Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06
IN A DUNGEON CELL.
Doerfinger Finds Contentment in
the Jail.
HB is MADE PRISON LIBRARIAN.
There Is Still No Clew to What He Did With
ALI His Money.
JUDGMENT AGAINsTEx- MAYOR MCALLIN

Theodore Doerfinger, the alleged en-
bezzler and defaulter, has been made
librarian Of the county Jail, where he is
confined awaiting trial He is model
prisoner, Warden McAleese says, and he is
the only man in the prison who seems per-
fectly contented with his confinement and
surroundings. He goes about the prison as
he formerly went about his business. He is
quiet and inoffensive, and he still refuses to
see callers His former friends seem to
have deserted him. His wife has not yet
called to see her convict husband.
Mr.. Doerf'nger's case is a remarkable
one. In his business he enjoyed the conf
dence of his fellows. He associated him
self wit, many enterprises and undertak-
ings, and he was in most of them made treas
urer and guardian of the funds. To the
world he had no reckless habits He was
not wild in his speculations, and he never
had difficulty in securing bondsmen for any
amount. Ex-Mayor McCaIlin, recognized
as shrewd, far-seeing business man, be-
came his indorser for SO, 600. Others of the
same character were caught in the same
way. The Peoples Insurance Company
yesterday brought suit against Doerfinger
for 81, 300
Trying to Trace the Missing Money.
In all, the prisoner is in financial hole
for nearly $50, 600. Nobody has as yet been
able to ascertain where one dollar of this
sum went. Yet many have been industri-
Gus in their efforts to trace his money mat
ters. The investigations of those involved
have developed the fact that close friend
and an associate of Doerfinger's some time
ago invested heavily in Washington near
Seattle. This investment, it is claimed,
was bad one, and some of them believe
that Doerfinger's money was sunk in the
enterprise. When arrested about a month
ago he said his investment in new houses
on the hill had proven disastrous to him.
This his bondsmen have discovered, is not
correct. They find that his investments in
that direction have been profitable.
Ex-Mayor McCallin and his friends are
almost satisfied that the bond for $50
will have to be satisfied by the indorser.
The ex-Mayor was never associated in any
way with Doerfinger, and for that reason
he knows little about the prisoners busi-
ness affairs or money matters. He indorsed
for Doerf1inger because he considered him
sound financially, and not through any as
sociation or friendship.
His Friends Caught in the Crash.
The fact that Mr.. Doerfinger is still in
Jail is remarkable. He has not asked for
help, and no help has been offered him. He
seems to give little or no concern to the
outside world or his former friends and
associates. OF time he knows nothing, and
seems to care less. From the'b busy business
world he has fallen into cell that he has
adopted as friendly home, and day and
night alike bring him contentment. 1t is
those whom he betrayed that are walking
the floor.
Executions aggregating s21,4 ,456 IS were
issued yesterday against e1-Mayor Mccall
lin. One writ was for S2O,931 IS, and was
issued from Common Pleas No. 2. 1t was
on confessed judgment and was in favor of
Morton Hunter, trustee for William H.
McCleary, Gamble Weir, Henry B. Rea. G.
L. Nagee, DR.. Finley, The Burrell I'm
provement Company, Mrs. Marion Mccall
lin, Ritter & Conley, John B. Ingham's
Sons, the Diamond National Bank, J. J.
Munhall, John Gripp and John Newell.
The other writ was in favor of Morton Hun
ter for S525.
Joseph Forsyth, trustee for NJ. A. a.
Forsyth and T. A. Simpson, issued an exc
cution against William Forsyth for S., ,02T.