Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1916 — EMBEZZLER CAUGHT AT CONRAD SATURDAY [ARTICLE]

EMBEZZLER CAUGHT AT CONRAD SATURDAY

Confessed to Stealing Over $1,700 From Canadian Express Companies. James A. Young, who has been serving as deputy postmaster at Conrad the past five months under the name of F. IV. Smith, was placed under arrest Saturday by Sheriff Hess and taken to Montreal, Canada,' to answer to embezzlement. F. W. Schuler, an inspector for the American Express Co., went to Kentland Saturday and asked Sheriff Hess to help locate Young, who was believed to be working in that county. As soon as Mr. Hess saw Young’s picture he remembered having seen him at Conrad. The two officials went to Conrad and paked Young under arrest, the latter confessing that he was the man wanted. He was taken to Ken/tland Saturday night and on Sunday Sheriff Hess left with him for Buffalo, N. Y., where he was turned over to Canadian officials. Young had been in the employ of uhe American, National and Canadian Express companies at St. Johns, 25 miles east of Montreal, and is reported $1,700 shoft in his accounts. He admitted the shortage to Sheriff Hess and said loquor was responsible. He is about forty years of age and has-a wife and two daughters residing at Saratoga Springs, N. W.