The morning call., 1893-06-07
LOST HER MONEY.
The Same Old Story of
Speculation.
WILTsE TRUSTED A SAILOR.
He Gained the Captains Confidence
and Then COolIy Proceeded to
SwindIe the Widow.
Special to THE MoRNINe CALI.

New YORK, June 6-The misappropria.
ton of over S11, 900 belonging to the widow
of Captain George G. Wiltse, who COM
manded the Boston at the time Of the
Hawaiian revolution, came to the public
knowledge to-day. when Julius Blanc
kensee was arrested. The prisoner is
fifty five years old, but looks much younger.
Two indictments for grand larceny were
found against Blanckenses a month ago.
Captain Wiltse got acquainted with
Blanckensee, who is of English birth.
several years ago while in command of
the training ship Minnesota. Blancker-
see was seaman and his Intelligence at
tracted the notice of the commanding
officer. When Wiltse was transferred to
the cruiser Boston he took this bright sea-
man with him.
When Blanckensee's term Of enlistment
expired CAPTAIN Wiltse employed him to
look after some property which lie owned
in this city. Blanckensee had a wife and
child in PHILADELPHIA, and he brought them
here to live on the upper part OF Madison
avenue. Captain Wiltse owned several
apartment houses in First avenue, near
Eighty-second street, and some other
property. Blanckensee collected the rent
N4io bpOh 6CuoLdl Cidi go VI bu6 DuoiIl6SS
affairs of Captain and Mrs. Wiltse, and he
won the confidence of both Of them by his
faithfulness and integrity.
While the captain was on duty on the
Pacific Ocean Blanckensee began to teilMrs.
Wiltse about the ease with which money
could be made in Wall street by specula-
tion. He tod her that if she gave him
$500 he would increase it to $500 in three
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him and he returned $500 in the appointed
time.
Last December Blanckensee told Mrs.
Wiltse that she would make money by
buying the stock Of the Consolidated Gas
Company of Brooklyn. She gave him a
check for S9i50 and an order on l. g. S.
Wormser, her bankers, for note for
$1,000 dated August 1, 1887, another for
$4,000 dated October 13. 1887. and one for
$500 dated May. 1888; also II shares Of
the Security Bank of Minneapolis. worth
S160 per share. and a mortgage dated April
80. 1888, and satisfaction piece dated
December 90. 1892. All of the papers
except the last named had been deposited
by Captain Wiltse.
Blanckensee got the articles on Decem-
Der %, last.
IDSl6du Oi DuVlnP STOCK III Tue GaS CON-
pany. the agent sold Reading, General
Electric, Chicago Gas, Burlington and
other securities short. The market went
against him and he soon lost the amount
of the check and the money he raised by
pledging the bank stock. Mrs. Wiltse re-
covered the other papers.
Blanckensee fed, and on April wrote
her that he had lost his money in specula-
ton. Early in May she went before the
Grand Jury and had him indicted. His
wife and child went to Philadelphia and
through them he was traced to Cleveland.
Detective Trainer intended to go to Albany
for exJraditon papers this afternoon. He
and Detective Won Gerichten, however, saw
Blanckensee going into the Registers Of
fee and arrested him, and Judge Cowing
in General Sessions committed him to the
Tombs for trial. He said he had returned
to the city t. get position in one of the
municipal departments through Register
Levy.