The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-07

r.rtmsnt. wlIh"uI he EMISSION II a,
~ either items. dsbil nr errdiI thereon
ua'll 81 bersme an shsalnle delaIcalion.
: THE DURATION or M. swARTWoUr,.
DEFALcATt0xs.
Conclusions d The Committee.
LIST. That al moneys rereIspd by Mr.
SWartwnnt 30 collertar pri0r 10 1887
werr regularly accounted Tor by him IN
ne quarterly returns 10 The Treasury De.
psEimeni.
ed. That 50 much Of all moneys re-,
esiFsd by Mr.. SwsnseuI prior 10 1897.
and accounted Tor tn Tie Treasury DE.
Parsmenl in his quarterly returns. IS
we're mt paid BY him iata the Treasury,
we're retained b. HIN under ILe Iacil &C.
qnieseenee Of ths seeouniing officer. III
tie Treasury; and regularly carried lar
ward. dehiird o. himself. On the balance
ii sarh subsequent quarterly account
rendered BY him 10 the Treasury De-
psr,ment 10 the close Of Ihe Term Of lis
nfire.
Ill. That his omission 20 carry . debit
In himself IL The moneys received hy him
from the Treasury. nr from other sour.
ers. prior 10 1892. To the close Of accounts
kept only ~ the custam-hnu.e. called his
rash aeeOMnfs. and his carrying a debit
IN himself Of any such items 20 any other
class Of accounts kept only al he rus
foni house. called suspense and unset
lied accounts. or by any other name.
would operate - . c0neeslmpni. inn0-
rent ar fraudulent. from the Treasury
Department, Of the true cash balance
in his hands. First. because nrilher his
cash accounts. nor his suspense and IN.
settled account. nor any other suh0rdi-
nate aecnunI. KEEP, at the custom house.
sas ever rxl'ibned tn. or formed the ba- /
sis nj any quarterly settlement made hy !
him With the accounting officers of ihr .
Treasury. Secondly. because. in his .
quarterly accounts s-lIled Al he Treasu-
~ Department. the aggregate and true
balance nf al his subordinate accounts
kept n the custom hnnse. including bath
his cash account and Suspense account.
was uniformly. pri"r Ia 1897. carried in
/" his Quarterly account under the item
Of " cash. and unsettled aceOmls.T /
4ih. That Tie delalraion al Mr Swart-
won't. BY means Of fraud AMI false re-
Inrns, commenced IN 1857. anil no, snon.
sr. and have existed since that perini:
anil the defalcaiinns Tins accruing, adj
tel IN the moneys previously retained
~ him. according 10 his return, To- tie
Treasury Drpar'msnt. and hy the silent
Of the officers Of that Depart- :
u"nt u"ul the close OF HE trim of office, u,
'onsu'ue the aggregate of his iefa'cs. q,
ions at the present period. II
J. THE CAUSES o. M. swARTwour's De.
FsLcATIoS. +:
cAUsE !. The irrespnnsihili,y Of w.
sSar,w"n' 10 pecunlary character at tie ,
inc Of HE appointment lo Office.
Conclusions of The ComniHee.
lr. That at The time III Mr.. Sx,ri. :
rnul's appointment, sad Of his reappnini- I
aen, In offer, he vas wholly irrespUn.
ibIe IN prcanIaTy reput,tioa, and was I
ntnlTei ~ debt. Il
81 That At the time Of his appointment I
nj Of his reappnnIHea,. aud fur the {
Whole period he Vas i. a.Iice, he vas
engaged N large and hsz.r,l- u
a. spernlatiuns, and deeply embarpss. y
d BY thrm. n
81. That his pecuniary responsibility d
nd consequent inducements by hazard. a
IL sH-cnlaI"ns. constitute one rf the ,
'imary rauses of his drfatr.inns 10 the d
r
Cause II. CulpahIe disregard Of law,
nd negeci OF niTicial du'y. BY tie late n
assl officer a, New YMk. a
Conclusions OF The COMMITTEE a
1T That THE late nav4, officer a, The C
'rt Of New Ynrk. throughout the term q
his service. from 1879 ~ 1893, wholly a
sr-sarded the requirements nf Law
reseub'ng the duties "f his "fii"e u
81. That sa,. naval officer, fur thp n
me perlnd. wholly disresardsd the ill., a
rurtinnsnfihe Campunler NJ tire Trca<u- u
of November 10 1891
81. That SAID naval officer, hy so q
.r"ear'Iing The requirements Of law anil C
e lastrucIL,ns 81 the Treasury DPpui. =,
cut. rulpshlv neglected IN keep the 81
""ants aud recnrds sppertaintug IN his r
Ti"a. aud thereby rendered the ofFire
,s.;ry as checs IN the accounts Of ths
iIectnr. o
4Ih. That IL the du les of sail naval $
ficer. as authorized anil directed BY ex. ii
10. laws. had beenexscu,ed with proper n
, > and vigilance. thew would have IL
ade-pd II impr ,c,irahlrfr any fraud or I"
ror in S1v of The arcnuats nf the col =
.tm Of. SAL, port TO escape immediate .
.ecusn. v..-.... y
5h. Tia, The cui. ,ab:c disregard II HE n
ia require nen,s ofl.~ and IL Treasury
,uaei:ons dre.cnb;ag III dufies Of naval ;
isers. BY sid naval Office. snd his .
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