New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
dAfYairs there. In 1854 he appointed Minister
TO Portugal. which place he resigned In May 1884,
after a change In the administration.
HIS BOOKS SHOJv 4 DEFICIENCY.
w D. LoIIMANN. EX-CAsHIER OF THE BROOK
LYN EXCISE COMMISSION. $4,000 SHORT IN
MS JANUARY ACCOUNTS

w D. LoHMANN EX-cAsHIER OF THE BROOK
LYN EXCISE COMMISSION. $4,000 SHORT IN
MS JANUARY ACCOUNTS.
The preliminary examination Of the ac-
counts of the missing cashier OF the
Excise Department. in Brooklyn. w. ID.
Lohmann. who has been absent about week,
was completed late last evening by the expert
accountants who have been at work on the
books since Thursday. X found that a
serious discrepancy existed between The actual
receipts and the returns made To the City Treas
urer by NJ Lohmann. The deficit as shown
by the books. amounted to about $4,000. The
cash-b book, the receipt book. and the stubs from
which the licenses issued had been torn, were
carefully compared by William A. Brown, chief
accountant. and his assistants. y. H. and +. A.
Davis and Daniel O'R"illy. They state that
they found the accounts for 1898 to be Correct.
but that the discrepancy above stated appears
for last month.
I.ohmann was appointed cashier Of the Excise
Department eight years ago under Mayor WHIT
ney. He gave bond for $4,000 to Police Super
intendent Carroll and Excise Commissioners
Schliemann and Cunningham. He was twice re-
appointed by Mayor Chaplin and again by Mayor
Body, but il is said that his bonds have never
been renewed. one Of his bondsmen died eight
months ago and the estate d!sclaims all re-
SpDnSlDllltN. ISOnfIltU term cApItu WI
Wednesday, and Herman Michaels succeeded
him cashier. But Lohmann was not on hand
10 give up his books. He went to Philadelphia
on Sunday to attend meeting Of German
singing society and has not been seen or heard
of since he parted from his friends there. lie
told one that he was going to Baltimore and an
other that he going 10 Richmond. but 1t Is
believed that he has carried out threat ne made
several times before he left Brooklyn that ne
would commit suicide.
The expert accountants say that there were loo
licenses paid for In January. for which there II
no record In the cash book. which shows now
much money turned into the city treasury
The missing cashier Is wc-lnOwE among the
German singing societies in Brooklyn, anu was
formerly president of the Brooklyn Saengei-
bund and Of the United German Singing So
ceties of the city. Chief Accountant Brown said
at n late hour that in 1899 there were 4.l33
licenses paid for. the amount being SiO360O All
this was turned over to City Treasurer Black
by Lehman. For January. 1894 there were 53s
first class licenses amounting to $J3S00; thirty
six second-class licenses. 200, and eight third
class licenses, 500. issued and paid for amount
ing To $50 900 OF this Lohmann turned over SIS.
$50 to the city treasury Excise Commissioner
CahilI turned over s7.s7j received last week. and
81 800 found I'm the safe making S3',S'1. leaV-
ing a deficit Of $l9.025.
4 general order for the arrest Of Lohmann was
sent out by the police authorities at midnight
His bondsmen We're Fritz Endres and Conrad
Dietrick Endres died eight months ago. re-
port of the breaking open of Mr.. Lotmanns safe
will be found on another page.