New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-05
MODEL EMPLOYE
CALMLY VANISHES
WITHS22,000CASH
Gets Bills for Booth &
Finn Payroll and
EludeS Assistant.
AUTO AND $475 COIN
ABANDONED IN STREET
Company Says He Never Drank
or Smoked and Had Highest
Recommendations.

A liberal part of $4,000 will be paid
to the person who leads to the arrest
of +. c. Kindred, paymaster and model
young employe of the Booth e. Finn
Construction Company, II Battery
Place, who disappeared with that sum
in a daring way yesterday.
For three years Kindred was pay
master for the company, which has
under contract the construction of part
of the new subway. He was never
late. never in hurry to get home and
always faithful in his work At 10
o'clock yesterday morning he was sent
with check for $22, 900 to the Liberty
National Bank.
Kindred cashed the check. As he and
his assistant came out of the bank he
turned to the latter.
81 forgot to get a New York draft
for So" said Kindred. with moth nc
unusual in his manner of speech. "Go
in and get it, will you"
The assistant paymaster did as he
was ordered. He saw Kindred jump
into his automobile. That was the
last he saw Of him, however. When he
came out FIVE minutes later there was
no sign of Kindred or machine.
Kindred lived at $50 West 163d
Street, where he had an apartment. He
lived by himself and entertained f,w
visitors. At the house it was said that
he came home early evenings md sell
dom went out at all after returning
to his apartment. He was regarded as
a model young man at his home as "-ell
as at the Office.
I'VE never had any trouble with him
before" said Mr.. Finn, president OF
the construction company. "He came
to us highly recommended, after hav-
ing served two years with another
company. He always was willing and
eager TO do his share of the work. We
understood that he had an outside
source Of income. so that he could al
fard an apartment and an automobile
At any rate, he always had plenty OF
money"
Kindred's assistant said that he no
ticed nothing peculiar in his superior's
actions. They chatted as they rode to
the bank in the machine. At the of
fees Of the construction company other
employees said that Kindred's manner
showed no strain or suggestion that ne
was planning the robbery.
IL WAS ltdlHtuf Hb"'fNA' ma 49,
Kindred had been trusted employe
he had never in all the three years
handled at one time sum equal TO that
Yesterday. II was through peculiar
circumstance that he happened to be
sent for the money.
"Our regular cashier arrived AT the
Office so wet from the storm that h
could not 20 out again." said one OF
the employees. at was suggested that
Kindred 60 for the money with which
he would pay the weekly wages OF the
outside men on the companys payroll
When he did not return we made out
another check for the amount on the
Liberty National Bank"
Kindred is feet 10 inches tall
smooth shaver and weighs about 2l5
pounds When he left the Offices OF
the construction company yesterday ne
wore a gray suit, soft shirt, soft col
lar and black tie. He has blue eyes
and dark brown hair.
When the paymaster did not return
the company officials notified the po-
lice. They ransacked his rooms but
nothing of importance was found
The company then requested the PINK
erton Detective Agency TO begin WORK
on the case.
Kindred's only relative is believed 70
be his father, a San Francisco lawyer