Show uncle sam boins C swa Is AS 1 be loser looser ff H wh in ssi cash n alii jr i account HOL Y I 1 AM NORT L W ASHINGTON ono of the mighty V few instances on record of the united states having been done in its cash accounts came to light at the treasury department the other day in a decision handed down by the controller of tile the treasury in tills this particular instance the government is short more than and has no way of helping itself it became a victim through the carelessness of its own officers and the victimization too was not criminal in its nature prior to 1879 the late samuel J L little I 1 atle of georgetown owned four certificates of 6 per cent stock of the old corporation of georgetown upon his death lie he left a life interest in the stock to his sister mrs E ellza liza A ricketts and the residue to his minor children J 0 little and julia A little in the settlement of the case before the probate court the actual possession of the four certificates of stock was passed to mrs ricketts so that she might collect from the treasurer from time to time the interest due her shortly after this united ftp states tes treasurer issued a circular calling upon all holders of georgetown corporation stock which was one of the old forms of obligation by the district strict of columbia to present the certificates for redemption mr ricketts took the four certificates to the trea treasurers treasur suros ers office indorsed endorsed Indor sed 1 I hereby assign the within certificates to the treasurer of tile tho united states tor for redemption on oil account of ellza A ricketts the treasurer refused redemption upon this endorsement indorsement Indor mrs ricketts then asked the first auditor of the treasury as he was known in those thos 0 s days to approve the endorsement indorsement Indor but he refused she appealed to the office of the then first controller of the treasury y and obia obtained ined the desired ap accordingly the treasurer paid mrs mra ricketts princ principal apal and interest in 1894 julia A burnell formerly julia A little the daugh daughter tor of sam uel J little mado made claim for the 4 alleging that it had been er paid to mra arii ricketts who had a life interest only the claim was disallowed by the treasury mrs burnell and her husband then entered suit for the amount before the court of claims A year ago they obtained judgment for the amount and in the deficiency act of juno julio 25 1910 appropriation was made to pay this claim along with others mrs burnell burnel I 1 has been fighting tor for sixteen years to secure the money she thought was hers lier sand and la Is just now I 1 coming into her own while the gov eminent is out over |