Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-29
$4,000 MISSING
CASH FOUND HERE
Lieut.. MusiI, Who Vanished
From Charleston, Is
Under Arrest.
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lConIlnueQ from FlrSt PaeeJ
Lieut.. Musil, naval officers began check
ing his movements from the time he
disappeared from Charleston, Septem-
Der 20, until he gave himself up. He
admitted having been in Washington,
Chicago, Detroit and Canada.
Still maintaining the utmost secrecy,
naval authorities worked day and night
at their task of learning what had be-
come Of $53,1o0 Of the pay roll remain
ing to be accounted for. Late last week,
Lieut.. Musil informed the investigators
he would show them where he had
buried the money If they would return
him to Washington. The mans story
seemed incredulous to the investigators
The" decided, however, to investigate 1t.
Guarded During Trip.
Lieut. Musil then was brought back
to Washington, his train arriving at
about nightfall last Friday. The
prisoner was carefully guarded through
out the trip. Several high ranking
ofhcials Of the Navy Department met
the MuStl party at the Union Station
The investigators drove at once to the
former home Of Lieut.. Musil in the
southeast. The money was found at
the exact spot where Lieut.. Musil had
reported burying it. 81
Calm and collected, Lieut.. Musil
looked on while the investigators worked
in their shirt sleeves with picks and
shovels. After only a few minutes
work there was a metallic click as
pick struck the tin box.
There it is" Lieut.. Musil declared.
He was correct
When he dropped from sight Lieut..
Musil was the paymaster for destroyer
division No. 40. He was stationed on
the U. s. s. Gilmer at Charleston, OBJ
TAKING a leave Of absence Of two days
September 20, Lieut.. Musil failed to re-
sence until he had been gone three
days. Investigation then revealed that
$54 800 was missing. The search for
the paymaster then was instituted.
Came Here From Charleston.
Since the arrest of Lieut.. Musil in
vestigators have established the fact
that he came direct to Washington from
Charleston. He said he went to his
former home at night and buried the
major portion OF the money. He took
every precaution to prevent detection
and disclosed his secret to no one.
Cutting his visit to Washington short
for fear of being recognized by some
of his many former friends and ac-
Quaintapces here, Lieut.. Musil, attired
in civilian clothes, went to Chicago.
While there he purchased quantity Of
stocks, the officials said. Investigators
today attempted to trace those securi-
ties.
Lieut.. Musil told officials he lost
"some money" In Canada. The exact
manner in which he suffered financial
losses there still is q mystery to in
vestigators. Though officials Of the
Navy Department have little hopes Of
recovering the Sc, 100 still missing, they
were elated to have regained possession
of the remainder of the $4,000. The
money recovered-$485 0O-has been
turned over to officials of the Treas
ury Department.
Investigators disclosed that Lieut.,
Musil has a wife and a 9-year -old so:,
in New York City. Lieut.. Musil was
born in Illinois in 1898. He enlisted in
the Navy about 20 years ago. lie was
commissioned in 1921, rising from the
ranks.
The house near which the money
was buried has been abandoned. 1t
Is on the grounds of the Home for
the Aged and Infirm at Blue Plains,
D. c..
Court martial TO Come.
Naval officials said today that papers
for a general court-martial of Lieut..
Musil, which is expected to follow soon,
have not as yet been made out. They
explained that evidence is being coll
lected by the Government Investigators.
During 1925 and 1925 Lieut.. Musil
was a member of the board of survey.
appraisal and sale at the Washington
navy yard.
Lieut.. Musil is so respondent that
officials at the Navy Yard have taken
precautions to prevent him from COM
hitting suicide. He has been searched
after each meal to make certain that he
has not concealed q knife or fork on
his person for use in killing himself.
Two men have been guarding Lieut..
Musil at all times. One Of the men Is
stationed inside his cell, while the other
is on duty outside of the brig.