The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1893-09-22
BIG SHORTAGE

In tho Philadelphia M'nt live thousand
Ounces OF Gold bullion ltnuceountahly
Mlsalns.
PHILApEIPniA. sept 10 Mystery Is
added 10 the niystery in the discovery
of big shortage in the vast Treasury
af gold hullion in tho van & OF the Il ).
mint in this city The amount missing
is 5, Oc0 ounces. valued az slsl 600 Act
ing Director OF the Mint Preston con-
iirined the relort Friday in dispatch
sent ont from Washington, and shortly
afterwari took train for tbs city for
the purpose Of aiding the investigation
begun nearly a week ago, when the
shortage was first discovered. What
progress this investigation has made
coward the recovery OF tho missing
treasure, or the detection Of the means
by which it disappeared, Mr. Preston
will not say
Chief Drummond, 81 the secret
service bureau was equally retleent
but stated positively Friday ntvht that
no arrest had been made. Srncrin.
iendent Busbyshell and other uiletrs
Of the mint declare that their mouths
are sealed concerning any information
they may possess in reference To- tine
! shortage A conference was heid in
the Lafayette hotel Friday night 10
consider the matter, AT which there
were present Acting director Preston
and his assistant, Nm Y Morgan;
4 Superintendent Bosbyshcll and Dr.
/ 1uttle, the meltcr and rchncr Of the
mint; Chief nnmmondanU Agent Tn
derwood of the treasury department
/ A guard was placed over the door %
\ the apartment in which the conference
was held, and admission was denied all
applicants The meeting lasted an
hour aud half and is Developments
were awaited with interest by num-
Der Of mint employees
At the close, however none OF those
present would speak upon the subject
of the conference, and quickly dis
persed The vault in which the gold
is short had, when it was sealed in
tls77, about SIC Oo0,O In gold bullion.
y. NJ Fox was superintendent Of the
mint at that time and q. G. Eosby-
shell succeeded him in November
1880, rcccipting for the gold in the
sealed vault without weighing IL lhe
shortage was discovered only on Tues
day, when the vault was opened for the
purpose OF coming the bullion. The
superintendent OF the mint is under
bonds Of 500. COO aud some Of the
wealthiest men OF the city. including
Geo. W Childs, are on it \ thorough
examination is being made to IT'S the
guilt, Supt Bosbyshcll was almost
inaccessible 10 visitors Friday, and to
the few who did see him be would say
nothing about the shortage. His sub
ordinates were equally rcticcnt
The iireproof vault in which the bull
lion has been stored for eight years is
on the main or first door The wallis
Of the vault are fourteen inches thick,
and are composed Of steel lattice
work incloset in bricl, masonry The
interior is II feet by about IS in floor
dimensions and about n feet high.
= bullion IS stored in metallic cumpart-
mcnt occupying only portion Of this
! interior aud any suggestion that tho
gold could have bcen distracted after
, having once leon stored IS laughed at
! by the mint Officials Fifteen watch
men are on duty TT night, and every
? fifteen minutes one Of them touches an
electric registering button on the vault
thus insuring constant surveillance.