The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-02

particularly of e sensational nature.
Mr.. Cabell has been systematic in US
ing government funds. and though this
has been going on for nearly three
years. the head Office at Helena de-
tected nothing wrong.
BUSINESS OF THE OFFICE.
The principal business of the internal
revenue collector in this city is 20
handle stamps for beer barrels. OF
course some revenue is derived from
special taxes, but the chief business
is supplying breweries with stamps.
The business of this office amounts 10
something like $40, 900 d year and more
sc that there is a chance for an Of
ficial TO appropriate funds temporarily.
Some weeks ago the Salt Lake Brew
ing company sent in an order for a
supply of stamps for beer barrels. The
order was not filed promptly, in fact
it was not until the head office at
Helena had been apprised Of the fact
that a suspicion that something was
wronE reached the department at
Washington.
THE GOVERNMENT ACTS.
T. B. Carson of the revenue service
was detailed on the case, and he ar
rived in the city nearly two weeks ago.
dis Investigations resulted in the re-
moval of Cabell and the temporary in
sons for the change beirg substantially
as above.
A Herald man called upon Mr.. Car
son at the Knutsford last evening, but
he refused 10 talk about the case, even
refusing to divulge the nature of his
business in this city. From other and
thoroughly reliable sources, however,
some information concerning the af-
fair was gained.
TN-v-t~CTE7D IN NFTN-LSC
Mr.. Cabell. it seems, from the time of
his appointment not very long after
CleVeland'S installation, began to use
money that was received for stamps.
The amounts were considerable and
most of the money was invested in
mining enterprises. Mr.. Cabell now
has two or three mines, one of which
at least IS paying expenses. 1t is very
probable that the money was invested
in this manner in the hope that he
would realize in q short time and make
good the amounts. Had his calcula-
tions not failed he would unquestion-
ably today be independent, but fate
seems to have been against him.
a SINGULAR FEATURE.
The most remarkable thing in con-
nection with the defalcation was Ca |
bells ability TO cover it up from de- |
lection of the revenue department in /
spectors VINO make regular trips every |
few months. 1t appears that the I
greater amount of the years business /
AS done during the month of June. The I
fiscal year closes July l, and on that |
day he was compelled TO make a re- |
port to the Office at Helena In getting
the accounts 70 balance he applied
money collected on account of the new
year 10 the old years account and in
this manner was able to balance his
account on July i last, although IN
reality he was about $4,000 or $4,000
short The Office at Helena furnishes
the revenue stamps from time to time
as ordered by the collector here. and
so loosely were the accounts kept that
when Cabeil would order new supply
q comparison Of the books would have
convinced the collector in Helena at a
glance thar the Office here ought to
have something like $4,000 worth on
hand
NO ARRESTS MADE.
l CabeII so far has not been arrested
and it is moi at all likely that he will
suffer anything but mental anguish Eor
using Uncle Sans money. He is un-
der bond to TIE chief collector of the ,
Montana district, who is Mr.. Moffatr,