Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-27
Theo. Doerfiinger on His Way TO
Omaha, Where the Police Are
Keeping Sharp Lookout
TO ARREST AND SEND HIM BACK
On q Warrant for Embezzling Over Six
Thousand Dollars From the De1-
ter Spring Company.
HIS BONDS ARE SAID TO BE WORTHLESS
Because They We're Not Renewed at the Beginning Of
His Second Term.

Theodore Doerfinger has been located in
Omaha, Neb. The police there have been
instructed to arrest him on sight, and he
will probably be brought back to Pittsburg
before many days. Startling developments
came to light yesterday in his case. In ad-
dition to the School Board matter he is now
wanted by the Dexter Spring Company for
appropriating large sum of its money.
j. s. Foster, of the latter company,
went before Alderman McMasters yester-
day afternoon, and made information
against Doerfinger for the embezzle-
ment of S6,233 - Foster al
leges that Doerfinger appropriated
to his own use that amount of money
belonging to the company. Foster is one OF
Doerfinger's bondsmen in the sum of S10,
600 for his appearance in the suit of the
Franklin School Board, and he thus has
double interest in desiring Doerfinfer's
presence. The School Board suit is to come
up before Alderman McKenna Thursday.
When Mr.. Foster learned yesterday his
man had disappeared he decided at once to
make the information to protect both him.
self and the Dexter Spring Company.
Nowhere to BE Found.
A warrant was issued ana placed
in the hands of Detective Morris.
1t was generally supposed that
the missing man was at the home of mis-
uncle, Mr.. Heidelberg, about eight miles
back of Hoboken, on the West Penn Rail
road. The officer started there at once, but
on arriving found his man was not there.
Doerfinger had not been seen about that
neighborhood for six weeks. The de-
tective, in spite of these statements,
made thorough search of the house, but
without avail. Returning to the city De-
tective Morris, with Detective Heiner,
started another search. They found his
house closed up. At the drugstore
and neighborint houses he had not been
seen for several days
In the meantime Mr. Foster had received
q telegram from his brother in Chicago. It
stated that Doerhinger had beel seen OH
the streets there, but had taken a train in
the afternoon for Omaha. Detective Heiner
on learning of this sent a telegram to the
Omaha police, containing a description of
Doerflinger and asking that he be arrested
if seen. AT late hour last night no an
swer had been received, but one is expected
this morning.
Fears of More Deficits.
The Modern Building and Loan Associa-
tion held special meeting last night, at
their headquarters, in the office of the Pitts
burg Company, Limited, No. 140 Fifth ave-
nue., to take action necessary to ascertain
what loss, if any, the association would sus-
tain through Doerfinger's defalcation. The
members of the board only were present.
After the meeting adjourned, Mr. ]. E Nc
Crickart, secretary, being asked what was
done, said:
Eg1Nbo boorJ 1oo;JoJ 20 o,,,o1o-- ~,
accountant to go over the books of the
association. He will probably get to work
to-day. As soon as he is ready to report,
which will probably he Saturday, meeting
of the stockholders will be called in the |
Franklin schoolhouse, where the exact |
situation will be explained to |
them. The meeting will probably be held |
on next Saturday or Monday night. We |
do not apprehend any serious loss. No |
matter how much of the association money |
Doerfinger may have appropriated, if any,
his bond to us is, unlike his school bond, |
good for every cent of its face. Besides We |
have $500 in cash as an emergency fund and |
s., 500 earnings of the association for the |
past quarter, so we are in good shape and |
can meet our stockholders with good |
grace
One of the most startling statements in
connection with the affair heard Yesterday |
was lhat Doerfinger's bond as treasurer of |
the Franklin School Board, is not worth
the paper it is written on, and consequently |
the board cannot hold his bondsmen for a |
cent of the missing money.
The Bond Never Renewed.
Doerfinger was elected School Director |
several years ago. Ex-Mayor McCallin and |
Mrs. Doerfinger, mother of the accused, |
went on his bond as Treasurer of the Board |
for 81 800. His term expired, and he was |
reelected Director and Treasurer of the |
Board. His bond was not renewed and, |
according to general opinion, the old bond |
is not binding on the second term. II IS |
understood that McCallin and Mrs Doer- |
finger will resist payment on this ground. |
Ex-Mayor McCallin was seen at his resi- |
dence last night, and verified the above in |
so far as it relates to the making of Doer- |
fingers bond. He said the bond had never
been renewed since it was made over three |
years ago. Further than that he said it was
not his place to talk
1t is also stated that the s., 400 warrant in
favor of Murphy 81 Hamilton which the
school board claims makes a reduction
of that amount in Doerhinger's defalcation,
will have to be paid in full by the board
and will increase the amount to be made
good considerably. Murphy & Hamilton
took the contract of building the new school
house at S12O,00G According to state
ment made by Mr.. Hamilton, he has re-
ceived $4,000 of that amount, less the
So, 400 warrant. The board had, bv priv
ilege granted by the court, borrowed SSO,-
600, for which bonds were issued The
board issued warrants, from time to time, in
favor of Murphy & Hamilton, but thew
were given direct to the Treasurer. and, Mr..
states, were held by him gener-
ally for considerable length of time before
they were turned over to the firm. Then,
in most instances, the warrants had been
changed by Doerfinger, who wrote across
the face of them, Payable four months
after date"
How He Fell Behind,
Murphy & Hamilton, being in need of
ready money, would deposit this four
months warrant in their bank as collateral
for four-months' note upon themselves. not
knowing but that the time of payment had
been fixed by the school board By the
time the note matured Doeraiprer would
always pay the warrant, but in the case of
the last warrant, for S., 400, he failed to do
So and the contractors were compelIed to |
pay the note themselves This being the
case, the warrant is still in possession of
the firm, and as it has not been paid they
claim the school board must pay it if there
is ANYTHING in the law to make them do SO,
Alexander Wallace yesterday filed two
petitions in the Orphans Court. One
asked for the removal of Theodore Doer-
finoer as administrator of tho o.+o+o &c ~. |