The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-11-25
A SUDDEN SKIP.
The Cashier of the Missouri
Pacific Freight Office
Missing.
His Accounts Found to be in Bad
Condition by the
Auditors.

Ihe local 0ncerS oil the missouri Paclh(
have been considerably worked up dur
ing the past few days over the mysleriou:
and Unexplained absence Of VIM Johns
the cashier at the freight Office at hi,
point, from his post of duty. The matter
has been kept very quiet however. and il
was only after considerable hard work that
a BAzoo scribe was enabled to get at the
facts in the case.
The last seen OF johns by the officials OF
the company was on Saturday evening
last, he having been at his desk all
OF that day. On Monday morning he fail
ed to show up, hut nothing strange was
thought of the matter, his associate In the
Office thinking that he was probably sick.
Not putting In an appe arance on Tuesday,
a messenger was dispatched to his lodging
place. He returned with the information.
JOhus had not been seen there since Satur-
day night. Search was then made about
his usual haunts In The city, but no trace
of him could b. found.
Auditors and experts were at once set
to work on his books, and, although they
have made no official repOrt-their labors
not having been completed they claim 10
have found them 10 be in a very bad con-
dition, and that several discrepancies have
made their appearance. II will be several
days before the examination IS completed
The missing man has been in the employ
of the company in the capacity of cashier
about one year, but for some time prior to
that he occupied the position of bill clerk
in the same Office. He has a wife who
resided with bin here until last Friday,
when she left it is said, on visit to rela-
tives in st. Louis.
Several OF Johns personal friends were
seen by the reporter last night, bat they
were unable to solve the myster surround
ing his disappearance or advance any the
DRY regarding the matter,
LATER.
The mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of Cashier William JOINS, from this
city on Saturday night last, WAS cleared
away considerably yesterday, when il be-
came generally known that he was a de-
fauller, and everyone who was familisr
with the case advanced the theory that he
had simply fed 10 escape punishment at
the hands of the courts.
The publication of The affair in yester.
days journals created quite stir and the
papers were eagerly sought after. A. yet
received by The officials of the company.
1t is thought by many, however, that he
has gone where all defaulting cashiers go
to Canada.
The auditors are still engaged In check
ing up his accounts, but as yet no estimate
of his shortages can be made, as il will
take thorough investigation to determine
that fact.
Yesterday afternoon when it bacame a
settled fact that Johns hal absconded
number of business men put in an appear
ance at the various justices Offices and OBJ
tanned attachments Tor the amounts of his
indebtedness to them. Most of the &C.
counts were small, and all Of them will not
amount to more than three hundred dol
lars. The only property found by the con.
stable was some household effects. They
we're stored at 40 East Second street.
The railroad company will not loose
cent by the defalcation, as the amount will |
be made good BY Johns bondsmen, Messrs.
John Murphy, Pat McEnroe and F. p. |
Johns.
1t is said that the company and the
'ondsmen have placed the matter in the |
lands of detectives and that they will put |
orth every effort to apprehend the rs seal.