Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-24
The Embezzlement in New York Bank.

We gave yesterday an account OF the fraud
upon and ENLIGHTENMENT of the funds of the
Fulton Bank in New York, by William J.
Lane. the son Of the cashier of the Bank.
The New York Times, after stating that
Lane, who received yearly salary of s?E',
is a married man, and that he and his wife
lived with his father, relates the following:
After Lanes arrest on Tues day afternoon,
he accompanied the officers to Il house which
he had hired at No. $50, West Nineteenth
street, at an annual rent of 81 900. Here
they were introduced to q young woman
about nineteen years of age. named Meso-
role, with whom the prisoner stated he had
been living for three or four years on terms
of most familiar intimacy. The mother and
brother of the young woman also reside IN
the same house. Lane converscd quite I'M
hesitatngly with the officers upon his affairs.
lie said that this establishment, which was
magnifcently furnished, had cost him 4 vast
sum of money, and his annual expendi-
lures for its support had been about $4,000,
though to avoid exposure, all his bills
were made out in the name of Andrew j.
Sparks, friend of his. After the introduction
to the young woman, officer King related to
her the nature of the business upon which
he had called, telling her that he would be
obliged if she would pass over to him the
valuable iewelry which Lane had previously
admitted to have been bought with the
funds of the bank and presented to her.
The lady, without hesitation to the demand,
and going to the fire place, which appeard
to be the repository for her valuableS, she
produced her jjewel-case. In it were dia-
mond cross which had cost 81 900, one pair
Of gold bracelets worth S475 each, another
pair of gold linked bracelets, five diamond
rings, pair of diamond earrings, gold
watch set with diamonds, and other jewelry, in
all worth between five and six thousand dol
lars. Next Lane guided the officers to his pri-
vate stable in Lexington avenue, near Twen-
ty-frst street Here he showed them four fine
horses. valued ut SjGOO-cne of them alone
having cost 81 800 to transport from Maine.
where it had been purchased. In addition
to the horses were quite variety OF elegant
equipages double carriages and single wa
CONS, fancy sleighs and expensive harness.
This property, too, had all been purchased in
the name of Mr.. Sparks, for the reason
before mentioned. Lane stated that he
had frequently tried these animals on the
road, but had never yet met their equals
at trot. The officers wondered that the
sportsman's taste of their prisoner had
never led him to purchase yacht. lie had
often thought of that he said, but truth to
tell, the time he could devote without fear
of detection to his illicit amuscmcnts, was
so short, the pleasure of Watching had to
be necessarily torSone. Calling next To the
residence of Mr.. Sparks trunk found there
was seized by the officers. Lane had plac
it there Ii contained drafts, securities. and
accounts belonging to the Fulton Bank, but
whether of value or not. failed to transpirc.
Lane also told the officers that he had ex-
pended large amount of money vi late III
the purchase of lottery tickets. A short
time ago he invested in one day 81 900, and
upon another occasion for two weeks every
day he bought tickets to the amount OF $3.50.
lie drew a prize of 50 600, and that had been
all the return the speculation had made him.
Disguised ut his ill-fortunc he relinqulshed
the amusement.
The prisoner is confined in the Tombs,
awaiting an examination on the charge. lie
keeps up good spirits under the circumstan-
ces, only seeming affected when alusion is
made to the disgrace his conduct casts upon
his family.
LAWS LABOR LosT.-A very remarkable
event took place in the Court Of Quarter
Sessions on tn esday last. Charles Mann
was put upon trial, charged with keeping a
gambling house The first witness called
was George F. Peterman. who has recently
been convicted of forgery, though the SEN
tcncc for the crime had been deferred till
number Of persons charged with beng gam
blcrs should he tried. The witness declined
Ia answer any question concerning Charles
Mann. and he stated that he WAS not Ill Il
situation to make more enemies than he
all s,dy had. The witness persisted. AMI the
verdict of the jury was rendered that Charles
| Mann was not guilty, So that the law was de-
feated entirely in its purpose and admlnistr..
ton. Judge Ludlow very properly rcnar ked
upon the case that he was Obliged to declare
that the adm Illustration of the law was Il
fallure-that it was not in the power OF the
| Court to convict persons who had made them
selves amenable to the law. and that he re
GREETED that this deplorable condition oithlnss
should lie exposed 10 the community 10y his
acknoweis ment.
Judge Ludlow has only given force to a
notorious iuct-a fact that has tended more
than anything else TO the increase of crime,
and to a general defiance oil the laws The
muckery of justice has been illustrated too
often here and elsewhere. and now that
Judge on the bench has the candor to arow
that there is power above the law, 1t be
comes the whole community to inquire why
| it is that the administration of the laws can
not be effected. There must be fault some
where. In no other civilized country could
such a thing take place rs is here made pal
pable to the public. We regret that Judge
Ludlow did not give Us al insight into the
cause of the defeat Of tho law. IL cannot be
that he does not know the true mode of rem
edyins the evil. and if he desires u be Just
to the people. he wili.lose no time in making
such an exposition of his opinions, as will
enable the Legislature to provide the means
for protecting the judiciary and the public
from the disgrace that has now fallen upon
the city Philadelphia Inquirer.
The GREAT EASTERN AND PoRrLAND.-A
correspondent of the Boston Journal say
Portland seems to be in fever of excite
ment, and every emotion, from the most
sanguine hope TO deep, almost painful anxiety,
is pictured on the faces Of the people in the
streets. A man with an Indifferent air in
Portland at this time may safely be set down
"not n native" Every place in town where