New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-12
FOR sHoRTAGEIN NEBRASKA
srREET-cLEANING FOREMAN Ak
RESTED FOR EMBEzZLEMENT'
r,,crSE r. EASTMAN. CHARGED WITH LEAVING
THE OFFICE OF TREASURER OF GREELEY

rY,crNE r. EASTMAN CHARGED WITH LEAViN"
TUT OFFICE OF TREASURER OF GREELEY
COUNTY. NEB.. SHORT ABOUT s25ooo
sn.c,aI state Agent Luke Finn. of Nebraska ar
lived t Police Headquarters from Albany yester"a,
n,orning armed with a requisiton Tor the ar'e''
ard .xtradtion OF Eugene F. eastman OF this CITY,
an n charge OF embezzlement In Nebraska. Inc
matter was placed In the hands OF Detectives fr'ee
and Foye who accompanied Finn 10 the mouse N
eastman, at No. IS Catheripe-st. and arrested h.'
eastman is a foreman In the Street-Cieanihs De
partment In this CITY, 1..r
Finn IL is said has been booking TOT Casniia
,or many months. and It was only by accident th"'
he learned that he was IN New-York fihh came
10 this State at once. and on the papers hau "o
dificuty In securing extradit'on from uo'e'"''
Black.
It was learned that three years ago eastman vs.
County Treasurer Of Greeley County. Neo ana 'n"'
y. .uddenlv disappeared short in his accounts De-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 eastman while treasurer
loaned out the funds Of the county TO the farmers
At a high rate of interest. The year ina. ne nav
IN. most money outstanding the crops faiieo' ana
the farmers could not pay him, ana ne III 'u'
could not reimburse the county treasury!
eastman seeing trouble ahead. II is aiieeeo' iei'
Nebraska and came to New-York CITY, "here ne
has lived ever since His bondsmen were oohgeo "
settle the shortage 1t is on the procedure Vi S"Si
mans bondsmen that he has been arresteu'
eastman is a native Of Ireland. unmarried ana
was one of the early settlers in Greeley county
Nebraska State Agent Finn VIII return u W.
braeka with eastman next Monday.
= II Tillotson. assistant superintendent OF the
p,nkerton Detective Agency at Kansas City, was
a.. police Headquarters last evening: The PlnKer
tons have been Cashmans track LOT VIZ iHH -
tbrs. weeks Mr. Tillotson made the following
statement concerning eastman ana MS einoe|Ae
ment; J.. >-oAr,s,. .hout ten wears
ago from Ireland. He located at Greeley, Greeey
County He was bright. industrious young man,
and soon was the p9ssessoT on on feW years was
looked upon as one Of the wealthiest citizens IN me
Place He was very popular na'ie owsr " horses
and owned some of the fastest stock IN the county
into politics and pr0yed 70 e be
He ran on an Independent ticket. He ran again on
FORTY Of fifteen. He served two more years. 1892
and 1898. About three months after the new Conniy
Treasurer took office shortages were discovered IN
Cashman's accounts. Investigations were MADE
and the county records were overnsu;teo; aho ~, a
the time this became known eastman had disap.
reared and could not be found. When he left ne
s Sss h s hs
failure for two seasons in Nebraska and property Ity
possession OF what property eastman left behind
Il understood that he lost some money making ing
sOres told d aSon his
squandered the money and used up good deal IN
On iesving Nebraska he went direct to Ireland.
He returned later to this country and settled IN
authorities Of Greeley County have been trying TO
locate him for long time. but 1t was not until last
sSouts." '"a' Gle" was '' us 80
eastman say. that he made good his shortage
over to the county He asserts that his present ar
rest is due to the fact that his political friends
sson and ID & his in f
and want to make It unpleasant for him.