Show 1 1 I B by y a youngsters I 1 speculations I 1 CITI TREASURER attempts to burn the cites records AND HIS SON COMMITS SUICIDE the boy was a plunder Plu neer and the old 1 man Is driven to desperation 4 through financial difficulties ST louis dec 19 39 de deposed ased 1 with a 8 shortage hortage in bis his accounts amounts of hla his son c dead lead a cide with absolute rain rn I 1 staring tad 1 him in the face face mich michael michel el J until I tonight city treasurer of st loul louis Is one I 1 I 1 of the most miserable of man at an early hour this morning a fire was discovered by the watchman in the city treasur ers office where with ith the doors of the vaults wide de open 0 11 a too evident attempt had been abeln made 1 aaa 8 to t destroy everything portunato hing in that office in the way of records fortunately ilu the he t tire fire was extinguished before any anything thiap but t some useless ui eless papers and old furniture had been destroyed when treasurer Foerst Foer steel cel arrived almost bis his first words were that when his tile eon and assistant edward arrived they would quickly know how things stood in a few minutes word ord was received that the young man dian was then dying at bis his house with a bullet bulletin in his brain fired there by lite hi own hand when this news was communicated to his father be he was prostrated for a short A time but by a violent effort suppressed hid his emotion and anit directed that an investigation be begun at once into the affairs of the office this tilts was completed completed late this evening with the result resul stated above tho the mayor im medial elx deposed the treasurer ID and myor all appointed I 1 t ed cf charles ar I 1 ea parsons a well known 0 w b banker r t to 0 act in hip stead tead for several weeks there S have been rumors afloat about young lias has been what is known as a plunger there have been gulf brought against his ills father by money lenders notorious for exorbitant antel charges larges assertions regarding real estate deals and allegation of the use of city money by some one who recoups recoup tid the treasury previous to the regular examinations by b v borrowing from a shylock who at I 1 last sued s 1 the treasurer himself on notes which the old man declares to 10 be forger 1 ies events are the culmination of all these the 20 rumors ru in 0 Is the young mans mails record la is that of ofa a wild plunger on horses he war a heavy avy better placing a thousand or more n aa a time lie 11 was also interested in real estate deals beyond his capacity to handle as shown by r recent acen I 1 developments he lie was only 23 years of age but buthod had large experience in financial matters in his capacity as assistant treasurer over through his hands halide annually lie e ws was treasurer guTer of two building associations and interested in a company manufacturing novelties but h his is accounts in the these seare are said to be he all right his ills attorney says ho lie had been terribly worried attorney of late at eg bv sag t the attempt tern it of some one to blackmail him out of for keeping quiet what he knew |