New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-21
STOLE FOR HIS WIFE'S SAKE.
LOUIS J. sNunE ARRESTED AFTER NEARLY
YEARS SEARCH

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| To saw. his Young wife from death LOUIS D.
60. tr.,,v-.sven years old a confidential clerk
<orsAd checks for two years on his nru' ana aIles
stealing $4,000 travelled in England ireland ana
France in search OF place In whiea DIS vie W.
improve Hs avoided his pursuers lot year ~'e
was arrested on Thursday night when ne cohlessea
His wife is expected TO die within twenty-lout
hours She Is AZ her mothers home. No. $40 west
Twenty-second-st-
snurA was confidential clerk FOR Mandel Pursca
& Wiener clothIers OF No. 1T Mereer-st, WIN luh
charge Of all their books and ONCE business re
then lived at No. i,2I5 Desraw-st' Brooklyn tne
firm placed unbounded confidence in MIN. IL was
with difficulty that the members OF the firm could
bring themselves to believe that the forseries were
snures
It was by chance that snure's peculatons were
finally discovered In March last. when the lot
geries had been going on for two years. Policeman
of the Nercer-st station found check Tor SZl' on
the Pacific Bank with the firms name on 1t. tie
picked IL up in the street. and took 1t TO the III i
and was seen by Mr.. Pursch, who was taking "
snure at the time. Mr.. Pursch said he knew noIh-
ing about such a check Snure said he was sur
urised too as he had never 1t or heard OF II
before Snure suggested that Mr.. Purseh go 10
the bank and inquire, and ne Wouio mean''ii'e
look up the matter in his books.
Mr. Pursch started out for the bank, ana snnre
put on his hat and coat and went to New-Jerssy.
When Mr. Pursch got 70 the bank he could get
no exclamation OF the check, but number OF
others made out similarly were shown 70 him.
With no suspicion as yet Mr. Pursch went BACK 10
his Office and with the other members OF the nrm
went over the checkbook. The could ind no STUDS
opposite the corresponding numbers OF the cnecAs
the banks paying teller had handed Mr.. Pursch-
Hastily the amount was computed and the nrn
found that It was out $4,000. The police we're In
formed a once but 1t was too late.
Snure took his wife TO England Ireland ana
Franco She did not improve in health. and SIX
months ago he brought her back, gong TO Cney-
enne Wyo where he hoped she would regain her
heath. she grew worse, and 1Ve days ago sne ano
her husband returned, gong TO the nome o. NIB
Snure's mother in West Twenty secon1-st =,
Detectives who had traced Snure through az f S
countries ne visited, learned OF the retuIe u HtS
wife 10 this city, and they watched tor Snure w
the neghborhood. and on Thursday night arfesOeo
him. ,,... cro
said that ne had taken the money for the sake 9t
his wife He declared that his salary was only S!s
a week. He married, he said Two years ne!olo
last March, when the populations were olsCoVeIeo
Soon after their marriage his wife became CON
, sumptive. He determined she should nave WnaI,
ever treatment he found best for her ano ne got an
the money he thought he safsy couid tTq Fro ne
with his wife. She found no relief anywhere ana
finally they returned home e T., 49,
CAPTAIN McClusky says that Mrs. Snure is ex-
pected TO Gle within twenty-four hours ,.
Snure when arTalgned before Judge NewourseE
in General Sessions yesterday. desired 10 p.eau
and was Committed to the Touos A LAWYER was was
assigned TO him, who will plead for him when ar
raisned on Monday. Snure made tuIl confession
at The District-Attorney's Office.