Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-28
MARYLAND'S TREASURER.
Mr.. Archer's Takinxs Amount, it Il
Said, to $50, 600.

~ TIE oovInNon's APPorNT1fRxT-NR AnCnHI
THREATENED WITH CONGESTION or n. BRAIN
TWO MILLIONS IN HE srRoao BOZ.
Little was cleaned yesterday about the Archer
embezzlement The state securities which
should be in the safe deposit and trust com.
pany's Offices, according to the CONTROLLERS re-
port made September 50, 1889, foot up o., 2l8, =
61aT. OF this about e500, 900 consisted of
securities other than state obligations and avail
able for hypothscation. Senator Silver, Mr..
Archer's son-in-law, went to Belair last night
70 obtain the key Of the box in the safe deposit
vault The treasurer's impeachment ID now
talked of. Others say he can resign, but IL ID
not thought likely that the governor would
accept his resignation.
ABOUT THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TAKEN.
So far, without official investigation, CSC, 900
have been found to be Incorporated
Larger developments are expected when the
Investigation committee gets down to work.
1t is not known how the misappropriated
money was used. Last night at Baltimore it
was claimed Mr.. Archer had speculated and
gambled. It is stated that one friend offered
him $50, 000 and another $4,000 to help him
pronered assistance, saying he was ruined
man and had betrayed his trust to an amount
that $4,000 would not cover. Mr.. Archer has
been in a melancholy stste Of mind for weeks,
being made public. The governor has the
power to fill the vacancy in the Office of treas
urer with the advice Of the senate.
BARNES COMPTON FOR TRRAsURER.
It is not improbable that Hon. Barnes Comp
ton, lately unseated in Congress. will be
named for the Office Of treasurer. He was Mr..
Archer's predecessor.
In an interview last night Gov Jackson said:
"Of course, have heard the talk that there
are already aspirants in the field for the state
heasurership. You want to know what is my
opinion OF Barnes Compton, My confidence
| In him equals that which reposed in Mr..
Archer. When Mr. Compton was q state finance
officer he found $l6O 600 Of properly signed
sterling bonds that had been overlooked in an
old safe for thirty years; To cut off the ma
tured coupons and issue the bonds would have
been an act beyond the possibility Of discovery.
But 1t 10 not necessary to say that the fund went
to the benefit Of the state. If there IL q new
| state treasurer to be selected where is there
better man for the place? This is, however,
one OF the things not now under consideration.
1t has always been my opinion that the state
treasurer should not be connected with the
Craftsmanship Of the democratic party state
central committee"
COL. BAUGHMAN's STATEMENT.
State Controller Baughman has made the
following statement:
There is complaint because the state treas
urer's bondsmen were not informed in advance
OF my letter to the governor of d misappropri-
alton Of state funds. To give that notice would
have been my inclination on the score of friend
ship, but my duty lay in the other direction.
To have given that information to the bonds
men and interested friends would have placed
me in the position of being involved in any
publicity which would come. Completely in
the wrong-doing would have been my reward
in the event of an exposure. Why, there was
suspicion abroad early in the present week
that Mr.. Archer could not be found.
"For two weeks or more Mr.. Archer had
been aware that reports had come to the state
controller imparting suspicious that the treas
nrer was hypothecatng state securities. He
denied the reports and protested that he did
not have a note of any kind. 1t was then, of
my motion, the board of public works passed
an order that not less than two members OF the
board shall be present at all visits to the state
treasury box in the safe deposit building at
Baltimore. MIR. Archer agreed to that order
with alacrity. Thus my suspicion was again
allayed, but on Saturday last received infor-
nation which placed it beyond dispute that
MIR. Archer had hypothecated state sinking fund
bonds of numbers known to be held by the
state. loan of $4,000, which was secured by
$4,000 Of Frederick city bonds, had been lifted.
But notes of $4,000 and S2, 700 are secured by
hypothetical state securities, as stated in my
letter to the governor. So far as discovered
the amount Of hypothecation
Is Sow NOT LARGE;
not more, perhaps, than $1,000 or $4,000.
As to what the joint committee of the legisla-
ture may discover, will not speak. The keys
OF the safe deposit box are in the posse ssion OF
Mr.. Archer. The legislative committee form
the grand inquest Of the state. They have full
power to visit and inspect the securities. There
are several millions OF dollars OF bonds of all
descriptions in the safe deposit box. The
S206, 900 of new per cent state stock purchased
by order of the board Of public works are in
the possession OF the Farmers and Merchants
bank OF Baltimore"
The question was asked, ''why did not Mr..
Archer admit to his close friends the real state
OF the case at the time when he knew Of the
existence Of the suspicious of misappropria-
tion?'
Col. Baughman answered: "He denied It to
them then, and they could not help him, be-
cause he did not need it. When the proofs
not be concealed"
The legislative committee Of investigation
will be in Baltimore tomorrow and inspect the
safe deposit box. The legislature will adjourn
on Monday night next, and Gov. Jackson says
that he does not propose to call an extra ses-
sion Of the legislature or OF the senate The
Investigating committee has full power to act
without reporting to the legislature.
Mr.. ARoEERs CONDITION.
Mr.. Archer is now confined in darkened
room at his home and nobody il permitted to
see him except his attending physician, DIR. c.
A. Hollingsworth, and his wife. His son-n- law,
Senator Silver. was not even allowed to see
him. DIR. HOllingsworth, his physician, says
Mr.. Archer is suffering from worry and de-
preston. He is better than he was Wednesday
night, and if kept quiet he will recover. Judg-
ing by his condition the doctor would say that
he has been greatly overworked in the past few
months and in consequence his mind has been
| affected. His present condition is bordering
Oh congestion of the brain, and it is the doc
tors opinion that it has been coming ON for
several months.
Mr.. VIM. Richardson, druggist, says that Mr..
Archer was in his store until 10 o'clock Tues
day night, and then went to his office. That
was the last seen OF him until yesterday morn
| ing, when he was found near the gate on his
own grounds. He was wet and seemed to have
wandered all night.
Mr.. Archer, according to the physician g state
ment knows nothing Of the reports in the pa
pers, which are carefully kept from him. He
does not know even that anything has been
made public. There is no truth in the story
that MIR. Archer attempted to take his life. He
purchased no drugs at the drug store.
Ravfshers In Jail.
Andrew and William Benoit of Mount Glenn
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