The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-24

Charles @, Myers, freight agent OF the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad at Mar
tins Ferry, was arrested yesterday If,
tornoon, charged with embezzlement,
The company charges him with appro-
piating from $75 to 500 a month from
last June until the present month, in
all amountinglto 1910 10.
His arrest, which was a great surprise,
was caused by the American Surety
Company, Of New York. which company
carried his bond OF $500,
G.. j.. Jund, of Manetta, who is in.
Rpecter for the Surety company, ar
rived yesterday I'M was followed by
Frank L. Brown, travelling auditor OF
the Wheeling x Lake Erie Railroad
company. They had correspondent
with reference to the alleged embezzle-
mont and visited Martins Ferry for the
purpose OF having u settlement with
Mr.. Meyers or having him arrested,
Tboy say they told him nj the alleged
shortage at noon and offered to allow
him to 20 free II he made good the
amount claimed. Mr.. Meyers, they
claim, told them there must be n mis-.
take about this aud that he aid not
have any money with which to pay
them ii he owed anything,
No settlement was made and q war
rant wat sworn out by Mr.. Lund before
Squire Theo. Keller and Mr.. Meyers
was arrested about 8 o'clock by Mar.
shall Samuel Westwood.
Mr.. Brown told an INTELLIGENcERm man
that Mr.. Myers had made his reports
monthly and that upon auditing his
books recently he discovered that
Myers was short nearly $1,000, the
shortage beginning in June, 1892, two
months after he came to Martins Ferry,
and was continued at the rate
OF between $40 and 500 per month up
to tho present month, when Myers was
transferred to tho Terminal Junction
and A. B. Gilmore given charge. The
affidavit gives 5000, but Brown says the
books show $76.10 more.
The company suspected something
wrong some time ago and made a thor
ough and careful investigation. The
auditor says that the claim made by
Myers that the two per cent rebate al,
lowed by the company will reach the
sum alleged, is all nonsence, that they
allow for drayage and nothing else, He
also says that tho company has not VIC
lated the interstate commerce law by
robating on freight, and that it will gel
into trouble, Us claimed by Mr.. Myers
il bosh, and that the company would
bo foolish to push the case ii this were
true. Brown and Lund both claim that
the case is plain and that it was u pain.
iuI duty for them to arrest Myers, u;
there was nothing else to be done, he
having refused to make a settlement.
Mr.. Myers, who is charged with the
theft, was seen in the Jail corridor and
declined to make a statement until he
had employed an attorney and talked
with him. lie was very much worked
up over the arrest, and said that he had
never taken u dollar from the company
that his family was small, there being
his wife aud only three children, that
he dressed plainly, was no sport, die
not gamble, and there was NO occasion
Tor him to steal. He has been in the
%company's employ eleven years, coming
to Martins Ferry from Valley Junction
lie is about 80 years old and has u hos
Of friends.
Myers pleaded not guilty, and the
hearing is set for next Monday. Hi
friends all hope he is innocent