Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-08
HOW TO IDENTIFY THEM.
sILCoTT, THE SKIPPER.
VIII the Government Have to Make Good
His REGULATIONS?


WASHINGTON, December 7th.-Leedom
has been gathering additional facts bearing
on the defalcations of cashier Silcott.
There has been good deal OF specula-
ton as to why Silcott took up number of
notes at the National Metropolitan Bank
last week Just before he disappeared.
Leedom has secured an explanation which
is to the effect that the cashier forged the
names of members of the House and
others to thirty-fve notes, aggregating $14,-
500. 1t was these notes which he took up
November 9th.
1t was reported this morning that he had
been seen in New York en- route for Buff
falo, and that he had been arrested in
Albany. The reports lack confirmation.
The Congressional Committee is busy
with the investigation. The members of
the Hoase claim that the Government will
have TO make sums lost good.
Representative Thompson of Ohio was
before the committee this afternoon in
connection with the inquiry into the char
acter of the notes taken up by Silcott. He
was confronted with the record of a note
purporting to be his for the amount of a
months salary cashed in September
Thompson declared he was in Washington
in September and denied that he had ever
made such note. Representatives Stone
OF Missouri, Mansur, Caruthers, Crisp,
Herbert and four or five others testified to
the same in respect to notes made out in
their names Csruthers stated he was in
Europe when the note purporting TO be his
was made.
1t is believed the forged notes were
issued by Silcott to cover his losses on
horse races, and that he hoped to win
enough money to take them up, but failed
to do so and simply got deeper in the pit,
and with the opening of the new Congress
the hour of reckoning had come, and be-
ing unable to settle up he decided to make
a big haul. Before going with the money
he got from the Treasury, il is now under
stood he consulted his lawyer, who advised
him to take up the notes so as to destroy
the evidence of forgeries, ss that crime is
covered by the extradtion treaty with
Great Britain. While the taking up of
these notes embarrassed the evidence of
forgery, it is thought an Indictment can be
returned for forgery by the Grand Jury,
thus making his extradition possible if he
is found il Canada.
As soon as possible the case will be sent
to the Grand Jury and an attempt be made
to serve indictments for forgery and for
grand larceny.
AS an evidence of how Silcott was trying
TO save himself by plunging deeper and |
deeper into every gambling scheme to get |
money to make good his forgeries, the fact |
is disclosed that for the past two months
he has bought five whole lottery tickets
each month.
Following are the members whose names |
were forged: Herbert. Turpin, Davidson |
of Florida, Bullock, Crisp, Grimes, Booth
man, Thompson of Ohio, Wick ham, Rich |
ardson, Washington, r. A. Pierce, Kill |
gore, Grain, Moore, Carlton, Lawler, Gest, |
Gear, Hayes, Copger, j. Anderson, Stone |
of Kentucky, Stone of Missouri Goodnight, J
Montgomery, Caruth, Paynter, j. A Bu- |
chanan, G.. L. Anderson, Manner, Wade, |
Chatham, Brewer and Ewart.