Show ARMY CAPTAIN MISSING I I Cavalry Officer Got Away With 5000 of Presidio Funds San Francisco Feb ISCaptain John M Neall U S A is missing and a deficit de-ficit of over 5000 is said to have been found in his accounts He left the PresIdio Pre-sidio last Wednesday without leave As i he failed to return the suspicions of the military authorities were aroused and an investigation of his financial accounts ac-counts were made I An inspection of the safe in the commandants i com-mandants office at the Presidio alleged al-leged I to havo revealed the deficiency The examination was made by General I Charles E Compton Major Edward Field and Pest Adjutant Floyd TV Harris Har-ris The crisis came last Wednesday when Major Field acting as inspecting officer informed Captain Neap that he would inspect his books and accdunts that afternoon At 2 oclock the time appointed for the inspection Captain Neall failed to appear He left behind 1400 in cash His friends fear that he may be dead and have made a thorough thor-ough search of the hills and shoreline of the reservation Two months ago Captain Neall was appointed superintendent of the canteen can-teen at the Presidio and it was through this that a large sum of money was placed under his control He also was custodian of the funds of the Officers club and of the troops which he commanded com-manded I Captain Neall gained distinction as first lieutenant of troop B Fourth cavalry cav-alry U S A and was only recently advanced to the rank of captain as a recognition of his efficiency His previous pre-vious record for good conduct and strict attention to duty gained for him the commendation of all his superiors |