The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-10

Aaoat two weeks nFo Xr Andrew Dow.
president q TIE school boE-d. received
telephone message from Mrs T-acv stat
inE thar she wanted 70 see him CD TN
portlnt business Mr Dow net her By ap-
pcintnent Mr. T1ErT's mother 7sas also
present As 70 what followed Mr.. Dow
states:
The two a6ies 81 once tearfully IL
formed ne HAT AeT hsd received q CON
nz1laatloa from Mr. Tracy, dA-ed Wash
ilgtuu city, IN which, IN Ambiguous terus
be stared that ne hEa betrayed q trust
AID that he lad detrauded the school board
out q large Amount of money. II tbs
communication M. Tracy made no msn-
tio1 either o. tie amount involved OF Of
The methods employed In detrauding the
bOAra- : WAS aEtounded- could not con
ce!ye bow ne lad detrEuded the board
hot & 1l1ne o. lie funds Is either received
o. paid cut except ay 4re2sI rsr Settegast-
y 10 10 unGeT a S%J1.ueS oou0 Tor The 111lA-
lu4 performance az ais duty. ! had a.
ways regarded Mr.. Tracy as a man OF
5000 Character. IL had never occurred 70
-ne that be WAS foEger. ! though fnal.
perhaps. lie referred 10 some serious ir.
WnicA ne feared 70 face, such, for Instance.
Ah rAke on o. some kind. This. 4
Thought, would Re The explanation
After Studying the matter over fully.
deliberately. j deemed u best Tor ali iu-
tsrested 70 find some means OF expialninr
4 the communication 70 ascertain the amoGlt
/ involved and The manner 81 which he Had
uetrGuded the school board. 10 Mrs
Tracy 4 suggested another communication
70 Ar. Tracy al Washington, requesting
/ hlM 70 wire to me. making a full con1es-
sion or, II be would aEree 10 meet ne at
some place. 70 state that I was wililug
4 ana anxious 20 neet him II be would come
I prepared % EEks 3 frank and honest state
ment
ON Wednesday morning last week. "
( continued M, Dow, i was Informed by
Z relsuve o. Mr. Tracy thar he would
meet NE ID 81. Louis on Thursday. a6-
& vlsed ais family 20 telegraph him thar I
Z would meet h!u At the southern hotel IN
I 81 Louis Friday morning, All the xay
I en- route 10 81 Louis ! tried 10 solve his
Z eOnclusioE.
Arriving az St Louis. met Mr. Trsrv
] and ais wife gt the Southern hotel He
Z reluctantly made the statement that he
nae forged uy name 10 many vouchers
ard essaec some AZ Is per cent discount
De admitted that his operations extended
oTer period o. several months These
I statements J literally forced from hin He
/ seemed dazed and overwhelmed and !
[ eActed ais confession BIZ asking leading
! Questions
The scene was one watch can never
forget Mrs. Tracy was present and her
pirRble distress almost unnerved ne.
was thinsiag' too. 81 the Eve innocent
I little children.
As soon. as hSd eompr-aenaed the
oerst0od the manner IN Which the crime
was committed ] denounced him and d.
mandeo MS resignation. This WAS the
necessary nrst step- be readily fendsrea
his resignation and an order for his wife
70 yarn over 70 me Hh pApeE helGngtur
q The school board hsde him good hye
morning.
Knowing that there was q regular meet
Us ~ the school board on Moudk 49, ]
waited Until then 70 piece the Y - 81.
fore the members Had the rnsetinr -o-
been scheduled for Monday ulRht 1 sS,ri5
esrtainly have Issued a can Tor an imme,
lad the mntter bare before nv cellesrpes,
4hsy were shocked. astuunded ana rr3eref
nj Ir9ey's resignation was immediatelT
y secured the papers belonging 10 III,
hoard from Mr. Trscg's desk and thcv ar
nou g the hands u the expert aoeounts N
hassias and sells. How many forged va
rants arc outstanding . not yet know
Some haYc been presented 20 ne ana
pronounced the signatures gorxerfeF ana
mus say, TIE fesgsFies were neatly En-.
IT shonld be stated" csntspuas Mr
DOW, that the sehool hoard does not los
delar The persons Who negotiated and
wao nela TIE forged. paper viii lose. and'-
Nj Dow declared with great smnnas's-
tAey ought e lose. Any person who &c
strts tuch pspsr At Is per cent discount
knoNinE that he VIII set 800 cents o. ~
dollar inside q SIX months, deserves Ia lsss
have ~ sympathy Cor n craspinr Az
ar ions Sayiock And hose 10 nf.cer,i y
sueh paper at such 8 discount, helnF al ~
same time familiar vita conditions unte,
Mnich CITY warrants are iefued ana nafa
shenia hive known thar something wa
~ now knows nrth'nr a. Nsr r-ser'
Fhcre terts BE explained tsat Il was
= m9prtFt frinr ssihNrv for him p 49,.
/ Natsee ST. lrasF' arrfgt q 81 Ioris. ara
. QFecaer $50 Dow saws, ~ yrrnf ~ - 4,
kcea anaciHfment Wit. NJ. Trsrv n+,5'
ltr q tluoe e. 4 were ana a. r.s.
httcg ccpd not violate Ire sr-l
Hen villa VIZ met Nv sale prrD,e- A.
Surg MS q clear M 4 psrp'ex AZ 4. -
: y W1ich e7aid not p0sslfir unSer
800 4n5 lnd ont possible wss.
: - nm bad heen obtained srd ~ f,..s ~
J re hAa fmfioyed ] could not r. arm
: visa warrant and seComranind 81 !,
cntcfr, Ter ! had 10 IDEA fhHt ~ w.
: eEel Ne one ever dreamed ~ Sues
Statement b. Mr.. Charlton.
representative - Tbe posi- intervies-e.
, NJ. James Charlton she r,-r,.r ,