The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-08-26

Chicago. Aug. 23.-The mystery OF
a. theft OF s17s.00o from the United
Uen&es subtreasury a year and half
40. one Of the largest Losses the gov
srnment has evei' I'ered In. this man.
nee. n believed TO nave been solved
~ the arrest at an early hour today Of
0sorge w. Fitzgerald. Others are be-
nsvsd 70 have been implicated In the
sssuse. which for months completely
, on0sd government secret service men.
y,tzgsraid was an asserting teller
~ndsr Assistant United States Treas
vrsr william Boidsnweck. suspicion
- the time. xebruary 20. 1907. rested
- him. but NO plausible was his story
- 20 intsnss HIS apparent interest
q discovering thS>real culprit that in
rsrsst ceased TO centre In him. Much
wsrk was done on the theory that the
Ng9ns had BEEN perpetrated by q me-
- Meanwhile Fitzgerald was dis
snaresd from the government employ
~ euIpabls nssligsnce in allowing
-sucA q theft to be contaminated un-
- his very syss. The money stolen
- bsen used and was In packages.
come having bsen marked for de-
sE~ctsen a washinston.' Any OF the
nns would readily have passed any
vhgfs except for their large denomi-
pe1Sona- None OF the bills were under
>Dee and soans were OF the $1,000 and
01.eeo concentrations. the $1,000 ones
pssdominatins.
TIE thsft created sensation
1nroushout the country and congress
- the last session was asked and re-
fnssd to relsass Assistant Treasurer
Boldsnwsck from liability. though II
Was promised that congress would
sQAin conasdsr the matter II its next
u1gn6on. NN
Meanwhile Hsrhsrt =. Youns. q
Co1sago newspapsP reporter. now
1oa1 Of the secret service sgeacy. be-.
'ea1s intsrssssd In the cass. at frst
v1enout osSsiAl connection with the
-. but later - the agent OF Mr..
Uoo6snwsck. Nr. Younx's attention
uas rsdirsctsd' to Y1tzssrald. The lat
~ upon his discharge from the sub
Nsoasury stated that his whole for
Nnas consisted Of esoo In cash ana
sooek csrtincats for $1,000. ,His wife
'AAA<a.s7oo interest IN sAs estate sf
~ mother. which was valued at
-sAsut $4,000 and was In litigation.
ystzvsr>ld. however. according to
- young. smhashsd IN speculation
go scale not eonssstsns with the size
60 ~ rsputed means. rnere was.
Aovsvsr. no colonization In F1tsger-
~ Me. rhs lavish display which
ou1ssetvss iuvsriabiy look for IN de-
resseIag sto,sn funds wss anssnt. FITS
uua1d bought eggs for speculation
- stored them. In July. 1907. he
susssurassd IN ess deal which ulti-
0n1s1y. u h stated. involved an ex-
stature Of $1,000 and the following
UnRch . similar deal involved him,
NsessdinG 10 Mr. Ysuns. 70 the extent
- $4,000
Incsdsntally the former teller had
ssssms the posssssor. IN his wife's
unDs. of neat brick residence In
DngssS Park. . subssb Of Chicago.
'SoSosd % $500: Mr.. Young dsciar-
= ssday that this purahass wss made
- . roundabout way. passing through
ssvssal hands and finally into those of
HI yitzsssaid for . consideration
- %.
LAss July the scent b sasd d, have
bsesos hot when Col Harry C. oano.
snDsrintsndsnt Of A. Booth & Co., q
sosnsss man OF prominence and pub
- splrit. reported 10 NJ. Boldshweck.
= - aid. that Fitsgsraid had ap-
Ursechs1 him with . proposition to
- several $1,000 bills.
with your big business connec-
oSn." Fitsgeraid s said to have ar
0ssd 70 Col. oano. ''you can easily
- them There's $500 in II for
you."
0sno is reported TO have declared
nAf he had q roll Of similar bills
shnt would choke q horse"
After conferring with Mr. Bciden-
'vsck. Col. Gano continued negotia-
-sssas with Fitzgerald with the result
shat by prearrangement. Detective
Houng says. several were secretly
prssent when the former teller. II is
ssid. proposed to pass two $1,000 bills
90 Col. Gano.
II will bring two" Fitzgerald 10 al
seeed TO have said. =" for you can get
I'D Of two Just as well as one."
From the moment Of Col. Gano's