The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-02-07

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 80 1873;
This city was thrown into grea
excitement this morning by the dis
covery that Isaac b. Vincent, Ala
bama's State Treasurer, was q de
faulter to the amount of about $3.50,
QUO and that he had left the city
The Legislature had appointed !
committee early in the session to in
vestigate the offices and accounts d
the Treasurer and Auditor. Thil
committee notified MIR. Vincent on
Monday that they would examine
his office ON Tuesday. On receip
OF this information Mr.. Vincent left
he said for New York, on Monday
night. His departure attracted nt
attention at the time, because the
fact was not known publicly nor t.
the other officials until yesterday
afternoon, when Mrs. Vincent wenI
to the Capitol aud delivered to MIR
DuncansCrawford, the clerk in til.
Treasurer's Office, a note and Sl5,0Ot
which Mr.. Vincent had left with heI
with instructions that they be hand
ed to Mr.. Crawford.
vINCENT's NOTE TO HIS CLERK.
The following is a copy of the
note:
STATE OF ALABAMA, TREAS. Dept.
MONTGOMERY, Jan. 20, 1883. !
DEAR CRAWFORD: l find this even.
ing that my money is not here, nei
Their has it been paid over TO the
Importers and Traders Bank, az
promised. l leave for New York to
straighten the whole matter. l have,
perhaps, waited too long and will be
censured, but | have no idea of run.
ming away. | wish you would assist
the committee, and after a balance
is ascerlained ask them to wait a
day and telegraph me, car of Fred
Wolfe, New York. Ifanything hap
pens to me | wish to state positively
and emphatically that being behind
in my East is my own fault and that
you have had nothing to do with it.
Your friend, l. II. VINCENT.
This was the first known of Mr..
Vincent's departure. Last night the
committee, Governor and Attorney
General proceeded to investigate the
matter. Upon their examining sew
eral bank cashiers in the city the
fact was developed that Mr.. Vincent
had on his private account for the
last several years from time to time
bought large amounts of New York
exchange, the drafts being drawn to
a great extent in favor of Fred Wolfe.
At Mr.. WOlfie's bank alone he had
bought $4,000 of exchange. The
Governor this morning sent a mes
sage to the Senate aud House OF
Representatives, enclosing a copy OF
Vincent's note to Crawford and say
The amount of Mr.. Vincent's
d~efalcation can only be ascertained
after a careful examination of the
Treasurer's books and a careful count
of the money in the Treasury, but a
hursied and partial investigation
indicates that it is more than $500
600, 1t is not known by what train
in what direction Mr.. Vincent
left Montgomery Means have been
adopted to intercept and detain him.
if possible. 1t is believed the State
is largely secured against ultimate
loss. The two houses will have COM
munications delivered to them from
time to time OF any further informa-
that comes into my hands"
The committee to examine the
Treasurer's books find tonight the
actual cssh in the vault to be S170,-
341. SO and the actual deficit, s2l7,
SOP. The committee is investi-
Vincent's speculation to as
certain the parties with whom the
transactions were made.