
a claim of over 500 against Brooks, and
caused his Office furniture to be sold at
Sheriff's sale since his departure. The
entire Punishment was bought in by Samuel
j. Graham, the attorney for the insurance
company, for S37.
Brooks Was a Hustler.
1t is alleged that many people on the
Southside and elsewhere are out various
sums of money by subscribing,to the Empire
Cooperative Savings Building and Loan
Association, of Syracuse, through Brooks
as agent. Brooks managed to get a great
number of subscribers to this association by
putting forth the great possibilities of
amassng fortune in q short time. Brooks
was an energetic man, and when he went in
for anything he usually accomplished it.
A reporter called at Brooks Office yester-
day, where he found his wife and a small
boy engaged in taking down a chandelier.
Mrs. Brooks at first denied any knowledge
OF the trouble her husband was having, but
finally said: "My husband left home the
Wednesday before Columbus Day and told
me he was going away on business have
not heard from him since and do not know
where he is. 1 have two children, and he
lett me without cent. Of course I intend
to work and earn money, but cannot
do anything until matters are settled. Mr.
Graham told me that could have any
amount above S37 that could obtain tor
the Office furniture. I took my baby and
went about trying to get some one to buy
the goods. In my endeavors to axe
sale I exposed my baby so much tnat she
was taken sick and is now very low. I
found secondhand dealer who was will
ing to give me S4S for the furniture.
told this to Mr.. Graham, and he then in
formed me his claim against the goods
was $50.
Got SIS Out of the Deal.
sI returned to the dealer and told him it
would not be worth while for me to make a
sale unless got something out of it. He
then agreed to give ME S55, which would
give me IS above the amount required by
Mr. Graham. 1 assented to this and the
dealer is coming this afternoon for the
goods. 1 never knew of my husband hav-
ing trouble He had no bad habits; did not
drink, smoke or chew. He told me that he
was agent Tor the Empire Association, but
gave it up as he was not sure of the stand
ing of the association"
George H. Quaill, who is attorney for
Brooks, after telling the history of the case
said: ''rhis trouble would have undoubt-
edly been settled had Brooks remained
here. On Tuesday he came to nv office and
said he would be on hand the next morning
for the trial. He jumped his bail, however,
and has not been heard OF since. I had
made arrangements to have the matter
Strengthened out by Brooks paying back the
$50 taken and the costs of the proceedings,
amounting to 800 in all. OF course this
was to be subject to the decision of the
court The Dwelling House Insurance
Company have part of the money coming to
them from Brooks covered by note for
500 indorsed BY some motor man"
Hadn't Enough Money to Go Far.
The gentleman who went on Brooks bond
said: .'I have not tie least doubt Brooks
will be caught. If cared to abuse the con-
ffdence he placed in me L could now get his
whereabouts from his wife. But I don't
want to resort to a trick. She knows
where he is, tor he wrote to her a short
time after he left. All the talk about his
going to California is bosb. He hasn't
enough money with him to take him further
than Wheeling" Brooks family live on
Twenty first street, Southside. He has
been in the real estate business for the past
four years, and has been very successful