Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-25
GEORGE w. FITZGERALD, TELLER
IN CHICAGO suBTREASuRY, Ar
RESTED ON SUSPICION OF BE-
ING RoBRER.
GOVERNMENT SAYS
ARREST ISPREMATURE
SUSPECT CAUGHT BY PRIVATE
SLEufHs AND SECRET SERVICE
MEN PROFESS TO BELIEVE EVIL
RENcE is INSUFFICIENT.


MEN PROFESS TO BELIEVE EVIL
aENcE is INSUFFICIENT.
Chicago, Aug. "a = George w.
Fitzgerald, who was, arrested
yesterday on the charge Of steal
ing S175,OO0 from the govern
ment subtreasury in Feb, 1907
was admitted to bail today. The
defendants counsel wanted an
immediate hearing, but the court
postponed the examination until
Aug. 81 to allow the states attor-
ney to collect further evidence.
A representative of the govern
ment was present in court today,
but made no move in the proceed
ings.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-George w. Fitz-
gerald, asserting teller Of the sub
treasury at the time Of the $4,000
theft of Uncle Sans money, eighteen
months ago, was arrested early yes
terday morning charged with the
= crime.
He was taken into custody at his
{ home, 943 Chase avenue, Rogers park,
BY operatives of Youngs Secret Ser
vice company. The government secret
service men knew nothing of the ar.
rest until hours afterward Captain
Thomas 1. Porter and Chief Wilkie
were both surprised when notified and
evidently had no inkling of the case
which had been worked up against
the former subtreasury employe.
The men interested in the arrest
of Fitzgerald say that they have a
strong case against him. States At
torney Healy and his first assistant,
James J. Barbour, have known of the
suspicious against the prisoner for the
last month and Detective Joseph Kin
der, one Of the veteran detectives Of
of the states attorneys Office, was de-
tailed weeks ago to work on the case
in conjunction with the private detec-
tives.
Government May Ignore.
There was strong suspicion last
night that the government would take
no hand in the prosecution of Fitz-
gerald, and that the case would have
to lie, as it does now, in the states
attorneys Office The warrant on
which Fitzgerald was arrested was
sworn o,,t hv detective yo,,ne. hefore
J,,ssa Gto4s:y; ~. 49,, a.a7,oo, 49,
Sor,,,er ~ s,,h.raa s1,rv - a,ap1ova ~ steal
ing the $173,00O from William Bolden
week, subtreasurer. There is no men
ton made Of the government.
1t is believed that Chief Wilkie and
Captain Porter look askance upon the
evidence in the case A nunjher nj
4aiaaS.a,. ,a.,,,oa ho+,,,aa, tha,,. W..
.eies es poossu 20
tefday, ana White captain Pofter re
fused to be quoted and would say moth
ing beyond generalizing it is believed
that he does not think the evidence
strnro .n6 tho+ the c.se w.s "nre
s 'a ,o.,a po
mature eAploSioh.
The detectives. who have been trail
ing Fitzgerald for weeks, insist thai
they have discovered that he has beer
handling large amounts OF money IL
the last few months and that he ha:
been interested in the egg market" tt
the extent of thousands of dollars, in.
vesting $4,000 in one deal.
1t also is asserted that he purchased
lis pretty little home on Chase avenue
where he was arrested this spring fo
$500 and otherwise had too mucl
money for as.an who drew $1,S0t
while he was employed in the sub
treasury, and who declared at th
time of the huge robbery that he hat
only $1,000 to his name.
Talk of $1,000 Bill.