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Show 'moucD" And NOT RETURNED Some Embarrassed Eanll . Which Needed a Loan Believed Be-lieved to Be Responsible for Treasury Shortage. CHICAGO, . March 12 A new field In the investigation of the sub-treasury robbery rob-bery la being- explored by the Federal authorities. .It was suggested that some banking Institution of Chicago needed a large sum to tide over temporary difficulties difficul-ties and Is responsible tor the disappearance disappear-ance of the flfS.OOO. - The secret service operatives. It became known yesterday, are working on the theory the-ory that the money that disappeared from the cage of Assorting Teller George W. Fltsgerald on February 20 was borrowed bor-rowed for a day or two at the Instance of a tottering institution by some employee em-ployee who now fears to restore it. Chief Wlikie and Captain Porter would not be urpnaea, it is assertea on u nignesi authority, if the missing money were to be restored any day. For the last week the secret service bureau has been directing nearly all of its energy In the direction of fixing the identity of some Chicago bank or trust company that was in an unsound financial finan-cial condition, and to preserve its commercial com-mercial life and save its officers from cells approached some employee of the sub-treasury and made this proposition: "We need $173,000 for a day or two to tide us over a visit by the bank examiner. Tou are in a position to lend us this money without Its being missed. Let us have the money and we will pay you a bonus of $10,000 or so. Tou take no risk. We are responsible people. It Is easy money." . The money was taken from the cage, the Federal authorities believe, under some such arrangement. Then, before it could be restored, it was discovered that there waa a shortage- The man who took it in the hue and cry that immediately immedi-ately followed, when ev.ery employee was watched closely, waa In no position to return re-turn it. He fears to do so now. The secret sen-ice men. however, confidently believe that the money some day will Tie found hidden away in some place In the sub-treasury. In pursuance of this theory, the-ory, the financial status of more than one banking Institution In Chicago has been quietly investigated. |