The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-08
He STOLE FUNDS
OF MACCA8EES
Supreme Finance Keeper IhOmp.
son a DefauIteT.
SHORT The SUM OF $4,000
ORDER, HOWEVER, rs PROTECT
ED BY SURETY COMPANY.

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Port Huron. Mich, Nov. by his
own written confession, Charles D
Thompson, supreme finance keeper OF
the supreme tent, Knights Of the Mac
eabees, and a prominent vessel and
tug man of this city, is a detaulter IN
the sum of So GOO. Mr.. Thompson,
however, was heavily bonded in the
National Surety company of New York
and the Fidelity K Deposit company OF
8 baltimore. and the order therefore is
q protected from loss
Thompson made no effort TO escape
after his defalcatiOn was discovered
He is now ia his home awaiting the &C
ton of the bonding companies. BIS
enlbezzIement is confessed in the fol-
lowing letter to Supreme Commander
D. p Marley.
ID. F. Marley, Supreme Commander
IS. o. T. M.-D5ar Sir: 1t is with feel
ing Of distress and shame that L tender
herewith my resignation as supreme
kGnauce keeper OF the order of which you
are the head. And this step is taken
with a bitter realization that I am no
longer worth the cOmpaniOnship and
association of my fellow officers /
have held the position since the order
o. that tine been officially associated
win the present supreme officers and
never until now did I in any way be-
tray my trust.
n was engaged in a legitimate bust
Aness venture in which I had made
large investmeE and found myself in
Il position when further money was
necessary TO save myself from bank
ruptcy and ruin There was apparent
ly 40 chance for loss. 1 th,n betrayed
my trust and used the funds of the or
DER at the time believing there was
no question OF my ability TO replace
them within a short tir1e.
The amount / used was $4,000, 1
have no hope of being able to repay
: this amount. know the order IS pro-
3tected from loss by the surety bond Of
nearly twice the amount in a perfectly
responsible company but this does not
lessen my mental suffering nor relieve
me from the disgrace of having be-
trayed the confidence reposed in me.
Says he Is Tortured.
Nothing that may occur can in
serease the toTtures which I have suf-
fered and am still suffering. I can
.oniy await such action as may be taken
Hand abiFe The consequences No pun
ishment San BE- greater and no suf-
3fering so intense as that resulting from
1.-THE luss Of the respect and esteem OF
tIe membership of the order aid the
SUFFERING necessarily caused to Hay
Family"
The first intimation of the shortage
came last Tue sday afternoon. when Su-
preme Commander Msrkey and Su-
preme Record Keeper George J. SiegIe
swere checking over the finance keepers
b0oks. An error was found and they
cailed 9'hOmpson's attention TO it. He
said he would take the books and pa
spers EoT1e with him that nigh, and
Hook IL 40. Wednesday morning he
came to Supreme Commander Markev's
offtce and confessed that his accounts
weIe short $4,000. He then and there
slbned q Written confession of the en-
nEZzle nIent. An examination of the
hu5ks Followed and the shortage was
disclosed. Supreme Commander Mar
key this afternoon gave out the fol-
lowing in regard to the matter:
Charles B, Thompson has been sU-
,fpreme finance keeper of the supreme
tent since il was organized in Septem-
Der. 1888. and has handled and dis
bursed more than $4,000 coo during that
time and until this defalcati0n no
Thought had ever been entertained
against his integrity and this betrayal
on his part win be felt keenly by the
membership.
Keeps Money In Bank.
The supreme tent keeps on deposit
large amounts Of money in leading
banks in several commercial centers on
(which warrants are drawn for the pay
ment of death claims. but all COllec-
stions are made through the Commercial
bank of Port Huron, and it is part of
the duties of the supreme finance keep
er to transfer from time to time from
The Commercial bank to these other
REPOSITORIES money for the purpose Of
keeping the account good at such
Blanks. The money that was. used in
e:this case BY Mr. Thompson was on
draft transferring from the Commercial
hank to the First National bank of
New York.
MIR Thompson's shortage is So. 900.
buJ no loss viii be incurred Dr. the SUI
pgeue tent, as every financial Official
# the organization, including Ar.
Thompson. is bonded in surety compa-
gaies. end the bond held by the order
as security for Mr., Thompson's integ-
ity is very much greater than the
shortage.
But the fact that no pecuDiary loss
Is sustained does not relieve from re-
greet the membership of the order. who
have been able to say that no officer
has appropriated single dollar en-
trusted TO his care The bond compa-
nies have been notified and the su-
lpre-ne tent win look to them to make
good the amount
Pending adjustment with the bond
companies. there viii be no delay in
lhe payment of death claims. as the Or
aar has on deposit on the first day
of tlis month in its various deposito-
ries throughout the United States a
title more than $500, 600. besides having
bond amounting to more than S1125,-
Geo
How Money Was Tasf