Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
PUTS ON BRAVE FACE
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Assistant Treasurer Boldenweck from LA
bility, although it was promised that con-
gress would again consider the matter at
its next session.
Embarks an speculation.
Meanwhile Herbert +. Youns, a former
Chicago newspaper reporter and now head
Of the Young Secret Service agency. became
Interested in the case, at first without Of
fetal connection, but later as the agent
Of Mr.. Boldenweck. Mr.. Young's attention
was redirected to Fitzgerald. The latter,
upon discharge from the subtreasury
stated that his whole fortune consisted of
$500 in cash and a stock certificate for
$1,000. His wife had a 500 interest i'm the
estate Of her mother, which was valued at
about $1,000 and.-was in litigation. Fftz-
gerald, however, according TO Mr.. Young,
embarked in speculation on a scale not
consistent with the size Of his reputed
means. There was, however, no ostenta-
ton In Fitzgerald's life. The lavish dis
play which detectives invariably look for
ip tracing stolen funds, was absent. Fitz-
gerald bought eggs for speculation and
stored them In July. 1907, he -inaugurated
an egg deal which ultimately, 1t is stated,
involved an expenditure Of $1,000, and the
following March a similar Zeal involved
him, according to Mr.. Young, to the ex-
tent of SIC, 600. incidentally the former
teller had become the possessor in his
wife's name Of . neat brick residence in
Rogers park. . suburb Of Chicago, and
valued at $500. Mr.. Young declared to-
day that this purchase was made in a
roundabout way, passing through several
hands and finally into those of Mrs. Fitz-
gerald, for a consideration OF 81.
Last July the scent Is said to have be-
come hot when Colonel Harry c. Gano.
superintendent of A. Booth & Co. a busi-
ness man of prominence and public spirit,
reported to Mr.. Boldenweck, 1t is said, that
Mr.. Fitzgerald lad approached lin with
a proposition to pass several 81 900 bills.
with your big business connections, :"
Fitzgerald is alleged to rave argued to
Colonel Gano. you can easily pass them.
There's $500 in it for you"
Fitzgerald is reported to lave declared
that he had a roll Of similar bills .tnat
would choke a horse" After comforting
with Mr.. Boldenweck, Mr.. Gano continued
negotiations with Fitzgerald: with the re-
suit that by arrangement several witnesses
were secretly present when the former tel
Ter passed two $1,000 bills to Colonel Gano.
81 brought two" Fitzgerald is alleged to
have said, you can get rid Of two Just
as easy as one"
Others Are Involved.
From the moment Of Colonel Gano's first
Interview with the assistant United States
treasurer, it is said, Mr.. Young or some
of his men shadowed Fitzgerald. The trail
it is minated, broadly involved others, not
only in helping Fitzgerald to dispose of the
money alleged to have been stolen. but In
the very act of his having extracted 1t
from the treasury vaults and in the later
covering of tracks. Who these persons
were those working on the case state they
are not yet prepared to dlvulge. 1t had
not been intended to arrest Fitzgerald at
this time, as further evidence is not only
wanted against hiplwRpt Developments were
FeKpecfed which wsobi 616iSe others How.
ever. rita1s stdteds$a&t those under sas-
picion had obtained an inklins. that I'M
toward developments were going forward
and 1t was deemed best to lose no time in
securing the man charged with being the
principal.
The case being one properly under fed
eral jurisdiction a United States judge
was first sought, but none could be found.
Assistant States Attorney Barbour was
next approached and shortly after midnight
this morning Judge Chetlsin, at his home,
issued a bench warrant for the arrest of
Fitzgerald, charging him with the larceny
OF $4,000 from the government vaults.