The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-05
GOFF AGAIN
In CUSTODY.
The Fugitive Sewing Machine Agent
Arrested at Reading.
NOW IN POTTSVTLLE JAIL.
Where the Embezzler Went After He
Made His Escape From Town
Last Month.
NOW IN POTTSvILLE JAIL

John w God, the young man who was
employed as agent for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company at Tsmaqua and who
was a fugitive from justice for month
past, was yesterday arrested at Reading
by Constable Thomas Tosh and brought
to town. After a hearing before Justice
Dengler he was committed for trial in de-
fault of $1,000 bail and this morning was
taken down to the Pottsville jail.
While acting as agent for the company
Gof succeeded in embezzling sum
amounting to considerably over $500.
Goff was arrested in the latter part of
October, last, by Constable Tosh, at
Tamaqua. He was brought here and
Tosh allowed the prisoner to sleep in his
house on the night of the arrival after
some persuasion. 1t was considered a
pity to put the man in the lookup especially
as the prisoner showed no disposition to
escape. At an early hour the next morn
ing Goff glided out of the constable's
house and succeeded in making his escape.
A hot chase was at once inaugurated
and steps were taken to place close
watch upon all places where it was
thought the fugitive was likely to go.
Goff escaped from town to Mahanoy
Plane. At that place he boarded freight
train and rode to Sunbury. From there
he went to Harrisburg and then back to
Sunbury. He was restless and returned
to Tamaqua. After Disgusting himself
he secured board at hotel in Hometown,
a few miles from Tamaqua, and remained
there several days. Then he went to
Reading and when arrested there yester-
day was at work in the carpenter depart
ment of the National Nut and Bolt Works.
GoH did not manifest any surprise when
Constable Tosh and Mr.. G. j. Quinn, of
town, who is the Singer Sewing Machine
Company's general agent, walked into the
| shop and expressed perfect Willingness TO
| accompany the officer back to Shenandoah.
| Tosh was unwilling to assume a second
| risk and he brought the prisoner back
without delay, not even allowing Goff to
| change his clothing. When before JUS
lice Dengler the prisoner had little to say.
He admitted the charge of embezzIement
and said he had spent all the money on
his wife and two children. He made this
| statement at the time of his previous ar.
rest and the wife contradicted it.
The accused man is 80 years of age, but
looks considerably younger He is a short,
| light built man with quick step and
| generally nervous action. He married
the daughter of very wealthy resident
of Atlantic City, n. j., and efforts have
recently been made to get his father-iu-
| law to intercede in making settlement
| with the Singer company but they failed,
| the gentleman refusing to have anything
to do with his son.in-law. GOfrs wife and
children lived in Tamaqua up to the time
Of the first arrest but are now in Reading.
| GOf was a nail maker by trade and
originally came from Northumberland,
| Northumberland county. He moved from
that place to Mahanoy City aud then
went to Tamaqua, where he secured a
sewing machine agency under Mr.. Quinn
There is apparently no sympathy for him
as the circumstances indicate that he in.
tended defrauding the company from the
start. His imprisonment is a foregone
lconclusion.
In speaking OF the case to day Mr.. O. j,
Quinn said, I'VE don't want any publicity
in this matter and don't wish to add
anything to this mans disgrace. You
newspaper men have some knack that
know nothing about for getting news
but since you know as much as you dc
let me say that no one loses any money
by this man but our company. The
people who hold machines do not lose a
cent. GoH was our regular agent and we
are the losers. don't want the impress
sion to go out that the Singer Sewing Ma
chine men are dishonest. The men in our
employ will compare with any like NUM-
Der Of men in the employ of any Other
concern in Pennsylvania. A man must
be honest and of good moral character tc
be in the employ of the Singer Manufac-
turing Company, 1t has no room foI
GRO ks, blaokguards, or drones, and woe tc
the man who attempts to swindle it,"