New Britain herald., 1916-08-14
John W. Fogg, Trusted Employe of Miner,
 Read & Tullock, Gone With Accounts Short
REPORTED TO HAVE
 PLAYED STOCK GAME

Missing Man Was Considered Model
 Husband and Did Not Use Intoxi-
 cants-Alleged to Have Made Large
 Collection Last Tuesday-Absence
 Arouses Suspicion and Expert is En-
 gagged to Inspect His Books.
 One of the largest defalcations ever sustained by a local mercantile con- cern was reported to the police today, when the Miner, Read & TullOck com pany, wholesale grocers, reported to the police that John w. Fogg of P Glen street, one of it's trusted en- ployes, is missing and a sum which will aggregate nearly $15,OOO is also found to be short in his accounts. A notice has been sent to all cities with description of the alleged embezzler. The state of affairs comes as a com- plete surprise to Frederick w. Miner and friends of the missing man, who ., was looked upon as an honest work man and a loving husband and father.
 How long the alleged peculations of Fogg have been going on may neX- CT be known. Entering the employ of the company four years ago, he ad- vanced steadily, until he rose to the position of salesman and collector for the concern, his territory covering the greater part of Connecticut. FOgg worked up to last Wednesday as usual and nothing out of the ordinary was noticed about his actions. On Tues day he is known to have collected a very large sum, the exact amount of which could not be determined today Wednesday he started out in his auto to make his rounds and this was the last seen of him. When he failed to put in an appearance Friday suspi- l cions arose in the minds of the man. l agement of the concern and an expert ] was placed on the books. The short age was at once detected but the en- l tire amount of the dedication has not been totaled.
 Wife Prostrated. Fogg was a model man with ap- l parently no bad habits and his wife is prostrated over the suddeness of the l blow that has apparently broken up a happy home. From authentic sources comes the information that Fogg has been dabb1ing in the stock market of
 
 expensive to him. That he was in if nancial distress was never made ap- parent by the missing man, his wife and closest friends believing that he was financially sound. Recently when he desired to purchase an automobile his wife drew some of her savings from the bank to help him.
 Another Woman Ru1nored.
 Prior to entering the employ ot Miner, Read & Tullock Fogg worked at the local store of the Atlantic & Pacific Tea company, where he was held in high esteem by the manage rnent and his associates. He was not addicted to drink and seldom went out except in the company of his wife and child There are rumors current that there is a woman in the case, but ln- vestigations by the police have failed as vet 10 disclose whether or not this is so.
 Every effort is being made by the local authorities to apprehend the missing man. The state police have been notified and a net has been set as far north as Canada, it is believed tht Fogg may head in that direction.
 Wife Unaware of Charge.
 With cheeks tear stained and eyes dinned by almost sleepless nights spent since the departure of her hus- band, Mrs. Fogg, wife of the alleged embezzler, talked with reporter In their pretty little home on Glen street this morning. Evidently unacqualnted with the plight into which her hus- band has gotten himself, Mrs Fogg told 8 straightforward story about her husband leaving the house last Wed- nesday morning at o'clock as usual without exhibiting any outward signs of anything wrong. Judging from the manner in which she discussed hls disappearance, she had no lntlmaIlon of the embezzlement charge.
 The first sight that greeted the re- porter was the evidence of the break ing up of the Fogg home, girl being busily engaged in packing away the glassware in boxes. When asked about this Mrs Fogg said that it was her intention to store her furniture until her husband returned. She said that when her husband came home Tues day night he ate his supper as usual but later complained of pains in his head. He went out on the veranda and as she prepared to wash the dishes he called to her to join him. This she did and they chatted togeth- CT until retiring time. Wednesday morning Fogg said he felt better and' taking his autom obile, he left home. When he failed to return in the eVe- band, Mrs Fogg reported the matter to alarmed, but on Thursday when he again failed to put in an appearance, she began search for him. Knowing that some of his territory was in Hartford she went there and later