Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-02-01
From Saturdays Daily.
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
T. B. Ambuhl, Minneapolis
Brewing Co.'S Agent. said
To Be an EmbezZler.
he DISAPPEARED SUDDENLY FRIDAY.
A Warrant Has Been Issued
for His Arrest, and the Of
ficers are After Him.

HOA ScSc'ulOH.v0 u Udo Uccu kuO " IL
to the general public that a change
In the management Of the Mime apo
lts Brewing cOmpany's business In
this city was to occur soon. I. B.
AmbuhI, who has been the agent for
the company for several wears, had.
according to his statements. re-
signed his position with the COM
pany for the purp "se III going into
the hardware business at some point
in the northern part Of the state.
While there were Il few persons In
this city aware that Mr.. Ambuhl's
resignation was not q voluntary
one, and that the company was dis
1a tisfied with his management Of ito
business, all are greatly surprised at
the disclosures that have been made
during the last twelve hours in re-
gard to Mr.. Amhuhps ira nsacti OF
the Brewing cOmpany's business.
1t now appears that he is short II
considerable amount In his accounts,
and his removal from his position
was due to that fact instead III to u
mere dissa tisiactiOn with the man.
ner In which he conducted the 'busi-
ness.
Geo. W. Geissler,. au,dtor for the
Rre ewing company. has been in the
city several days. looking Ov"r Mr..
Ambuhl's acc0unts, and as @O"n as
the shortage was discovered, he telt~
graphed to the surety company that
had furnished Mr.. Ambuhl's bonds.
Agent Van FOssen. for the surety
arrived in the city Thurs
day evening and on Friday morning
had III interview with Mr.. AmDuhI I.
The latter admitted his SHORTAGE.
and asked the agent howmneh time
would be given him tn make restitu-i
ti"n. Tie d gent told him that he
would be- allowed until today to I
make good his shortage. and that |
In the meantime II Ambuhl did not
report to him frequently at the no.
tel where he was stopping, that he j
would know that he was not going /
t" skip. he would be compelled to t
:auee his arrest. Ambuhl agreed to I
meet the agent ut the Buckman no.
tel at II O'Clock Friday to report, t
but he tailed to do 40, and he is now Il
now here to be found. He was not
'een leaving the city ON any OF the
trains, and it is supposed that he
was driven, Immediately after leav- q
nk the agent, to some station in v
his vicinity. and may now may ne 9
ZONE distance from this place. =
The agent reported Mr.. Ambuhl's =
disappearance to Sheriff Rider last =
evening. and the latter made Il =
thorough search Of the city, but =
allied tn find any trace Of him. A q
was then made against y
lin by Agent Van Fossen, and p
has been issued for his ar y
est on a charge of grand larceny. y
Sheriff Rider has telegraphed to all !
POINTS in this vi inily. and it is i
probable that the fugitive, II he is !,
lot in hiding, will be apprehended. h
The amount Of Mr.. Ambuhl's :.
hOrtage is said to be $5]8, and he %
nute several attempts yesterday
morning to borrow the amount and
fleet Il settlement with the agent st
'fr the surety company. Failing to pl
'orrow the money he, no doubt,
anne to the conclusion that the only
robable way to escape the conse- ~ ~
uences Of his crime was by flight. -
As agent for the Brewing company
IF. Ambuhl not only sold and de- g.
vered the beer, but also collected cl
)r 1t, and has failed to make returns
I collections for tho amount which W
e Is short. Just what Mr.. Aml'uhl NJ
Id with this money is not known,
ut it is reasonable to suppose that
fs not now in his possession. The :
ccused is a married man and has to
everal children. -