The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1911, Page 16

ONG, PENNILESS, ui QWESS24BSM4 = ~ TOUNITED: ATES = F. J. Kieckhoefer, ita, Once Pop- | ular in Washington, Was Sued for Irregularities. NOTHING TO PAY DEBT. Fifteen Years an Invalid, He Has Been Supported by |» Wife and Daughters. Francis J. Kieckhoefer, once the friend | @f the greatost statesmen of the coun- try, now penniless and hourly ‘n danger of death, was not told to-day that the United States Government had obtained ® judgment of $254,54 against him for Srregularities in his oMce when he was Chief of the Bureau of Accounts in the Btate Department sixteen years ago. Racked with locomotor ataxia, from for fifteen years, Kieckhoefer has received the last Maintained the home at No. 63 West | Winety-sixth street, have kept trouble from him. Their sole wish 1s: that his death may be peaceful. The judgment obtained yesteniay ia the result of suit brought in the Federal Court here and says Kieckhoefer must Pay if be can. The Government officers know wél that he cannot produce th females fraction of the aridunt. F the law mys collection must be mi from him sf poseltie, or, if not, from t bendamen For a number of years he was in the! State Department and rose to the por 4 Won of Chief of the Bureau of Counts. 80 placed he was able to do favors for many men. State Depa’ ment accounts had been allowed @ |: | Margin of liberality. The: » tngent fund of 009 tor ture of which no voucher Quired. With it the President Hey Sec- retary of State might buy whistles, se- ¢rets of other Governments, or pay the household expenses of impecunious rep- Fesentatives abroad. ‘There was generally trouble over the gccounts of Ministers and Consuls. | m would thelr accounts balance. | W' ii “bookkeeping was lax. Not all thi | Rochester clw> of the |) ei¥ances made to Ministers were cred- ited to them. The lack of system had | ‘been the bane of every man who held the office of Chief of the Dureau of Accounts. leokhoefer's predecessor Get into trouble ten years before. | Kieckhoefer's own trouble came in 486 when Richard Olney was Secretary | of State. An auditor was A on his | fe discrepancies were | found’ Then he and his assistant, Ed- ward Haywood, were removed, Kieck- and accused of em- | In the case before the | y the amount wa’ ,O4, and this with intere $181,000 brought the total up to $248,541, NEVER BROUGHT TO TRIAL IN Kleckhoet. never brought to trial. It was the general opinion when he was arrested that Kieckhoefer was not morally ‘guilty. He had been the vietim, like others, of lax bookkeeping | and his desire to favor Governinent of-| ficers in need. But the shock left him broken in spirit. ancholy, Then his !liness came upon Since that time, his he has earned only iting an article, He able to make any fight to lift the debt and ey] began the th street, which ts maintained by Gaughters under t! lon of the mother, In the par furniture was of the old and looking at the relics of old sald Mrs, Kteckhoefer. “That parlor set belonged to my grandmother. She was an Ernest of Baltimore, you know. When I was married I wanted = fresh and new, but a the old parlor Good Looks be @ source ride to you. raped skin, pimples, mee te = eruptions call for immediate attention, It should be your aim to get rid of these disfiguring signs of impure blood quickly, certainly, inexpensively, a ae application will purify BEECHAM’S PILLS naturally from® within, cites te system and enable your liver and bowels to work as 2 Saearae tly vi bo nid ot i bate rag wi of impurities, laoer elite Laks will 4d Benefited. Thoroughly tried and proved good this family remedy is The East of | Robort and Holm He became moody and mel-} [epee with tee to atady «| HYPOCHONDRIAC ENDS LIFE.) H. rely {wwxory husband met m et ng that the Government sal¢ GIRLS GIVE MUSIC LESSONS AND CONCERTS. phe three and Nannie Tid not know until yesterday that when T was te and. Let him dle uffered so much, It would be amusing If it were to think of this vast judgment hanging | over him when he has nothing. Only the other day [ was thinking that he had | hardly @ shirt to be buried in," Assistant Dist ings would be taken! against the be men who went security for Kieckhoefer to the amount of TWO FARMERS ARE FINED FOR GIVING SHORT WEIGHT. Rope Dealer Is Also Taxed for Selling a Coil That Was Shy. Two Long Isiand fatmers, who were | accus of having short pasure bushel! and one store! r of this} ho was accused of selling short new, to-day, in the Court | | y, twenty-three years! old, of Bast pn, jo have a bushel basket which was f quarts short in the Market, on Nov. 17. He was Rowne of Flushing, 1. the «ame co He in hi 1. had plaint made against him. a half quart Jansevoort He also was fined lexander F. Reid, who has a rope and | N Juane street, | coll 0! —— | BLAIR GOES TO ROCHESTER. | The American League Basoball Club | backstops, had been rele League for the coming se Rover he steamship mag. | nate a ducks off father's est day. 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