The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-24
THIEF WAS INSIDE
SUB-TREASURY AT
CHICAGO AT TIME
Asserting Teller is Put Undt r
Arrest After Year and Half
Have Passed by.
Mystery of Disappearance Of
Money Cleared Up.
HE GO TAwAY WITH si7s,ooo

Chicago. Aug. 24.-The mystery OF
the theft OF si73.0OO from the United
states sub-tIeasufy year and a half
ago. one OF the largest losses the gov
ciumcnt has ever suffered IN this
manner. Is believed to have been
solved by the arrest OF George W.
Fitzgerald Others are believed 60
have been implicated in the crime.
FItzeefaid was asserting te,Aer uu-
der Assistant states Treasurer VIII
lam Boldenwick. Suspicion at tho
time OF the theft. February 20. 1907.
rested on him. but 80 plausible was
his story and 20 intense his apparent
interest In discovering the real cul-
prit thst interest ceased TO center In
him
Fitzgerald was discharged from the
government employ for negligence In
allowing such theft 60 be consum-
mated under his eycs.
Detective Young Takes Hand.
Herbert +. Young a former Chi
cago newspaper reporter and now
hsad OF the Young Secret Service
fgorcy. became interested in the
case. at first without officlal coanec-
ton. but later as agent Of Assistant
Treasurer Bodenwick. Mr.. loung's
attention was re-dinected to FltTgsr-
aid. The latter. upon discharge f.om
the sub-treasuy, stated that his
whole fortune consisted OF 5000 IN
cash and a stock certificate for 81 900
HIS wife had a s7.7O0 Interest OF the
estate OF her mother. valued at about
$4,000 end In litigation.
Fitzgera,d, according 10 Young
cmba kcd IN speculation on a scale
ri consistent with the Size Of I.s
no ostentation In Fitzgerald's lie.
Fitzgerald bought eggs for specu,a-
ton and STORED them In July. 1901
he naugumted an egg deal which
ultimately. 4 Is stated. involved the
cxpereturc OF $1,000. and tAe fol-
lowirg March a similar deal invo.ved
him. according 10 Nj. Young. 60 the
extent OF $4,000.
Incidentally the former taller had
become the possessor. In rs wife,
nfcne. OF a brick residence In Rogers
Park. a suburb OF Chicago. valued at
$500 Mr.. Young declares that the
purchase was made In a roundabout
way.
Wanted "a Pass si.o30 BIiis.
lest july che scent n said 60 have
become hot when Colonel Harry G..
Gro. superintendent Of A. Booth. re-
ported to Mr. Boldenwiok. It IL said,
that Fitzgerald had reported 90 him
With proposition 20 pass sevc.a.
$1,000 bills.
After comforting with Mr.. BO.dea-
wirk. Colonel Gsno continued nego-
tl'rions with Fitzgerald with the rs-
suit that by pre-arrangements. De
tective Young says. several witnesses
were secretly present when the for
mer teller proposed to pass two ST.
600 bills to Colonel Gano.
SO far as known Fitzgerald was rot
seen 10 pass any OF the ,ange bills.
NuOiNtN NlAtI AnAbAAHhA AAfN NV ~
ing Judge CHATHAM. of the Cook coun-
~ superior court, issued bench war
Wnt for Fitzgerald. charging him
with larceny OF si73,O00 from the
government vaults.
F'itzgcrald's Arrest.
Detective Young. with Detective
Joseph Kinder. OF the states attc.-
reys ONCE. climbed into an auto and
rushed to Rogers Park.
Fitzgeald appeared at the door In
his right gown and pair Of trousers.
Fitzgerald llstened to the reading
with composure. kissed his two young
chTd,en goodbye and left his almost
hystorlcal wife 20 enter the automo-
Bile with the officers.
pehlrd the bars he refused to see
newspaper men. but held a conference
win BIS attorneys. J. L. Ennis aud c.
r. lItzlnger. John NJ. Duny. atior-
ray for Bo.cenwlck, stated that F.tZ-
eefa.d would be removed from the
stale 10 the federal iurisdict iOn.