The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-08
NEWDOLDS DISGRACE
The Reverend Robber Of the Church
Missionary Society,
HAD BEEN STEALING FOR YEARS.

A Statement from Chairman White, of the
Finance Committee of the Society, De-
oIares That the DefaIoations WIN Aggre.
gate Nineteen Thousand Dollars.
NEW YORK, March SIN response to an
invitation from George G. White, chair
man of the finance committee of the
American Church Missionary society, a
reporter called at the rooms of that organ
ization and was given the following state
ment:
''At the January meeting I was made
chairman of the finance committee I'M
mediately upon looking into the duties Of
my new office found that the books called
for large cash balance on hand i'm a trust
company, but was informed that the
treasurer, LA. Oakley, claimed that there
was no such money on hand. was after
wards informed that the general secretary
knew there was a discrepancy in the ac-
counts but he did not so inform the ex-
ecutive board until the January meeting.
1.-The treasurer was at once called upon
by me to produce the books of account and
his own accounts, and to show where the
differences existed A u NTH ago l put
an expert to work on the books There
are reported TO be several items in regard
TO General Secretary Newbold's account
which required explanation At the end
of few days Mr. Newbold finding the
temperature of the Office getting too hot
for him, sent his keys to the finance com
mittee, and announced that he had sew
| cred his connection with the society. 1t
was afterwards found that Mr. Newbold
| had retained duplicate of the keys, which
l took from him
"The result of the expert accountants
| examination showed that Mr.. Newbold
| has overdrawn from the society the sum
| of about $12, 600 over and above all that
was due him for salary Furthermore Ithe
| examination shows that moneys received
/ from interest and other sources, to the
amount of $1,000 he has failed to credit
on the books, and the checks for the same
| were not deposited in the society's bank
account.
"Mr. Newbold has confessed these defal-
| cations to four different members of the
society, and we also have a letter, written
by him, confessing his crime and pleading,
on the score of past faithfulness for leni-
ency, and claiming that he was obliged to
use this money to support large and ex-
pensive family.
"He lives in fine place at Mont Clair,
N. j., the value of which, he says, he es-
Inmates at 900. He also keeps horses
carriages, cows, etc.
"Mr Newbold's statement that he was
allowed 81, 900 per annum for expenses i:
incorrect as all his travelling expense:
were properly charged against the expense
account of the society. His house is mort
gagged for about 81, 900, and he has ex
pressed his willingness TO deed whatever
equity he has in it TO the society.
Mr. Newbold was general secretary o
the society for twenty-six years and wa
always implicitly trusted by the members
"The expert accountant has ascertaineC
that certainly for the past ten years, anC
for how much more wedo not know, New
bold has been robbing the sacred treasur.
of the society"
Mr. White said his statement was pro
voked by Newbolds attempt to pose as
martyr. He would not say what step
would be taken by the society agains
Newbold, nor would he show the latter
written confession.