New-York tribune., 1895-12-13
MALoY SAID HE WAS ROBBED

A MISSING COLLECTOR WROTE a NOTE TO THE
FIRM WHOSE MONEY HE HAD COLLECTED
William f. Maoy. twenty-th years Old col
lector for the Taylor & Fox Realty COMPANY No
1 10 Broadway. Brooklyn has disappeared. In his
fight he took with him s675 belonging his
ployers, which he had collected for rents
The missing lived with his young wife and
child at No 379 South Fifh-st.. and had been
ployed by Taylor & Fox for nearly six years. His
salary $l2 weekly on Monday week ago
Maloy started out with d large number OF receipts
TO make the collections He did not return to the
Office that evening. bur nothing strange
thought Of this. it believed that 1t late
when he got through. and that he went TO his home
with the money. As Maloy falel TO appear the next
day Charles J. Fox. member of the firm a
messenger to the missing mans home During the
absence of the messenger letter. written in pen
Gill; received at the Office. The letter read:
Brooky n. December 2. 1886
Dear Mr.. Taylor q Fox: suppose you know by
se that % n mas nappTnea on my non on
Office after doing the north side, and | stopped to
when got a couple OF blocks up found had my
pockets picked had two rolls of money, the
Of about sSo IN my pants pocket; and they got The
larger roll. To tell the truth / am near crazy
don't know what 10 DO. II ] APPEAR at the office
rather stav away and stand the disgrace; but for
Gods sake. have a little pity on my child and wife
They have done nothing, and cannot be blamed.
cent have taken even if have to work my fingers
off. Hoping this will explain matters as best can
yours, etc. WILLIAM T. MAl.ON.
LEFT my pOcketbOok at Stowelrs.
Mr. Fox opened It. and while reading II the mes
senger returned from Maoy's home and said that
the missing collector had not been at his home all
night. and that his wife whom he had found IN
Tears, also in receipt OF letter from her hus-
band. which told her that he had done wrong. and
mad gone away. never 10 return.
Mr. Fox at once informed the police of the Clymer-
ST. police station. and Detective Hayes was put OF
the case II was learned that Maloy besides the
nearly 500 The checks. with the pocketbook In
which money collected carried, left
at the store OF Edward StOwel, a locksmth. In
Broadway, near Berry-st. Maoy asked Stowel
, to keep the pocketbook temporarily for him. The
checks and pocket book returned TO the missing
mans employers.
Yesterday Mr. Fox went 10 the Lee Avenue Police
Court. and swore out warrant for Maloys ar
rest. charging him with grand larceny. Mr.. Fox
he does not believe that the missing empoye
was robbed he stated In his letter.
While working the case Detective Hayes
learned that Maloy before his disappearance mad
been infatuated with young concert-hall singer
The young woman was found In Maspeth, Wnere
she lives and when questioned admitted tnat Maloy
had paid her considerable attention, although she
had given him encouragement She told the de-
tecive that she knew nothing OF his disappearance
singer 1t is believed that Maloy has gone West
Mr. Tay lor the other member OF the firm. said last
evening that Maoy's accounts were perfectly
straight. ard the only money he had appropriated
belonging to thm was that collected on the day ~
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