Scope and Contents note Adolph Krug was elected City Treasurer in 1892. On September 12, 1893, he left town with over $100,000 in City funds. The City hired legal assistance three days later in an effort to find Krug and recover the funds. Ordinance 3029 passed on September 27, providing for his prosecution, and noted that that $295,292.70 was entrusted to Krug "over and above all sums lawfully paid out by him as said City Treasurer." The money was deposited in banks, loaned, converted to cash, and some of it...