Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-09-27 | Page 4 | Muller's Shortage is About $73,000

MULLER'S SHORTAGE IS ABOUT $73,000 DENVER. Sept. 57 The audit of the books of the National Jewish Hospital association, as-sociation, which Is a I moot complete, haa llsckeed that the ehostage of the lata Alfred Al-fred Muller. former secretary, will approximate ap-proximate I73.U00. In addition. It Is claimed Muller owed banks and private Krtiea fully S30.IMO. Though the audit a been most thorough, all efforts to trace the embessled funds have been unavailing. un-availing. That Muller Indulged In the practice of "kiting" checks haa been disclosed, these transections coverlng-eeversl years aggregating aggre-gating 9?o0.ono. It Is also shown that Muller Mul-ler frequently extended aid to clients in finenclsl strnlts t save them from the bankruptcy court, and that some of them felled to repay the loan. On such Instance In-stance waa A. J. Lowitt. who committed suicide by leaping from the fourth story of the Ernest and Cranmer block laet soring. Muller had advanced Lewltt 90. MuHera private books wre badly Involved. In-volved. It Is expected the report of the auditor will be filed with the trustees of the hoepltal association Friday or Saturday Satur-day of this week.