St. Tammany farmer., 1912-04-06
T. D. FLYNN 10 BE ARREsrED.
Brilliant Young Attorney and Lead
er in Reform Circlee.

ef In Reform Circles.
New Orleans. April 5.-For sever
al days past rumors have been flying
about the city that q prominent at
torney-at-law and notary public haG
ABSCONDED AND LEFT SHORT
AGES as@
amounting to from $4,000 to $780,
900.
The name Of Thomas D. Flynn, a
young attorney. who had been promi-
nently identified with various reform
movements in the city, was mention
ed in connection with the rumors.
and upon inquiry being made it was
dis overed that Flynn had left the
city and had been absent about two
weeks. Flynn had been attorney
and notary for the Commonwealth
Homestead Association, No. 414 Hen
nen Building. of which John A. Bar
rett is president, and it was reported
that the principal portion of the
shortages would fall upon that COM
pany.
The elimination came yesterday,
when the district attorneys office.
having become cognizant of the rum
ors, commenced an Investigation.
Assistant District Attorney War
rem Doyle, with his customary
promptness, at once sent for the Of
fcers Of the homestead association
and at O'Clock yesterday they were
closeted with him.
During the afternoon instructions
we're issued to Inspector Reynolds to
ORDER THE ARREST OF THOMAS
d. FLYNN
on sight and detectives were at once
started out on the chase. They dis
covered, however, that Flynn was
not in the city and no one could in
form them when he would return.
Flynn had his office in the Bank
of Orleans building on Gravier, be-
tween Carondelet and Baronne
streets, and q visit to that place dis
covered the fact that Flynn's office
and his notarial records had been
taken charge of by Charles l. Dene-
chaud, who had been employed by
the homestead association to replace
Mr.. Flynn and take charge OF the
business Of the ONCE. Inquiry at the
ofilce showed that Mr.. Flynn had left
the city about ten days ago and he
left word that he was over in the
ozone belt looking for a place to
send his wife, who was quite i'll.
Just where he was could not be said.
Either at
Cov1NGToN, -AB1TA OR MANDE-
WILLIE"
was the reply to inquiries. Parties
who inquired gave as an excuse Tor
locating him that they desired to
send him q telegram on very impor-
tant business, but either the persons
in Flynn's office would not tell. or
they really did not know where he
was. At any rate, they could or
would neither say where he was nor
when he was likely to return, except
the very vague and indefinite infor-
nation that he might come In In
few days or by the end OF next week.
This was about all the information
that coul dbe obtained, but later the
police claimed to have received q
tin as to his whereabouts. but 1t was
far away from this city.
A8SlSL0Ak Ol0&AkNt &AVVVAASy Ivy -
refused to say just what the nature
of the transaction in which Flynn
was involved consisted of nor would
he discuss any of his business. II
however, that the amount
Of shortages approximated $4,000. as
far as known. Some fourteen days
ago the president of the homestead
company
FOUND A DISCREPANCY OF $1,000
in Flynn's accounts. and in order to
have an explanation, fixed upon the
goth of last month as a date for a
with Flynn when he might
explain the shortage. The goth
came and the president waited for
Flynn, but he did not appear. Then
he was sent for, but he was not to
be found, and then the officers went
still deeper into Flynn's accounts,
with the result that the shortages in
creased to about $4,000 1T which fig-
ure the amount was fixed last night.
The manner in which Flynn, who
did not handle any of the homestead
associations money, obtained the
funds is, it is claimed, rs follows.
A party borrowed $1,000 from the
association predicted upon the own
ership of q piece Of property Of more
than double that value. Later the
party, desirous of borrowing an adj
ditional $1,000 applied to the home
stead, who agreed to lend the ad-
ditional $1,000, but inasmuch as the
second thousand dollars would have
to be borrowed upon second mort
gage, which was not considered q
good collateral, another mortgage
was drawn up for $4,000, and $1,000
of this would 60 to wipe out the
first mortgage, thus giving the new
mortgage q free and clear field for
another first mortgage in lieu OF the
$1,000 mortgage which would have
been Cancelled. Flynn, receiving the
$1,000 to wipe out the first mortgage
failed to do SO. and
PRESUMABLY APPROPRIATED
THE MONEY.
1t was known that Flynn was very
lax in his business methods, for or
several occasions where money had
been paid him to settle up taxes he
would delay for several months. >and
therefore the delay in canceling the
first mortgage was not particularly
noticed.
One case in which Flynn in I
was responsible for q los
tof about $1,000 to the Homestead
Company was in the case of q piece
LOT property owned by Carey Broth
lers. They had borrowed $1,000 Of
| q piece of property In the rear Of th'
Third Ward, and not being able t.
meet the monthly installments, tn
homestead foreclosed. Now tn
Homestead Company held the insur
ance policy on this property, amount
ling to $500, but when the fore
closure came the sheriff was places