The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-20
City Treasurer Foerstel, of st
Louis, $4,000 Short.
RUINED BY A SPORTING BOY.
The Young Man Sets Fire to the OF.
flee Before Committing Suicide.
An Indiana Stockbreeder Absconds, Az
ter Forgery-California Warehouse
men Accused OF Theft-The Embex-
element OF Trustee Chamberlain.

Sr. LOUIS. Dec. 1a-Deposed. with . shortage
In his accounts of 5000; his son dead, q sui
clde; with absolute ruin staring him in the face,
NJ j. Foerstel, who. until tonight. was city
treasurer of ST. Louis, is the most miserable OF
men At an early hour this morning fire was
discovered BY the watchman in the city treas
ursr's office, where, with the vaults doors wide
open, it was too evident an attempt had been
made to destroy everything in the Office in the
way Of records. Fortunately the fire was extin-
gu1shed before anything but some useless papers
aud old furniture had been destroyed. When
Treasurer Foerstel arrived almost the first
words were that when his son and assistant,
Edward. arrived they would quickly know how
things stood. A few minutes later word was
received that the young man was then
dying at his house, with q bullet in his brain,
fred there by his own hand. When the news
was communicated to his father he was pros
trated for q short time, but by an effort sup
pressed his emotion and directed that an In
vestlgation be begun at once into the affairs OF
the office. This was completed late this even
ing. with the result stated above. The mayor
Immediately deposed the treasurer and ap-
pointed Charles Parsons, q weli-known banker,
to act in his stead
For several weeks there have been rumors
afioat about young Foerstel, who has been what
is known as "plunger." There have been suits
brought against his father by money lenders mo-
torious for exorbitant charges AID assertions
of use of the city money by some one who re-
couped the treasury previous to the regular ex-
aminations, borrowing from the Shylocks, who
at last sued the treasurer himself on notes the
old man declare to be forgeriss. Today's events
were the elimination of all these rumors
The young mans record is that OF wild
"plunger." On horses he was q heavy bettor.
playing thousand or more at time. He was
interested in real estate deals beyond his capac-
ity to handle. as shown by recent developments.
He was only 23 years old, but had had large ex-
perience in financial matters. In the capacity
OF assistant treasurer over 100000 passed
through his hands annually. He was treasurer
OF two building associations and interested in a
company manufacturing novelties, but his ac-
counts in these are said to be all right. His at
torney says he was terribly worried by an at
tempt Of some one to blackmail him out of $l0,-
600 for keeping quite what he knew.
1t is settled by the inquiry that the father per-
sonaliy is innocent of wrong doing His son
has sunk the whole sum in frantic real estate
deals.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec 19-The locality about
Charlottesville is greatly excited over the flight
OF Milo Tomlinson, we'll known breeder OF
fne stock. He lately converted all his property
into cash, and several days ago fed the country.
Since then creditors have been springing up on
all sides The young man proves to have been
not only . debtor, but forger, and is also in
volved to the extent Of thousands OF dollars.
who conducted q Knights Landing warehouse,
are charged with stealing Isl tons of wheat
stored with them by Hays & Garrouttle. Hays
4 Garrouttle stored with them 10000 sacks in
September, and Merrill & Nelson sold ISL tons
in San Francisco for $S,s4a The stolen wheat
was not missed till the grain was to be shipped
q few days ago. Merrill was arrested in Sacra-
mento yesterday at the residence of his mother
He was unable to give any account of himself
Nelson's whereabouts are unknown, but he is
thought TO be in Mexico.
New YORK. Dec. la-It is stated that the
amount Edward P. Chamberlain, the missing
executor OF the estate of John George and other
large proprietors, 10 accused of misappropriat-
ing is $4,000 The warrant which was issued
charges Chamberlain with misappropriating
$4,000 in Northern Pacific and Montana first
mortgage bonds, but since it was issued further
examination shows, it is said, 81, 900 cash also
unaccounted for.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1a-It is stated on good
authority that there is shortage in the Louis
Vile & Nashville freight ONCE in this city of at
least $4,000. Agent McCourt and Cashier Shot
we'll have been dismissed The company has
attached McCourts property on claims amount
ing to $4,000.