The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-22
HIS SHORTAGE SWOLLEN.
sALTMARsH's srEALINas FOUND TO
AGGREGATE $1,000.
A Batch OF Indictments Found Against
Him, Framed to Catch and Hold Him
somewhere-He Still wandors. and
May Never be Tried.

For long, sweltering and weary weeks,
John j. Shea and Frank b. Hunter have
been exercising their expert attain
ments on the books, papers, ETC., of the
police station.house.
The examination was the outgrowth Of
woefully belated discovery that Charles
1. saltmarsh, for seven years day station
keeper had swaggcd great sections OF tho
city's Doodle, secured from miserable men
and women before His Honor the Re.
corder.
As first fruit crop, Saltmarsh was in
dicted by the Grand Jury Yesterday. There
were three separate and distinct papers, in
one Of which there arc four counts. They
catcf him on embezzlement, fraudulent
breech OF trust and larceny, combining
these oflenses so as TO make them serve
the best purpose If the fugitive is ever
caught.
1t was learned through the careful over
hauling OF his accounts, Just finished, that
Saltmarsh scooped the cash fore and aft,
and from every other quarter. His steal
ings, according TO the special committees
report, aggregates $1,000. Seven thousand
dollars in the short space OF two years,
and from under the very noses OF men en-.
gagged in the business OF ferreting out
crime and criminals As one OF the COM
mitteemen remarked TO an APPEAL re-
porter when the beginning Of dishonesty's
reign had been struck in the examination,
ut looks TO me like he had gotten away
with all the money the recording OF which
he was charged with"
But tho indictments against Saltmarsh
will probably be followed by others against
other city officials. The committee has,
from time 10 time along the line OF investi-
CATION, resorted TO the examination of wit
nesses on some OF the more palpable short
comings OF the principals. This was the
leading feature OF the work Yesterday.
Tho authorities following up the discre-
ton essential IN such proceedings, are thus
lar silent. When asked by an APPEAL
man yesterday II Saltmarsh had gone il
alone IN the knock-down practices,
leading official declined TO answer. His
manner OF keeping his own counsel was.
however, almost equivalent 10 an admis.
sion outright that there was more game TO
bag, THIS has been a widespread impress
sion from the start, even under the sup
posed shortage OF between 5000 and
$1,000. The public has never understood
how an employe can appropriate oven that
amount IN n comparatively short period
without detection. Since Il has grown TO
Of more than double the oriVi-
nal find, the wonder and suspicion have
moi abated by considerable.
saltmarsh has not been appiehended,
nor Is he likely TO be until, iootsorc, weary |
and broke, no tires OF his enforced wan |
behring's, and voluntarily surrcndcrs him.
self. IL Is really stranger case than that |
OF Tascott The Memphis fugitive is |
known personally by officers In many |
parts OF the country. while SMELLS muir |
derer was probably never heard Of beyond |
q small circle In Chicago before his alleged |
crime. The local police have, they say,
heard OF Saltmarsh two or three times |
once in Illinois and again in Missouri, and |
That is the extent Of their information.