The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
BOOK KEEPER IS
PICKED OUT OF
LARGE CROWD
Frederick j. TetsaII Believed TO
Have Purchased Oil
Can
Morris Gibbs Identifies ROsen-
that's Accountant as Gus
toner in His Store
Detectives Work on the Theory
That Man Had an Ac-
compIice

was SLOW and measured. The man
saw at the police station spoke in just
the same way. The police said be was
an EngIishman.
His companion was younger. He was
and wore nstty clothes. He might have
been clerk IN a store. That's what 1
thought he was"
Detectives secured the city all day
yesterday for the blonde haired accom-
plice. but without success.
TetsalFs wife. mother Ia law and two
children were brought over TO San
Francisco yesterday morning by a
private detective employed by Rosen-
thai This man found a key in Tet-
sails house and when he came to the
city be went Immediately to Rosen-
thsfs store with the women and tried
1t in the back door. IL unlocked the
barrier. When Detective Ryan inves-
tiSated further IN the day, however, he
discovered that the key would not un-
lock the door from the outside, and
that 1t was the key to the back door
OF Tetsalrs house in Oakland.
Makes Dramatic Scene
TetsalTs mother in law. Mrs. Jennie
Cary, and his two children. Helen, aged
r. and an infant IA arms. were domiciled
30 the Winchester Annex in Third
street. Mrs. Tetsail was taken TO the
city prison and there she met her hus-
band.
oh. Fred" she cried as she stepped
intO the room. She Is a frail. little
woman. and her small frame trembled.
She burst into tears
Don't CRY. little woman" said Tet-
sail, putting her arm around her Look
up at me and smile"
~Oh, Fred said the woman again.
You must tell these men all the truth
No matter what you've done you must
tell the truth now"
L have. dear, have" responded Tet-
sail I swear TO you and I swear 10
God had nothing to DO with that fire
] stole the money, but I stole It so that
you could go TO Napa county and get
well and healthy on our ranch. And
more OF IT went Off doctors bills. ]
only lost S200 on the races and that
was just once. 7 couldn't help it
dearie. I couldn't help it." And the tor
rent OF words ended, the man broke
fnto tears. His wife was led away and
he was held 10 be confronted by the
hardware man Gibbs.
That Tetsall has greatly understated
the amount OF his stealings from the
firm for which he was chief bookkeepeT
was said yesterday by Isaac Rosenthal
president OF the shoe company.
The man lied TO me about how
much he had stolen" he said. When
we questioned him il was IN the most
kindly spirit and he had no reason TO
lie He told us that his shortage would
not amount to more than $1,000 TO
$4,000 at the most. I am having the
books exported and, although 1 can
not find out yet how much he has
taken, I can say that st will run far
above $4,000. ] won't say it viii be
as much as $4,000. / don't know. He
had been systematically robbing US for
nearly three years, and we have nearly
year OF his books yet TO go over.
The way he robbed us was TO turn
IN TO the cashier a false tab for his
payroll account. keeping the difference
between the actual amount needed and
his figure. We had absolute confidence
sn him and never thought Of examin-
ing his books. If we had we would, OF
course, at once have discovered the dis
crepancy.'