Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-03
FIROR'S. ACCOUNT IS
Alleged Shortage Of the Man Who is
Sc Missing.
OF VRoHGDOING
Mr. Schneider Says His Son-in-Law
Got $4,000.
Elk A INING THE BOOK S

Frank NJ. Firor, the secretary and treas
urar of the Charles Schneider Baking Com
pany, who disappeared suddenly about ten
days ago, and has since neither been seen
or heard of, left the city with shortage of
something less than $4,000 behind him, ac-
cording to the statement Of Mr.. Charles
Schneider. A portion of this loss, Mr..
Schneider says, falls on the baking COM
pany of which Firor was an officer, but the
bulk falls upon Mr.. Schneider personally.
Speculation in wheat and other markets is
said TO be responsible fer Firor's downfall.
An expert is now carefully examining the
books of the missing treasurer. which are
badly mixed, and until his examination is
concluded the exact amount of young
Firor's alleged shortage remains in doubt
Firor is a son-in-law of Mr.. Schneider,
and this kinship placed him in closer rela-
ton with the firm than would have other
wise been the case. Mr. Schneider trusted
the young man. as he himself says, with
every dollar he had
Firor had been in the employ of Mr..
Schneider for nearly twelve years, and dur
ing that time he had been a trusted hand
Ter of the funds Of the bakery. When n
stock company was formed, the Charles
Schneider Baking Company, Firor was
elected secretary and treasurer. At two
meetings of the stockholders he presented
detailed reports that were seemingly cor
rect
AT the first meeting of the directors Of
the company held this year, however, a
resolution was passed appointing a COM
mittee to examine the books and all the af-
lars OF the concern so as to ascertain just
what the exact condition of the company
was. Authority was given to employ an
expert.
Firor realized, it is said that his shortage
which was not then quite so large would
be discovered, he began to put away every
bit of money he could put hands on. Mr.
Charles Schneider, who was seen this af-
tefnoon by a reporter for The Star, de-
clares that F'iror is short fully $4,000 and
he tells the following interesting account
of the young mans dealings:
Young Firor had been with me for near
iy twelve years" he said, .'and during that
time / trusted him for every cent l had
When l went TO Europe, two years ago,
and before the bakery had been made q
stock company concern, | gave him pow
er of attorney in order that he might
ry on the business of the firm and be able
to deposit in the bank. etc.
when L returned from Europe I had no
suspicion OF the young man, and did not
ask the bank to return the power of attor-
rey for fear of offending Firor On the LIST
OF January I deposited Sc oto Oh my per-
sonal account in the Second National
Bank. Out of this l paid for my little
place in Mount Pleasant and $4,000 for
improvements Only few other checks
IL.
When Firor left 1 had just balance of
$50 in the bank. He had checked it all out
through the power of attorney L had given
him. If had not deposited check for
S1T9 short while before he left, and of
which he knew nothing, he would have had
me overdraW n at the bank.
His shortage with thu baking company
is through THE sale of many car loads of
-four made by him, and for which no re-
turns have been made. This -four he sold
at far below the market price. He fooled
us by saying that there We're always on
hand at the depot from eight to twelve
cars. When we began to haul the -four
here lie would have the hauling stopped
after about two cars had been empted Civ
ing all sorts of excuses about the transfer
company being busy with government con-
tracts and such things.
"Just how many Car loads he sold we do
not as yet know.
During the year and a half the com-
pany has been formed | have drawn but
two months salary. Fror got the rest,
and so | am again the loser. During nv
absence in Europe he increased the salaries
of his two brothers, who were in my
pioy, charging the money to the expense
and miscellaneous accounts. ] had no sus-
picion of him up to the day he left"
Firor's brother, W no was employed at the
bakery. is no longer in the employ of the
concern. Firor himself left a note when he
departed saying that no one would see
him again. Mr. Schneider does not believe
that he committed suicide 1t is not be-
leved that F'iror took much money away
with him. 1t is even said he borrowed
money on which to leave town.
Each mail brings to the baking company
bills the young man contracted a. different
stores about town. Suspicion was first at
tracted to F'iror, when he had all of his
mail sent to another address instead of to
the office. Mr.. Schneider has as yet taken
no steps to have him apprehended. declar-
ing that he has been too busy trying 20
stlaighten out the affairs of the company.