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LATE BOOK-KEEPER
[Welland Telegraph, 16 January 1891]
It is now known beyond the shadow of a doubt that Sidney Hoch, late book-keeper for the Casket Company, has skipped, and one who is looked upon as good authority says the missing accountant is in British Columbia. Hoch’s accounts were found in a tangled mess which only an expert is able to straighten out, but whether he is a defaulter to any extent will not be known until the books are balanced. At present the firm have the impression that Hoch was behind in his accounts from the fact that their outside representative claims $800 of salary which it was thought was paid, but until the books are audited no man knows just how matters stand. A few small debts are left around town, but the aggregate of these amounts will probably not reach over $40. The general opinion is that he was unable to untangle his books and prepare a balance sheet, consequently skipped to avoid discharge by the company for inefficiency. Hoch lived a pretty rapid life while here, spending considerable money in wine, keeping fast company, and going at a pace which an ordinary salary could not long keep up.
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