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Show SKIPPED WITH THE CASH. A Collector Hakei a Raid on His Employer'! Em-ployer'! Acoonnta and Departs. Charles Gould, who has been employed em-ployed at Brown's Marble yards for some time past as collector for the concern, con-cern, abandoned his job without notice no-tice a few days ago and disappeared in the cataracts 0! frontl i excitement. The first intimation '.e employers received 0!' Gould's peculations was contained in a letter from the young man in which he stated his intention of emigrating to Croydon for the winter. Mr. Brown then recollected that several bills calling for more than ordinary amounts had been taken out by the fugitive a few days ago, and upon investigation it dawned that the fellow had feathered his winter nest with about $800 in cold cash. Telegrams Tele-grams were at once fired through the country, and if there is a possibility of overtaking him the authorities will avail themselves of it. It is understood that Gould, whose very name suggests a picture of regal ease and comfort, has been playing quite a dashing role among the nymphs and vintages recently, and this probably proba-bly acccounts for the desperate appeal to the accounts of his employer. It is surmised that he has taken a bee line for the banks of the Kaw, at which point officers have been notified to keen an eye peeled. , Mr. Brown was seen by a reporter concerning the escapades of young Gould this morning, to whom he stated that the defaulter's correct initials were '-C.M." He says it is the first time that Gould has been permitted to handle so much of the institution's revenues, rev-enues, and presumes the temptation was too seductive for him. The check which the fugitive is said to have handed hand-ed a friend to whom he was cut up into three cheeks, a mistake which Mr Brown desired corrected.and amounted to $240. These were handed to the gentleman gen-tleman in question, with instructions to cash the same and remit the amount to the absconder at somctown in Kansas The gentleman, however, suspected something irregular and upon ascertaining ascer-taining that they were held by him Mr Brown procured an attachment to recover re-cover them. , ' |