The herald., 1893-08-01
IN SORE TROUBLE.
YOUNG NEW YORKER ARRESTED
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT.
He Got Tangled Up In Bicycle Trans-
action-suppOsed to Be q Connec-
tion OF the Noted Belmont
Family of New York.

Edward Belmont, said to be member
OF the well-known New York family of
that name, is a prisoner in the city Jail,
awaiting examination upon a charge of
embezzlement.
Belmont went to III. Dixon's bicycle
store yesterday and hired a $1OO wheel.
He then went to secondhand store
and sold the wheel for $50.
Detective Auble arrested MIN while be
was handing over a bill of sale for the
machine.
Among the effects found in the young
mans trunks were letters and docu-
ments which went to show that Bel
mont is relative of the late August
Belmont of New York.
One letter was addressed to his
brother, F. W. Belmont, secretary of
ths e. P. Gleason Manufac turing COM
pany of New York.
In the letter the writer ntated that he
was going on a long journey, and re.
quested his brother not to worry about
him and that the writer was all right.
In his trunk was also found book
with the compliments of ex-Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk written on the hy-leaf.
A HERALD reporter visited sthe young
man in his cell, and found him to be q
good locking young fellow of about 81
years Of age.
He came to the cell door and in re.
sponse to a query as to whether he was
connected with the Belmont family,
hesitated, and then refused to answer
the question.
Then realizing his position, the young
man burst into tears and made dis
jointed statement, in which he said that
he left New York three months ago, for
reasons which he would not state. He
said that he got out of money and had
had nothing to eat for three days.
He meant to pay the man for the
bicycle when he ''got squared up"
"How much do you think I shall
get p he asked the reporter.
The reporter informed him that he
could give him no idea of what the
term of Imprisonment would be, and
Belmont replied:
swell. shall plead guilty; perhaps
they won't be so hard on me them"
why didn't you write to your rela-
tives for money, Mr.. Belmont?"
81 was ashamed to-" sobbed the
youth. "Oh, you don't think" he
continued. "that my family will hear of
this. l meant to repay every cent of
the money, upon my soul did,"
When told by the reporter that his
family would undoubtedly hear of his
disgrace, Belmont inquired if he might
write letter to his relatives. He was
told that he might. on which he seemed
to gain courage, and smiled when the
reporter asked him to state his fathers
name and occupation.
''It wouldn't do you any good" he
said, "and it certainly wouldn't him."
And then the eyoung man shut up alto
gether and retired in the darkness of his
cell.
The police think that Mr.. Edward
Belmont is not altogether as innocent as
he seems. In his bunk were number
of suspicious articles, such az hair dyes,
different kinds OF ink, etc.
Whatever his character may be, he is
undoubtedly Of good education and
breeding. Among his letters were q
number of well expressed love letters to
a young lady in Huntington, N. Y, and
in the same package some cleverly
drawn sketches, presumably OF the same
person. His parents are supposed to
reside at l64 Decatur street, Brooklyn.