The morning call., 1892-06-23
WHERE IS LYNCH?
The Acting Secretary of the Sea-
mems Union Missing.
It Is Claimed he Has Met With Foul Pay
The Story Of His Having Absconded
With Funds Is Denied

On Tuesday evening rumors were fire.
q6ent on the city front that George NJ.
Lynch, who has been acting as secretary OF
the Coast Seamen's Union during the illness
of Secretary George HOen. had abscOuded
with something like $4,000 Of the union
funds. Tie entire failure of any effort 10
obtain official or unofficial confederation Of
the rum0r led to the belief on the part of
unconstitutional hearers that the wish IN this
case was father to the thought. and that
there was no truth whatever in the report
1t is q fact, however, that George Lynch
has been missing since last Sunday and
that the Union has officially notified the
Chief Of Police that he cannot be found.
On Tuesday night long and anxious inves-
tigation was held which revealed one fact,
cOnclusiyely showing that Lynch did not
Rbsc0nd with any sum at all approaching 10
that stated. 1t is extremely doubtful
whether lie took a single cent. All that is
known Is that he is missing.
a. Furuseth, who was secretary Of the
union before HoeD, and who is now acting
as secretary in the absence of Lynch, made
a full and conclusive statement to a CALL
reporter yesterday. He said: George N.
Lynch has not been seen by anybody since
o'clock last Sunday afternoon. He was
due at the Office at o'clock, but aid not
has become of him, and am inclined 10 be-
lieve that he has been fOully dealt with.
he was single man, OF steady habits and
about 81 years Of age. There was nothing
wrong with him financially, and if he has
taken anything at all itcanuot be more than
$50 or $50.
Ever since the affair OF Henry Ark, we
have been very careful in the matter Of our
funds. The secretary does not keep the
money. In AXIS time It happened that
sums from $1,000 to $1,000 had been kept In
the safe, but that has been changed long
ago. We have not opened Lynch's desk or
the safe, but a committee has been ap-
pointed TO do so, and we are in position 10
say that there cannot be more than $50 or
$50 unacc0unied for. Lynch was pretty
well educated man, and he had Travelled con-
SideIably. He was q native born Calilor-
Man, thorough sailor, and member OF
the Naval Battalion.
AT tile meeting on Tuesday night a CON-
mittee was appointed to overhaul the books
for the past week. Our books are closed
weekly. Lynch has a personal account at
the HiDernia Bank and the deposits have
not been Withdrawn. Not only this, but
his clothes remain al MS lodgings Il is not
true tnst "a amount Of $1,000 or upward had
been withdrawn from the union funds for
special purpose or for any investment As
to the bills every one Of them is passed on
separately al the regular meetings and war
rants are then drawn by Tie secretary on
the treasurer for their payment The Sec
rotary is bonded in $500 and the treasurer
10 two sureties Of Sl0C0 double the amount
either are likely 10 have iu hand
The statement that Mr.. Lynch has alb
seconded with $4,000 is ridiculous on the
face OF it. No officer of the union could
possibly have access 10 any such sum"
Treasurer Anderson, who was present,
corrooorated. and Laurence Hoey, the ship
pingmaster then desired to put In a word
in reference TO tile allegations that vessels
carrying nOn-uniOn crews have had their
lines cut by union men. he claimed that in
such cases the work has been done at the
instigati0n OF the boardingmasters who
had been getting s. to 80 per cent Of the
seamen's money before the uBion stepped in
and rescued the sailors from their clutches.
-Four years ago." said Mr.. Hoey, "some of
these bOardiDgmasteTs had been making
$4,000 4 year Now many Of them are 60
ing out OF business They are mad with
the union and have sought 10 revenge them
selves by casting discredit on the union in
Ia I hos Of