The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-22
VOICES STOLE $4,000
Naylor & Go. Robbed by Their
Cashier for Years
He Confessed His Thefis When
Arrested To-Day.
Released from . County Jail and
Taken to the Tombs.

Charles II. Voges, aged twenty-seven
years. OF 243 Grand avenue. Brooklyn.
who was formerly cashier for Naylor &
Co.. iron and steel brokers, OF IS Wall
street, was arrested this morning on a
bench warrant signed by Recorder Smyth
charging him with the larceny of $780,
900 of the FIRMS money.
Voges was indicted on July 10 for
stealing the money, but he has been in
jail in Queens County on civil suits
resulting from the thefts ever since
November last. This morning he was
liberated and was at once arrested on
the bench warrant He had expected
this and had prepared a sworn confess
sion of his crimes
In the confession he says that he en-
salary Of 81 a week. The firms office
was then at 90 John street. He re-
some time. but gradually worked his
way up until he became mail clerk.
In 1884 he was made assistant cashier,
a ansed from Sear a to wss
when he assumed the duties of cashier.
In 1889 the firm moved to their present
quarters in Wall street, and year later
the firms money to HIS own use. &.
He drew all the firms checks and had
complete charge of the cash drawer. In
which there was always kept about
Il saw way of getting money with
out being discovered" says voges In
his s9nfessIon land sSd1t took t. intending
At first Voges only took small sums.
ranging from SO to 800. and he covered
his populations by personal vouchers
He only took about $1,000 in the first
year.
1t was not until about two years age
that he began to make false entries In
time he was introduced to man named
Eugene p. Cans, and was induced tc
cash checks for him with the firms
money
The checks were from SIS to $3.50 day
and were paid promptly for about three
weeks. The first check that came back
dishonored was for $500. Cans managed
to explain this end and made De 7 good %.
went West, and Voges covered up the
loss with false entries in the check
books.
II loaned large amounts to various &C
Voges, and in all took from the firm
who Sf is WITH II. ?. Goidschmid. & Co."
1t was not until early in November
last that y9ges.s false entries were dis
but was followed by members OF tn,
firm and brought back: He has been II
jail ever since, but, his confession Il
first made public to-day.
| Voges was taken to the Tombs an
will be arraigned for pleading in tn
, Court Of General Sessions early mex
. week.
The following are the names of tn
friends Of Noges to whom he says In hi
confession that he lent money belong
ing to Naylor q Co. The amounts o
the loans which he advanced to then
are placed opposite to their names:
George H. Deshnee, $50; George N. Cakes. $50
George johnson: 80: Henry Bear 800; Granyil
, deceased. ti?6: william II. Daycock. IT,. si'
D William H. D.ycock. ST; $40: Victor Meye
$ H. Eschwege. 800 Alexander Palmedo. 800
= Robert L. Roundtree, 800 Eric Edhon
: 800 Paul Ripke, about 800 ; William
! Stroller. SIS; Harry Hamilton, $50: Franklin
I. Rouse. s.S: Charles Melley, $40: Eugene P. Gan
. 81 200; David s. Meyer 500: Webster Giloi
$3.50, George Zallenhofer. SIS