Evening journal., 1896-01-10
A BROKER DISAPPEARS.
Benjamin Johnson, Who Was
Formerly of This City,
DETECTIVES ARE NOW AFTER HIM
40 is Accused Of TakloR sI5. 900 or Moro
In Money and securitie,- Charge Made
By Kendall a whitelock. OF New York.
Not Seen Since Tuesday Afternoon.

In Money and eecuritiet-charge Made
By Kendall S whitelock. Of New York.
Not Seen since Tuesday Afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 1O.-Bepiamin
johnson, for many years weli-known
braker on Third strest, who has been for
sixteen months past ths Philadelphia
partner Of the New York banking house
Of Kendall & Whltlo k is missing, aud
detectives are look for him w r
Kendall estimates no amount OF the
missing partners endorsement at
SI5 600,
The warrant sworn out yesterday after
noon, forty eight hours after johnson
left his Office, charges him With appro-
prlatlng $40 coo or mere OF the assets OF
tne firm, without the knowlBdxs aud
consent Of his partners. aud taking aud
concealing a box containing s. 600 Ia
securities.
The detectives know whore the box is.
but whether the sscurities have been
deposited as collateral, or are aimply
placed with a trust company fer keeping,
is not known
mr Kendall. the senior member OF the
irm Of Kendall & Whitlock, came TO this
city on Monday on his way to Washing
tor. he visited the Philadelphia ofiee
q the hrm at the south vest corner Of
Third and Chestnut streets, and met Mr.
Johnso there
They talked over business matters for
some time, and Ia the evening went to the
theatre together.
AR. Johnson was very nervous aud
attributed his restlessuess 10 medicine
which he had taken, not having been we'll
for several days When the brokers'
parted 70 was with the agreement that
they would meet at the ofiiae at 4 o'clock
text day, Tueaday.
The hour came. and With it Mr..
Kendall made bis appearance a. the
Third street Office. Mr. johnson was lot
there Tho clerk said he had left the
place an hour before
His Partners susplcions Aroused.
Mr.. Kendalls suspicious were aroused
at once. he remembered the nervous
ness OF his partner during the previous
evening ana was tod that Mr.. Johneon
had seemed unusually nervous during
the day.
An investigation was begun at once.
aud bifore nightfall the New York
broker was convinced that his Philadel
phia partner had, 30 say the lsast, besn
using aome very doubtful methods
On Wednesday be hssitatsd 20 raise
an alarm, feeling that he did not have
sufil slent evidences 10 justify euoh step.
but yesterday the trouble leaked ont aud
be placed the matter In the hands Of the
detectiveP
The warrant. estimating tho loss at
| $l5 900 or more was s1Orn ont laier ia
! ths evening On the street. the affair Is
looked up1n more seriously than Mr
Kendall seems to view it.
II Is said that the accountants have
learned that johnson has been makiug
false returns to the New York Office
that he has been operating on the street
on his own Gecouut, aud using the names
Of customers and the moneys OF the
house Mr. Kendall has RscsrCained that
csllateralg are missing la the accounts
Of the hrm ct several Of tbs banks and
trust companies
wifs Ignorant of His Whereabouts 8
Reporters called at Mr. Jobnson's
hAndsoms villa, at Bsla just inside tho
city line, about 30 last evening, but
Mrs Johnson cent word that she would
not be seen and that she was m
She told the detectives that she did not
know where the missing mRn was She
had seen him last on Tuesday morning,
when he left the house without bidding
her gosd bye She knew little or
no.hlng Of his business affairs, bu.
warmly asserted her belief IN his
innocence Of wrong doing.
IL Is said that Mrs. johnson wrote q
/ letter TO Mr.. Kendall, or TO the detective
/ department, yesterday, asking the terms
/ by which the trouble might be settied
( without disgrace.