Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-29
The Reported Difseulfy in Regard to
she Funds of the Columbia Lying.
I'm n Ospital.

rumOr has been given circulation rejecting
npon the character OF one Of our most proml-
rent business citizens, which in order to er-
plain fully il is necessary to prelude the eKl.la-
ration with the alleged charges.
The Columbia Lying in asylum OF this city i.
under the charge of a board of directors, and OF
which A. 5. SOlOmOns is treasurer. As such he
draws all monies appropriated BY Congress for
its relief and il becomes part and portion of
his duties to make the necessary disbursements
A rumOr has been ahOst that Mr.. SOlOmons in
his capacity as treasurer failed to keep a sepa-
rate bank account of the funds of the inst tu-
ton, but drew money by warrant from the trea-
sury, banked the same and checked upon the
amount a. an individual rather than as
a distinctive officer of the asylum. AS
report has had il soon after the financial
troubles, out Of which we are now emerging
came upon US, the board Of directors called
spon MI SOlOmOns for an account or financial
exhlblt; that the account rendered by him
showed that there was due bv him 70 the
asylum upwards of $4,000, but upon being
asked to produce the same, he failed 10 do so
ana alleged as a reason for such failure that
ne monetary complications at that time
were sueh that he necessarily was forced
20 ask Tor an indulgence; that in order to
make good the trregularity, he executed a
mortgage OF his premises ON X street to the
board Of directors, to assure them of his inten-
ton 10 refund. So much for the rumor. Now
for
The FACTS.
a reporter OF The STAR this morning called
spon John T. Mitchell, who associated with
Surgeon General Barnes) constitute the build
ing committee of the asylum. Mr.. Mitchell, in
answer to the rumors, stated that the account.
OF Mr.. SOlOmOns were in complete order and
Kept satisfactorily 10 the building committee:
.nat all demands upon him a. treasurer
we're promptly met and paid; that the
manner in which the mortgage on his
house was executed came about in this
wise; that owing to the fact that moneys for
other charitable institutions lad been deposited
in the First National bank, inquiry was made
by the Treasury department. where the f0nds of
the Lying In Asylum we're deposited, and that
the officers of the department, inasmuch as
large amounts were being drawn bv Mr. Solo
mons, desired him to increase his bond now
$1,000. Mr.. Mitchell notified Mr.. SolomOns to
tbs effect MIR. SOlOnOns while having no OBJ
lection to bond to a large amount in order to
satisfy even the breath of suspicion, voluntary
and Of his own account executed q mortgage OF
his street property 10 the board of trustees
instead Of going to the trouble OF increasing his
ssreties.
Mr.. Clark, the Supervising Architect OF the
Capitol extension. under whose supervision the
improvements are being made to the asylum,
states that all bills approved by him are
promptly paid by Ar. SOlOmOns on demand.
We publish these rumOrs and facts solely to an
tieipate that class of journals, whose represent
atiyes would magnify mole-hill into . noun
tain. and Temporarily impair the fair name of
one Of our most enterpTising and upright citi-
zens. Mr.. Solomons i. now absent in New York,
where he has been for the past ten days.
CESAR AT THE WHITE HoUsg.-Policsmsn
Chase, the officer on duty at the Presidents
House, this morning took into custody a crazy
German who was lettering about the premises.
When questioned, he stated that he had been
appointed to take charge OF the United States
government, and hal walked all the way from
Massachusetts. He demanded 20 see the PTssi-
dent forthwith. He was conducted to police
headquarters, and among q vast quantity of
papers and rubbish on his person was a hand
stamp which makes the impression, in circular
orm, of the legend 90 L. 5. Government and
across the center " President" IL is though
he bad been reading the New York Herald
articles on Casarism. II ia likely the unfOrtu-
nate man will commence his supervision of
national affairs at the Government Insane
Asylum