Skipped The Country

Lansing, April 2.- Ex-Deputy Sacretary of State August W. Lindholin lias skipped the country. He is short in his accounts in the office, and betause of this has deserted his wife and fawily and gone to parts nnknown. When Washington Garduer was appointed secretary, he at once appointed J. W. Selden deputy, but it was agreed that Lindholm was to veniain until April 1. Tnesday morning of last week Selden received a note froni Lindholm, who said he was going to Chicago on business and wóuld return in a day or tWQ. Kot returning Saturday, when his service was to termínate, and desiring to have his accounts settled, Deputy Seldeu had Lindholm's desk forced open. The latter had filed no receipts or postage since Jan. 1, since which late the auditor'a books show that he ïad drawn $1,237.05. In his desk were ound Postmaster Rowley's receipts for $62(.U5. so tliat his shortage in the postdge account is $611. Mr. Lindholm aiso handled the franchise and other f ees received at the office, and his custoui was to deposit this nioney with the state treasurer ;rom day to day. taking the latter's checks payable to himself therefor, and niaking a settlement at the end of each montli. During the present nionth up to the time Lindholm ceased handling the funds on the 'JOth inst., the treasurer had issued to him these checks to the auiount of 84,000, and as 'Lindholm ailed to return or send word as to his vhereabouts it was feared that he had ïegotiated the checks and appropriated he inoney. However. all the checks ssued were found in his desk and were eturned to the treaaury. Si nee the last deposit was made and jefore he turned the business over to telden a considerable suni has been re;eived in feea, but whether any of thie s missing or whether any portion of ;he money received during the lí nonthsof Liudholm'e inrambency of ;he office has not been accounted f or ;annot be learned until a thorough inyestigation has been made and the books uid files of the office carefully exauiined. It is possible that this exainination wil! add materially to the shortage. About a week ago Lindholm"s son, Eric, was appointed messenger in the Becretary's office to fill a vacancy. The boy was late in reaching the office Saturday afternoon, but he iinally arrived and brought a letter f rom his father which his mother received that morning. It was written in the Swedish language and a translation made by one of the clerks is as follows: New Yokk, Mareh 28, 1894. Mi DearAJ.a - Thisisgoodby, perhaps forever. 1 am short in in y accounts in the office aud with as niuch debts as I have I could not hope to borrow any, even it hey had giveu me time to do so. 1 am going south, but where I stop 1 riou't tnow ; it depeuds how long niy small amount of money holds out. Dispose of everything in the house aud go home to Sweden and let Gustaf know youraddiess, 'or to him, 7 Ijandvagsgatan, (iothen burg, will I direct letters. If Eric can stay at the office you better leave him there, ierhaps for him more luck. and happiness ie foiind than for his old father, lie kind to my old mother and take her along to Uustaf if yon can ; f not wriie. to hi-nest to get her. Be not too Inml uu me, we might perhaps meet agaiu. Hug the children Froin your unhappy husbaiid, AtJG. W. LlïTDHOLM. In view of the fact that Lindholm did not leave this city until éarly on the uiorning of March 27 and the above letter was written on 28th. it is evideut that he did not go to Chicago.