The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1907-02-28
4 BIG Theft FROM
CHICAGO SUBTREASURY
$l75,00O Gone and No Clue YET
To The thief.
SOME EMPIOYE is SUSPECTED.
Package of Money in Bills Of Large
Denomination Disappears Most
Mysterio US y-Officials Declare That
1t Could Not Have Possibly Been
Taken From the Vaults.

Taken From the Vaults.
Chicago (spccial) The Tribune
Monday said:
One of the largest-if not the
largest-thefts from the United
States Treasury has been unearthed
in Chicago Somewhere between
$175,OOO ond 100000 was stolen
from the local Subtreasury last
week The money has disappeared
as completely as if it had vanished
from the face of the earth.
The authorities here AID in Wash
ington have ben working night and
day on the robbery since II was dis
covered.
Secretary Shaw. of the Treasury
Department. was told of the gigantic
theft when in Chicago last week and
was in conference with Subtreasurer
William Boldenweck and Secret Sery-
ice officials.
The money was stolen either q
last Monday. The chances are that
Il was abstracted on Monday. The
loss was discovered on Tuesday.
bills. bills of the denomination OF
$1,000, $1,000 and $4,000.
Just who discovered the loss the
Subtreasury officials would not adj
init last night. Neither would they
tell from what department the money
was taken, nor how the loss was
discovered
At first 1t was believed that there
must be some error in the bookkeep-
ing. 1t was thought to he impossible
That such large sum of money could
have been abstracted in facts of all
the safe guards thrown around Uncle
Sans strong box.
The ledgermen involved strenuous
ly denied any error and an inyestiga-
tion showed there was no possible
clerical mistake to account for the
disappearance Of the cash.
This brought the inevitable con-
clusion that robbery was the only eX-
PLANTATION. Just as certain was the
deduction that the thieves wore en-
ployes OF the subtreasury and were
at that moment pursuing their daily
tasks.
Every man who could have had
anything to do with the case was
caleld into Treasurer Boldenwcck's
Office. and put through an exhaustive
examination, and a still more rigid
DISCRIMINATION Captain Porter,
of the Secret Service, assisted I'm the
inqulsition.
Protest Innocence.
They stood the ordeal. everyone of
them. All denied any knowledge Of
the theft and protested their inno-
cence with unanimity and vociferi-
BUSINESS. But it was perfectly OBJ
vious that some one was lying. The
chances were 900 TO one that one
or more of the employees actually
had pYrloined the cash or had con-
nived at the theft by some outsider
Day by day since then the sweat
ing has been kept up. Mr.. Bolden-
week, Captain Porter and his assis-
tants have worked from daylight till
darkness and from night until morn
ing.
Saturday there came glimmer
OF light. a faint clew pointed in
the direction of certain clerk. and
mat followed up directed the finger
OF suspicion TO another employe, a
close associate of the first man.
Ihese men were summoned into
the Inquisition chamber separately
and subjected to a gruelimg examina-
uon. The suspicious circumstances
against them were paraded, the GER
tainty of detection and punishment
was impressed upon them, and they
were adviced to make a clean breast
OF what ever part they had played in
the conspiracy.
One, thought to be the moving
spirit, came through the ordeal with
out turning a hair He remained
calm and self-possessed His sang
troid amazed the officers and they
put MIN down an innocent or a mas
ter hand at criminality.
Inc other, younger and much
weaker, showed signs Of breaking
down. Just what he admitted the
Secret Servicec men refuse TO dis
close, but it is believed to be tanta-
mount to a confession. ANY way.
the admissions he made started thc
into renewed activity.
Haif a dozen operatives started ont
ana results are expected in the next
4S hours.