The herald., 1896-06-16
AN ALLEGED DEFAULTER
Wrathy Lathers Looking for the Scalp
Of Walter II. Young
Received Msney With Which to Pay OH His
nen. But Forget to Do So and
Skipped tho Town

There are q lot Of angry men in town,
and yesterday all day they clustered
thick around the police station, after
noon and evening, and besieged the dis
trict attorney and detectives with their
tales OF monetary loss through the oper-
ations Of an alleged swindler. one Wal
ter II. Young, q contractor.
The firm of Barnhill d France had the
contract for lathing and plastering the
new Brotherton block on North Broad
way, nearly opposite Franklin street.
The former part of the job they sublet
to the firm of Young & Afford, who COM
pleted the work. 1t seems that Young
has been a non-union employer, but.
through the efforts of one Purcell he was
apparently won over, and union men
were employed on the job. The work
being about finished on Saturday last,
they were to have received their money.
At about IL o'clock in the forenoon
Young appeared and told those of the
men present that the money was ready
and would be paid as soon as the re-
ce1pts FOR the several amounts due had
been handed in by the workmen.
This seemed all right, especially as an
agent Of Barnhill & France stood by
with sack Of coin which was to be paid
to Young as soon as he handed in re-
ceipts from all the workmen in his en-
ploy. 1t would appear that the boss con-
tractors distrusted Young. and took this
method of insuring themselves that all
bills were paid before he received his
money.
Accordingly all the lathers signed re-
ceipts In full for their labor and for
one or two who were not present the
foreman Of the job affixed their sigma
lures. per himself. After all were in
the sum Of $110,55 was paid over to
Young. from which the men were to re-
ceive their stipends When he had re-
ceived this 1t Is claimed that he made
some excuse and stepped out a minute
and never came back
Diligent search was made for him all
Saturday afternoon, but by evening sus-
picion had developed into a certainty
that he had skipped and left his men to
whistle for their wages. No blame can
be attached to Barnhill & France, as
they hold not only Young's receipt for
the total amount due him. but the in
dividual receipts of the sixteen or seven
teen parties employed on the job. They
nave paid. but Young has not.
Inc exact category under which to
issue complaint is something of a.
stickler for Deputy District Attorney
James. and he took the matter under
consideration until today. when he will
issue warrant for Young's arrest.
Last evening a party of four, headed
by James Murray. or, as he is sometimes
known, Holmes, left full description
of Young with the detectives. and stated
that they had reason to believe that he
was now in San Diego, preparing to
take the steamboat Carlos Pacheco this
evening for Ensenada, Lower Califor-
mia.
When he left the city Saturday after
noon Young took with him his wife and
four children and left no intimation of
his destination. Young came here from
Berkeiey about year ago, leaving that
city. 1t IS said, on account of certain
unpleasant notoriety given him by the
newspapers over an alleged attempt to
sell out his candidacy an A P. A. nom
inee for town clerk to the candidates of
other parties.