The Washington times., 1902-08-26
the DISMISSAL CT
CLERK HAPFIEID
Dropped From the Treasury
Departn ent Pay Roll.
HAD A "SURE THING SYSTEM"
Charges Against Federal Employe Made
by Kleiner & Co.-Defendart Gives
Out Stat=ment-Belongs to 4 Well
Known Maryland Family.

Mr. Lorenzo C. Wardeld. $1,000 clerk
in the Division of Warrants and Book
keeping CT the Treasury Department. was
ordered dismissed yesterday by secre-
tary Shaw on charges made by Kleiner &
Co., of this citv that the former was the
author cf what was known as the Wash
irgtcn Cooperative Investment Com
par.
Accompanying the charges 81 Kleiner
was the copy CT circular that had at
one time been sent out by an organiza-
lion of which Mr.. Warfield was the
treasurer. This circular gave the plans
of the proposed association, by which
stockholders could probably reap large
returns from scheme to beat the races.
clause in the circular which led to the
dismissal was as follows:
The inventor of the w. G. l. system
ard the treasurer of the association.
MIR. Lorenzo G. Warfeld. holds an I'M
portant position in the Treasury Depart
ment. This fact alone is an evidence of
the rcspectabiiity of the association
Fir. Warfeld's Defense.
Mr.. Warfeld's defelsc vas that he had
gone into the scheme believing that it
was a legitimate one and would prove
successful. On finding that it could not
be satisfactory he had abandoned his
connection with it, and the association
had dcne no business since July OF last
year nor attempted to do so.
The circular that had been sent 10 the
Treasury Department. he said. was mope
than a year old. Nj. Tarfieid said that
he had borrowed something like $3.50 from
Kleiner, the man who complained against
him, and had more than Paid it back.
including the interest that had been ex-
acted from him. He did not consider
that he owed the amount charged
against him.
In speaking about the matter. Mr..
Warfcld said yesterday;
"Kleiner & Co sent their claim
against me TO the Secretary. and inelud-
ed in the cofamunics tion an cid blank
OF the disbarded Washington Co-opera-
tive Investment Association in which I
was interested when the latter did busi-
ness
The concern dishanacd last July a
year ago and | have mad no connection
with il since, and / have never heard OF
any complaint against me in any shape
or manner.
Had System.
Last year. 1 and some other parties
incorporated a company for the purpose
of selling ? system that had theoreti-
caliy beaten the races, with view or
enlisting some afitta.. f0T playing the
same at the race tracks. They were in
communication with several New York
parties. but nothing coming from the
project it was abandoned in July OF last
year. and nothing further was ever done
in the matter.
Il was the treasurer of the company,
and no money WAS ever received from
any person whatever. other than the in
.orporators. Nor was any attempt ever
made TO operate the system
''One of these circulars in some way
fell into the hands of a money lender.
who brought it to The attention Of the
department, ana charges were preferred
against re
Mr. Warfeld is a Maryland man. and
belongs tc the woll-known family OF that
name. he Is an expert bcokkeeper and
has been in the Treasury Department
for number of years.