The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-26
SAYS HE IS SHORT
LeHMANE-HIGGINs0N & CO, HAVE
SALEsMAE ARRESTED.
c. o. De Turk Is Arrested at Wellington on
Warrant Issued by Justice Glenn Upon
the Affidavit of His Employers Accus-
ing Him of Embezziement i'm the Sum OF
S1.s96.62-The Arrest OF the Man
Causes q Sensation In Business Circles
Where the Salesman has Always Been
Rated as sGilt Edge"-De Turk Talks.

Another good man is alleged TO have
gone astray," was the comment heard
in bushes circles yesterday.
What had called for the expression
was that Constable Tom Voss had re-
turned from Wellington, having in his
custody the well known commercial
traveller C. o. DeTurk, who for the past
five years has represented the whole
sale grocery house of Lehman Hig-
ginson & Co, whom the constable had
arrested on a warrant issued by Justice
Glenn upon the affidavit of Mr.. Higgin-
son, charging their salesman with en-
bezzling s1,796.62.
The sad news was like clap OF thun-
der from a clear sky, as heretofore the
man accused had borne an enviable re-
putation. The prisoner was arrigned
before Justice Glenn and a continual
ton Of the preliminary hearing was had
until Nov. Z. The defendant was re-
quired to give bond in the sum of $1,000.
c. o. DeTurk resided at Wellington
and had the territory west and south OF
that point assigned 20 him, and he had
full charge of the ibusienss of the firm
in this territory, making the collections
as well as the sales 10 the patrons of
the wholesale house.
Mr.. Lehman in speaking of the case 10
a representative Of the Eagle yesterday
said:
1T is a sad case and / don't wish TO
say thing to add to the weight upon
the unfortunate. He is down and sure
to go over the road. We have clear
case against him and will be able to
show ii at the trial. The traps were
set to see il we We're receiving all the
moneys paid in. We had our stenogra-
pher send a letter TO each of our pat
Jons on the route Of the man giving a
statement Of how their several accounts
stood upon our books. We informed
them that these letters were not in the
nature of a dun, but that both parties
might know exactly how they stood,
and requested them to STATE whether or
not the accounts as Shown by our books
was correct or not. We also requested
that all patrons hereafter would make
remittances direct 10 the house, as in
no case would a collector be authorized
to make collections unless bearing writ
ten instructions from us. By this means
and receipts returned for our inspection
we gathered the true amount.
am doubly sorry, as | feel assured
that the evidence will show that Mr. De
Turk has not been strictly upright aside
from the money he is short I under
attempting to explain where the money
has gone, but it will only be moonshine
and not legitimate evidence. We are
snort the sum stated, and il is equally
certain that the Mr.. DeTurk has col
lected the same, or at least given his
receipt for the amount.
1t is not only the loss of tie money.
but the betrayal of confidence that is
sad in case of this kind. 1t is much
pleasanter to say something good of a
man, especially so when that man has
MAD your utmost confidence We can not
compromise such a case and shall prose-
cute to the fullest extent of the law"
The defendant said he did not desire
TO say anything about the case at the
present, further than he had employed
Judge Wall to look after the interest
or ms case and would be able at the
preliminary hearing to furnish evidence
clearly exhonorating him and showing
that the shortage claimed has been legi-
tlmately used for the benefit of the firm
and that they, the wholesale house, had
failed to give the credit