The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-09-21
CAUGHT AT LAST
Detectives Arrest Man for Stealing
Atta Watching Him
FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS

Men Taken in Charge for Robbins
the United state, Sub Treasury 1t
Chicago Several Years Ago. After
F.! Being Shadowed by Detectives fcc
Years.
George W. Fitzgerald. former as
! sorting teller in the Chicago sub
treasury. was arrested az Chicago on
| Wednesday by Deputy United State
marshall. charged with toe mys,er-
ious thief; OF $4,000 from the treas
ury on February !s.lS01.
Fitzgerald was arrested on bench
warrant based on an indictment re-
turned secretly by federal grand
jury OF February II. 1910. Three
days after the indictment was seRre
II returned and suppressed on s'eo-
-ua-y 20. it was announced that the
statute OF limitations had operated
20 stop possible criminal prosecution
II the peculia! case.
Coincident with this ruse by the
authorities secret service men were
detailed 70 watch Fitzgerald coz
stantly and make most rigid
Investigation OF the former feller's
financial interests and affairs. Dis
coveries made by these secret ser
vice operatives resulted in the or
der for Fi.zserald's arrest.
Marshal Eberstein. chief Of special
agents Of the department OF justice.
and Deputy United States marshais
Walter Wainwright and J. T. Buck
me- arrested Fitzgerald AZ his !nsr--
aace brokerage Offices just ss The
former sub-,reasury teller was leaT-
ing for his home. Fitzgerald was
tTst taken TO United States Marshal
Hays Office IN the federal building
where he vas searched. ha1ec14ed.
and placed IN cell. After an hours
Imprisonment. Fitzgerald was taken
before Judge Kennesaw n. Lands.
formally arraigned and bis bsii txed
at $4,000. Being unable to give
bond IN this sum. he was taken 20
the county jail.
The indictment against Fitzgerald
read in court specifies four counts
Three charge embezzlement and .hS
.our;a charges larceny.
Attaches OF ;ne district attorneys
>Sce declare that: since the disap-
3.arance o! the $4,000 from the
suS-trcasurv. Fitzgerald had done
he following things:
Organized the Illinois Car Manu-
featuring company with 4 s5".4a
ulan; q; Hammond. Ind: organized
he Illinois Bolt. NJ; and Forgin
'ompany witt! large plant in CHI
cago: deal; extensively in stocks and
bonds: moved from. modest fat TO
$4,000 residence n Rodgers park
suburb OF Chicago: paid for this
aew home and furnished il eI!er-
slvely: lived in expensive style and
entertained friends lavishiy.
From the time OF the returning
Of the suppressed indictment on Feb
ruary l.. the creates: secrec. Eas
used By government; officials in ha.-j-
ling the Investigation. The !nd!ct-
ment was locked IN vault IN the
Offices o: me United States district
court clerk 20 await such time as the
fedora! lawyers Eel, tia: :hey had
suf.:cien: evidence 20 warrant tho
arrest OF Fitzgerald
All this time Fitzgerald was never
ou: OF sight OF secret service men
when awake. and while be slept cp-
eratives were on guard at his home
81 hotel. The former :el!e. vas fol-
lowed 20 his Offices down town and
watched throughout the day. Mean
while al! o! his financial transactions
were checked Up closely and certain
investments traced 20 hin.
The sub-:reasury robbery. which
las hafiled secre; service officers 20.
three years occurred Wednesday.
February 20. 1907.
The money ~as all in $1,000 and
$4,000 bills Federal officers all
owe. the country We're brought into
the hunt 70. the missing money.
The $4,000 disappeared from
ritzSerald's cage in the sub-t1easury.
where he was employed as sorting
:el!er. When questioned regarding
he disappearance OF The money Eitz-
, gerald said he went out 20 lunch and
| when he returned ;he money WIS
gone. He WAS Closely questioned at
he :ime and 9as shado~ed 10. sew
era! months.
4 year alter the robbery F!:zser-
aid was arrested by private de;"c-
i've agent acting fo7 William Soi-
dea1eir. the sub-t.easure!. The
charge waS not pressed al that time.
however. and Fitzgerald proceeded
% institute damage suits against
! 3oidcnweir and the detective agency
| 'or alleged false arrest