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Providence Morning Star
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
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In Pawtucket, architect Edwin A. Hall was arrested by Chief Rice for embezzling from Conant Thread Company via inflated payrolls over three years; he conveyed $15,000 property to employers and faces arraignment before Justice Shove.
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AN ARCHITECT IN TROUBLE.—Wednesday forenoon, Chief of Police Rice arrested Mr. Edwin A. Hall, an architect in the employ of the Conant Thread Company, who is charged with defrauding the company. For about three years he has had general superintendence of workmen engaged in building operations on the premises, and has had the disbursing of money to them, the pay roll being made up in the office. It appears that the pay roll numbered more men than were employed, and hence quite a sum was swindled out of the company. Hall has made conveyance to his employers of some Massachusetts mill property valued at about $15,000. The accused is to be arraigned before Justice Shove this afternoon. The amount of the embezzlement cannot be definitely known until the company's books have been thoroughly examined. It is stated that Hall claims that other persons are connected with him, but declines to give names.
April 1.
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Pawtucket
Event Date
Wednesday Forenoon, April 1
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arrested and charged with defrauding the conant thread company through falsified payrolls; conveyed massachusetts mill property valued at $15,000 to employers; to be arraigned; amount of embezzlement pending examination of books; claims others involved but declines names
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Chief of Police Rice arrested Edwin A. Hall, an architect employed by the Conant Thread Company, for defrauding the company. For three years, Hall supervised workmen and disbursed payments based on a payroll that listed more men than employed, swindling funds from the company.