The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
JAIL PEERS SON
CAPTURED IN NEWARK,
SENT TO SING SING.
Maynard Young Britisher Gets Two
Years for $4,000 Embezzlement
from Gorham Company.

The prison bars of Sing Sing will
hold Edward G.. Lawrence, son OF a
British family Of nobility, for two
years, who was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Rosalsky in the Court Of Special
Sessions in New York. This was after
pleading guilty to an indictment for
grand larceny.
Lawrence, who wa the bookkeeper and
confidential man for the Gorham Publish
ing Company, Twentieth street and Fourth
avenue. New York, was arrested in this
city recently by Detective-6ergeants Fohs
and Templeton, Of police headquarters,
upon the complaint of the president OF the
Gorham company. He was found at his
desk in the College Court apartment. at
50 Court street, where he had been en-
pIoyed as clerk for nineteen nights. He
obtained the position when he fed from
New York.
He evinced no surprise at his arrest
and made no comment save to declare that
he had expected 1t. He was by far the
most distinguished appearing person locked
Up in headquarters for some time prior TO
the night he was taken into custody, and
made no objection when placed in a cell,
save to declare it was "a blasted shame,
don't you know, to coop up a man like me
in such beastly quarters"
Held for extradition the next day when
arraigned before Judge Howell in( the
First Precinct Court, Lawrence was still
most debonair in his manner when com
mitted to the county Jail, and during his
sojourn in that institution made only one
objection, that he couldn't take his morn
ing tub each day.
From Lawrence's appearance while a
prisoner here and the statement yester-
day OF DIR. William T.. Young, Of 80 West
Sixty-ffth street. New York. when he
was arraigned in court. that he was suf-
fering from "deluaions Of great wealth"
1t is believed that Lawrence is q dope
fiend.
He pleaded guilty yesterday to the mis-
appropriation Of $500 from the Gorham
Company. having covered his stealings by
falls entries in his books. The method
by which he obtained the money was
simple. He PERSONAL: attended to all
bank business. and each day would de-
post less than the slip he had originally
made out called for.
Pocketing the difference, he would alter
his books to correspond with the entry in
the bank book and wouid undoubtedly not
have been discovered for some time had
not the manager one day instituted a
watch upon discovering an entry he per-
sonally knew to be an error. Lawrence
fled and beside his peculatlons from the
Gorham Company it was discovered that
he had also juggled with the bank bal
ance of the Publishers Association, OF
which he had charge.
He left his wife behind him when he
fed and she knew nothing of his where
abouts until notified Of his arrest in this
city.
Just as debonair as when arrested here
Lawrence appeared before Judge Rosalkss
Yesterday, pleading guilty to the counts re-
turned against him, and when the sentence
hat made him a~econvict was passed, h.
was the coolest man in the court room
The light sentence he received was due IA
n measure to his admission Of guilt. and
letters In his behalf written to Judge Ro-
salsky by several influential persons
Among them was DR.. Young. whose
statement that. Lawrence was suffering
from "deluslons of great wealth." caused
a somewhat cynical smile to appear upor
the countenance of the prisoner, which
even the black beard and dropping mus
tache did not hide. Lawrence was taker
toe Using Sing today
He was particular when arrested here
to state he was born In Shanghai, China
while his father, who stood high in fhs
British diplomatic service. wac stationed
there.