Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-11
HE WAS ALSO a F0RGER.
Cashier sflcott Discovered to Have U-e,
the Names of Representatives.

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Cashier sflcott Discovered to Have U-et
h Names of Representatives.
WAsHNeroN, Dec. 7.-Leedon has beer
gathering additional facts bearing on the
defalcation Of Cashier Silcott. There has
been q good deal speculation ss to why
Silcott took up a number OF notes at the
National Metropolitan bank last week just
before he disappeared.
Leedon has secured an explanation
which is to the effect that the cashier
forged the names of members Of the house
and others. to thirty-ive notes, aggregat.
ing $14,b00. 1t was these notes which he
took up IN Nov. 81. Leedon's theory OF
Silcott's object is believed. However, he
can be extradited, nevertheless it was re-
ported that he had been seen in New York,
enroute for Buffalo and that he has been
arrested in Albany. The reports lack con.
firmation.
The congressional committee is busy with
the Investigation and members OF the house
claim that the government will have to
make the sums lost good to them.
Representative Thompson of Ohio was
before the committee this afternoon in con.
nection with the inquiry into the character
confronted with the record Of q note pur-
porting to be his, for the amount of q
months salary, cashed in September. Mr..
Thompson declared he was not in Wash.
ington in September, and denied that he
ever made such o note.
Representatives Stone OF Missouri, Man
sur, Caruth, Crisp, Herbert, and four or
five other members testified to the same
effect in regard to notes made out in their
names, Caruth stating that he was in
Europe when the note ~purporting to be his
was made out.
1t is believed that the forged notes were
issued by Silcott to cover his losses OF
horse races, and that he hoped to win
enough money to take them up, but failed
to do 90 and simply got deeper in the pit.
With the opening of the new congress the
hour OF reckoning was coming, and, being
unable to settle up, he decided to make q
big haul. The foregoing with money he got
from the treasury. 1t is now understood
that he consulted his lawyer, who advised
him to take up the notes, 80 as to destroy |
the evidence Of forgery, as that crime is
covered by the extradition treaty with
Great Britain. While the taking up of
these net, 8 embarrassed the evidence OF
it is thought an indictment a be
returned for forgery by grand larceny, thus
making his ext-adition possible if he is
found in Canada. As soon as possible the
case will be sent to the grand jury |
and an attempt will be made to
secure indictments for forgery and for
grand larceny. AS the evidence of how
Silcott was trying to screen himself by
plunging deeper and deeper into every
gambling scheme to get money to make
good his forgeries, the fact is disclosed that
the past two months be has bought
five whole lottery tickets each month.
The following are the members whose
names were forged: Hobert, Turpin,
Davidson OF Florida, Bullock, Crisp,
Gaines, Bootbman, Thompson Of Ohio,
Wickham, Richardson OF Washington. Ru-
pierce, Kileore, Grain, Moore, Carlton,
Lawler. Gest, Gray. Hayes, Conger, A.. J
Anderson, Stone OF Kentucky, Stone OF
Missouri, Goodnight, Montgomery, Car
nth, Paynter, j. A. Buchanan, Landery,
Maisur, Wade, Latham. Brewer and
Ewarts. |