Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-19

a Treasury Clerks Crime and Its Certain
Detection

treasury Sferks CRIME and Certain
Detection
How TIE CASE WAS WORKED Up Pr The GOV.
ERNMENr OFFICIALs-THE FIRST REAL ISFoR
NATION FURNISHED BY HIS MOTHER - AR
REsTED THIS MoRSING-HE PLEADS GUILTY BE.
FORE JUDGE BRADLEY TRIs AFTEBSoox.
Willard s Norveii. a young man about
twenty-fou= years of age, was arrested at the
home of his mother, 800 23d street. in this city
this morning By bailiff of the marshars
Office on charge of embezzlement from the
United States government The crime was
committed about six weeks ago and the Treasury
Department, in which NoryeII was employed.
has been at work upon the case for three
weeks The case is peculiar one. and there
are some mysterious features about it that have
not yet been explained.
Young NorveH has been a clerk in the Office
OF the national bank redemption agency oi the
treasury for tine past ;nree years. Iad lnt;! a
year ago has had a splendid record a. STEADY,
faithful man. free from bad habits anu IN
every way reliable. His mother. Mrs Margaret
NorveU. was also n clerk IN the bureau. having
been employed there since 1879 she had the
confidence of the chief, Mr.. Rogers. and even
now there is no suspicion directed against her.
SUSPECTED A YEAR 400.
About l. wear ago the sum of $50 was missing
from the tun Is OF the bureau, which
has in charge the business Of coan-
ting and recording all old notes sent In
by national baLks throughout the coun-
try for redemption 10y tine government Nhen
the system Of checks Rad begun To- WORK there
were evidences that NOryell was responsible FOR
the disappearance. but 80 clevcTly had the
theft been managed that It WIS impossible to
prove the affair ON any one. The responsibility
Was divided among half dOztI people
and TINS II was found 20 be ont OF
the question AZ that time to pin the
charge of having taken the notes down on amy
ons person. though the chief OF the division
was morally certain thai NOTycil was the El1ttl.
SInce then. however. there has been nothing II
ms acts to direct suspicion against him. ills
work has always been well done. aad every note
inirustsd IT, mis- charge tor counting has been
returned and accounted for III proper ORDER
AMI form until the early part of last month
On the Sd OF october just passed package
OF notes was given 10 NOrych III the morning
for counting ard arranging. aSgreSating seS-
cral thousand dollars. The package WAS re-
turned NJ night with what seemed 10 be the
proper straps and marks and ENDORSEMENTS.
and for ten days or more there wa5 10 reason
To- have qcceHs 70 II. There Is "a feature OF the
system III vogue that makes this necessary. to
allow the proper transaction OF business. and
notes are often IN tie possession OF 4 clerk for
couple of weeks. or rather or III his desk.
ami no one else has access 70 them
FIVE HUNpRLp DaLI-4E- sH0ET.
In the present instance the package lay IN
disturbed until the 9TH of Ortober, three
weeks ago last Tuesday. when the iTerit.shie
checks against !: operated. and then i was
found 10 be short just 500 Ii is prcsuuled
that Norven h.,i de'ayea; .ts final examination
as long as he could. and this accounts tor the
unusual Etpse al time
The package Was coUnte,. - seller behind
wire cage, 1I.1i 81 I possible -Ur him to
have ab-jracteG the money vu ,ho 27tH,
when che -HOrttL.f Wi i reHlrteI % tiry chief he
bad the two searched ~ once: \orvcE.
irst. aud the teller behind the cage afterg&r!
Neither search TD'Ct.Cd any .iiHS t:,Gt COIld
in any way be cons TUeI a. evidence of the
whereabouts cE II. money ur the rcsponsi-
bilty.
Tho man behind the cage was searched in
order thai every possible IuopEOie might be
SG:rled. and wncn he found t. be iHno-
cent of any immediate OfteIse he was cleared
~ o..c> OF al! suspicion.
la. NoIycH mas!- no confession. LO- ill he
tel vtnIlss about the matter. lie preserve,
a >tollI silence. sash = marks Ei- general
manner Throughout; his ally lie. lie ], large.
Father stoJt !"uns :aDu. with i-esh com-
FiexiCn G'C VerS reserved. -rllCm GaikirE 10
any ore aut. more seldom making friend. He
returned - work tie ueAi morning aEi was al
Cnce confronted with TIE charge that Ee had
;aksu the money. which he ug.iici. lie
then told jEat lie hrd been Discharged the
t-e:;Surtr. Nr. NeDeser. h.vin. IL. the meantime
b-'eu eOn- ulted and directing thHt this step be
taken.
Noryen made 70 protest against his dismissal
AMI went home IL O.ce. III mother was then
SICK !, ave. having been II FOR some ilays.
The CHIEF - the bureau was certain that Nor
yel W. ~. i!..e', but he Lad evidence that
could be pre- sentcd to . jury o. even enough 10
warrant search 81 MS premises. lie worked
dIlIg, ntly .Ee case. however. and Eis careful
methods were ELaIiS rewarded by sC,cess. fox
NOrreIl retu-ntt. - The city from She this
morning. apparently Tor tae purpose Of giving
himself up - Justice.
BIZ MOTHER SUSPICIOUS
IL seems that Mrs. Norye!l on learning Of
her sons discharge. questioned him very
c.o-ely aboj,t the cause. and coald only elicit
from him tn fact that he was suspected OF be
ing implicated IN tie disappearance Of 200
which Be denied To her bcihg untrue She
endeavoTcd az various times daring the dav
"Wednesday. AMI the next day 20 get at the
truth. but without success. The Young man
acted oddly. however. and the suspicious OF lis
sister were srOuse!. Certain circumstances
finally persuaded her o. his guilt
On Thursday. the 10Th. he remarked in the
morning that he thought he woaid 20 up in
su Old unused room. III which certain things
were stored and get razor that his grand
Gather dsed during bis life He explained that
he needed new razor and would have tina.
sharpeuet. - 10 Was good blade. lie went
upstairs and rUmHag,i around for snme time
finally returning and going OUT INTO he back
yaid-
He stood around III such way that his sister
watched him. ard after lie had lei: tie house
size told her mother that she Was sue Willard
VA guilty She determined to search the
house Tor the money. and accordingly she went
NJ to the room III which her brO:Ler had found
the :aZOr She reasoned that perhaps he WIS
Struggling with himself. ard Lad taken this
n.cans of putting the family the track of the
whereabouts OF the stolen notes. She found
the old Gas, that hsd held the razor an CID
fashioned leatherC affair shat rolled up and
We large enough 10 hole several razors.
TN SISTERS DISCOVERY.
Inside she found "a number OF bank notes
fifteen IN ali, OF the denomination OF 30 each
tine issue OF a national bank in Illoic island.
Then she knew tiiI: her brother had been
TiShJeouS.y discharged
Down stair, a!e went with the notes in her
harsl, and t.I=s N her cye-. end to her mother
VINO vas l.. IL bed. she tod her story The
nIothor Was shocked beyond her strength and
Tor a tine N u serious condition. The
mOaev pat into a bureau drawer and in the
evening. wnen ti.e sob returned home she
called I'm - her bedside aud confronted him
with ;ne discovery. s.ti demanded that he coz
,Cs- - her. 40 l.l.ySuS situation the
moJhe- pleading with her boy 10 tell the truth
tliat sh- knew would condemn Bic. - a time.
ant 'f- scene Was maze more impressive by the
presence % ihe courageous sister VINO had
tracked our thc guilt
81 INST tire NoHIS man silent and re-
fused To SPEAK In repay tupn his mothers
qucsJ.cuIuss became too close ard ile told al
ll- crime tO.! ho. lie had Leeu tenil,t.si and