New-York tribune., 1909-06-29
TELLS OF HIS THEFT
Bankers Clerk offered Terms for
RestitutiOn-He an London.

Following the receipt of word at the District
Attorneys Office yesterday that Conrad Harms had
been arrested in London on the charge of grand
larceny and forgery in the first degree, arrange
ments We're made have Lieutenants Flood and
Brown of the District Attorneys office leave here
this week to bring the man back to this country
He is wanted for the larceny of fI637 lbs.
from the firm of J. S. Bache & Co, OF No. 4
Broadway, and also for forging the name of that
firm.
While in London the two detectives will also
take charge of Eleanor Lorraine Beatty. who was
arrested there two weeks ago. She is wanted here
on the complaint of the Gorham Manufacturing
Company. who alleged that she secured a large
amount of silverware through representing herself
as a credit customer of the firm.
Harms was indicted by the grand jury here on
Friday. Immediately afterward the State Depart
ment notified. and word was cabled to the
police authorities in France, Germany and Eng
land. Harms was seen in Berlin last week ana
traced to London, where Scotland Yard detectives
arr lested him yesterday he was found in hotel
where it said that he was spending his honey
moon
Harms applied for position in J. s Bache & Co
March %. and obtained one in the foreign de-
partment. He gave references James M Cor
man, No. SO Pine street; Blair Brothers, Nc. 20
Broad street and PARIS Bank, London. He started
work March %.
According to the information given out by the
District Attorneys Office. Harms. on May l. took
check No. 1882 of the Swiss Bankverein. of Lon
don, made it out for 1853 13s., payable at PARIS
Bank, in London. and forged tho signature OF j.
S. Bache q Co. It is said that Harms sent the
Check to PARIS Bank asking that it be credited to
his account and saying that he would be in Lon
don in a short time He is alleged then 10 have
arrived in London and to have obtained h.4oo
The following letter was given out at the District
Attorneys office:
Dover June 1st. 1909.
Messrs. ]. S. Bache & Co. New York
Dear sIrs: I have taken from you fl. .637 las. but
am willing to pay 1t in fuIi at per cent per
annum the following conditions:
First-That you will prosecute.
Second-That you will not let anything uanspire
Third-That YOU do not mention the matter to
my friends. Messrs Blair Brothers New York;
James German. New York; Harry Sutherland *
Sons London; PARIS Bank, London, and the Swiss
Bankverein
I think it is better for you to keep the matter
that your bookkeeping department did not notice
anything twenty-five days after the check was
Swiss Bankverein and eight days after you had in
New York the information of payment. This may
injure the name of your firm, with such book
keeping your correspondents and customers would
If you wish TO avoid such occurrences in the
future. II should be arranged that the letter of ad
nent. not by the foreign from the bin book not
CONRAD HARMS
At the Offices of J. S. Bache & Co it was said
that this letter had been received by the firm but
redoube their efforts to have Harms arrested. and
that since its receipt fully hundred detectives
had been his trail The proceedings against
him. # was added would be pushed to the limit.
A member Of the firm said that Harms came TO
them Wen recommended and that they did not sus-
pect that anything wrong until May q. when
a letter was received from the Swiss Baukverein
advising the firm OF the amount that had been
drawn on It An immediate investigation was |
made and the check transaction discovered.