The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1905-12-28
FRAUD IN TREASURY
Certificates IN Blank Stolen BY En-
ploye Wha Then xilled Them
and Negotiated Them
Century Ago

In 4 recent issue Of the Star the
present system of keeping the hles o.
cheHka and ether papers connected
with Ehe Uuitea States loans WAS de-
acrihed Il was thea noted. states tho
Washington Star that lhefe was fraud
perpesrated an the government 20 the
amount Of tisno0 hg the presentation
Of afildAgita A. to the destruction of
bonds representing 4 part o. the ieah
IL February aH is62. believed 70 he
the only such ease Ia which there vas
auccesa
There was, however. a fraudulent Is
soc OF government bonds neafiy 100
years Of age. IN which trusted clerk
was the culprit. and the loans Enowa
as the deferred SIX per cents of 1870
aud the eight per cent loan Of Isss
were involved The certificates Or
bonds. were ISSUED By the registrar u
the treasury. than Joseph Noarse. and
Charles TompklnH Was clerk under
him, from 1890 to 1862. having charge
OF the books Of blank certificates. To
facilitate the issue i was the custom
OF the registrar % sign these blank
certificates When the f5e0Q 900 eight
per cent loan 81 iTsS Was offered SUBJ
acriptlons we're received by the banks
and loan Offices and script certificates
given. on which the stock was iasasd.
The whole amount vas taken and ths
stock issued IN 1883 The length Of
thls loan was ls years. but early tho
whole 81 this and like loan OF 81 tst.
600 made Ia 1900 was taken up In ten
years
Tompklns left iae government serv.
ice IN iso2. and ia ie05 &c was iiscuv-
erred thai there had been Al overissas
in tbs s6ne0. 900 of 81 900 On la-
vestigafion II was found that tan Ger.
tifcates HAD been taken and the alb
straci siierea. that Tumpkias had pre-
senied himself IS the agent 81 Ciement
Bld3ls a banker of Philadelphia. with
an order gor ths stock which be- -.
sued ana obtained from NJ uiddla
siptb. lncludiuk lhe premium. Though
Joseph Nourse the REGISTRAR. recom
mended Tompking arrest such artlan
wag not taken. a. the PROG was
deemed Insufficient Tor a logai c0nYle,
siUn and toe matter Nas dropped in
September ls1is the onicefs 0f TIE
treasury received from Archibald
Oracle 4 sons q Nes York. a geftlh.
eate for fi5.ooe Cnted states deferred
ak per cents beaiias mo eeauine SO.
natare q tbs reklslraF Mr NaurAe. Cir
redemption The filing and mafka q
issue beFe the evidence 0f forgery. la
: short time Information was received
that David Parish. u Philadelphia.
held q certificate TOE tso oo0. whieh be
LID purchased IN London. and li VA
sound sAat this and that Forwarded
from Nea York lad haen sold In Lon.
aon b james Tompkins : son q
Charles
Thea # was found that from . boa
II blank deferred slx per cent certla-
eatoa which haa bcen Ia charge 0f she
elder Tompkins scn were missing. AID.
+ havlng beer he custom of he regis.
lrar e sign such certificates IA h.aak.
Il waa not elalcult for a alshoaesE
clerk % abstract ,heuf
II waa also aacertained thag the
younger Tompkinr bad a partner ia
the fraud. one Thomas 10y alias Har.
rison. and that they had sailed from
Liverpoas for Rev York la the ahlp
1ustina which JAMES Tompklns haa
purchaser from part og tha proceeda
# the certificates sold by him Ths
ship arrived Il Nee YORK aaaer lke
command % JoY IN November and 81.
ehored under the guns q the United
States aloop Watp Tompklna and
Joy we're az ance arrested and a.
examination TIA latter denied every.
thlne bat rompkina made 3 sui raa
fsss.on The latter Acknowledged thai
b bad received the ten certificates
from his father hat b. hlis6 tNo. aas
for $4,000 ARD enc Ior fse.aa0. a..
asroyed seven. and retained ane. taag
he bad old fua. and 81 the pr0ceeaa
had purchased fae chip. made loans %
LIVERPOOL real estate. sent some % BIS
mother. and made some other sxpeHdl-
lures
They were committed fgr trial ard
CHARLES Tompksaa waa arrested The
trial of father and sen took place sa
tie old circuit eourt Of the District u
Columbia IN May faliowlaE he
charge HelnE fufHcry
Tha father vAa found not guilty. ana
ne non convicted. There waa much
oonnlsafatlon for the son. Who va
looked upon aa the tool Of rs father
and he was pafaoned n tee months
zaj Jus Eaa set 1t liberty osores =
Dallas. eho managed the cases far
Ehs Moxarnmeng. after the faiiura -
eengict she father. dld not oppose pa.
aonlnf he eon. and recommended that
he cazs aEalaaf jog b aaandoned
- views were coueafred il by the
aserclaEx of tns tfeaaarx. ar. aallafln.
And President Madlsoa. Meaafa ormeie
! SDnz rot possession II the ship 1ua@
llaa. Ard Mr. Parish fhe fa.Heo muFt.
zaaa y IiteHneal pHapeftf. bnt tie
government anpears e have recovered
aeihlna