Evening star., 1902-08-25
WAKEFIELD DISMISSED
CLERK IN TREASURY DIVISION
OF BOOKKEEPING.
Was Treasurer of Association Formed
to Beat the Races-His State
ment on the Subject.

Secretary Shaw today ordered the dis
missal from the Treasury Department of
Lorenzo G. Warfcld, a 50, 900 clerk employ
ed in the division of bookkeeping and war
rants. The dismissal is the outcome of a
complaint made to the Treasury Depart
ment few days ago by John j. Kleiner, a
money lender at 617 F street northwest.
kleiner sent complaint to the Treasury
that Mr. Warfield owed him $50 and would
not pay him. Accompanying his complaint
was the copy of circular that had at one
time been sent out by an organization of
which Mr.. Warfeld was the treasurer.
This circular gave the plans of the pro-
posed association, by which stockholders
could probably reap large returns from a
scheme to beat the races. A clause in the
circular which led to the dismissal was
follows:
THE inventor of the wv G. L. system
and the treasurer of the association, Mr..
Lorenzo G.. Warfeld. holds an important
position in the Treasury Department. This
fact alone is an evidence of the respecta-
bility of the association
Scheme of the Association.
The "W. G. L." system is as stated. the
invention of Mr.. Warfeld himself, and the
initials are his own reversed. The name of
the association was given as the Washing
ton Investment Company" and it was de-
one
The company proposed to sell the system
to purchasers throughout the country at
whatever prices Were agreed upon. A New
York man came on here, and the advisabili-
ty of selling the rights of the scheme was
discussed with him. 1t was believed by
the projectors that the scheme would be
bought by smaller companies all over the
country and sold by them to purchasers.
The circular contained statistics of the
races of the big tracks and an argument
how the "W. G. L." system would be able
to make big dividends for investors. Dur
ing the month of July of last year the
investors were guaranteed against loss.
Upon the receipt of the circular and COM
PLANT from Mr.. kleiner Assistant Secretary
Allies Immediately preferred charges against
Mr.. Warfield, declaring that the use of the
name of the Treasury Department in such
connection was a serious matter in every
way. Mr.. Warfield was given time to
swer the charges. He filed an answer this
morning, which was gone over by Mr.. Allies
and Secretary Shaw. who has returned to
the city. 1t was decided that Mr.. Warfied
had not only violated the rules of the de-
partment in going into gambling scheme
of this kind, but that he had committed a
grave wrong in using his connection with
the treasury to attempt to secure business
for the association.
Mr.. Warfields defense was that he had
gone into the scheme believing that 1t
a legitimate one and would prove success
full. On finding that it could not be salts
factory he had abandoned his connection
with IL. and the association had done no
business since July of last year nor at
tempted to do so. The circular that had
been sent to the Treasury Department, he
said, was more than year old: Mr.. War
field said that he had borrowed something
like $3.50 from kleiner, the man who COM
planned against him and had more than
paid it back, including the interest that
consider that he owed the amount charged
against him.