Huntsville gazette., 1883-02-03
TREASURER VINCENT
Skips with $225,OOO.
Gambling in Futures with the
States Money. The Cover
nOr's message. Reward
Offered.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 81 TIE
to examine the books and
accounts of State Treasurer Vincent
we're to begin an examination yester-
day. Vincent left the city monday
night
A letter from him to his chief clerk
was delivered to the latter yesterday
afternoon, and was laid before the
governor. Vincent said he WAS be-
hind, but was going to New York to
get money which, the letter indicated
he had loaned. The examination of
the cash and other books late last night
shows Vincent speculated largely in
cotton futures.
The deficit, as far as can be gathered
at the tine. is between 1925, 900 and
100000. The governor sends mes
sage on the subject to the legislature.
Treasurer Vincent left Monday
night, by what route is not known.
The ticket agent at the railroad offics
did not knew him. None of them
knew him. The governor will offer a
large reward, and has sent kilograms
to the police of all large cities.
vINcENT's Personal APPEARANCE.
Vincent is 5 feet, 10 inches high,
very neat in dress, brown hair and
beard, full and long, with moustache,
has very bad teeth, a scar on his fore
head from q wound in battle.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The governor sent to the legislature
the following message:
10 the Senate and House Of Represen
tatiues. 1t becomes my painful and
mortifying duty to inform you that
Isaac II. Vincent, treasurer OF the
state, is short in his accounts and has
left the city. This fact was made
known by Vincent in the following
note to Mr.. a. D. Crawford, clerk
in bis Office, dated 29th inst. which
was receivd by Crawford the afternoon
of the Both inst, and was communica-
ted to me at $50 p. m. that day.
STATE OF ALABAMA,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Montgomery, Jan. 80, 1888.
DEAR CRAWFORD: | fnd this eve.
ming that my money is not here, nei
ther has it been paid over to the I'm
porters and Traders bank, as promis
ed. leave for New York TO straight
en- the whole matter. have, per
haps, waited too long and will bt
censured, but l have no idea of run
ming away. I wish you would assist
the committee and after the balanc'
is ascertained ask them to wait da,
and telegraph me. in care OF FREQ
| Wolfe, New Yprklsn to Slate EN-
phatically and positively that being
tehind in my cash is my own fault
and that you have had nothing to Dc
with it.
Your friend,
j. II. VINCENT.
The amount of Vincent's ,iefalcatior
can not be ascei tain until after care
full examination Of the treasurer
books and careful count Of the mon.
ey in the treasury, but hurried and
partial investigations indicates it as
more than 100000,
1t is not known by what train or in
what diIeetion Vincnet left Moi tg m
| cry, but means have been adopted tc
intercept and detain him, if possible
it is believed that the state is largely
secured against any ultimate loss.
| The house will have communica-
tions delivered to it frem tins to time.
of any further information that comes
into my bands. E. A. O'NEAL.
Governor.
Large sums of money which were
cent to Fred Wolfe, with whom he is
supposed to have been in dealings III
cotton, have been traced up, and
Vincent dealt also, it is supposed
with other cotton houses.
A legislative committee has couuted
the money in the treasury vault, and
found s152 900. The deficit is 1927,
600. and is amply secured by good
bondsmen. 1t is developed that the
money was taken in the last two
years. and nearly al b. f,re Aovem
her last Vincent, according to the
statement lnude by witness b.fore tn-
committee, lost over S1a0'000 il
cotton, through one lIo5ee. that u;
Fred Wolfe, and sons thrnug
others 1t is fnrmised that he ma
have loaned some, although no eviden
ce to that effect has been shown.
There has been some talk lately,
since he bought nice house, rich fur
niture, and carriage and horses.
The governor has taken charge oil
the keys of the treasury for the pres
ent. The default Will not interfere
with the states business in the least.
nor cause any interruption in the
regular payment Of warrants. The
January interest is also paid