The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-26
LECASH AND WASCAUGHT
rHIIE RE WORKED WITH CHICKS
GREENE WAS NOT sUsPECTED.
m. :, En- and was n Bookheeper on n Modest
,s.,ary-Fond Of Horses and Moonlieht
pr,ye. with Friends TO Cosey Island
,s,,rr Collins Appropriated $4,000.

.,,,nry-Fond Of Horses and Moonlieht
pr,yc. with Friends TO Coney Island
,,ahier Collins Appropriated $4,000.
Ths nrm OF Re!nhard. sledenburg & Co., cot
.on brokers, at rs Colt on Exchange building,
amazed tho arrest yesterday Of their book
essper Ernest jennings Greene. and their
,,,shier, John i. Collins, for alleged systematic
,r,hbery According 10 tho confessions OF the
two mem as made public by inspector Nc
1ounhlIn, Greene stolo over $4,000 and Collins
aver $4,000 1t Is thought that the firm may
have lost much moro than $4,000.
Greene is % years old and unmarried. He
lives mt Tt9 Lexington avenue, Brooklyn. His
salary as n bookkeener was comparatively
ANAL. yet he livod In luxurious style and al
,rays had a plenty OF money. His employers
Lnew nothing OF this, however. and Greene
MIGHT have gone on stealing indefinitely had
hi, success not made him rash.
Greene was known In the upper part OF
8ro,klyn as tho wall Street Broker" He
was high flyer. md was roputed to spend
sjOn day. At the Columbia Livery Stables. 4
and Il nalph avenue. he Kept carriages and
horses and here he was III the habit OF meet
Ing his friends who accompanied MN on MS
W e. bnrrin, tho proprietor OF tho stables. when
fccn ty IA Sun reporter last night. said that
Greencs horses and carriages were stu in the
""When first met Young Greene, said Mr..
Darrin. got the idoa tnat he had Just IN,
herited n fortune He bought fast horse and
An elegant wagon and put them In my care.
Every n Ght no would call around aud take out
by a gil. or two OF them. and ut other times hg
came with three young men. lie purchased
sothng for his companions. and no Kept sev-
sral suits with driving caps Tor each OF then
some OF the caps were plaid. others of bri ght
yellow color, and when the rarty started OK
wear we NV whatever uniform Greene selected. 1
never saw a man dress so styiishiy. Every
DAY he wore different suit , q clothes snv and
three different suits In tho same day.
While down the road he was in the habit OF
hotel he and his friends visited Then when
the party returned home in the early hours
Sis iriep M Home from here He was the best
customer had. He purchased another car
rage. and his harnesses were very expensive
times he would rig out one OF my stablemen
in livery and cut u shine in the neighDor-
"Aithough he had horses and carriages OF
his own. he hired horses from me daily. some
times paying me Us much as Si1o month.
on the night before [ told him sl,N: Pulling
price OF the horse SO quickly that lie took my
breath away. The very next day no paid me
Xii F this thy
way he spent money all the time for year
past Ih.rsv.r no mid n hir hill he povs m q b,s
check OF, the Peoples Bank OF Brooklyn. Last
week he paid me $40 and afterward opened
the habit OF opening wine by the dozen bottles
In the saloons all over the neighborhood
Aside from what money he spent in this man
ner, he layshed it freely upon women. To a
he gave $500 diamond ring. II he wanted to
cal from IN me and ' say Wien paying his bil
old man. want to give you chance to live
As to his property In my stable, III intend to
which amount is due on horse trade made
with him n few days ago"
his employers. and would draw on the firm for
money he wanted. AsLBookkeeper Greene he
sSEss sH 1a% s e y The for the aeds would
erase the name Of George Dixon and substi-
tute the word bearer" or II he did not use
Dixon the World words. or bearer" Mr. siedep burg
did not question Greene's honesty and when
SsS tns Tor DR.
OF this scheme Greene. according to the police.
The absence Of the money was noticed. but |
Mr. Sie s;e trusted Greene so far that he
take, to apprehend the thief. Detectives
heidelberg and Nugent Of Inspector MsLaugh-
Inns staff were detailed on the case. They re-
doubtedy the thief. The Inspector ordered |
his arrest and Yesterday morning he was !
taken 10 Police Headquarters.
He made full confession and aid that
John +; Collins. the cashier for iSiedenburg &
70. had been in collision with him. The po-
Iice arrested Collins. who also confessed, Col
Inns is "a years old and lived at Scotch Plains. |
NJ. He has worked for his employers eleven |
years; Four years ago he was made cashier. |
he said that he had been stealing for the last |
Three years and had taken about $4,000. He |
says he invested it In a house at Scotch Plains.
l H. St, stage line. and in jewelry and diamonds.
Two checks were found and will be used in
evidence. One was drawn on May 81 on the |
Sorn Exchange Bank to the order OF c. L. Rich |
ior Sl520.B4. Collins forged Rchs endorse |
menti The other check was dated June 10. to |
Z T. RIchs order. for SS37.S0 Greene was |
remanded at the Tombs Police Court. Collins |
Is Stocked up at Police Headquarters and both |
VIII he arraigned in the Tomps this morning. |