Grand Rapids herald., 1894-01-06
WAS MUCH TOO FAST
FIXING rHE RESPONSIBILITY


Enpert aceountarts nrs q na<t ca
ehe bnrlu a th< Grsnd Rsr,d1 Coia
b>srsGs oonp&ay ssd = <harts<s q n<-s
thaa Goc1 = &ilered e. hsrr tcen lis
covesod Il b clain>1 ~ pert u ne
nsnsgsmnns q tie csupany tEs, ths
so.sy has bs>a drppn ~ i>rt CHA.
~ boo1kss'psss q he eef<< as<d itis
clainsd ~ Mr. Coltt frirnds thss
vhlis Ne he ov~rfnsn his scuoont sli
that he hes taken Has f<en charged
sgaiost HIN On the bouk< and pax tsk<n
With the kEowisdfs cad oon<snt q enc
a tbs heaviest ssockhcldc<s IA tks co<.-
Mr. Cobb b very N With typAoii
fever. and for several xccls biz life has
been d<rpaired Il. bat last nlxhf his
phye'c1kn aid he wss hefter sDd would
rsoopes. DcriRE his illne~ l. A. K'k
Nsn Duefenrn azsd W. II. kaiRoej have
been ~ work on fte b<r,kk Which ks
kept for the company and n1@ry itregs.
isritirs have been discovered.
Dsd Nss ws~h % TAik.
Lieut john y. Y. fslaks was SEQ iss<
night snd was sskcd for an ekplsnssicn
q the affair. fis refused 20 fiik. al.
though he admitted the truth q the
story, but asked Cor the ssks ~ Mr..
Cobb's parcufsL the Rev. aud Mrs sand.
ford H. Cobb that the story be nsf
printed st present he also expressed
the fear that the kpo~isdes Of iis pub
iication would have IN iniarioas sfrct
on the yonnx man and ln~ecn be
chances for recovery. Tie s4ld no one
could tell. st prescott the iuil amoont 4
the shortage.
Nr. cobb's side OF "a
A friend of Mr. Cobb. Who has thor
oughiy investigated the matter. buf shp
desires that biz nsme should not spT,eaf.
made the following sfstement; -Esrt
has undoubtedly done wrong. FOR 10
man has right 10 SO %
his employers cash drawer aud
take money without lekying some
slip or evidence that be has done a.
However. Bert has piaced the evldenc,
Of what be has taken on the tooks ami
vhiic ~ gns not proper. a shows ttaI
his intent pas not criminal There vi
some excuse too. why he should t><cs
draw HE account, Tor be was gettiag b1k'
eco month and had been promised
fi0o q month from certain data lie
has overdrawn from that data. and
part Of what he took vss bic wages aud
what he Was entitled 90 Tbs fact "
the business of the company - loosely
conducted. the money drswerl ~ opeh
and th>re h little donbt bot tBs primo
pals have taken cash ouf rnd ha.s FOR.
guttsn 20 lease q alp Tor n % that thcfs
II no possible way q getting q The En-
act emoont taken cf Who hzh tsken r.
frsd II Aldrich - chum q Bert's and
In stockhoider Ia the company. He
knew that Bert uas oxerirawinE his
account and still he had % much
confidencc In him that be cndorsed
Dcte for Bert Ckkubcey Stone Who
works fos the company has said. 20
sm told. that Bert 10 not ~ al 10 blame
and n 10 cones 20 show down IN court
he can give evidences that vsil clear Mr..
Cobb Of any eriraiusi charre
His Friends Had uoney.
Bert has lived beyond hls meanA
there IL no que<tion of that lie has
trained with Fred r. Aldrich. Doc
Whitney. Roy Grispoid and otters. uhs
earn or have plenfy of money AMI ep-nd
10 freely. Bis little salary - 80 4
month would not 90 Tar IN Supporting
him in the Peninsular club and in he
society IN which Ae tBoved lie has el.
xsys gone In the society a the wealth
icst people In town. and has atfsmpisd
90 spend a. much money a. the
boyn with whom he associated
vita the usual result that be has be
come involved in debt snd has resorfed
10 due<sionsble methods 10 mskine up
the deficiency.
rssd Thcis pucx
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