The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-28

and Speculation in Esgs-Oth-
crs Are Implicated.
Chicago. ul-The mystery Of the
theft Of $4,000 from the United
States Szb-Trszsury year and q
half ago. one o. the largest losses The
Government hss ever suffered il this
uzaaer. Is believed 70 have bsea
solved By the arrest OF George ".
Fitzgerald O.hers are believed to
have bsea implicated n the crime
-h!ch for months completely bazed
Go7srznsnt Secret Service uea-
Fitzgerald Ees AZ asserting taller
u1ds. Assistant United States Treas
ursF William Boldsnwreck- Suspic-
io1 a. the tine OF the theft. February
20, 1907, rested OF hin. but so risus-
ibls vas his story and 50 intense his
apparent interest il discovering the
real culprit. thai interest ceased 70
centre il him. Much work ~ss done
on the theory that the crime had besa
Qerpstrstsd By 2 coloTed nan.
Meanwhile Fitzgerald =zs dis
charged from the Government employ
for culpabie negligence in allowing
such 2 theft 70 be co1sumuzted under
his very eyes The Co1sy stolen had
been used and vas tied il packages,
some ksT!lg been marked for de-
s-ructio1 q Washington. any CT the
bills would readily have passed any
EhsTs except FOR their large dsaou-
nations. None OF the bills was under
$500, and some we're OF the $1,000
and 5000 denominations, the $1,000
ones pre6ouinati1g.
The theft created sensation
throughout the country. and Con-
gTsss a. the last session vas asked
and refused 70 release Assistant
Treasurer Boldsawreck from liability.
although Il vas promised that Con
gTess would again consider the nat
ter a. IFS next session.
Meanwhile Herbert ?. Young. a
former Chicago newspaper reporter
and TOW head OF z secret service
agency. became interested, az first
without Official connection With the
Ease, but la-er as the agent OF Nr.
Bolce11rsck- Mr.. Youlg's attention
was Esdirectsd TO Fitzgerald. The
latter, upon his discharge from the
Suo-Ireasurv, stated that his whole
fortune consisted OF $500 in cash and
stock certificate for $1,000. His
wife had 800 interest il the estate
o. her mother, which vas valued al
about $4,000 and vas in litigation.
Fitzgerald, however, according 70 Nj.
Young, embarked in speculation On q
sacle not consistent with the size Of
his reputed means.
There vas &c ostentstioa in Fitz-
geEald's life. The lavish display
which detectives usually look for in
tracing stolen funds, was absent.
Fitzgerald bought eggs for sueculs-
ton and stored them. In July. 1907.
he insugurated an egg deal which Ill
tinately, II & said. involved an ex-
pead.tuEe OF $1,000. and the following
March z similar deal involved him.
according 20 Mr. Young, 70 the extent
Of So 900 Incidentally. the former
teller had become the possessor, in
his Tife's name. Of brick house val
ued az $500 in Rogers Park. sub
urb Of Chicago Mr. Young declared
that this purchase was made in a
roundabout way. passing through
several hands, and finally into those
Of Mrs. Fitzgerald for a consideration
OF 81.
Under detective surveillance ever
since the robbery, suspicion was di-
rected more strongly than ever 10 him
last month when Fitzgerald is said to
have offered a $1,000 bill for $500 10
Colonel Harry C. Cano, superinten-
dent Of A. Booth {, Co, a leading
mercantile establishment. The money
stolen from the Sub-Treasury was in
thousand dollar bills. II was stolen
from the cage in which Fitzgerald
was employed. Fitzgerald's SALARY
had been only $500 a year.
Colonel Gano notified Sub-Treasu-
rer Boldenwerck Of the alleged offer.
and the latter engaged the detective
agency to Investigate. The evidence
against Fitzgerald is circuustaatial
mainly, and the strongest part OF il
is submitted by a nan whose word.
while trustworthy. is not corTobor-
atsd clearly. Fitzgerald defes the au-
thoTities 10 bring into court evidence
competent 70 convict him.
The trial, it is intimated. involved
others not only in helping dispose Of
the money alleged TO have been sto-
len. but in the very act OF extracting
i from the Treasury vaults. 1t had
not been intended TO arrest Fitzger-
aid at this time, but it was found
that those under suspicion had OBJ
tanned an inkling of Developments,
and II was decided to act quickly.