The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-04

deposit In Alexandria. va. to tho cred
1t OF the soloonkeeper. Ottman. ana
which was supposed TO be part OF the
stolen money. had been turned over
TO the counsel for the accused man.
Indeed. the government seems TO
have gotten very little satisfaction
from its prosecutions OF these early
cases of theft by trusted Treasury
employees. About this same time that
Iiallock and his pals escaped punish
Tnent a young clerk In the redemption
division OF the treasurers ofice-the
branch where soiled and WORKOUT
money IS redeemed with new notes.
stole an amount somewhat less than
500. and although the theft was
traced to him. he had influence be-
hind him and escaped trial.
Dirty Money Most Tempting.
The redemption division offered the
chief temptations OF these times as
worn and soiled money was not so liza
bic to be missed as new currency
packed in bundles and consecutively
marked. When the redemption ONCE
was FIRST established, in 1874, trusted
Treasury clerk. with q twentyyear
record for honesty. was transferred 10
1t The temptation to steal a small
fortune in nlthy lucre soon became too
strong for him. and after he had taxi
en- some $1,000, the theft was revealed
by the state OF his books. which ne
had falsihed to conceal the pecula-
lions. This man also got off scot
free. After Influential friends outside
the Treasury had made good $1,000 OF
the shortage. and his fellow-clerks
had contributed the remaining 5000.
the officials agreed not to prosecute
There was one famous theft in the
treasurers Office however. which was
punished during these early times.
Esrly in 1877 4 valuable money sack
was consigned by Treasurer Wyman
to tho First National Bank OF Chicago
1t was supposed TO contain $4,000 In
one hundred dollar notes. numbered
consecu,ively. but when opened in
Chicago nothing was found in ii bu:
tissue PAPER. cut in the axact size
OF the missing money. To all outward
appearances the package was as IL
should have been. and the envelope.
I seal and sealing wax were such as to
apparently indicate its genuine char
acter Treasurer Wyman put the mat
ter at once in the hands OF ] j.
Brooks, then chief of the. secret SER
vice who placed under rigid surveil-
lance all who had handled the package
in either Washington c. Uncago.
An Innoccnfs Guilty symptoms.
In the cash room or the i.easurer's
Office tho Notwithstanding to the
regular routine-had passed through
the hands OF four men in different
cages The first three had been re-
sponsible for counting. approving ana
tying up the notes and the fourth with
addressing 1t. These four men were
examined separately as TO all they
knew about the package and the one
man against whom there was not the
slightest suspicion VINO. indeed
proved innocent at tho end of the
investigation-show more symptoms
OF guilt than any OF the others When
questioned he turned pale and trem-
bled like the proverbial aspen leaf.
Having passed the counter. the prov
@. end the scalcr, Chief Brooks ,in;,-
~ came to the addresser. named Wins
low lie was tall. handsome man.
with sharp black eyes and a magnetic
manner. Brooks placed the package
on Windows desk and proceeded to
question him, first about the hand
writing of the address. Then the sec
ret service chief suddenly turned his
back To the suspect. as If TO sneak
80 -o'"c one cisc out TOOK care to
watch kim cut of the tail of his .vc
Quick as flash. Winslow turned
back the flap OF the package. to sec
the contents. and his motion at once
aroused the suspicious Of the detec-
TIC. Who t" Disguise the. col;ldc,i-
tally asked Winslow To help him
watch tho other three mon. winslow
jumped at the chance. and the same