The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-18

London. Jan. is-The police OF Queens
Town and Liverpool. together with several
Scotland Yard detectives. anxiously
awaiting the arrival OF the Allan Line
steamer Corinthlan on board OF which is
supposed 10 be slgmund Hertz of New
York. who is wanted for the alleged en-
bexzlcment of 100000 to $4,000.
Hertz is supposed to be accompanied by
his wife. with whom he sailed from Hall
fax on January c as mir. and Mrs. EN-
den The English police are acting at
the request OF Chief of Detectives Titus,
or New .ork.
New York, Jan. 1S-The partners OF
Etiefcl Sachs & Co, a large dry goods
firm OF No. is Walker street. and the of
Metals Of the Chemical National Bank are
looking at each other and wondering ex-
actly where the blame belongs for the
fact that Sigmund Hertz twenty-five
doilar-a-week clerk OF the firm was able
10 steal between Sl0e.0O0 and Sl50,O00 OF the
1irms money from the bank
Hertz the police say and his wife. are
nearing Liverpool, England, on the Allan
Line steamer Corlnthian. Waiting nj the
Princes Landing Stage, In Liverpool, are
at least half dozen boobies In plain
clothes from Scotland Yard. They have
received cabled Instructions from the po-
lice in this city 10 arrest Hertz as soon
~ they can get on board the steamer.
Hertx's system OF stealing is almost as
old as the art of bookkeeping. yet IL is
one against which apparently few big
Sirms provide, lie had an honest face and
plausible way about him. These gave
him access TO the firms treasury, and
there is really no reason, except perhaps
~ tstad W hn
thefts a million.
EMPLoYE OF A FORMER MAYOR
Hertz few years ago was employed by
yhc Genesee Fruit Company of No. sol
West street cf which former Mayor
Franklin Edison is president He was dis
charged because he was what they call a
thigh flyer
Then he entered the employ OF Stiefel
Sachs a. Co. His parents live at No el
East One Hundred and Eighth streetHis
father Is seventy years old
The bookkecper began To show signs Of
greater prosperity after he entered tue
dry goods business His fiat AT No. 30
East lcifty-eighth street. where he lived
with his wife. was decorated with "1e
rugs and pictures. II looked like tie
home not OF n man with S5 salary. but
or one who had ten times that income,
As bookkeeper. he had charge OF The
firms check books and discovered thlt he
could write signature that satisfied ;hc
paying teller OF the Chemical National
Bank just as well az anything the nom
bers az the firm could do i'm the hand
writing line. He used his talent To such
purpose that he rcyelled in diamonds and
last horses.
HOW HE GOT MONEY.
Every time ne wanted money all he hal
t. AZ 10 -. falr. A h.
Chemical Bank. hand II in at the window
and receive the money from the smiiltf.
teller. When the check came back 90 him
fn the firfns office to be acted upon rs
him IN his capacity of bookkeepcr. al he
had TO DO WAS TO light one Of his lfty-
cent cigars with ~ and make NO record of
the document IN any of his books
After a while one hat was not large
enough for Hertz. nor was one wife sum.
Client. Nv established In "A splendidly fur
nished apartment "a blonde with "a gl,I
figure. which she covered with inc
dreases diamonds and sealsSin sacuue~
The woman he introduced as his sist H.
ln-iaw. lie has slster-in-iaw. a Mrs
Biamentbal She IL a sister OF Mrs Hertz
and lived on the top iioor of their Filfy.
eighth street apartment housei But tho
woman Who wore the Scalskins aud Tia
nonds ana drove The fast horses is rot
Mrs. Rlumrnihsl who she is the polite
nave U't .''t tIii"HhttN-
PAID 1900 FOR DIAMONDS
The bookkeeper thought such a lot ~
Che bogus sister-'n-iaw that on one occa-
efor ne went - the jeweiry store ~ Rob
erf II Rsmsgatc. NJ. 2i5 sixth avenue
and said that he wanted To- buy diamonds
for her Ramsgatc sent 90 the walker
street store Jewels worth about s5o0e
Hertz retained about Sl0n worth and paid
for them with checks OF tho nrm.
Hertz told his friends that he was a
partner m the firm. and he practically
told the truth. lie got ilss share ~ an tho
profits. lie might have remained n silent
and anonymous partner for years and
sears had ~ not been FOR his guilty com
science
Shortly after New Years lay he heard
q member ~ the firm make n remark
about eubezxlcrs which ho teB.yed was
directed inward himself u wssu'f. but
he thought 80. and that had the same cf-
feet
DisAPPEARs wiTII ms WIFE
Next day he sent word 20 the Office that
he was lll. Several DAYS later. as be had
fsued 10 appear the firm sent q nesson-
ger a. hIs hume. All his furniture aud
enects nc had turned over ~ Mrs Blu.
menthsl and he and his wife had gone no