The evening world., 1913-09-09
MAN SPENT $1,000
AMONTH ONPAY
OF $40 PER WEEK
Defaulting Clerk of Big Flour
Millers Gave Chauffeur
More Than He Drew.
MADE GARDEN CITYGAY.
But Manager Said Balance
Sheet and Schildknecht
Took Flight.
MADE GARDEN CITY GAY.

/ Fiour COMPANY, spent more tnan $lVU
q week from May to Aug. q, while
living At the Garden CITY Hotel on
Long Island.
During this period schiidknecht, who
| Ned on the date last mentioned, was
drawing 90 q week a. recording clerk
Of the -four company. whose New York
Offices are at No. II Battery Place. lie
| had been In the employ OF the company
, four years and had the reputation of
bsins . quiet. Trustworthy employee.
While wos king for his usual 80 week
the fugitive clerk was paying eao week
| 10 his chauffeur
He he'd b <wo high power ssx.cyiinder
eveoMebsoss Of shs r,aesabout type. His
passion wAs nsotor>nt. and when not ct
the once he was daehing about LonE
Island.
On his trips he was accompanied by a
woman whom no represented 10 be his
wife.
Schildknecht occupied one of tho finest
three room suites At the Garden City
Hotel He had an adjoining suite for
his chauffeur and the chauf9eur's wife.
Percy German 10 stated to be the name
Of the chauffeur. through whom the de.
tectives hope to get some trace OF the
massins clerk.
KEPT slo ESTABLISHMENT IN
sWAocER HOTEL.
Srhi,dknecht Also had a maid for his
wife and . man servant for himself.
The establishment Included . bulldog
and . 81. Bernard.
| nuknAL .ls. A.
general gossip among the employees Of
tho hotel. and they say he was ono
Of the frsest spsnders they ever cav.
Ills garage bills alone we're $3Oo
month.
Every weekday morning Schildknecht
motored to the Jamaica station Of the
Long Island Railroad Then he dropped
the suise Of = millionaire and went to
New York TO spend the day - clerk
Al night he would be met at the
Jamatca station by one Of his fast cars.
which often contained his alleged wife.
and he would pick up tho role OF q
millionaire a&ain.
SAID NE WAS SON OF WEALTHY
MAN.
He represented himself 70 the son OF
q wealthy man now In Europe and said
he was In the electrical business.
The Burns Detective Agency iAsued
circulars ttus morning describing the
fugitive and giving . reproduction Of
. dra wing OF him. These circulars will
be sprsad broadcast through the land.
OFFER REWARD OF 1850 FOR
MAN'S APPREHENSION.
A reward Of $3.50 Ia offered for the
mans apprehension. 600 by his former
employers and the balance BY the
United States Fidelity 4 Guaranty
Company. his bondsmsn. He was
bonded for $4,000.
Auditors are to-day At work on the
book Of the flour company. whose head
once 10 in Minneapolis. r. c, Estee, gen.
srai manager Of the New York branch
stated that the defalcation might y,
greater than the figures given.
THE theft will be covered pretty vel
by the bond" no said. but It may ruI
several thousands above"
There was not the least Een to In
dictate that he had changed his mode o
life or ~ass'do!ns anything beyond wha
he had always done" said Mr.. Estee
"He was never drunk. and always NJ
tended strictly to business"
The method Of defalcation was yer,
simple. One OF the fugitive'a duties a
recording clerk was to receive al
money and chooks which came In.
was also his duty TO act A. banl
messenger and make deposits.
sAv DEPOSIT CLIPS WEIR
FALsiFiEp.
In July Schiidknecht. 80 examinat,o
Of the books shows. began to put cas-
and checks into his own pocket. falsify
ing the deposit slips % as to cover IN
difference. At the end of August tn
months trial balance was forwarded a
usual TO the head office OF the fou
company In Minneapolis.
Schildknecht saw that he would h
detected a. soon a. this balance she,
was received and gone over. lie thar,
upon wired an order to the postmast,
Of Minneapolis. In Mr.. Estees name,
send back to New York the enveloi
containing the balance sheet. lie mad
out tho postal application In prop,
form for this to be- accomplished. usir
Mr.. Estes's name throughout.
The trial balance was accordingly Ne,
back by the minneapolis postal authO
tiles before delivery. Schildknscht M
| doubtedly Intended To intercept this 81
veiops when /; reached the Batter
place ONCE On the morning OF Au
| q, however. Mr. Estee was down at Il
once particularly early. Throu,
chance he saw the envelope among Il
- mall.
al Mr.. Estee at once picked up the q
:, vslops soh!idknscht evidently Il.
covered 4 few minutes later that Il
~. manager had tho returned enveloI
=. for when Nr. Estee came out to co
~ front the clerk. the young man VI
~ vens. He disappeared from Gard
City the sssns day.
M sohtldknochts parents live At y
"a. t<s3 Rocksway avenue. Brooklyn. r
fsthsr 10 . wstchmsn In . bank.