Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-08
Rev. W. A. Newbold, Secretary of
 the American
MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
Has Been Going Wrong-Con- feSSeS His Guilt-HOW It
 Was Found Out.

NEW YORK, March 7.-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. w. A. Newbold, severing his connec- tion with 1t, promise to be brim full of scandal. The deficit amounts to some S19,- GOO, and the chairman of the finance com mittee, George c. White, made a statement this afternoon in the matter. When he concluded it he declined to say whether or not proceedings would be instituted against the alleged offenders.
 Mr. White said: ''I'm comparatively new member of the executive board, and was put in as chaIrman of the board. Upon looking into the duties of the office fouud that the books called for the cash balance in the hands of a trust company. 1 was informed by the treasurer of the company, III. 8. Oakley, that there was an error in the accounts, as he had no such money in hand. was afterwards informed that the general secretary knew that there was discrepancy in the accounts 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 accounts and his own, and to show where the difference existed.
 aAlso in looking over the books 1 dis covered some matters that seemed to be ir- regular, and put ID expert on the books. I brought him to the office and l intro, duced him to Mir. W. A. Newbold, who was the general secretary, and directed papers be might ask for. There appeared to be several items in regard to MT. New bold's accounts that required inspection. At the end of few days MT. Newbold finding the temperature of the office getting too hot for him sent his keys to the finance committee and announced that he had sev- cred his connection with the society.
 "The result of the experts investigation showed that MT. Newbold has overdrawn from the society the sum of about SIP, ,000 over and above the amount due him for. salary, and furthermore that moneys re- ceived from interest and other sources to the amount of about 5000 he has failed to credit on the books, and the checks for the same were not deposited in the society's g bank account. a e.s t . oMr. Newb bold has confessed to four diff ferent members of the society these defal- cations, and we also have letter written by him confessing bis crime and pleading on the score of past service for leniency, and claiming that he was obliged to take this money to support a large and expensive family. Mir. Newbold lives in fine place at Monte Claire, N. J., which he states 10 the press he estimates to be worth S25 OOO, and also keeps horses, COW and carriages. MT. Newbold's statement that he was allowed 5000 for travelling expenses is incorrect, as all his travelling expenses were a proper charge against the expense account. The house is mortgaged for about S11 ,O00.
 lille has been secretary for twenty y-six years, and he has always been most inn plicitly trusted by the officers and members of the board. The expert accountant has ascertained that certainly for the past ten years, and how much longer we don't know, he has been systematically robbing the sacred treasury of the society,"
 MT. White would not say who the mem- bers of the society were to whom Newbold is alleged to have confessed, nor would he produce the letter which he said had been received from Newbold. Rev. A. E. Kim solving of Brooklyn, who has been ap- pointed secretary pro tenn, was present while MT. White made his statement. At its conclusion he said: "Plesse put down Rev. A. B. Kinsolving, who has been ap- pointed secretary pro tenn. as believing the above statement absolutely correct.
 Dr. Oakley was present at a private meet- ing of the board this evening.