Show uncle sams employed embezzles he Is now held in washington under heavy bonds washington dept 18 james A boyd a clerk jn the public health and marine hospital service was arrested today on a warrant sworn out by chief clerk W P worcester of that office charging him with embezzlement the ISa covery ot facts leading to the charge was made last thursday in boyd absence and the amount ab will according to boyda own confession reach not less than 20 it was boyds duty to prepare bills the approval of the surgeon general and when checks were signed hey were delivered to him to be mailed to the persons for whom they were intended it is charged that he manipulated the bills by erasing the ariates and amounts of duplicates left in the office and that he secured the money on the checks by endorsing on them the names of the firms to which they were issued the alleged defalcation has been in progress for the past three years but boyd was not suspected until a recent illness compelled him to be absent and made it necessary for some one else to assume his duties when his desk was opened a number ot suspicious documents were found this discovery led to an investigation by burgeon general wyman and chief clerk worcester with the result that the case was placed in the hands of ahe secret service operatives who arrest property belonging to boyd valued nt about has been seized boyd has been in the public health service for about twelve years and was appointed chester county N Y H was known about town and especially because 0 his fondness for he was drawing a salary of a year his family is said to be traveling in europe when taken before united states commissioner taylor boyd waived a hearing and was held in ball boyd was later released a guaranty going on his bond |