Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-03
CITY CLERKS ACCOUNTS SHORT
Casady of Council Bluffs Calls Rela.
tives to Rescue.
HE IS FOUND IN DIES MONIES
Leaves city After Demand for Ac-
counting Made by MayOr-TO
settle Saturdn y--Nine
Thousand Gone.

Settlement Of shortage in the accounts
Of Bert NJ. Casady. city clerk Of Council
Bluffs, will be made Saturday on the ar
rival Of wealthy relatives.
Casady returned 10 Council Bluffs Thurs
day afternoon with his uncle. J. II. Casady
Of Des Moines, after an absence since Mon
day.
Formal demand for an accounting was
made by Mayor Maloney Thursday on the
return Of Mr. Casady. The clerk made
the statement that he would attend to the
matter in a few days. In the meantime
it was learned that Thomas Casady, rich
brother who lives in Moline, Ill. Is to
come Saturday. The CITY Officials have
agreed to wait until that time before
taking further action.
Casady in Nervous state.
Mayor Maloney returned from Des Moines
at an early hour yesterday morning. ieav-
ing Chief OF Police Fnnom TO remain to
take care OF Mr.-Casady, Szho was In such
a bad condition that II was necessary to
take him to the Des Moines police station
for safety. The chief returned with him
yesterday afternoon and took him 10 his
home. zSs Lincoln avenue. Cassidy was
not in a condition to make coherent state
ment, either while at Des Moines or since
his return.
Relatives Of Casady at Des Moines had
telegraphed Thomas Casady, his only
brother at Moline, H., and he reached
there Wednesday in time TO have a con-
ference with Mayor Maloney and J. n.
and Simon Cassidy. the unces. ]. n.
Casady arrived in Council Bluffs yesterday
morning TO continue to look after the
welfare Of the young man, and authorized
TO guarantee fun settlement OF any short
age that may be shown.
No Danger of Loss.
Whatever the shortage may be the city
has been in no danger OF losing cent, for
Cassidy has a bond Of sl4O03 issued by the
Illinois Surety company of Chicago. for
himself and a similar obligation of $4,000
for his deputy II was positively asserted
last evening that the bonding company
would not be called upon at all, and that
every dollar Of the citys cash would be
intact Thomas Casady has arranged TO
be in Council Bluffs Saturday morning to
lend whatever assistance is necessary. He
has been very successful in his business
enterprises al Moline and amply able to
make good any promise.
Casady has been city clerk since the
beginning Of Mayor Maloney's first term
elected by the unanimous vote Of the coun-
ell each time since then. He is now serv-
ing his third year in the office
Shortage is Suspected.
II has been suspected for several days
that Mr.. CasRdy was short IN his cash
and his friends have been fearful for at
least two weeks that there was some
trouble in the city's cash account. but IL
was not definitely learned until the check
ing was completed Tuesday evening that
there was an apparent shortage Of be-
tween F.OoO and $500. Then it was i'm
possible 10 ascertain the amount OF cash
in the banks available 20 offset this,
though the best information indicated that
II was less than s. Op0
All OF the money received by the city
passes through the hands OF the city clerk
lContinued on seoond PaRel