The Globe-republican., 1906-10-25
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Examination Of the, Accounts, of the
VA Subtreasury There Show a, Az,
VI Deficit Of $6l,500.
EXPERTS COUNTING, q CASH
assistance Treasurer n. j. Atkins
N Asked for an Expert Exnmina-
NJ ton Of His Office which II x
\, Now Being Made.

lHi st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 1S.-Three ex-
pert accountants from the treasury
department at washington, working
Nnder deputy United States treasur-
Fr. counting more Than 100000, o00.e In
lthe vaults OF the United States SUBJ
Measury, have discovered shortage
Df $61, 200. q. n NJ -. -r~ ~ ~ -.
N John e. 'wifRfe, chief OF the United
lEtates secret service, is in the city,
thht declares that his mission has no
NUnnection with the examination. He
Asiys he@iS%here merely-tozatt the,
bankers convention Rsa III NIAa v III
sNHUnited States Sabtreasasrsr Hs ThornaSs
iI Atkins admitted thstt4 / WV VIZ pdrts
iafe inst Luis, but Ibid that &
ldehnite statement would Ibe made inv
Him until represent tivdsA frcG
Washington had finished thalrIs jnsasHl
lSigation. # INV Az
ltS"A man reputationp' satds Mn Akigs
'fs worth moreto him than AtheH loss
iaf SCI, 200 is to the government! II
an error were made in checking money
from the vauits'-to one nef' -the~eages,;'
Na recount of all the money on hand
Would reveal the error and also the
presence of the full amount. of the
money which should be in the vaults.
,,s ''The present investigation will de-
termine whether the accounts ts.lance.
Until then nothing can be said, and
II would be unjust to connect the
name of any employee with the dis
crepancy at this time.' s.a-Iaglt
Washington Oct 1S--Fhea officials
q, the treasury department have been
Informed by T. ]. Atkins, the assist
ant treasurer of the United States at |
6t. Louis, that there lis al,probable
shortage in the accounts of his Office
M about $61,5C0 and at his request his
accounts are now being checked by
the treasury experts. AT, his request
hiso, Chief Wilkie, Of the United
States secret service has been1sent to
St. Louis with view of determining
who7is ,respens tble aerShe Shortage II |
IT Is, actually found, to exist, @
/, It Is understood Mat fhSt assistant |
treasurer. in checking up one of the
cages in his Office found the cash short |
30 the amount stateds>but on being !
confronted with the figures the clerk \
In charge insisted 'he' knnwF nothing
Of the matter and That there Must
have been an error in ebookkeeping.l
Mr.. Atkins, however. was Of the opin-
ion that were was an actual shortage \
and Immediately notified, the depart
fnent and asked for a prompt examina-
ton Of his Office. ,... 81; .-w|
st. Louis, Oct. 19.-Chief Wilkie l
of the United States secret service. |
Thursday took charge of the investica
Sion into the alleged shortage Of sG15a0
In the funds. of tbs, ST. Louis sub
treasury. Sub-Treasurer Thomas j.
Atkins declines to discuss the alleged
shortage. BE said that 1t would prob.
ably occupy about two weeks in count.
ing the funds IN the sllb-treasliry ami |
In making a thorough Investigations or
accounts and not until then would
1t be ascertained whether a clerical
error hasabeen made or whether there
Is an actual shortage.