The evening world., 1894-03-21
JONES HAS SKIPPED.
He Was Reported to Be in Jail,
but Is in Boston.
A Reporters Question Gave Him the
Tip and He Ran Away.
Charged by Collecting Agency
with Forgery and Embezzlcmcnt.

Milton l.. Jones. for years manager and
confidential clerk OF Snow. Church &
Co.'s collection agency, 26j Broadway,
and now charged with forgery and with
having embezzled over $500. is not in
Ludlow Street Jail, az stated at length
In the morning papers.
Central Office detectives have been
securing this city and Far Itockawuy.
where he lived, all night. and u-day up
to noon, but in vain. for Mr.. Jones is evil
IDENTIFY in Boston. from where he wired to
Col. T. c. Campbell President of the
collection agency, at Il o'clock to day.
saying he would endeavor 10 make good
the amount of his dcfa.Cation
The whole affair. according to Mr..
Campbell. is n comedy of errors. and the
'Dromo of Syracuse" is a reporter of
For Some time VIII II. Stevens. the
treasurer of the agency, has been quietly
carrying on AN Investigation into the
complaints OF subs criher5, whose claims
left for collection mad been paid by
debtors, but whose money mad never
been accounted for.
Mr.. Jones, as manager. had previously
been instructed to look into the matter
when the first complaints came 10 the
Office.
When at length the complaints ran up
into the hundreds and MIR. Stevens took
hand in the Investigation on his own
hook 1t soon became apparent to him
own use sums of money Varying from $40
to 800 at n time. The first startling;
thing which presented it.elf to Mr. Ste
yens was defalcation on Joncs's part
Of S569.2i. AS he continued his research
the amount became grepter until i,
reached $1,000. During Friday and Sntur-
Ing, and Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. stevens
both think now that the amount emhcz-
zled will reach $40 ooo,
Instead OF callil 2 Jones into his office
ana presenting tn, case of his defalca-
ton to him, as II has been published was
done, Mr.. Campbell had a warrant sworn
out for Jones's arrest on Monday after
noon.
Jones was to have been arrested on
Monday evening after leaving the ciiicc
warrant had been issued, however. and
he called at col. Campbell's office. Whrr
the reporter was admitted, Jones was
seated by the co,oneIS desk cOnsultinE
with h; m regarding some private matten
OF business.
col. Campbell was severely shocked
when the reporter made known the OBJ
dropped in faint upon the floor. Ht
turnel pale as ghost and excused him
seit for q m,ment or TWO, when. h'
said, he would explain everything sal tbs
factor!ly. lie never came back, however
but without even waiting to take viii
him his overcoat. he decamped and tool
In this telegram frcm Boston to-da,
Jones asked Col Campbell for fcv
hours grace before proceeding further
adding that he would settle in fun wit
the firm. The Colonel does not plac
much credence in Joness promise, bu
stated TO an Evening World" reporte
to-day that II Jones did settle he woul
not be prosecuted He also stated tina
he did not blame Jones half as muc
as he did others In the office. but 10
whose neglect, he says. II would hav
been impossible for Jones to have en-
hezzled such an amount of money with
out being caught.
Jones is also accused OF having forge
the name OF Mrs. Theresa J. Reed,
wealthy Baltimoran, to note give
< the agency by one OF its debtors. He
charge also in the warrant issued fC
his arrest with having forged a chec
for $40, made to the order OF the Can
pany, signed J. A. Amber. of Salem, o
\ indorsed by the firms name and signe
underneath pay to order of NJ
Jones" He also made coupon OF Il
Chicago Northern Railroad payable
himself.
Judge Giegerich, of the Court OF Cor
mon Pleas, granted the order of arres
Jones Is a middle-aged man, who liv,
with his family at Far Rockaway, ii
salary was 1880 u year