Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-07
Money Missing at the Treasury.


IS BILLS.
The U. S. Treasurer's Office is disturbed over
the mysterious disappearance of ten sheets of
paper, each containing four notes of the de-
nomination of IS, and representing 500 in all.
These sheets were included in the regular de-
livery from the bureau of engraving and print
ing TO the United States Treasurer last Tues
day morning. The packages were counted and
and reported to be correct in every particular
before leaving the bureau. On reaching the
treasurer's otIice they were again counted and
reported correct. The notes are all completed
with the exception of being stamped with the
Treasury seal, and when that is added they are
ready for issue. After the packages in ques-
ton had been verified at the treasurer's ONCE
they were turned over to the sealing division
for completion They were counted there and
found to be short ten sheets. These were num-
bered in regular order and were in the middle
of package. The officer in charge Of the di-
vision refused to receipt for these sheets, and
word was sent to the bureau for an eXplana-
ton. Although two days have passed no trace
whatever of the missing sheets has been dis
for money, for they lack only the Treasury seal
to be legal tender.
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS TO-DAY.
There we're no new developments to-day in
relation to the missing ten sheets Of IS notes,
$500 in all. Treasurer Hyatt and Chief of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Graves are
conducting a thorough investigation of the
matter tracing step by step tine sheets from the
beginning of work upon them In the bureau to
their final handling in the Treasury Depart
ment, but as yet they have reached no conclu-
sions as to how the sheets disappeared
The two officials we're closeted at the bureau
of engraving and printing this afternoon, and
Mr.. Graves afterwsrd made the following state
ment of the case To STAR reporter:
ha in IN 10 a. ofo
thousand, which, with twenty-nine thousand
other sheets, were sent from the bureau to the
Treasury department. The lot was
received in the treasurer's Office
receipt given. The final receipt, however.
which is given at the close OF the day. is the
official RECEIPT. After being counted the
sheets were transferred to the sealing
room, where they were sealed. They
were then given to another counter, who DIS
examining the sealing machine it was found
that the ten missing sheets were not
registered by the machine, and had not
therefore been sealed. That b all that is
known about the matter. As soon as any tang
ible clue Is reached as to the manner OF their
disappearance, immediate action will be taken
Everything possible ia being done to solve the
problem"
Mr.. Geo. h. Gurley, formerly of this city,
.
died at Cos Cob, Connecticut yesterday, in the
seventy-second year of his age.
In the Criminal Court Today Chas Dean, q
white man, indicted for the embezzlement Of
s2 from Jos. Woodward on November IA, was
found not guilty.
Hairless Ford, colored, was this morning
convicted in the Criminal Court of housebreak-
ing, with intent TO commit assaults upon Emma
Mayhem, Carrie Hall, and Hattie Hall, and not
guilty Of intent 70 steal.
The report Of Coroner Patterson for last
month shows that twenty EIGHT deaths were in
vestigated There was one homicide and two
accidental deaths.
Harriet Smith, colored, eighteen years old,
fell down the steps at her home, in Hillsdsls,
this morning and broke her left arm in three
places She was attended by DR.. Pyles.
In the Criminal Court this afternoon Colfax
Dixon, . colored boy thirteen or fourteen years
old, wss acquitted ON ths charge Of larceny
from the person-snstching . pockstbook from
Rachel Dyer. The defendant claimed that he
pocketbook wAs taken By another boy.
b. q. Crumik Of Wed Virginia, . carpenter
in the employ Of the nost-ozkes dspasSnsnk
has resigned