The times., 1897-11-12
"PINKY" FlSHEL ARRESTED
Charged With the Embezzlement of
a B00kmaker' Funds.
Had the Key to Uliman's Cash Box
ard Is Accused of Taking
the Contents.


OF Petersburg, Va, notified Chief of De
tectIyes McClusky and the New York office
ofthe Pinkertons' National Detective Agency
tonight tDlt he had arrested in Peters
burg ana held, subject To their orders.
Frederick, alias '.Pnky" Fishel, a Hebrew,
forty years cid, who is charged with
having stolen $4,000 from Alexander
ulllnan, the booknaker, OF this city.
Ullman about the middle of the summer
succeeded to tile business OF his brother,
Joseph Ullman, Fishel bad been Joseph
Ullman's cashier, ana Alexander Uliman
retained him. 1t was a part of FishePs
WORK the morning after each days races,
OF on Monday morning, when the races
took place on Saturday, To deposit the
larger part OF the winnings OF his chief
of the Jay before, il winnings there We're,
ia the Garfield National Rank. He had
a key to the booSmaker's cash box and
also had charge OF LIlman's cash book.
Fishe was in the cashiers box of TN
MAPS stand at the Morris Park races on
the Saturday before the election. When
the races were over, ullman took his cash
box 70 tbe Holland House, where he was
stopping, and put it III the hotel safe, TO
be KEEP: there until Monday morning when
Fishel, who lived at the BarthoIdi, WITS to
go to tho Holland House, get as much of
the money ia the ca sll box as il was his
cuStorT. to deposit, and take Il TO the htIil..
Ullman did not see Fishel ON Sunday. On
Monday morning boy ycalledattheH Holland
House and gave Ullman his banl, Doox
and Fishc's Key To the cash box.
There was nonote to explain why Fishel
sept the bank book and the key. This
struck Mr.. Uliman as peculiar and he
Immediately got the cast box from the
safe and examined its contents. Every
thing was as 1t should have been. All
the money was there as Mr. Ullman had
left 1t when he locked the box on saturday
AFTERNOON. Then lie concluded that Fishel
was III and he decided to 20 down to the
Partholdi To see him after breakfast.
when Ullman had bIeakfasted he walkcd
Ia the Bartholdi and asked for Fishel.
ge was surprised at being told tty the
MOTEL clerk that Fishel was no longer
stopping at the bo3se, but that he had
gone South.
Ulnian suspected that all was not right
and went Immediately 20 the bank and
asked for bis balance. When he heard
the report OF the bookkeeper UIlman nearly
Ind a fit. 1T was many thousand dollars
less than the bookmaker had supposed, and
he asked To have his handbook made up
at once. When this had been done I'll
man did not need anyone 10 tell hin that
he had been robbed. The credit TO his
account on the bank ledger Were only diff
ferent from those in his own bank book,
and comparison Of the two showed that
during the three weeks previous to and
including October 81 Fishcl had stolen
exactly $19,500.
Fishel's method was simple. From the
money given him to deEosit each morning
he would retain the larger part. After
the amount which he did deposit had
been credited in the handbook, he would
alter the figures to correspond with the
amount which he should ha ve deposited
Ullman gave him $4,000 to deposit. He
held out $4,000 and deposited $500. Then
he simply wrote four before the five, so
that until UIman had his account made
up or made inquiries, he would not sus-
pect anything wrong.
UIln.an Immediately reported tie case to
Capt. McCIosEey, and to the Pinkertons
McCioskey caused circulars to be printed,
giving Fishel's description, and his pfoto-
graph These were sent to chiefs OF police
alloyer he country. While they were being
sent out, McCIoskey's men learned that
man answering Fishel's description, was
passenger or the Baltimore and ONO
train Which left Jersey City at 1880
a. III, on Sunday, October 81. de.
tective followed this man to Washington
and from what he learned. decided he was
Fishel,
When the circular sent out by McCIoskey
reached Petersburg the chief of police
there caused IA search of all tie hotels 20
be made. At the-Imperial a man answer
ing the description WHO had re gister.d rs
-. Baum was put under surveillance
Becoming convinced that Baum was the
nan wan5ed, the Petersburg detectives ar
rested him last night. When arrested
Fishel admitted his identity and said that
he was willing to come TO New York
without compelling the authorities to take
cut requisiti0n papers.