Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-07-09
FULLER.


If the statement in the following articie ''o''
the New York Enquirer be correct, the u', ,
ors of the Eank in Boston deserve an 'he ~, c'I
which can attach to those who nesiiSeh''y iu.-
I'll important trusts confided to their care. IL 70
impossible that the outdoor conduct OF al 'u-
diyldua, filling a station so PROMINENT IN ''e"
institution, could have been entirely uhkho"n'
70 the directors, when it seems, among others,
70 have been a matter of public notoriety; and
if known how can they excuse themselves Tor
having permitted man quietly to sqnander such
LARGE amount of public money. and rum the I'M
fortunate friends who had unwittlngly become the
security for his GOOD behavior. Here was man
having a small salary with family to support.
entering into all tie extravagancies and follies OF
fashionable life, giving dinners, water parties,
setting up new theatre, and in short, taking the
lead in those matters. which must necessarily re-
ouire large amount of funds. and yet no suspl-
cions appear to have been awakened IN the minds
of those most deeply interested: The course 81
conduct pursued BY the delinquent was not OF
Yesterday. but Of long standing, and 1t Is mat
ter of surprise that people who are proyerDlal
for the most rigid attachment to their own III
terests. should on this prominent occasion, have
permitted the daily admoniiions exhibited by the
conduct of Fuller, to pass UNDECIDED.
Bur. Chronicle.
Fuller. the Boston Romlnnd Stephenson.-
Nothing vet has been heard of Fuller the Teller
of the u. S. Branch Bank, who absconded with
$40. 900. This case possesses several peculiar
features, which merit at this time. some particu-
lar notice.
..fbler was employed about six or seven
wears as clerk in the Branch Bank of Boston. -
z \ Itu and
ness were particularly noticed. His private life,
however. was more intimately connected with
the causes of the late defalcation. than any could
imagine, till it had been pcrpetrated.
..In certain class oi fashionable society If
Boston, Fuller was quite the dtstingue FOND
of convivial companions, singing good song, al
excellent table companion, quite leader at fefes
pic-nics, and water parties, he dashed through Z
continual round of enjoyments. which were b.
no means compatible with the habits of the count
ing room. or the staid duties of clerk in bank
In all the theatrical affairs of Boston, for some
time past, he was one of the moving spirits and
prime managers A spirit of rivalry and enter
prise in the theatrical public of Boston gave
rise TO the company Of wits, capitalists, and
bon u;rqrfs that built the famous fremont
Theatre. Fuller was one of those persons II
that piece of enterprise. He was proprietor,
we believe. of a considerable amount of stock
When the Theatre went into operation, he be-
came one of the lay members of the committee
who procured the players, employed the stars
contracted for dancers and candle-snuifers, and
tasted the different qualities of the different can
djdates for hstrionic honors. The taste, judg
ment and fine goW of Fuller. made him quite ee
lebrated in the annals of the fremont stage
He was the principal manager, we believe, o.
the several campaigns which ragged divinely be
tween the fremont and the Federal Theatre, OIL
:" Old Drury,'' as the Bostonians affectedly cal
the latter. This war was most heroically waget
for the good Of the public, until both theatres
were reduced to beggary, and the treasury Of
each made perfect pieces of Jeremy Nddlerisn
Of late the fremont has been tenanted by few
old rats. and Old Drury had been given up t.
Fanny Wright, before she went to Europe.
ssFuller was also very fond of water parties
In Boston. during the summer season, these par
ties are quite The thing. A collection of variou.
people, male and female, young and old, gay ant
grave, man large boat, sail out in the ocean
catch goldfish. go ashore, make chouder on the
beach. and then wind it up with dance, song
or psalm. Whole churches, parsons, congre
cations. saints and sinners, are in the habit OF en-
loving these marine pic-nics. In such expedi
tions Fuller was Paul Clifford, the leader and
spirit of the group of groups.
"He also kept sail boat of his own, for the
purpose of cruizing through the beautiful harboI
of Boston. This boat was most elegantly fitted
up, and caparonised in the highest style.
"There is no doubt but these habits of extra.
vagance and gaiety led Fuller into great expense,
far beyond the income of his salary. This was
something between $1,000 and 81 500 a year,
but what is that small pittance to man of fashion
and family about town? The whole amount with
which he is charged with Ascending was proba
bly, extracted by piece meal, and as his necessities
called for it. The confidence reposed in him
prevented any rigid examination of his accounts
ill he could hide the fact no longer The temp
tations to the indulgence of expensive pleasures
in large cities are so numerous and irresistible,
that the greatest irmness and self-denial are ne
cessary to the preservation of character, honor
aud virtue.
..By the latest accounts from Boston it turns
out that the defalcation amounts to S57. 800-an
immense sum to run though in three or four years.
Whether he has carried much money with him is
not known. He has lost much by his specula-