The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1907-03-01
SLICK THIEVES
MAKE BIG HAUL
Chicago Sub Treasury Vaults Looted
of 100000.
CLERKS ARE SUSPECTED
Officials in Boundary, are Working
Hard to Obtain Clew---0nIy Large
Bills Taken.

Bills Taken.
A large theft from the United
States treasury has been unearthed
in Chicago. Somewhere between sl75,-
600 and 100000 was stolen from the
LEGAL subtreasury last week. The
money has disappeared as completely
as if it had vanished from the face
OF the earth. The authorities in Chi
cago and in Washington have been
working night and day on the rob
berry since it was discovered.
Chief Wilkie Of the United States
secret service left Washington Mon
dag to take personal charge OF the
Investigation
Secretary Shaw Of the treasury de-
partment was told OF the gigantic
theft when in Chicago last week, aud
was in conference with Subtreasurer
William Boldenweck and secret sery-
ice officials.
All the money taken was in large
biIls-bills OF the denomination Of ST.
0O0, $4,000 and $4,000.
Every man who could have had
anything to do with the case was call
ca into Treasurer Boldenweck's Office
and put through an exhaustive exam
ination, and a still more rigid cross
examination Captain Porter OF the
secret service, assisted in the inqui-
sition
They stood the ordeal, every one
of them. They denied all knowledge
OF the theft, and protested their inno-
ceuce. But it was perfectly obvious
that some one was lying The chanc-
e5 were LOGO to / that one or more
of the employees actually had pur-
Joined the cash or had conniyed at
the theft by some outsiders
Day by day since then The sweating
has been kept up, Mr. Boldenweck,
Captain Porter and his assistants
have worked from daylight till dark,
and from night until morning. All
Of Sunday the investigation proceeded
in Mr.. Boldenweck's private Office.
Saturday there came q gHmmer Of
light. A feint clew pointed in the
direction OF a certain clerk and that
followed up, directed the finger OF sus-
picion to another employee, a close
associate OF the first man
Every employee OF the Office is un-
DER surveillance day and night and
should one or more OF them prove
to be the thief or thieves, escape will
be impossible All have reported for
work daily since the discovery was
made. Every man, too is under bond,
but not any amount near the loot
secured
The huge vault of the subtreasury
is constructed OF many layers Of chill
ed steel, and has a number Of layers
which must be passed before en-
trance is secured to the apartment
containing the money. The theft Of
money which had once got into the
vault has been regarded as an impos,
sibihty
When interviewed Monday in re-
gard to the robbery, SubTeasurer Boil
denweck admitted that theft OF
$4,000 had been perpetrated, but
refused to go into details.
1T is true that what l and other
government officials believe to be a
gigantic steal has been perpetrated
in the subtreasury,' he said The
amount | believe, will be $4,000.
At present, I cannot so into details
as to what work we have done in
the case or what methods OF pro-
cedule Chief Wilbie, Captain Porter
and the men will pursue, We discov
cred the shortage last Wednesday
when the books of the subtreasury
! we're balanced for the Gay. There is
a possibility that the shortage is due
to an error OF a bookkeeper, but
am inclined to believe that a robbery
has been committed