The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-03
The RUNAWAY BOYS
One Of Them According to ! Dispatch ~
ieges to Have EmbezxIed . Large
.--. Sum Of Money.

Annie Ellis. colored, was ono Of The
many not 60 to Atlantic City yesterday "a
the rival excursions to that resort.
She was picked up BY Officer Eakin "a
Third and French In state that she wed
unable to take care Of herself Judge Ball
fined her u and costs In City Court thiS
morning
and costs for being drunk and disorderiy
at Front and Market streets.
John Kerns, William Austin, Joseph
Norris, William McGrann were sentenced
to forty DAYS In Jail In default OF pay meno
Of fines of % and costs each for vagrancy.
They were arrested By officers Eakin and
Quinn at the King street wharf yester.
day; ~, IL
terry on William Grantland.
Sambo was with the other four men al
the wharf. He grabbed GrantIand q watch
chain. and when he inquired what the
stranger was after, he answered b.
striking Grantland three times In the
face. N.
Sambo called the other four TO prove
did not strike Grantland. The case was
continued until tomorrow morning.
Patrick Dougherty was arrested by off,
Ger Rice for being drunk He-Hlll spend
forty days at Films Villa BY the Sea ---p5
John Pennington and Edward Ray wers
arrested by officer Reinholz last night 40
Twelfth and Claymont Streets They
with two Others were acting in suspicious
manner and wore locked up. They were
allowed togo.
John LAWN was charged with being
drunk. A fine OF % and costs was impos-
cd.
James Thomas and Joseph Nichols, the
two runaway boys from Cambridge, Nd,
were held to await the action Of the Mary.
land authorities. A special dispatch from
Cambridge dated yesterday. to the Baltl.
years of age, clerk In the employ Of Albert
Spedden, q merchant Of Cambridge, was
arrested In Wilmington, Del, today en- I.
charge made by his employer. Mr.. Sped.
den says he discovered his cash had been
tempered with. In making his deposits Il
In the National Bank of Cambridge, where
he has an account, he usually made out d !.
ticket for the amount and placed this with
the notes and bills in his bank book, which
was sent TO the bank by the clerk.
On one or two occasions the bank Off
cials called Mr.. Spedden's attention to the
fact that tho amount deposited by the
young man was less than that stated on
the deposit slip, but as the difference was
small he concluded he had made mis-.
tako ana thOught no more OF ~ until yes.
terday, when tho bank clerks found an
entry In tho bank book not In their hand.
writing They Immediately notified Nh,
Spelden, who came to the conclusion that
the clerk made the entry and instead Of
carrying tho money to the bank put 1t In
his pocket. This conclusion was strength.
ened by tho discovery that the deposit
slip sent to the bank for S7l.34 had been
changed to 500 81, and tho balance Of the
money was unaccounted for.
Mr.. Spedden was dumfounded to find
his bank account something like thou
sand dollars less than he thought 1t ought
have been, and Immediately swore out
writ for tho young mans arrest
In the meanwhile young Nichols, In
company with James Thomas, went this
morning to Wilmington, Del, where they
were arrested on tho arrival of the train.
Upon Thomas was found $4S, but 1t has
not boon ascertained whether Nichols had
any money or not. 1t Is reported that they
refuse to come to Cambridge, and requis.
tion papers will probably be procured for
thatpurpose.
In the City court Nichols denied that he
ever worked for Spodden.