The Washington herald., 1908-08-26

/ New York. Aug. 2s.-The New York
I Sun to-day says. Many new and in
. teresttng features surrounding the hurried
1 departure from Washington last week OF
/ Mehmed Ali Bey. the deposed Envoy E-x-
/ traord-na-y and Minister PIenipotentiarv
[ from Turkey. were related to-day by an
I ohclal OF the Turkish consulate here. FOL
loving the return 70 this city carrier n
the day OF AIuudji Bey. the consul gen
eral and acting charge d'analres OF the
Turkish Legation at Washington
The most important statement was that
I the Turkish government was considering
/ preferriug criminal charges agzInst NIeh-
med All Bey al the time he slipped quietly
away from Washington. and that it Is
altogether likely that 9Iehred Ali Bev
viii be put under arrest on his arrival IN
Europe
Legation Funds Missing.
Some such action is 10 be taken. 1t was
said IN connection with the disappearance
OF $500 allowed by the Turkish govern
Hent for emergency expenses from the
legation just before Nehmed All Bev
turned it over 20 his temporary successor
8IundI Bey.
The latter made the discovery OF the
shortage. and he cabled the government
Immediately. but word Of his action must
have reached 1Iehmed Ali Bey. for thar
same night he fed from Washington tax
ing his wife. Eve children. and his sister
ir-Iaw
''1Iehmed Ali Bey took with him a
check for S2z5.959. and was indebted not
only 10 the butcher. The grocer. and the
baker. but he even left behind him IN I
paid laundry bills said q member Of I
the consulate here
Nearly every tradesnan IN Washing /
ton who had any dealings with the late I
Minister has a big bin against him. Not
only that, but he borrowed money right
and left from the members OF his or
cial household. he owes one OF his own
secretaries nearly sI.003 for money bo--
roWed at various times Many of the
ministers servants were left almost pen
ni-ess through his peuurious treatment OF I
them while they were in his employ ana 4
Eis failure 70 give them any intimation
JhaI ne was going 70 provide for their
temporary wants.
Carries Fortune in Flight.
The late minister had little trouble ac-
cumulating the SZ5.e00 that he took with
him When he came TO this country he
brought about 10000 that he expected 10
invest in Wall street He had made II in
the same way that Izzet Pasha has made
his fortune When he got here he was
too big a coward 70 risk much OF his
money, and as a result speculated 10 only
a limited degree, but still he came out
$1,000 ahead
'AIehn1ed Ali Bey got the rest of his
money through the same means thar has
caused him 70 be known as one Of The
stingiest men IN Turkey. he got 500 a
month for nine months as salary an6
received $500 year for the rental Of
the legation quarters and incidental ex-
)euses- In addition, his father. sent him
from 500 10 SEQ a month Out Of all this
ncorle ne paid 10 seventeen servants of
MS household only S1l5 month. AT the Il
'aIle time borrowing as much as he could
rom the secretaries OF the legation
1t was only 20 be expected that sucb ,
] man as Nehmed Ali would steal av,av
rom Washington ike a thief in the
night leaving an empty safe for pcor
Lundt Bey to run the legation on The I
east that Mehmed Ali could have done a
would have been 10 send formal note ?
o this government that he was leaving =
'ut he was ii too much OF a hurry for
hat"
The consul general himself was o,as-
ioned as 20 whether these statements '
oncerning Mehmed Ali Bey were tr15e o
nd he said 7 believe So" C