The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-18

A CAREER OF CRIME
Embezzler Brady Caught in
Leavenworth.
SKIPPED OUT WITH sI5, 900
me AbscOnder on His Way to Port
land in Charge Ofs
Detective.
SKIPPED OUT WITH $4,000

Frank c. Brady, who left this city
early In July 1892, with $4,000, mainly
FUNDS of the Sunnyside Land and I'M
provement company, was arrested yes
terday at Leavenworth, Kan, says yes
terday's Oregonian. He was apprehend-
ed through the instrumentality of Mr..
Henry w. Minister and Mr. Thomas G..
Conklin, the respective superintendents
Of the Portland and Kansas City
branches Of the Pinkerton National De-
tective Agency
The story Of Brady's criminal career
Is an interesting one. He came to this
city about six years ago, and took the
position of bookkeeper and confidential
clerk of the Oregonian. He was a very
competent man, and his diligence and
attention to business soon gained for
him the position of secretary and treas
urer of the Sunnyside Land and I'M
provement company. During his con-
nection with this company he embezzled
thousands of dollars, but so cleverly did
he conduct his operations that not a
shadow of suspicion was fastened upon
him until after his departure for un-
known pastures.
Brady applied to the management of
the Oregonian for his usual summer va
cation about July l, 1892. He represent
ed that he was very much fatigued by
his years work, and his request was
readily granted. He then took his de-
parture for, so he stated, the mountains
Of Idaho. Weeks passed and nothing
was heard of Brady. Then his long alb
sence alarmed the officers of the Sunny
side Land and Improvement company,
They Investigated his accounts and
found that he was a defaulter, and then
determined to cause his apprehension.
On December 80, 1892, Mr.. A. H. Brey-
man, one of the officials of the COM
pany, called on Superintendent Minis
ter, explained the affair to him and re-
tanned the agency to work up" the
case. Operatives were Immediately
placed on Brady's TRAIL but before they
had got fairly started, Mr.. H. L. Pit
took received letter from his truant
bookkeeper. 1t was dated July IS, was
apparently written from Liverpool, Eng
land, and the envelope bore the cancel
lation stamp Of the postofiice Of that
city. Brady stated that he had gone to
England to arrange some money mat
ters with his father, and expected to
be able to sail for the United States in
two days or in six days at the most.
Dr. Bell, of Portland, furnished the
first clue to Bradys whereabouts, hav-
ing met the absconder in Montreal, and
the Pinkerton men continued their ef-
forts until Brady was finally located in
Leavenworth, Kan.
Before February 2 the detectives had
positively established the identity of
Brady, alias Howard, Durham and Nc
Laren. But as precaution it was de-
.ernlined to have some Portlander iden-
tify him. Secretary Clark, of the Sunny
side Land and Improvement company,
vas sent for, and arrived in Leaven-
worth on the Sth of this month and
recognized Brady, and this settled the
uestion of Identification. The necessary
requisition papers were then obtained,
md Brady was placed under arrest yes
terday. Detective Holsapple, Of the
Portland police force. who went east
with the requisition papers. left Leaven-
worth yesterday for this city, with
Brady in custody.