The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-08
THEFTs IN THE TREASURY
Nationa, Banks and Lady Clerks
Made to Make Up for
Stolen Money.
Hartford Times.

The forced resignation Of Mr.. South.
wick Guthrie, cashier Of the treasury
department, has given rise to a great
deal of talk. So tar, the treasury de>
partment has not given out the reasons
why Mr.. Guthrie was asked to resign,
and,i the absence Of official information.
runner has been very busy. A couple OF
years ago Mr.. Guthrie was charged with
being too familiar with certain members
Of the district ring, and that IL was
shown that he received $500 for services
performed tor the district In fixing up
some kind OF q financial exhibit. the
work on which was done by clerks under
him. and during office hours. some per.
sens charge that the last package missed
from the treasury 1900 had something
to do with his being asked to step down
and our. Just prior to that another pack.
age containing $1,000, was missed. The
tact that II had been stole was kept from
the public until few weeks since, when 1t
leaked out in some way. Almost Instant.
~, ex-Treasurer John c. New, now In
the banking business in Indianapolis,
Ind, denied all knowledge of the loss.
In this connection, Mrs. Gen. Roberts,
the lady who founded the Penny Lunch
Home, 10 this city, which Is now dong
so much good, aud who Is qualified to
speak on such matters, furnishes the fol-
lowing: .
"The real facts In the case are that the
package was gwen to bis nephew to
carry across the hall from one room to
another. The package was never dellv-
cred across the hall, and Mr.. New made
the lady clerks pay $3.50 piece to make
1t up. The only female clerk who was
not made to pay 1t was niece OF his.
Dir. New has said be paid that
money out OF his own pocket.
l say he did not. or course II he
did he can prove 1t, but | am perfectly
confident | can prove to the contrary.
don't care personally about the matter,
only l don't like to see man in a high
Official position make out OF women,
with families to support, such q sum,
that ought to come from his own pocket.
He came on here, and, In the face of
&C ID, honest opposition, forced the score.
tary Of the treasury. Mr.. Bristow, to
make Mr.. Guthrie cashier, because the
said Guthrie acted a. lsundress and tried
10 wash the soiled linen Of man who
gained his position because he loaned o.
T. Morton (who 10 now dead, 60 W.
won't say anything about him) $4,000,
10 view OF which Mr.. Morton made him
treasurer, which position he wotully
abused, Guthrie got an order issued
that the national banks should be fined
II the money sent was not, In the packs
ages containing It. placed In Just such a
manner. 1t isa debatable fact whether
such an order was right or legal,
but 1t realized within short time 81 800.
All that, I gay. can be proved. This
sum has not been accounted tor. II ID
known that 1t was In the treasury, and
last traced to Guthrie. Some cay It wal
used to pay the $4,000 stolen. II 10, wha,
was done With the money taken from the
women' Mr.. New did not pay tho
money taken BY hi' nephew out of hi,
pocket That Is what Lay. New, II hl
can prove ai6srsntly let bio, DO IT, <
The LADY cisfks Of ths redemption a.
vision " the trpasury cspsstmsnt bsvs
Bean inquired 10 nAks uD sovssal sum,
thai have bean Ai1ssd hem TIC building.
ltis doe By tollo1shils 'saeh q TER,
To- days. sad thu. althossh nv saaIivt
pay bot IT, sWspty dsys, o. Sisn Sosst,1
entire mouth ~. New wsdc % NM
uisgans pssti1sS u this way, aAdins
cse robbery to another, y ts, :