Duchesne Record | 1914-08-14 | Page 2 | Treasurer Fled to Safety

TREASURER FLED TO SAFETY I Feeling Desire for Alcohol Coming On Man Sought Refuge Refuse In Cure Institute Some years ago a man applied to toone toone toone one of the tho great surety companies for fora I Ia a bond of for tor a position as astrea trea treasurer with a company In a western state stale An Investigation of ot the applicants applicant's appl cants cant's life lite showed that he had been nn an Immoderate drinker and that thal he had taken an all alcoholic cure The matter L of the bond went up to the board of directors with the I that it be not granted It was regarded ed edas as a dangerous risk The board held that the man had never ne been dishonest dishon dishon- est eat the tho salary which he was to receive re 10 ro- ro was a good one and he had bad a family to support and he lie had taken the cure It was decided that It would place no obstacle In his way and ordered ordered- the bond Issued Six months later the tho surety company com corn pany pan received a telegram saying the treasurer had absconded the safe sate Was wan locked and no one knew tLc lie tion No warrant could be Issued foi rOI the arrest of ot the tha man until the sate safe had been opened and the fact of defalcation established The safe safo wat finally broken open the money vac wai found untouched the books correct tc a cent cent- Some time latr latar tho the missing treas treasurer treasurer treasurer was located at a drink institute lie Ho had felt the desire d for tor alcohol com corn comIng comIng corning and bad had locked the ta Ing on s sate safe an anc taken a direct line Hue for the tho nearest In institute without a word to any ono one