Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1915 — Independence Postmaster Is Found Short $2,200. [ARTICLE]

Independence Postmaster Is Found Short $2,200.

Postmaster J. A. McKenzie, of Independence, a small town 16 miles west of Lafayette on the Wabash river, was on Wednesday found to be short $2,200 in his accounts with the United States, and his arrest and prosecution will follow. A report had not been received from McKenzie for a year, so a government inspector was sent and found the office in bad shape. McKenzie faithfully promised to go to Lafayette to settle his shortage but he did not show up. The case will be reported to the federal grand jury for action and McKenzie may get a trip.