The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-12-18
The House Committee Decides to Refer the
Question of Responsibility for the Defal-
cation to the Court Of Claims.
AMollie Mcguire Attorneys Theory as to
the Cause of Mr.. Governs Death.
His Burial at Philadelphia Yesterday. and His
Life Insurance-Cause Of Delay in Con-
frming Justice Brewers Nomination.
sILCOTr's WHEREABOUTS.

Mr.. Leedom Thinks lie Is Safe In Europe
His Wife Living with Her Son.
epecis, to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Ex-Sergeant-at-
arms LeedOm believes now that hisdefault-
ing cashier. Silcott. has gone to Europe.
and that efforts to find him in Cenada are.
consequently, %unavailing. Mr.. Leedom
complains rather bitterly that the govern
ment has taken no steps to procure S~ilcott's
arrest. and says that no accurate descrip-
ton of the man has been furnished to any
one, save those personally employed by
himself. Silcott's physical appearance was
such that an attempt at disguise would be
Intellectual. He is slightly bu~mp-backed.
and has a peculiarly shaped body. es-
pecially where his legs join the
body. His hair is white, o v
that a fringe of black hair on the outer and
lower edges of his head make him con-
s%picuous. Mr.. Leedom found a photograph
of Lulu Barrett. Silcotts paramount. while
examining the cashiers private drawers.
The picture was placed in the safe. and
when the detectives wanted IL to assist In
tracing the pair the congressional commit
tee refused TO let Mr.. Leedom have any
thing from the safe until the investigation
is concluded.
Mrs. Silcott has been in bed most of the
time since her husbands crime was known.
Yesterday she asked TO be- taken from
the Congressional Hotel because the asso-
Citations were painful. From her window
she could look upon the corner of the Cap
itol in which her husband had been located
for years She la often watched for his
coming from work to his meals. The
daughter of q Washington editor had m ade
a fine crayon life-size portrait OF Silcott.
and given il TO the wife. Mrs. Silcoit had
this packed away where she could not see
it. and has taken refuge with her son in n
modest dwelling on b street. northeast. A
close inspection of all mails and kilograms
sent her fails TO disclose that she has had
any word from her husband.
To BE Decided by the Court of Claims.
To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE special House
committee investigating the Silcott defal-
cation to-day heard u short statement
from Representative Cutcheon to the effect
that he had applied for his November
salary on Dec. 8. and had been told by the
representative of the Sergeant-at-arms that
ie was not then due. and would not be un-
til the next day. Then the committee re-
sumed the consideration of the legal points
involved, and. after a discussion lasting an
hour and a half, practically reached an
agreement on n measure which may. be re-
garded rs a compromise between the d.
verse views of the members. This meas
ure will provide for the reference of tho
subject to the Court of Claims. which trib-
unal is to determine the responsibility for
the defalcation. and adjust the claims of
the members who have lost money, IT IL fol-
lows from their findings that they are en-
TITLED to reimbursement by the govern
ment, Another meeting of the COMMITTEES
is to be held to perfect the form OF the
measures and agree upon details yet m
settled.