The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1883-02-01
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND SHORT.
The State Treasurer of Alabama Uses the
Peoples Money in Making Unsuccss-
full SpeculatiOns in Cotton.
How News of the DefalcatiOn was Received
and the Action Taken by the
Government.

MONTGOMERY, January 3l.-The committee
to examine the books and accounts of State
Treasurer Vincent were to begin the examina-
ton yesterday. Vincent left the city on Mon
day night. A letter from him to his chief clerk
was delivered TO the latter late yesterday even
ing, and laid before the Governor. An exam
inatiOn of the books of the cashier and Others
late last night shows that Vincent specialized
largely in cotton futures The deficit, us far
us can be gathered, is between S235,OO and
The Governor will offer large reward, and
has sent kilograms to the police of the principal
cities. Vincent is five feet ten inches high,
very neat in his dress, brown hair and beard
beard full and long, with moustache. He has
very bad teeth, and scar on the forehead
THE GOVERNOR ON THE SUBJECT
The Governor sent the following message to
the Legislature:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
1t becomes my painful and notifying duty
to inform you that Isaac III. 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 A. d. Craw-
ford, clerk in his Office, dated the 18th, which
was received by Crawford on the afternoon of
the Both, and was communicated to me at $50
p. Ill. on that day:
The STATE OF ALABAMA,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Montgomery, January ~, 1888.
DEAR CRAWFORD Il find this evening that
my money is not here; neither has it been paid
over to the Importers and Traders bank, as
the whole matter. have, perhaps, waited too
long, and will be censured / have no idea of
running away. L wish you would assist the
committee, and after the balance is ascertained
ask them to wait a day and telegraph me in
care OF Fred Wolfe New York. If anything
happens me, wish to state, emphatically and
positively, that being behind in my cash is my
own fault, and that you had nothing to do
with it. Your friend,
[Signed.l |. ii. VINCENT,
The amount of Vincent's defalcation can
only be ascertained after careful examination
the money in the treasury, but Il hurried and
partial investigation indicates that it is more
than $2OO,OOO. 1t is not known by what train,
or in what direction, Vincent left. Means have
been adopted to intercept and detain him il
possible 1t is believed the State is largely Sc
cured against ultimate loss. The two houses
will have communication delivered them from
time to time of any. further information that
comes into my hand.
GSignedlE. A. O'NEAL- Governor.
Large sums of money sent from Wolfe, sup
posed to be dealing in cotton, have been traced
up, and he dealt alsO it is supposed, with other
cotton houses.
The committee counted the money in the
treasury vault, and found Sl52,000. The deficit
is $4,000 amply secured by good bondsmen.
1t is developed that the money was taken in
the last year, and nearly all before November
the committee, lost over 100000 in cotton
through one house, Fred Wolfe, and some
through Others. There had been some talk
since he bought Il house, rich furniture, car
riages and horses. The Governor has taken
charge of the keys of the treasury. The default
State in the least, nor cause any interruption
in the regular payment of warrants. The jan
uary interest is all paid.
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