El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-26

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n Of the Fl Paso Y NJ. C. A. who
LIZ disappeared from FL Paso on
February %. has not yet returned and
the officers and directors are wonder
ing II he has no intention OF returning
to explain the shortage IN the 1unds
of the association which were IN ms
charge while in Ell PasO.
The directors and officers Of the
association would also like TO nave
him explain the presence OF NUMBER
o. y. H. G. A. vouchers drawn Tor the
payment OF bills Of the association
which were last seen in his hands
and were found, after he left FL faso,
at the Rio Grande Valley bank, where
they had been cashed- The names en-
dorsed upon the backs Of these vOuch-
ers We're pronounced 10 be torgerles-
The amount Of the shortage IN
funds of the association which the -o
year old assistant secretary was re
sponsible for, is about $4,000, according
to secretary H B. Durkee-
Endorsements Forged.
The amount obtained at the RIO
Grande Valley Bank & Trust company
was about $500. according to bank Of
ficials. The young man had been &C
custcmed TO handling all the funds
OF the association, so when he pre-
scented the vouchers with their forged
ENDORSEMENTS, there was no hesitancy
about paying them The bank assumes
money back" said Mr. Cooley to the
Y. NJ. C. A. officials. when the matter
was discovered, but we want to make
q man Of him first This has been
the attitude Of the officers and uirec-
tors OF the Y. n c. A as well as Of
Mr.. Cooley. and the young man has
been communicated with since his dis
appearance and has been informed that
he would be given a chance to make
good" IF he returned TO FL PasO- Still,
ne is missing
Precipitated by Audit.
The disappearance occurred on the
night OF February %, soon after an
auditor had begun work upon the
books. Mr.. Durkee had previously dis
covered that there was a shortage OF
cash or an error in the books OF about
$1,000, and spoke TO PrOwse about it
An auditor was suggested and PrOwse
agreed to this and even went out and
made arrangements for the auditor.
''I am either short or the books are
wrong and ] know I am not short
ProWse had said to Mr.. DurEee when
the matter was first brought up IN
making the arrangements for the au-
ditOr he found that the auditor could
not come for several days so an ap-
pOintment was maze FOR Z p. m, t'eb-
%. The auditor had said Il can find
the error in the books, If there is one,
in four hours
On the morning Of the day fixed for
the audit. PrOwse -elephOned TO q
young girl to whom he was engaged
and asked permission 10 take lunch
with herself and mother. the young
woman's father taking the MONDAY
meal downtown. He exhibited a large
roll of bills to them, claiming IL con-
tanned $1,000, and told them that he
had sold an option on mine for that
sum
Fails to Return.
That evening PrOwsC did not come
ct 10 meet the auditor At S o'clock
when secretary Durkee went TO his
room TO look for hlm-the auditor
needed the pass book from the bank
TO continue his wOrk-Prowse was
out A clean shirt and other clothing
had been laid out on the bed Feeling
sure that PrOWse would return in q
short time, secretary Durkee went on
at work with the auditor on the
books At 1880, however, Prowse hav-
ing failed TO appear, Mr. Durkee again
visited his room and found it stripped
OF all personal belongings The as
sistant secretary had gone.
The audit Of the books showed a
discrepancy of about $500. according
TO Mr. Durkee. Then came the dis
covery that certain vouchers, issued
in payment for bills owed by the as
ISOLATION. had been taken from the
safe. and instead Of being delivered
to those 10 whom they belonged, the
endorsements Of the payees had been
forged and the vouchers deposited at
the bank and collected for.
Went TO Canada
Tn about a week ProWse wrote a
letter from NancOuFer % the young
woman he was to have married, and
told her that he would soon return 70
FL PasO 10 make her his wife. Almost
at the same time a telegram came 20
her stating that ne had gone to Port
land and giving his address there
She wired him TO return at once
and straighten up your affairs here"
The father Of the young girl also
sent him q message along similar
lines.
Replying Prowse declared in a tele-
gram that he did not understand what
they meant.
knew Local Situation.
That night the girls father sent
him a lengthy message telling him Of
the discovery OF the shortages. Of the
forCed vouchers. etc. and stating that
IL he would return. everything might
be adjusted. The directors had been
in communication with the young
mans sister in Arizona and a brother
in Los Angeles and they had promised