New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-01
a STATE TREA6URY RCBBED.


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The ,ecen; Developments Of frsS} aid rteca.ty
connection With the Affairs OF the ofhoes OF me Con
toler and Secretary Of Ssate present s'sse OF iss
Of the mos. painful and startling character. he re
sui; Of the rvestiga.ons o. the Leenisti,e Commit
tee has not been officially announced. bet s genera
features generally Understood this city, snd have
been made public already IN toe columns Of cotsu''
porsry. They show that the Secretary Of STATE,
who is Commissioner 81 the Turpp Ike Fund, is q de
fsuhsr in the sum of 30OcO. and Thcs. r. Mcsby.
vho had been for number of years scerk in The Con
trolers Office. has been 10 the habit OF tsking SAFE
bonds deposited IS security fS the circulation Of free
eNks, and appropra.inS them 20 hisowr use. SEVEN
of these bonds Of a eco ea,t. have been traced 10
him by tie committee ard he coutesses 70 have stolen
them.
TIE Controller under uhose sdu ns:rston this theft
was ptrperated j. c. Lu'tre, is acquitted Of GRIMM
s il the ms:t.r though generally censurec by pno-
lie opinion for irstten,cn TO business. Mr. Luttrell
had upbourded confidence in his clerk, Mr.. Mo'oy
When he went into office be found Mosby there,
familiar with the business Of his office. Col. Croze
Mr. Luttrells predecessor. snd other esting gentle
men cornected with the departments, recommended
him in the highest terms, and he was employed by
Col Lu,,,ell at higher salary than the services Of
other good clerks could have been procured for 90 &C.
coun. Q, bis supposed integrity and experience.
The fraud connected with the Exchange BANK, oy
which an indefinite circulston Of poses OF that Bank
hss been thrown out without the deposit OF securities
has not been traced 70 ts proper author OK a.,
The law requires the bonds to be deposited before the
nOtes are cOuL teIslxncO ny tue Oohto'oA. AH0
owners Of the bank sllege ths. these bonds were
deposited, and that $4,000 are missing. To
make this assertion good, it is only necessary,
We presume, TO produce the receipt, which
should have been taken fer every bond depos-
ited The mystery involved in this matter, We pre-
sumo is capable Of solution, and the public viii await
With anxiety the result Of further Investigations Inc
responsibility lies between the owners OF the oank
nhe Messrs Spence) the Bank of Tennessee, and the
Controller. We trust and believe the Committee OF
Investigation vii, not stop short OF thorough ex'
posure of the facts, if their authority extends tnst
far If not, that the Governor and AttorneyGenerAl
will consummsts the work.
This money which was surrep,itiously taken from
the public Treasury, and which the people will have
to repacs from the proceeds of honest labor has been
used 70 support nest Of vultures Cedar street
and in other localities in this city, whose business II
TO pounce upon every man who is susceptible 10 theu
bate arts and weak enough to be led by them into
the ertsngng net which they spread 30 waTly Thei
deps of nfsmy are among the most conspicuous places
in this city These hsrg on, and pmps ard ropers
r-these despolers Of unsuspectpg youth-are known
to our citizens generally. They are very gentee 10
appearance. Their sHariter az rao9o is wonderful
The profits Of their business are large and they live
fact, and make brilliant displays.
These gamblers are responsible TO the puoc 'or the
.hefts which have been committed upon the Treasury
and they have listened upon the lions share OF the
spoils. With their usual eagacy they discovered the
weak points in e. character CT their victims, sad al
or ce brought TO bear upon them the whole battery oil
their seductive Influences The result has been
Anticipated by many careful observers 10 tbs city ror
long time Remonstrsnces and pleadngs OF friends
have been of no avail to snatch the deuded victims
from the seductive snares OF the faro bank. Once
within the charmed circle Of the serpens nothing but
ruin can uDmask the delusions under which they
suffer.