Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-15
SECRET SERVICE
MAKES DESCENT
G. W. Fitzgerald. Ex-Assorting
Teller in Chicago Sub-Treas-
ury, Placed Under Arrest.
CHARGE is THEFT OF $4,000
Occurred Feb. 30. ts07--Prisoner
Could Not Furnish $4,000 Bail
So Placed In Jail.

Chicago Sept. 14-Cieorge w. Fitz-
gerald, a former asserting teller in the
Chicago federal sub-treasury, was ar
rested today by deputy United states
marshaIs, charged with the mysterious
theft OF $4,000 from the sub-treasury
on Feb. 10. 1907. Fitzgerald was ar
rested on a bench warrant on an IN
dictment returned secretly by Il federal
grand jury, Feb IL, 1910,
Three days after the indictment was
secretly returned and suppressed. on
Feb 90 IL was announced that the
statute OF limitations had operated to
stop possible criminal action in the pc
culiar case Coincident with this ruse
by the authorities. secret service men
were detailed to watch Fitzgerald con-
stantly and make "a rigid investigation
OF the former teller's interests and af-
fairs. Discoveries made by these Sc
cret service men resulted in the order
for F1tzgerald's arrest.
FITZGERALD HANDICAPPED.
Marshal Eberstein, chief OF special
agents OF the department OF justice.
and Walter Wainwright and ]. +. Buck
ner arrested Fitzgerald at his insurance
brokerage office on La Sale street Just
as the former sub-treasury teller was
leaving for his home. Fitzgerald was
first taken to United states Marshal
Hoy's office in the federal building.
where ne was searched. handcufred and
placed In cell
Fitzgerald objected to being searched
and for few minutes was handled
somewhat roughly by the deputy mar
shals After an hours Imprisonment,
Fitzgerald was taken before Judge
~ To fOr-fnaIitr
raigned and his bail fixed at $50 900. He
was taken to the county jail unable to
give bail.
The Indictment against Fitzgerald
read In court specifies four counts
Three charge embezzlemcnt end the
fourth charges larceny Under these
charges maximum sentence of 10
years in the federal prison or fine
equal To the sum embezzled Is the pen
atty upon conviction provided in the
federal statutes.
Attaches OF the district attorneys Of
Ace declare that since the strange as
ap1earance Of the $4,000 from the sub
treasury Fitzgerald has done the fol-
lowing things:
Organized the Illinois Car Manufac-
turing company with a $4,000 plant AT
Hammond. Ind; organized the Illinois
Bolt. Nut a. Forging company, with a
large plant in Chicago; dealt extensive
iy in stocks and bonds; moved fror
modest fiat to a $4,000 residence In
Rogers Park a suburb OF Chicago. paid
for this new home and furnished u
extensively; lived in expensive style
and entertained friends lavishly.
SUPPRESSED INDICTMENT.
After the returning OF the suppressed
Indictment on Feb II. II was locked up
In a vault in the office OF the United
states district court clerk to await such
time as the federal lawyers felt they
had sufficient evidence TO warrant the
arrest of Fitzgerald.
The fact that secret service men
searched FYtzgerald's office and his
residence Immediately following MS ar
rest leads to the belief that he ala
something today which FASTENED his ar
rest.
The sub treasury robbery occurred