Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-06
HE STOLE THEIR PAY
The Cashier of the House a De-
 faulter and Fugitive.
A YOUNG WOMAN WITH HIM.
Congressman Left in the Lurch for Nearly
 $lOO,OOO.

The Governments Loss Nearly Covered
 by His d-Sergeant-at-ArmsL Leedom
 wtn Have to Pay Q Large Amount-The
 Embezzler's Son Has Fit >n"n In-
 formed of His Fathers Act.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-C. E. Silcott, cashier of the Sergeant-at-Arms's office of the House of Representatives, has absconded.
 With him he took nearly $10O, 900 of the money intrusted to him for the pay ment of the salaries of Congressman and a woman not his wife.
 While to the general public Silcott has been quiet, economical family man, men about town have known for some time that he played the races, ," gambled and supported two households. The woman with whom Silcott has been intimate has passed here under the name of Lulu Barrett. She is dashing blonde and expensive in her tastes, and she has been the envy of her sisters on account of the fine raiment and glitter ing jewels with which she has bedecked her handsome person.
 She halls from Toronto Canada, and it is to that city that Silcott and the woman are now supposed to have gone.
 Silcott's family are overcome with the disgrace, and a son who is employed in the document room of the House went into fit when he was told of his fathers rascality.
 Silcott is about 50 years old, and has wife and family. He has been cashier nearly SIX years, having been appointed by MT. Leedom soon after his own first election six years ago.
 As soon as Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom discovered the steal he demanded an investigation. Speaker Reed appointed Congressman Adams, Stewart, Payne, Reed Uowa), Holman, Blunt and Hemp hill committee of inquiry. It began it's sittings to-day. Further startling revelations are anticipated.
 Silcott came from Youngstown, O., whore he was merchant for many years. His bond is for $50. 900 and his bondsmen, fifteen in number, are all residents of Ohio and of the vicinity whore he lived. The only names which MT. Leedom could remember among them were those of w. A. Blair, William Mccormick, J. T. Wilson, k. H. Eli son and Samuel brennan. The bond is | in Mir. Leedom's private safe out West. l MT. LeedOm says that the bondsmen 1 are all good men.
 Officially the Sergeant-at-Armso of the | House is unknown at the United States ! Treasurer's office. His bond of $50, OOO | is filed with the First Comptroller of the Treasury. The Treasurer is directed by law to honor the certificates of the i Sergeant-at-Arms when countersigneo by the Speaker.
 MT. Silcott, cashier in the office o1 Sergant-at-Arms Leedom, was at the Treasury three times last week with { | large number of certificates of mem bers for October and November salaries These certificates arc signed by the member in whose name they are draw1 by the clerk of the House, John B Clark, and by Speaker Carlisle. MT Silcott drew the following amounts o1 such certificates recently: On Novem Der 27th, s36, 900; 29th, S36, 1000; 3Oth $50, 900. The irresponsi bility of tn, House accounting officers to the Treas ury Department has been pointed ou in reports of the United States Treas urer for number of years past. Treas urer Jordan was particularly emphati
 in recon ending legislation to remed. | the matter