New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-24
ABOUT TO SAIL; HELD As
EMBEZzLER OF $4,000
EmpIoye of Canadian Bank, Miss
inq Since June, Arrested
Here in Street.
DECLARES He IS INNOCENT
Believed to Have Been Victim OF
Get Rich Quick" Swindlers
Letter Found in Pocket
Ridicules Detectives.

Pinkerton detectives, who have nee"
following Harry b. Clark, YOUNG
/ Canadian. for four months, pointeu MN
out to a policeman last night ana "heH
he was arrested made a charge against
him that he had embezzled from S"oVoO
/ to $4,000 from the Bank of New brahs-
wick. at 81. John. Clark said he "ould
waive extradition. The detectives sara
they had him arrested just in time, as
! J. was about to sail for Europe to-day
Two Pirkerton men, Charles SODA
and Eugene MoskOvitz. walked up 10
Patrolman Oswald, Of the West l2oth
street station. last night. at the corner
of Lenox avenue and 1880 street, told
who they We're and, pointing to two men
on the opposite corner, said:
There is a man we want
Oswald wanted to know !" the Pinker-
ton men were certain. They showed him
a photograph, and said they would walk
by the man and signal il they were cor
rect. When they waved their hands at
Oswald he arrested Clark. who went
without complaint TO the West 10th
street station.
Clark gave his name, and said he was
twenty-eight years old and lived at No
24G West FIFTH street.
When the amount $4,000 to $50, 900
was mentioned some one said: IT'S
$4,000"
NO" said Clark, according TO the po-
lice. tits $4,000"
When the young man was searched he
was extremely nervous and bit his fin
/ found second class ticket on the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse. sailing this morning
for Bremen. II was made out to Harry
/ Carleton. There were letters TO Mrs. H..
( y. Clark and Harry b. Clark, Sussex, y.
/ B.: A. f. Clark. Prince Edward Island,
and an empty envelope addressed to Miss
Gertrude Sherwood at the same place. A
I letter to My Dear Gordon" jeered at the
Pinkerton men and said they were like
lot Of plugged nickels"; that Harry
was sailing for Europe and he guessed
the Pinkeytons were tired Of chasing
him" There was a telegram addressed
/ u Harry Carleton. dated Philadelphia,
October L. which read:
Telegram just received. VIII wire
you TINS afternoon" 1t was signed IL
| Clark had ten $50 North German Lloyd
1 travelling checks in his pocket.
/ clark has been missing from the bank
Of which he was an employe since June
., it IS said, ard the detectives located
/ him in New York through watching one
Of his friends who was with him when
! he was arrested last night He is said
! to have cluded detectives at Asbury
/ Park last summer.
One theory is that Clark was sWindled
! by get rich quick men. When arrest
! ed he asked:
Where are the others I'm Pittsburg?
. They are more responsible than am
/ Deputy Commissioner DOugherty hur-
ricd 10 the station house when he was
/ informed Of the arrest. The Police De
partment automobile in which he was
/ riding ran into streetcar at S6tt street
/ and Central Park West. Nobody was
/ hurt, and the automobile proceeded after
| brief delay.
! Clark made a mistake in his city adj
} dress. He took "a room at No. 236 West
J 127th street about three weeks ago
! After Clark had been locked up. it was
/ said that lie had declared his innocence
| Of any crime. saying that the trouble
was over collateral ON some loans which
/ he had made as an officer Of the bank to
some promoters and that the collateral
/ proved 10 be OF less value than repre-
scented AZ the time the loan was made.
The police received q telegram last
night from w w. Clark. chief of police
/ If New Brunswick in which he said
warrants had been issued there fer tho
arrest Of Clark and that they would be
. forwarded to-day.
, ST. John. y Is. Oct 2}.-Harry T.. Clark,
: who was arrested IN New York tonight,
was manager OF the Bank of New Bruns-
/ Wicks Charlotte street branch here up 10
. a few months ago. when ne disappeared.
ana fl became known that ha was i'nGu-
I cially Involve!
Officers OF the hanl, have declined 70 dis
. crss the case. Clark has wife and child
/ living IN SUSSEX =. 3.