The San Francisco call., 1908-10-24
Books Falsified and
Funds Are Looted

II Am Not Guilty." Pleads Tomalty When
He Is Ordered Arrested After Conference
The discovery of shortage of $4,000 in the city
treasury followed by disclosures that plainly suggest
conspiracy to rob the city, ended in the arrest yesterday
of James c. Tomay for the past years book keeper
of that municipal department It is expected that other
connection with the conspiracy that supposed
have existed during the ncumbency of former Treas
Bante will be made today when the inquiry into the
treasurers Office, begun days ago, will be resumed
The startling events of yesterday the of
an investigation started 10 days ago by Experts Herrick
& Herick to determine what had become of the $4,000
missed from the treasury nearly year ago. The ex-
perts rapidly their investigation into of fals
fcations that indicated crime It apparent that
had started to make these fasfcaons shortly after
the treasury department rehabiated after the big
fire. Not only the books covered with and
changes but bogus receipts meet the shortages they
occurred were found in the office Handwriting Expert
who called into the investigation declared that the hand
writings books bogus receipts the 1t
Kyka the handwriting both the
remarkably similar that OF Book Keeper Toay who the
only charge of the books These facts being conveyed
Mayor Taylor and District Attorney Langdon they agreed that
would Toaly custody which
yesterday day Tomalty subjected a rigid
lasted nearly hours and ended his being ordered
into custody for the night
FURTHER SHORTAGES EXPECTED
Further evidence of crookedness in the asur
office during expected developed
inquiry today The district attorney
Tomaly despite the ater protest yesterdays in
quiy, willing admit yesterday of the
10000 shortage The district attorney and the mayors private
secretary last night that far the investigation had
progressed involves the INTEGRITY of
Bane.
Herrick & Herrck assistants among Henry
Knowles the books of the Office
for several weeks tracing through the for cew that would
0O0 Their abors had progressed without encouraging results
days ago. their
that the books contained than the number of
change after change
totals suggesting that either the had made
had been tampeng with the Their conclusions
settled finally the latter theory and this led the suspicion
c. Tomay had been guilty of deliberate fas6cation
his books
BOGUS RECEIPTS DISCOVERED
days experts regu-
larites amounting to tre S6OOOO Osetting this
that remarkable resemblance the writing the
The experts longer doubted that had guilty
crime.
Mayor Taylor advised of the disclosures days ago.
conference with District Attorney Langdon.
experts present Theodore Kyka
Thursday reported attorney hand
between District Attorney Langdon and Mayor Taylor followed
this meeting there City Attorney Long
assistants Stena Harry McKannay secretary to the
representative OF the attorney generals Office and Detective
Gof, who is attached to the district attorneys office.
review of report submitted by Herrck Herrick,
lowed by verbal Handwriting Expert Kytka
forced the city officials hurried decision take Tomay
custody and subject him
for another conference, this the offices of Hck
Herrck in the Merchants Exchange building few
the hour Detectives Golf under
District Attorney Langdon called Tomaly from his desk
treasurers Office and without explaining their purpose hurried
quietly of the city hall Heck Herricks
offices.
OFFICIALS CONFRONT ToMALTY
Although he may have suspected what him.
Tomaly given slightest was