Show ADMITS BIG SHORTAGE Prominent Boston Lawyer Guilty u of Embezzlement E b Wasa Prominent Elk 0 Boston Aug U 1 LEr By his own admission ion aba C a prominent nent neat Boston Bost lawyer who has had bad for years ears the care cate of several estates is guilty of vf embezzlement lement and the es as estate estate tate of the late George B Emerson of ot which he had charge for sixteen years eam has heen dissipated in ways of which Mr is i Ia unable to give ac account account account count Mr r says sas that the amount involved is somewhere around a Colonel W y D Sohier and John Lowell Lell who sire are acting on behalf of the estate however declare that 2 OOOO has disappeared was arrested at his home this afternoon He was vas arraigned on the charge of larceny of bonds valued at from John Lowell a rela relative relatIve relative tive of Mr Ir Emerson pleaded not gui guil guilty guity ty t and nd was vas held In bonds The accused man for thirty years has acted as confidential agent of ot numerous law firms in the city In the care of ot estates the collection of divi dividends dividends the purchase and sale of se securities sec securities c and the disposal of orr real al estate He lie also is a prominent member of or the order of Elks and sTud is a Mason lason of or high degree Colonel Sohier says For sixteen years yearn has had as trustee trust e management of the Emerson estate He rendered his ac accounts accounts accOunts counts quarterly quart qu rJ and submitted state statements statements ments the accuracy of which h there was no reason n to question A few fe days da s ago bonds to the value of were mis missed sed This led to an n investigation and after a severe cross examination admitted that he had taken the bonds and that he had squandered sq the entire I estate est te |