Kieckhofer Indicted

Washington, Oct. 5. - The grand jury of the District of Columbia has returned three indictments against Francis J. Kieekhofer, late disbursing officer of the state department, charging him with embezzling over $35,000 of government funds in July ar.d October, 1895, and with appropriating to his own use $15.000 worth of g'overnment bond.--. Kieekhofer was arrested in May, 1S96, and indicted, his embezzlements being stated at $37,466 in the indictment. After an investigation of his accounts he was discharged from office and it was announced that there was an apparent shortage of more than $100.000 in his accounts. His trial w;as to have taken place last spring, but wa postponed owing to prior cases on the docket. Kieekhofer denies that he has been gullly of criminal conduct and asserts that the 'alleged shortage is due to careless bookkeeping.