New Britain herald., 1915-08-05
CASHIERS HELPER
 GOES WITH $22,OOO
Trusted Employe in New York Concern Disappears Mysteriously

Kindred. cashier of the Booth e. fIlhn Contracting company, in which VII liam Finn, the Pittsburg politician, is largely interested, disappeared yes terday in his own automobile with s22.474.75 of the firms money from in front of the Liberty National bank at 1s9 Broadway.
 The automobile was found later In tie day on Worth street between bax- ter and Center streets. In the car was g. black bag containing s474.7o in coin All of the $50, $20, s5, $2 and $1 bills which had been obtained at the bank for the Booth & Finn payroll were gone. and so was Kindred. The po- lice looked in vain yesterday after- noon and evening for him and the remainder of the money.
 Both the officials of the company and the many friends of Kindred among the employees were loath to believe that Kindred had stolen the
 money. They spoke of him in the highest terms and were mystified by his disappearance.
 Kindred had been in the employ of Rooth & Finn since the company took
 over some big contracts in. this state three years ago. He, is. twenty-eight wears OlQ, i've IScl ClSfSn inNhLe aA&6 VI and weighs more than 200 pounds. He was among the employees taken over from another company with the con tracts and had made a favorable im- pression upon his new employers. Doesn't Smoke or Drink.
 Getting salary of $50 a month, he assisted the cashier of the company in making up the pay rolls and was a sort of head timekeeper, getting reports from the timekeepers on diff terent jobs throughout the city. He neither smokes nor drinks according to his office associates.
 He had gone to the bank on various occasions, accompanied by another man, to cash checks of $3,000 or s4,OO0, but never for rarger sums. Trips for the payroll cash were made ordinarily by the cashier, who 's bonded, but never by Kindred, who was not bonded.
 But when the cashier, who is ad- vanced in years and has been i'll re- gently, reached the ofnce yesterday morning soaking wet from the rain be was pleased at the offer of Kim dred to go to the bank in his place.
 "You're soaking wet said Kindred in DIE nedTtcu way u tue canIfei. "It's a shame for you to go out in tho rain. Let me take the check to the bank I've got my car outside"
 The cashier thanked Kindred and directed another clerk, John Barry, to accompany Kindred to the bank. Tho two young men got into Kindrcd's car. a 1915 model, and started for the Liberty National bank. They entered .he bank and got the money in con venient denominations for the payroll.
 Sends Aid Back Into Bank.
 When they emerged from the bank end placed the bag containing the money in the front seat Kindred turned to Barry and said:
 "Oh, I've got to get a draft for s10.50 to send up state for something I wish to purchase by mail. Would you mind going in anc getting the draft for nie while I watch the lnoney?'
 Barry stepped back into the bank. When he came out he could not find the automobile. He glanced around and after waiting minute teiephoned to the ofTice. He got no information there and then hurried back to the ofJice of the company at IT Battery Place. Immediately there was a hurry call to police headquarters for aid.
 Inspector Faurot, head of the de- tective bureau. and Captain Deevy, in charge of the first branch of the bureau, assigned many detectives to the hunt for Kindred. The young mans apartment at 56o West 1ssrd street, where he kept bachelor quar- ters, was searched, but there was nothing there to indicate that Kin cred had premeditated a sudden get g way. Everything was neatly in order.
 George H. Finn, secretary of the said that he had regarded highly. It was generally un- derstood that Kindred had come from California and that he had an income