New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-04
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.DEFALCATION OF THE CITY TREAsURER.-The !
high character that Col VIM H. Garland has sustained in this
city for past, and the earnest of his
friends that he would be able to disembanss himself from
charges brought against him by the Council
stain from publishing in yesterdays paper any thing
reference to his alleged deacations than embodied
of the Council proceedings of Saturday night There
great deal Of excitement throughout the city during
day and Sunday and inhnty of conflicting stoes
less to the prejudice Of Mr. GARLAND hu knowing how readily
panics arise in reference parties having public
money in their keeping and hoping that this panic would prove
groundess thought 1t best to deter publication until
could become possessed Of ceanties The arrival however
of Mr. Garland from the Baze yesterday morning the Gus
od of officer and his incarceration in the parish prison. put
end to the public doubt and left large portion of the
niunity to indulge in sad nominations the instability
human nature.
The excitement during forenoon Of Saturday
by the action of Aldermen Eager and Bailey in closing the
Treasrer Office and pocketing the keys just
teachers beginning apply for their monthly pay. Mr.
Garland met by various during the day. whom
maintained the demeanor of who expected
self innocent all charges that might be brought against
him He spoke cooy and dispassionatey of his ecmcnt
his office in such fact, that couldha We sus
pected him of hnrboring any intention Of flight
The action of the Council Saturday evening" suspendne
him and peachng him Of high msdemeanors and electng
successor to his office, published yesterday
Immediately upon the adjournment of the Council Messrs
Eager and Bailey called Recorder Bright made affidavit
that Mr. Garland had embezed public money
and asked for warrant for his and detention trial
The issued placed the hands of Can't Nov
man, That officer was told application Mr. Gs
dence gone up river As he was not to be found
city, conclusion became irresistible that he
had sought safety in flight especially became
known that schooner Elizabeth belonging to him. had
cleared at the Custom house. ballast for Sabine Aransas
and had left the Government Wharf the convoy of
late night On Sunday morning ascertnined that Mr.
Garland did actually leave the Elizabeth He was seen
embark by Corporal Dalon and another policeman Of the
District who happened the Government Wharf
at the time These officers stated that Mr. G. accompanied
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in four carrages that amongst the luggage taken board
schooner trunk chest so heavy that men had diff
Guilty in carrying it and that Mr. Garland (hom they knew
perfectly we'll he having previously accosted he followed
after it, remarkng Be careful you don't drop that the
rvcr' This at hall past 10 o'clock The officers state
that they suspected there something but that
they had not heard of the excitement town. they did
think it worth while interfere There had elapsed time
enough between the issuance Of the Garlans
arrival there for them be apped of their duty These
GERS also claim to have discovered by some that the
shipping master had been ordered to include American
Ensshan in the crew of the schooner and that his BILL
well as the bill of the chooners stores paid by orders
Mr. Garland This information kept and du
ring the whole OF Sunday the public were in uncertainty
whether Mr. Garland had taken flight Or not.
After due consultation with Mayor Lewis and by his advice
Capt onn proceeded telegraph to the Balze for the inter-
cepon OF the but rs the line does not operate from 10
TO sundays ne was unable to get the dispatch for
warded till night
Yesterday morning the dispatch was answered by the arrival
OF the to"-noat having Mr. Garland Oh board
prisoner 1t appeared thaf Capt Bowditch the boarding officer
ing got down. her. boarded her when she arrived
found Mr. Garland seereed in the hold him prisoner
put him on board the and sent him back to the
,;, ~ ~ a lI 'I ~ Nv "nen " fe'eu' laa very
dollars and new revolver I,ut for beavv f o so,ra,
night compelled having the schooner in tow
lay Ground and remain there for some
hours been safely out at sea before the
arrival of the dispatch the Bae On the arrival of the
Capt Moynan by officer escorted to the Parish
,suA' n, wl'es1 T,s1;.a, nv - ~ p,ssa,i'
Mr. Garland mnd mt bnvinr 1a1 h 80 ~ A., .A. -a,
,rur, nornitted tho schooror 20 s,,; ,.s - -
| nc tlis hornuo known Cont Mo , ~, 90 So o ",
don,ion An answer ,ras s. h, ~ w., s.. 81 ~. ~ Az AZ,