The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-13
SACRED FUNDSP FILTERED
A Missionary Society Robbed Of $tS,-
900.
HOW THE WORK WAS DONE
The Secretary Kept Carriages and
Cows-PennIes Contributed to
Convert the Heather
Went Elsewhere.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE alleged de-
ficiencies in the accounts of the American
Church Missionary society, and which
have resulted so far in the secretary of
the body, Rev. A. Newbold, severing his
connection with II, promises to be brim-
full of scandal. The deficit amounts to
some $1,000 and the chairman of the
finance committee. George {. White.
made n statement, Friday afternoon. in
the matter. When he concluded it he de-
clined to say whether or not proceedings
would be instituted against tho alleged
offender.
Mr.. White said: ~ am comparatively
n new member of the executive board.
and in January last, at the meeting OF
the board l was put in as chairman of tho
finance committee. Immediately upon
looking into my duties l found the books
called for a large cash balance in the
hands of a trust company. l was in
formed by the treasurer, ID. 4. Oakley,
that there was an error in the accounts.
as he had no such money on hand. was
afterwards informed that the general Sec
rotary knew that there was a discrepancy
some months prior, but did not inform
the board at the January meeting.
The treasurer was at once called on
by me to produce his books of account
and to show where the difference was.
Also in looking over the books / discov-
cred some matters that seemed to be ir-
regular and l Immediately put an expert
on the books. | brought him to the Office
and introduced him to w. A. Newbold,
who was the general secretary, and di-
rected him to produce all books. vouchers
and papers he might ask for.
There appeared to he several items in
regard to Mr.. Newbold's accounts that re-
quired inspection. At the end of a few
days, Mr.. Newbold, finding the tempera-
,ure of the office getting too hot for him,
sent his key to the finance committee and
announced that he had severed his con-
nection with the society. The result of
the experts investigation showed that
Mr.. Newbold has overdrawn from the So
ciety the sum OF sl2,00) over and above
due him for salary, and Furthermore that
moneys received from interest and other
sources to the amount of about 5000 he
has failed to credit on the books, and the
check for the same was not deposited in
the society's bank account.
"Mr. Newbold has confessed to four
different members of the society, these
defalcations, and we also have letter
written by him, confessng his crime and
pleading on the score of past service for
leniency, and claiming that he was
obliged to take this money to support
large and expensive family. Mr.. New
bold lives in a fine place at Mont Clair,
n. j., which. he states TO tho press, he es-
Inmates to be worth S25, 900, and also keeps
horses, a COW and carriages. MIR. News
boid's statement that he was allowed
81 900 for travelling expenses is incorrect,
as all his travelling expenses were a
proper charge against the expense ac-
count. The house is mortgaged for about
Sl1 900, and he has expressed his willing
ness to deed whatever equity is in it to the
society. He has been secretary for ~
years and has always been most implicitly
trusted by the officers and members of
the board. The expert accountant has as
certained that certainly for the past 10
years, and how much longer we don't
know, he has been Systematically robbing
the sacred treasury of the society"
Mr.. White would not say who the men,
bers of the society we're to whom Mr.. New
bold is said to have confessed, nor would
he produce the letter which he said had
been received from Newbold. Rev. A. B.
Kinsolving of Brooklyn, who has been APP
pointed secretary pro tenn, was present
while Mr.. White made his statement. At
his conclusion he said: "Please put down
Rev. A. b. Kinsolvng, who has been APP
pointed secretary pro tenn, as believing
the above statement absolutely"