The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-15
AN ARMY OFFICERS ARREST.
ACCUSED OF ISSUING WORTHLESS
CHECKS AND PAY VOUCHERS.

| -1CCCSED OF ISSUING WORTHLESS
CHECKS AND PAY VOUCHERS.
! Major &. n. Throckmorton Gives an Ex.
planation on which He L. Conndent He
| Will be Acquitted - who IL Hts Enemys
The report that Major Charles B. Throck-
morton, commandant at Fort Schuyler. had
been placed under arrest was received yester.
| day with much surprise. He is veteran Of
thirty years service. end during that period
| he has never beforoSbeen even reprimanded
for fault Ho is now accused OF having issued
WORTHLESS checks and OF duplicating his pay
vouchers. The charges are preferred by In.
| spector- General Hughes and Paymaster.in-
| Chief Smith.
Tho Specifications arc in substance that
! last June Major Throckmorton issued thrce
| checks. one Of $35, one OF $40. and one OF SIS.
! on the Lincoln National Bank with which he
| had no account. and that he duplicated his
pay vouchers for the month OF August, 1901.
Inquiry among army officers who are in
situation to know the facts elicits the follow.
ing explanation Of the case: man whose
| name is not made public. called on Paymaster
Smith. In the army building. during the latter
| days OF August. and demanded payment Of q
certain sum specified on one Of Major Throck.
morton's pay vouchers. He was told that
the Majors voucher for August was already
pledged. Payment was refused. He threat.
| ened then to mako the fact public unless he
| was paid. Whereupon the paymaster reported
| the matter to Major Gen. Howard. saying that
his duty compelled him. under the circum.
stances. to prefer charges against Major
Throckmorton. These charges remained In
| possession Of Gen. Howard for two weeks.
During this time. no says. the officer
accused made no explanations OF the
affair. They were then sent to WASH
ington. In tho mean time. Inspector Hughes
made out by Major Throckmorton and cashed
Hughes then considered II his duty also to
They S were 90 sent to Cen. H Howard. but being
they 70 rwen
last Tuesday morning that Major Throckmor-
ton Hnder at aoxsr
r spaK sd re
%sRt!ensa; and that the oser had been plsesd
At the Lincoln National Bank Mr. Warren
account with this bank. but this summer eight
or ten checks came here signed by him They
friend n Maiof FIR aaer ana
@Ssn asm to e sssaf Major rhrocl
1 morton e his quarters at Fort Schuyler yes
sfe stsfe ne to
tives % s 5f SIn RG IS:
vestisston into the natter The Individual
tah1sn written me Q letter q ableet apology I
to take that paper which; In case
%P re On ha the S1ps
was purely 9 misunde In June last
to be deposited in the LincoIn National Hank.
needed It to pay some bills. and wrote to the
Ss4 that fh9qd dTaW nm
kssR4sssst naP tRsss
DAVE learned. after having i' drawn 1.-the The
that the had not
So. day Or tyP; PM I LsSt Davis hsd
tRe ehssts
hut bs se fhG same Ct eR
Why bs Sc sent them 70 Wisconsin i Then they
1t was too late to stop them knew they
would be protested, but told Lieut.. Schumm
that would pay the checks and the protest
charges as soon as they were retuTned. When
time asking him to return mo the checks. In
stead Of rstur5ning tho checks he gave me re-
And now. in spite OF the fact that no one
has been defrauded of cent by this transac.
ton; charges have been preferred against
How about tho eight or ten checks men,
toned by Mr.. Warren ~ asked the reporter
three eSsc aFeh1f oSers fbs ssn
they must have been forgeries. They were
never returned to me. as they must have been
II had issued them and they had gone to
protest. Il there were such checks where are
that part OF the story"
We'll. what do you think all the trouble 10
about Z" finally asked the reporter
The Major settled back in his armchair and
"Young. man. promotion is, unfortunately,
slow in tho army. II we can kill on few Old
war mon who were able to obtain promotion
early IN tho service, we can make room for
young young blood to come in and reorsanize the
Mayor Throckmorton is about SIS years Of
age. Q man OF fine military appearance with
gray hair and a gray mOustache. He has been
the commandant OF Fort Schuyler for two
years Before S that ae WIS IN commqnd Of ths
with credit during the civil war. and under
in the campaign OF 1879. He has wife, q
grown daughter. and son. who is at Lehigh
University.
Patrick Curran's Excuse.
Mrs. Mary Curran OF 500 East Fifty-ffth