The Washington herald., 1907-07-08

That J. Arthur Kemp. the missing chief
and property clerk OF the police depart
ment. has for a long time engaged in
the embezzlement Of funds within his
charge is the belief Of the members Of
the police department
An investigation OF the lost. stolen, and
abandoned property which came under
KemP's care as property clerk, and dat
ing as far back as 1900, shows that in
nearly every instance the cash has been
removed from the envelopes in which
such property is kept. The jewelry. how
ever, thus far Is found 70 be intact
The alleged peculations will. as far as
the investigation shows. aggregate in the
neighborhood Of 5000, and it is believed
that his bond Of 5000 will cover the
entire amount Of the alleged embezzle-
ment from this source. Kemp, 4;
is said, may have rifed the envelopes Of
their money contents within a week OF
two of his disappearance. but the indica-
tiJns are that he has taken various sums
from time TO time
satisfied with Small Sums.
In going over the property it was found
/ that sums ranging from 81 upward are
missing. The envelopes are listed-fOr
/ instance, as containing S3n or lnrger. as
/ the case may be-and upon investigation
/ lt was found that the bills are gone and
. q d -Er --1r1f..e-
A message was received yesterday from
Detective Cornwell, who is IN PhilldeI-
/ phia. saying that thus far his search for
Kemp has proven fruitless.
/ The police are endeavoring TO locate the
/ chorus girl with whom, it is said, Kemp
/ became infatuated during her stay at a
/ local thelter last fall According to i'm
formation obtained by the police, Kemp
attended every performance, joining the
/ girl after the show in midnight suDpers.
/ He followed the company To Baltimore
and Philadelphia. and in the latter city,
+ it IS said, paid Doctors bill for the
+ girl. who had become III.
The police say they do not know the
+ name Of the girl. nor her present location
. An effort is being made 10 find her, IN
/ the belief that she will be able 20 throw
/ some Hight on Kemp's disappearance.
+ If ever there was a case Of Jesyll ano
/ HYDE existence outside Of the pages of
fiction. it has developed in this KemT
affair." said d member Of the police de-
/ plrtment yesterday. Not one Of his as
/ s0ciates ever for a moment suspected that
+ he was other than model husband and
trusted official
Believes Husband Dead.
/ Surrounded by her mother and fathe,
and son. Mrs Kemp remains AZ the KemI
place. near Rockville. in house that
/ since the developments Of the last few
/ days. can hardly be called her own. Sh,
awaits patiently, not exactly the return
( Of her husband. but some tidlng Of new.
/ that Arthur is dead-dead by his owl
/ hand. With the strong light of guilt tha
. has been thrown on the screen Of Kemp.
/ actions since his disappearance, Mrs
/ Kemp believes that the former chief cieri
. has killed himself rather than face III,
t
/ department has preferred against him.
The homestead Of the Kcmps sits in a
clump Of trees on q hill. far from III,
main thoroughfare leading from Rock
vile. For this. Mrs. Kemp is thankful
. for she can remain at the house and still
evade the eyes of the curious who pass
by during all hours Of the day and night
Mrs. Kemp and her son. Lee, spent tn,
day yesterday at home There were few
. visitors during the afternoon, and th'
family remained practically alone
Mrs. Kemp May Forgive.
Mrs. Kemp is not Inclined to discus.
publicly the mysterious disappearance o,
her husband. Nothing whatever ha(
been heard from the man since he Wen
away. it was said at the Kemp place yes
terlav. The sudden departure Of tn,
husband probably came as "A greater sur
prise to the wife than to any one else
although even his most intimate friends
had no inkIing that such plans had eve
been entertained in the mind Of the maI
who IS being searched for in every citl
Of importance in the United States.
Mrs. Kemp is said TO feel bite
against the man who has deserted her
but she has not said so 10 those who hav,
visited at the farm. on the other hand
il is also said that she has intimatet
that should he return and the difference,
with the police department be settled
satisfactorily, she would be glad 20 TAX,
I him hack