The evening world., 1894-03-09
WILTSHAW'S BIG BAIL
Held in $4,000 for Robbing the
United States Bank.
Captured in Buffalo. lie Reached
Here This Morning.
An Hour Later He Was Committed
to Ludlow Street Jail.

Harry G. Wiitshaw, who was arrested
In Buffalo ON Saturday, charged with
stealing $4,000 from the United States
National Bank. Al Wall street, was
arralgned before United Sta.es Commits
mitted to Ludlow Street Jail In default
OF S1h.11 bail.
Wiltshaw was individual bookkr pr
Of thu bank, and for eight years WAS con-
hIential clerk. For three years, 1t Il.
alleged. he stole from the bank, losing
The none in speculation in Wen street.
In November, 1891, a discrepancy In his
accounts was discovered by the officers
of the bank. Wiltshaw in explanation
sad he had got his accounts hopelessly
mixed, but woull begin mkt day to
strdighten them out.
He did not return. IL" Is an English
man without relatives In the United
States. and after some months search
for him the hunt was abandoned. II was
not until five months after h dlsap-
Ieared that the bank officials made
public the fact that he had stolen
$50. 100.
A customer OF the bank, who had
dealings with Niltshaw. was in II billiard
room in scranton two weeks ago and
saw Wiltshaw playing billiards. Wilt
shaw quickly left, the place. when the
customer returned to Sew York he no
titled the blnk's OihC!als and finkrrt-n
detectives went to scranton.
They hal no difficulty In tinding Wilt
shaw. and kept Close watch II him while
States Grand Jury. An Indictment was
brought In saturday, and soon after the
detectives In Scranton telegrnphed United
states Marshal Jacohus that Niltshnw
was preparing to leave Scranton for Bur
Marshal .Jacobus. at : O'Clock on Sat
uriay afternoon. ~t"lrgrhpne1 u the
tinted States Marshal at buffalo, that
WiltShuw would likely aTCve on the 1.@O
train, on the Delaware, LacEawanna
and Western Railroad " hen Nilishaw
stepped from the train. Deputy Marshal
Watts, of buffalo, was waiting to re-
criv, him. rad the Marshal failed to
recognize Nillshaw from Ia" d"sCrip-
lion furnished him, n detective, VINO FOL,
lowed Wiltshnw from scranton, would
have taken him into custody.
Niltshaw denied his identity. lie point
"a put that he was wei known ~ Lut-
faio as Harry e. Watkins, and 'hat
under hat name j" mai ur'il "A year y
been cashier Of !'rltts pppl,room. II
was not until Monday when his trunk
was searched and a car! bearing me
name Of Harry c. N!'tshaw found thai
lie vas brought here, arriving at -
O'Clock this morning.
An hour later Wiltshaw. who had been
turned over to the custody OF Marsha
Iarohus, was taken before Commissioner
Shields,
Wiltshaw l. insignificant looking, only
: feet ! inches tall, n weighs ~
pounds. lie Is II blonde, with "a slight
blonde mousIaChe. and was nattily at
tired in II dark suit and silk hut, lie
says he l. twenty-eigEt years old, but
he looks younger.
Commissioner Shields asked Wiltshaw
II he had counsel. II" replied in the
negative. lie vas then asked II he had
any friends, ana said he had. Assistant
District-Attorney Mott asked that bail
be liked at $4,000. which was done. and
MitShaN was rrmandel to Ludlow
street Jail, He Will be arraiEnrd To
plead In tho United states Circuit curt
on Wednesday.