True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-31

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dent of the New York Courier and Enquirer fur
nshes the following accoun, Of the dealc. ions u
Mr. Swartwout:
1t now appears, from official statements by the
Comptroller, that the def ,ca,ions amount. IT, 81
374.ll9, and that the Secretary apprehends ina,
the whole amount of the detic,t, will no, be es,
than 81 100000 1t further appea rs, that from the
commencement of these Withdrawals OF II 9 pu. =
lie money, the tact was known to The Cashier II d
assistant Cashier, and that til. assistant Cus,l r.,
MIR Philippe, Tor great part oi the time, KEEP
account, for his own fuses aud purposes, vi tn.
specific suns taken, and OF the funds tr n, which
they taken. The Secretary savs-''i,ssup
posed That they conid not all have been eventually
discovered aud ex 'osed, except by the aid OF ,.e
persons in the Custom H'use at NV YorS, WHO
aware o! the decepiluns practisrd."
Mr. Phillips Says The amount collected daily
would be placed TO the credit of Samuel Swar"out
and subject To his drafts, without particularly ~
the purpose for which they were drawn, hich
was the lnvariahls Practice, and the same was al
ways the in regard 10 all moneys collected
through III, bunks on account of Customs during
he period heiure stated and he availeu himself Of
II h. requlreI.''
Accutclng to tie account rendered by
Nh Phillips, deputy Cashier, MIR.
Swariwo - dethlcatluus during the
years $3.50, 1881 and 1882, amounted
to s3o,8ol
Consisting principally Of forfei,ures re-
ceived lur the Unit ed Sates and not
paid over.
In 1893 the aefalcaion wa increased to SJ5,20S
In 1884 a treasury warrant for 1857 was
received anal not paid over, cash
withdrawn $6 ,26i which with smal-
lsr ,temsi creased he deficit 10 $50,37O
In i835-CnsI. Withdrawn about 43 900
d. | nrs, which with ndry tiea ,ury
warrants nor paid over, amounting
81 sos dollars; and several smaller
i,"ns, increased the deficit To $l37,06l
In t836-Cash "retuinrd for refunding
merch nts,'' paid over in cash
count, 1910 dollars. Cash with
drawn, 97,840: which, with other
iters, increased the defcitio $336,737
In i837-Bnnds fallen due and not
counted tor, Gil 298 dolIars; cnsh
Withdrawn ahou, $4,000 dollars;
which, with otheritems, increased the
d,het,o &l,olss5s
In 1888, after daductng, according 10
Mr.. Phiilips's account, from the sums
withdrawn, for money reformed, $780,
600, The declaration was increased to 81 ,373, ~
Mr.. Fleming, Audtor If thr Custom House, IN
euer addressed TO the Solicitor OF the Tr asu'y,
dared 10Th November, 1893, says-"ln tho mon h
IT June, 1881, beng ntaged IN proving the
amount OF bonds p,id, found here was a d'scre-
pancy between the bonds payable aud bonds pal ,
aud that the latter tell short of the former ab VI
hye hundred thousand d'Ilars. Thus Circumstance
| mentioned to Mr.. Phillips, the assistant CO -h' r.,
whose off it is TO keep the cash book, and was
informed by INN th@t Nls BOOK contained the re-
cord Of all the bonds paid to 'llr governmcn. III
that quarter. Upon ths rrpiy | cuaet tho b N,
account as il existed &c
"N hen NJ S Hrrwo"i's term ot Office expired
1t came necessary 10 make thorough eXamln
alton II al outstanding bonds, and To render :
s,racts tor lhe delivery of N" o his
| This work routIrtc", after mach labor, it, .
| month Of August last; mn when he tor | an"u"t
| was nscertatned, it was found TO ia short OF tue
amount due by TIE books OF INC flee, by six hun
| urtu and md dnilHta, TINS ala n.