New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-06
4 FUGITIVE CLERK CA OGHI.
HE HAD ROBBED A WALL STREET IN
sTITUTION OF $4,000.
ARREST OF HARRY C. WlLTsHAw IN BUFFALO
FOR STEALING FROM THE UNITED STATES
x,rroN,T RANK THIS CITY.

FOR STEALING FROM THE UNITED STATES
NATIONAL BANK OF THIS CITY
Buffalo March 5-After more than two years
OF the wandering life OF a fugitive criminal
Harry C. Wiltshaw. alias Harry c. Watkins. of
New-York. occupies a cell in the Erie County
iail His arrest was effected Saturday evening
as he was stepping from a train at the Dea-
ware. Lackawanna and Western depot Deputy
United States Marshal Watts took the man INTO
custody on information furnished by detectives
NJ b. Tobn and George Doherty, OF the flhNer-
ron Agency AT New-York The crime Of which
Wiltshaw is charged is the endorsement ol
about s36 600 from the United States National
Bank Of New-York. Speculation Is thought 10
have led to Wiltshaw's downfall. He left the
bank in August 1891 On september q, 1871 an
indictment was found against him By the United
states Grand Jury Of the Court of the southern
District of York. \ warrant for MS arrest
was placod i'm the hands Of United states Mar
shall Jacobus. Of that district. but despte III, l,I
efforts. assisted By those of Superhtehush,
Rvrnos's police WtshlW successfully eNau1u
ali their efforts TO find and arrest MN. Tin@e,
ton agents learned that he had been III ntp 'uildo
for some months. and had been a 10 po'Lrsa nias
nj the Genesee Hotel. In this city ne vas
known as H. c. Watkins, and was h',h
roller" II Is said that he was Tor some n til'l ~
the employ Of Allen & Co.. broK"l"' VINO hHu "
dccidcd that he would be safer away from Bur
falo and went to Scranton. where ne IePle
sented the same firm il was on ,, fo red
Ia This CITY that he arrested, II Delng IeaIeu
that he intended going 70 Canada ,
WitsboIy was taken before Commissioner FAR
child this afternoon. and was renanuTI ~ o." co.,
mil a, order for his removal TO NeW-l ork can
Ln obtained from judge Coke at Uuca. IL Is e"-
uccted to arrive "Wednesday. s, >,
Wiltshaw admitted his identity. but reiuSeu 10
say anything in his defence.
Harry c. Wntshaw disappeared in November
,so, onI 6v. months later discovered that ne
had robbed the United States National BANK Oh
about 5000 He IS OF English birth. ana entered
the employ OF the bank in ISL as an once poy'
n. was promoted until he became the DoohNerPe'
Z, charge Of the individual ledger. Some fresu-
Ioritcs were found in his books. and ne was aSheH
70 exrlain them He did not do so satisfactorily,
vet was thought TO have been merely car o., az
NOT criminal Then he left the employ of the bank
and disappeared. -,
Soon aftervard developments led to thorough
examination Of the individual ledger. IL was
found that Wiltshaw had been doing some remark
able Juggling with figures. lie had Pr"c'Se' ~
ccption on an extensive scale. ~
Efforts were then made to find the young hhgllah-
man but in vain Not the slightest trace OF MIN
| could be- discovered. \ short time ago. however,
a customer Of the bank him in Scranton feiii'
Wntshaw was playing pool in hotel. III hhe o>.,I TS@
| - saIi,afion aI1par,ntly avoided conversation on
roti,rning to thi5 city the dspositor mentioned .hS
incident at the bank He dih not kno" thd' "''
shaw was Il fugitive from justice. o,,,,r 70
\ detective was at once sent 20 - i"'Coh -. Ia ~ ~.
watch Whtshaw while an effor, was inads 10 haas o =
him indicted here. The Federal Grand Jury WaS WSS
+ "aIIad together on Saturday by Assistant hlte'
states Attorney Mott and an indictment was ioI', H
In the mean time. a telegram was receN&si - io,I hi
the detective in Scranton saying that rht 20 canada'
taken "A train for Buffalo. on ms VA " '""
\ telegram led to his arrest IN tu.au ,,h making
Tho Indictment charges Wtshaw WIN mar .Si *
false entries in the ledger OF 500 each on G ~ se
- October and r. and November , al d,,, III i,y,
Nu mis- manipulation was done win me acSo,.' ,
~ Gnorge y Royston. agent for 9outhHIn W,
,illcrv 3 hose Office IS at No. y South
A. one time Hqyston had TO meet dratt, pu. t nas
orcntlnt M the nitcd States National vas
,n,r Sor mis- by r5O0 Wiltshaw suggested that
he would be glad to lend toyst9n TINS oi ,bis
vas accapted and the clerk simply TRANSFERRED tiis
e,m IN Rovston's credit He balanced MS pooA ny
/ taking that amount from another accoul,tii :,
{ ,,bon ,be money was repaid. Wiltshaw pocK't'u IL
lie altered Royston's account AZ other tneS., ~,
I vti,sbaw also kcpt cash given him for depoSIl pH
,ho Looner NJ a cafe where he took his luhcneoii,
T'n rork would enter the money on tne pasS-ootph t
and in his ledger but the teller would never Sc 'e
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