Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-11-03
PACKER HOUSE
CASHIER GONE
lean BrsvouI, Who Came
Here to Assist Management
of Hotel Disappeared
BELIEVE CASH GONE ALSO
Lett Note Saying He Would
Not Continue in the Place
Any Longer
BELIEVE CASH GONE ALSO

After embezzling, it is alleged,
thousands of dollars of the receipts
of the Packer House Company for
some months, Jean Brevoul, treas
urer, stockholder and manager of the
concern, quietly made his exit from
the city yesterday morning, and is
believed to have carried with him
$4,000 or more of the funds of the
company.
So quietly did he make his get
away that not even the clerks in the
Packer house hotel knew to what
place his trunks were shipped. A
warrant was sworn to by Sheriff Al
bert Bollsch weller, largest stock
holder of the company, before JUS
tice of the Peace Pickersgill, charg-
ing Brevoul with absconding with
funds of the company.
The fugitive treasurer of the COM
pany left note which stated that
matters had reached a crucial point
and that he felt that he could no
longer manage the hotel, and that he
was going away never to return
again." The note was put under the
door of Attorney Streitwolf, of New
Brunswick, who was spending the
night at the hostelry, early yesterday
morning. Mr.. Streitwolf found the
missive when he left his room about
o'clock yesterday morning Mr.
Streitwolf represents the company,
and, after strong suspicion had
been developed at the recent manage
ment of the hostelry by Breyoul, had
been summoned here to go over the
books of the concern to see if they
were correct. The attorney was to
have reported his findings today. 1t
is believed that Brevoul knew that
there would have to be an accounting
for his alleged false entries, and de-
cided TO make his getaway while
there was an opportunity.
This move had evidently been con-
templated for several days by Brev-
ou! who is believed to have sold the
cash register valued at $500. and
numerous copper kitchen utensils,
valued at about $400. The register
and the pots were shipped away APP
parently to be repaired, but it is the
belief That they were sold by the ex-
treasurer and the funds appropriated
to himself, During the past few
days Brevoul had collected probably
$500 on outstanding bills, which are
alleged also to have been appropriate
ed to himself Just how much the
alleged absconding cashier had mis-
cannot as yet be estt-
mated until the books, accounts, etc.
have been balanced. 1t may develop
on investigation that the treasurer
managed to take over more of the
chattel property of the hostelry and
convert 1t into money.
The Packer House Company is
composed of Sheriff Bollschweiler,
Jean Brevoul and man from High
land Park. The first named has
$4,000 invested in the concern, the
second $4,000 and the third $10o.
1t was stated by member of the
firm this morning that the notes
given by Brevoul as his part in pur-
chasing the business are of no value
Mr.. Billsch weller announced TINS
morning that the bills against the
would be paid in full, and
that the hostelry continue Its Dusl-
ness. He stated that the hosiery
had done a business of $4,000 dur
ing the past eight months, and that
the hotel should have showed
profit instead of loss as had re-
Gently been reported by Mr.. Breyoui,
and that the BOOKS we're falsely made
out, so as to cover up the iniideiity
OF Brevoul.
Brevoul came here from New
Brunswick, where he managed the
Mansion House. He is said to have
in Canada, and is be-
lieved to be on his way to that place.
The county authorities have been
notified, and a wide search Will be
made for the absconding cashier.
He was unmarried, and had no fela-
tiyes in this county or state that are
known.
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