The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-07
IS SHORT IN CASH
Lindholm, Jochim's Assistant.
Skips from lansing.
WRITES HIS WIFE FROM NEw YORk.|
A Case of Scarlet Fever Has|
Appeared in crytai Falls.
a School Child Attacked but tho|
Disease Win Not spreaa--Tho
Victim Is Rccovorin0.

Disease Win Not Spreaa--Tho
Victim Is Recovering.
August w. Lindholm, deputy stcivtar,
of state under John w. Iochm has all
seconded, and is said TO be severaI hon
dred dollars short Ia his accounts. nh,
following account Of thc affair comes
from Detroit: August w. Lindhnln. ae
putty secretary oi state under .loclli,u
hns skipped out. lie ia short about sol
10 his postage accounts and pr,hally il
fees collected rs well. lie cxplaioS a..
whole matter in letter to his vile.
When Gardner tool, char.e al tie "a
flee he removed Lindholm and npfoiut
ed j. w. Seldom in his place. The trims
fer OF the office WINS 60 take phlcc San
day On Tuesday Iindholm sent word
TO selden that hc was going i1 Chiyasu
where hc had certain business 10 attend
TO, but would be back ia time for th
transfer.
Lindholm did not return AS lie Lac
promised, and this afternoon his vie id
celved n letter from him. tnica iron
New York the day after he leii I.nusine
which explains the mystery lc said n
was going south, hecnnse hn was short il
his accounts and saw no way Of maxim
them good. The hotter was ia Suc,lisl
hut was translated by clerk IN thcstufN
Office The letter is as follows:
New York, March 2S. 1891
My Dear Anna:
This is goodbye, perhaps iorcver
am short in my accounts in the oilifcI
and with rs much debts az | hnvc,
could not hope Go borrow any. even
they had given me time 90 do SO. an
going south, bat where | stop l,lon'
know, it depends how long my sna
amount Of money holds out Dispose
everything in the house aud 60 homs
Sweden and let Gustaf know Your "a
dress, for 60 him, 27 Lnhdytg4c,snfI
Gothcnburg, viii direct lcttcrs II EfiI
can stay at the uihcc, you had lGiieI
leave him there. Perhaps ior him rnvs{
luck and happiness my bc found Tia
for his old father. IL kind ia my III
mother, and take her along 60 GusinI
you can, il not write to Ernst to got De
Re not hard on me We mrh, pciaf
meet again Hug and kiss tlie chidic,
From your unhappy husband,
Auo W. l.NDuoIAf
Lindholm had charge Of all Che pos
age money for The department and als
all the fccs of the department. Tie va
ia The habit Of dcpositug the Iccs vii
the state treasurer md taking the tlca,
urcrs checks, payable to himself, Ior "a /
department. During March he receive
81, 900 OF such checks.
Ills desk was brolca open and all I'D
checks were found, showing thai Line
holm did not appropriate the money III
amy of thcm. II X known, howcver, iha
hc collected certain franchise lees dulinI
March which be had not yet deposlleI
with the treasurer aud ior which. c,'nla|
quently, he had not yet received cheek,
The amount Of such money Is nui III
known.
Lindholm'a statement oi tho uutla
account shows that since Jan | I'd III
been indebted to the state 81 ,lNT ppoI
tagc money. The nuditore books pluI
tho amount nt 81 .237 o. Since Jan.
he bns not fled any receipts finm III
postmaster 10 olistt this. ReckonlnI
from whatever the department. has uec,
his postage shortage il estimated Il
SGl1.
Lindhulm drew n salary oi S2,0uO
year. lie did "a lluuri-hin. irul and III
nr business in Ishpcming lie cnntI
several lots in Chicago aud bad $500 II
The Central Michigan Savings Iniih.
portion of which hc had drawn la diyI
dcnds. The motive for tire d,iilunii0I
cannot be explained. tie has lhn|
children. Ills uiic Is unable 10 srca|
I English.