Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
EMBtZZLER IN JAIL.
TRUSTED TOWNSVILLE CLERK BE-
HIND THE BARS.
Albert NJ. Snow CoDfesses to Having
Robbed His Employer, Frank u. Gil
Iette, During the Last Four Years
Charged with Taking $1,000.

Behind the bars of the county Jail Mon
day night Albert NJ. Snow of Jonesvile
until that day the trusted clerk OF Frank
y. Gillette Of that little village, paced mis-
narrow cell and ropcnted the evil moment
that Inc FIRST Logan to embczzle from the
funds Of his employer In a pretty little
hL me on the banks Of the WinOOoki a wife
wopt alone for the sins of her husband
and seven little children wondered that
their father had been carried away so sud
dUnly that afternoon and at their moth
er's grief. Six years ago Snow came TO
JuncsVillc and entered the store OF Frank
h. Gillette as "A clerk in the country store
Two years passed pleasantly for employ
or and emp.oye and then the dim shad-
ow Of suspicion fastened Itself Lpon the
clerk and Mr.. Gillette gave him occasional
ftrtiVc glanccs but still refused 10 believe
him dishonest. Other years passed and
the profits from The store did not at.ear
to yield what they had formerly done. Still
Mr.. Gillette refused to believe the guilt
of his clerk ana would not discharge Him
Meanwhile tho home Of the Snow family
was apparently the happiest one could
wish. The father had plenty Of mon. Y
and his family although large was wei
dressed and there seemed almost eus-
picious plentitude of money. Under these
circumstances and conditions time sped N
until almost six years of association be-
tween the clerk and proprietor had pass
cd short time ago MIR. Gillette look
ed more closely into the accounts of tie
store and watched his clerk with more
deeply rooted suspicicn.
All this ended one day in the owner of
the store confronting his clerk and accus-
ing him of the crime of ENLIGHTENMENT.
rms was at first denied with hot wor $
but renewed accusation, backed by ,,roef.
.ed Srow to admit having takeu about
500 as nearly as he was able to remember.
f., 70
noction with tho business led TO the hu. h.
ing NJ of the facts and tho retention Of
the man in Mr. Gillctte's employn,nt
Within few days conviction has become
more deep seated and Monday MIR. Gill
lette appeared at the Office Of
states Attorney Brown in this city
aud demanded a warrant for tho
arrest Of his clerk on the charge Of en-
bezzlinS $1,000 from the store The war
rant was made out and nll.aI in the
hands of Sheriff Thomas Reeves about ;
O'Clock in the afternoon. Accompanied jY
Deputy j. f. Reeves the sheriff drove 70
Jonesvlle and PLACED Snow under ar-o-t
The news of the arrest soon became
known in the little village and the neigh
burs gathered, some to give the always
ready 81 told YOU so" and othcrs-a f. W
othcrs-to a sscrt their belief i'm the arrest
ed man and to sympathize with tho fam
lily.
After the arrest Sheriff Reeves to X
Snow to a place where they could be UNI
disturbed and during the conversation
SHOW told how h mad taken money from
the store in small amounts and used 1t IN
his family and how h. had also made Il
deposit in a bank November 10, for some
reason, h. drew from the bank $50. lclv-
ing a balance Of about $40 This money
the sheriff found at Shows home in a
bureau, only about $40 having been used
since il was taken from. the bank