Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-09
THEFTs IN THE TREASURY.
National Ranks aud Lady Clerks Made to
Make Up for Stolen Money.
Hartford Times


Make Up for Stolen Money.
Hartford Times
The forced resignation of Mr.. Southwick
Guthrie, cashier of the treasury department,
has given raise to good deal of talk. So
far, the treasury department has not given
out the reasons why Mr.. Guthrie was asked
to resign, and, in the absence of official in
formation, rumor has been very busy. A
couple of years ago Mr.. Guthrie was charged
with being too familiar with certain men,
beers of the district ring, and it was shown
that he received $500 for services performed
for the district in fixing up some kind of 3
financial exhibit, the work on which was done
by clerks under him, and during Office hours.
Some persons charge that the last package
missed from the treasury ($1 300 had some
down and ont. just prior to that another
The fact that it had been stolen was kept
from the public until few weeks since,
when it leaked out in some way. Almost in
stantly, e1-treasurer John G. New, now in
the banking business in Indianapolis, Ind,
denied all knowledge of the loss.
In this connection, Mrs. Gen. Roberts, the
duy WIZ 1OuOuC0 eA0 Gully AuACA 44OA4Ao,
in this city, which is now doing so much
good, and who is qualified to speak on such
matters, furnishes the following:
The real facts in the case are that the
package was given to his nephew to carry
across the hall from one room to another.
The package was never delivered across the
hall, and Mr.. New made the lady clerks pay
$3.50 apiece to make it up. The only
female clerk who was not made to pay it was
niece of his. Mr.. New has said he paid
that money out of his own pocket. say he
did not. OF course if he did he can prove
it, but am perfectly confident that l can
prove to the contrary. don't care person
ally about the matter, only don't like to see
q man in 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 good, honest opposition, forced the
secretary of the treasury, Mr.. Bristow, to
make Mr.. Guthrie cashier, because the said
Guthrie acted as laundress and tried to wash
the soiled linen for q man who gained his
position because he loaned 0. P. Morton
(who is now dead, 80 we won't say anything
about him) 10000, in view of which Mr..
Morton made him treasurer, which position
he wofully abused. Guthrie got an order is-
sued that the national banks should be fined
if the money sent was not, in the package
containing it, placed in just such manner.
It is debatable fact whether such an order
was right or legal, but it realized within q
short time 81 800. All that, say, can be
proved. This sum has not been accounted
for. It is known that it was in the treasury
and last traced to Guthrie. Some say it was
used to nav the So, 900 stolen. If so, what
was done with the money taken from the
women? Mr.. New did not pay the money
taken by his nephew out of his pocket. That
is what l say. Now, if he can prove different
~ let him do it.
The lady clerks of the redemption division
of the treasury department have been re-
quired to make up several sums that have
been missed from the building. It is done
by furloughing each of them ten days, and
then, although they receive pay but fol
twenty days, to sign fer the entire month
Mr.. New made up several missing packages
in this way, adding one robbery to another