The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
HlNCKLEY CAUGHT AT LAST.
THE EHBEzzLER KVADED ARREST
FOR FIFTEEN TEARS.

He stole 975, 900 in Cash from the West side
Bank In This CITY and Ran Awny-How
He Was Traced from Town to Town and
Finally Arrested in British Columbia.
The arrest Of Charles A. Hlnckley near the
town Of Princeton In the Province OF British
Colum bia. charged with the larceny OF S75. 0U0
from the West Side Bank Of this city on May
IA. 1894. has delivered into the hands Of the
law criminal who for fifteen years has sue
cessfully evaded all efforts to determine his
whereabouts. The officers OF tho Bank spent
thousands OF dollars In the hunt. but up to two
years 90 had found no clue.
Hinckley was appointed to the office OF paying
tel or IN the West Side Bank at tho opening In
1868 and during the sixteen years which he &C.
cupied that place earned reputation tn ouEh-
out the city as a model hank officer. He was
very str ct in his methods. but in all his bust
ness relations preserved an affabiity and open
handed fairness which made him frienis. Up
to May. 1884. he enjoyed the utmost confidence
OF all the officers and trustees OF the bank. On
that day he disappeared. taking $4,000 In
cash with him.
He left his wife In this city and she protested
as deep an ignorance OF his hiding place a. the
officers Of the bank Themselves.
Hinckley was member OF several bene-
ficiary organizations and for q period OF six
months after his departure his wife kept up
the payment OF his dues. Then these pay
ments suddenly ceased. and Mrs Hinckly dis
appeared.
1t WIS supposed that she had been in COM
munication with Hinckley and had gone to
Join him. After two years a efforts to find
him having proved fruitless. the bank gave up
the search and charged the SIS. 900. with an
additional SIS 900 deficit which had been dis
covered In Hinckleys accounts. to profit and
loss
Two years ago rumor reached tho bank
that Hinckley had been seen In this city. hav-
ing como here to bury his wife in Woodlawn
Cemetery. Two presidents OF the West Side
Bank, had died in, the, meanwhie., but the
clearing up OF Hlncklcys thcfts had been
hand ed down by each one to his successor az
sacred duty. Christian i. Tietlen. who holds
the off ce at present. determined to renew the
He informed Frederick A. Camp, attorney
for the bank OF the rumor OF Il !nckleys pre-:
his father. Amazi l.. Camp. formerly director
Of the bank. and the two vent toEether to the
thorough ssarch OF the record Of buriaIs at
| Woodlawn Cemetery.
whSR f res %e besn
| on the day upon which the interment was re-
to have taken place thes found the
Hinckeys wife had been, a, widow at the
thought that he, recognized the name as
that Of Mrs Hincklevs former husband.
| From. Jersey City they. traced the body
| to Cleveland. where they learned that
| a woman had died in hotel on the day before
| the body was shipped to jersey City. They
| searched the register OF tho hotel and found
| that the woman had been sgstered with her
| husband as Mrs. Charles 8. Norris. The clerk
| remembered Morris and the description he
| gave fitted Hinckley. This Camps cut the sigma
| ture from the hook and brought 1t to this city.
| where It was Identified by handwriting experts
| as that OF Hinckley. Returning to Cleveland
the Camps succeeded in tracing Morris to To-
| ronto. Canada. where they learned that he had
had business transacted with Fox d Ross. a
firm OF lining brokers in that city.
At this point in their search they were thrown
off the trail by a report that Morris had gone
| from Toronto to Florida to run an orange
| plantation. They learned that his many in
| terests had been in Rat Portage, Ontario. but
| finally decided TO follow the Florida trail.
through Florida. In August Of the present
! found fresh traces Of Morris. 1t was reported
the Columbia, Townsits Company In British
| Columbia and had been elected It's Vice
| President.
Camp autographed to President Tietjen. who
| sent Theodore NJ. Berthe. the cashier OF the
| bank. to arrange for eXtradition u Morris
| SHOULD turn ont to be the missing Hinckley.
| The despatch from Rossl land states that Camp
has positively identified Morris as Hinckley
and that steps have already been taken for his
| extradtion to this city. where he will be tried.