The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-12
III ar ked Money Left
there Found Laterin
Taylor's Drawer.
POST-OFFICE FOLK
REFUSE TO TALK
Man Who Has Been in Service
Seventeen Years Charged Now
With Embezzlement-Trap
Set After Continued Re
ports That Cash Ac-
counts Were Wrong.

George E. Taylor, stamp clerk at
post office Station B. 24oS East Broad
street, was arrested yesterday by Post
office Inspectors Charles H. sareil and
William z. Martin on charge Of en-
bezzling government funds lie was
taken Immediately before United
states Commissioner Joseph p. BIudy,
where he waived examination, AMI was
admitted to bail in the sum of $500,
furnished By State Senator T.. c..
Folkes. OF Richmond.
Although post-o office officials deoliacd
to say what amount Taylor Is alleged
TO have stolen. the fact that he was
bailcd in the sum OF $500 rather indi-
VERY high. Taylor. who is ffty-hve
years old. lives at SIG North Twenty,
fifth street lie has been In the postal
service for seventeen years.
Demanded an Exam ntfon.
Report after report OF a shortage Al
Station b was lodged with the depart
1nent at Washington and a rigid in
Ncstigation was ordered. No shortage
was ever found In tho funds intrusted
10 Taylor. irregularities being discov-
cred in the accounts OF his fellow en-
ployes. While the Office force was try
Ing 10 find out what was wrong. IL
developed that there was dcfcit in
the accounts OF Superintendent Il. w.
Scheick This condition OF affairs was
Sausing good deal Of unrest. and IL
rs understood that Superintendent
Scheick made an urgent demand for an
examination by post office inspectors.
The popularity Of the situation ~
once attracted the attention of the de-
partment, so Inspectors saffell and
Martin "cre detailed on the case.
S early yesterday morn!ne San r.
n1r{, ~.
from 81 To SIO. was placed In the cneh
drawer or superintendent Scheick.
FounI in Tnylor's Drawer.
Nobody except the inspectors knew
mat this currency was marked. and
.ney waited until later in the day TO
una what mad become of it When the
inspectors returned to station r abo,,,
o'clock. they went to work tust 40
y nothing had occurred 10 arouse their
suapiclons. butlthe first thing thev did
Vas 10 look for the bills which had
peen carefully marked for identifica
Z lion They found them in the drawer
where Taylor kept his cash.
TaElor was immedia tcly placed ~
der arrest When charged with ,ha
theft he made no comment wha;ever
but willingly accompanie Insncctors
Saifell and Martin to the office or cow
missioner Brady in the Federal Build
Nnse Goes 10 Grand Jury
teiephone message had been sent
me thea Time to Senator F'olkes.
and Assistant District Attorney RI.
pert II. Talley hurried over from his
ONCE In the Mutual Building IN ,ooI.
after the interests OF the prosecutor
Upon the advice Of Senator FoI,,as
Taylor decided TO waive examtnatIon
ne case will be presented 10 the Fed
slat grand jury, which may be called
before October .
commissioner Brady at first insisted
On pond OF $1,000. but subsequently,
reduced It to half that amornt ,sbtnb
vas promptly furnished by Mr.. Folkes.
Inc arrest of the stamp clerk caused
profound sensation In post-office cir
cies. Iaylor Is well known and pon,,
iar' ana during most OF his service with
me department had been Detailed for
duty In Station B. He had never been
unuer suspicion before, and notwith-
s1anding the charges made by the in
spectors, his friends refuse 10 baIiave
mat he has been guilty OF crime. #
Allnn Won't Discuss 1t.
postmaster Edgar Allan. Jr refuscd.
70 discuss the case. After n consu1ta
lion with Superintendent Schelck Mir.
Allan declared that he had nothing 10
90 with the affair. but admitted his sur
prise at the disclosures brought about
oy me Inspectors. As far as could be
learned. no motive for the alleged ac-
ton on the part OF Taylor could he nd
,vanced NAM l m -
'B EXACTLY how much he IS charged with
stealing Is not known. tho statement
being made at the Federal building
that thorough Investigation of the Of
flee Will begin to-day, with the hone Of
getting the books and records in proper
shape.