The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-31

looked heavy. Tho j~anitor remembered next that
Lockley had arrived at the ohlce At the unusually
early hour of z O'Clock yesterday morning, and
had started right at work. Tit fact that he
carried out several big and heavy bundles
didn't arouse any interest In the ~janitor's mind
or In the minds Of any Of the tenants in the
building.
That was all the janitor remembered, and the
detective took Mr.. Reilly to Police Headquar-
tors, where, behind locked doors. he told Capt.
McClusky the story. He told the Captain that he
couldn't Imagine what Lockley had taken the
books and papers for. Among tho books were
several ledEers. each 90 big that one was q load
for q man 10 carry. They were Of no use at all
to anybody except the American Estates Associ.
alton. The deeds were useless to anybody ex-
cept the owners, and Lockley know that. There
was not one of the papers. either, that was
negotiable.
Perhaps" said Mr.. Reilly to the Captain,
che had an idea that they were 80 valuable TO
the association that We would agree not to pros
eoute him IL be would return them"
The Captain said ho thought there might DO
something in that. Mr.. Reilly also told the Cap
tain that the check book Of tho American
Estates Association had been kept all right, and
the bank book. He had himself kept close
track Of thom, and they were always
correct. He had not thought Of the pos
sibility OF two bank books being kept, ono
for his inspection. kept by tho bookkeeper,
and the genuine ono which he didn't SEQ. When
the Captain asked him about the amount of
money that was missing Mr.. Reilly said he
could not for the life of him tell. but 1t was
up In the thousands. He said that there were
several checks for largo sums out, and he
didn't know whether or not they had
reached the persons they were intended TOR
or not Ono Of these, he told the Captain. was
for something over 81. 600, which had been
made out to the order of tho Tax Collector Of
Jersey City. He did not remember the others.
Lockley made out all the checks. and
they were o KID by tho manager and
went to the trustees. who signed them.
They came back to Lockley signed, and no was
supposed to send them out as soon as he got
Thorn. except, of course. his own salary check.
Tho doctoring was done after the checks came
back signed. Tho check book was always
straight. The description that Mr.. Reilly gave
Of Lockley to the police was this:
NEARLY 8 feet tall. dark complexioned. clean
shaven. dark hair, dark eyes, rather high cheek
bones. smooth spoken and never known to have
any vice or to use bad words"
why" said Mr.. Reilly to the Captain, Tho
was the most moral. the most truthful, the
most upright and the best young man / over
met"
Regarding his family connections Mr.. Reilly
told the Captain that Lockley had two brothers
who kept q restaurant In Eighth avenue and
another brother in q downtown restaurant. He
said he guessed Lockley had been backing tho
restaurant uptown. The directory gives 10
seph Lockley. eating house, 200 Eighth ave-
nue., h. 26o Wost 1921 indicating that
Joseph ran the restaurant. A SUN reporter
who inquired at the restaurant last night was
told that It was owned by o young woman, q
cousin Of Lockley, and that he was very often
there, but that he hadn't been around for three
days. At 26O Vest l22d street tho janitor said
that Lockley had moved to Flatbush two months
ago. and had left no address.
Mr.. Reilly told Capt. McClusky that Lockley
often talked of his mother and often spoke of
how poor he was. Lockley had frequently Dor
rowed money of him and had always returned
1t promptly.
or q cab somewhere near the Broadway office
yesterday morning and that he loaded the books
into it and drove away. They haven't any clue
to his whereabouts at all. They also think there
was another man In tho Job, but they haven't
any idea who he could be. The steamer Finance
sailed for Colon at 10 o'clock yesterday morn.
ing.
Thomas p. Fowler, ono of the trustees of the
association. lives in EnRlewood. e. G. Perkins.
the other one, lives In Plain1eld, and Mr..
Reilly lives in Bayonne. He was seen there
late last night by a SUN reporter, but declined
to say anything further than that the matter
was 10 the hands of the police. and that they
had instructed him not to make 1t public because
publicity might interfere with their plans.