The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-15

The inquiry into the defalcation of City
Treasurer Krug yesterday Was productive
of most sensational incidents. OF hrug
himself there IL not n trace. and no news
has been received from those IN pursuit Of
him. TIE mayor has proclaimed reward
Of 81 coo for his capture. but attention 10
for the time diverted 90 those who aided
him in depicting tho treasury.
Although the amount OF money spent
In the purchase Of warrants is large, reach
ing probably $4,000, only about $50, 600
worth has been found. and many that
were expected have not turned up. A
wallet which Henry Thurman had init
mated would be found with about $4,000
worth cannot be found. and three enve-
lopes Endorsed 50 containing over $1,000
are empty Where they went is a mys-
terry.
The finance committee had concluded
not 10 permit the list OF securities found
in the Office 10 De published, but during
the day so determined was the expression
Of citizens TO know the whole truth that
the policy of secretiyeness was abandoned
and the appalling evidence given out. The
records show that Mayor Ronald, Comp
troiler Carson. c. q. Heifner, the secretary
of the hoard OF public works and one of
the kid committee; l.. u. Ross and Lee Is.
Hart, also of the KID committee, owed
krug large sums which came out of
the city funds. Fred f. Sander, John
Collins. City Clerk SLOVENIAN, Albert
Braun. August Heinrich and many 9TH
ers are also shown to be indebted to the
city Ia large amounts, and the whole
damning testimony affords proof of the
most reckless and wanton misappropria-
ton OF public funds that ever disgraeed q
municipal administration. Many of the
so-caIIed securities are almost worth
less. and few possess anything like their
face value.
The footing OF the treasury seems to have
begun four days after the reform
administration got its greedy naws upon
the city pure, for on March Is. 1902, Krug
had boldly handed out TO Henry Thurman
1880 of city money. The pouring out
seems TO hare continued untiringsy and
unremittingly. Anybody who asked IL
was given money on notes, o US. due
bills. valueless stoek-anything that
formed an excuse, and scarcely any at
tempt was made 10 secure repayment.
What little was repaid seems TO
have been due TO the voluntary
on krug's part. The list of defaultiug
debtors 10 long one and while there are
q few genuine checks paid to the treasurer
In the ordinary course of business, the
great bulk of the si27, 600 these evidences
OF Indebtedness show. affords very poor
encouragement TO hope that they can DO
reallzed upon.
80 far the administration has given no
thought as to the means by which the de-
heiency 10 10 be made up in order To carry
on the eity's business during the next
four or i've months. Last night the al.
visory beard held short session and
decided 70 pay bills due today in cash.
BOTH houses oil the council will
meet tonight. The immediate pur-
pose is 20 impeaen krug and
contrm his SUCCESSOR, but by
that time the actual figures showing
both the deficiency and the amount OF
available cash will be positively known
and some steps may be taken 10 repair the
evil for the time.
Mr., Graves, who 10 acting a. treasurer,
yesterday obtalned new pass books from
tie ba AXIS hayiag city money on hand,
and viii start new accounts.
TAis Is the third defalcatiOn within the
term OF tho present administration. w
l.. wilson's accounts wero found short,
and although be rendered over SO In part
repayment. that was refused and not a
dollar has been recovered. ]. Gallaher.
clerk ct tbs municipal court, and his
bendsmen are being sued for over saoo
shortage in his accounts. created within a
few months term. New half Of the min.
espsl officials OF the governments are dis.
covered 10 have seized the opportunity OF
their brief Authority 20 swamp the entire
treasury.
Details Of the days Developments will
be found sahtolned: