The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-17

TE POST 0EysCE DErALCAuOd.
True History ~ the Anah-Who VIII he
she new Pvstmastert
The excitement upon the recent disclosure Of the fAcas
connected with the defAlcaion in the New York Post
Office still continues occupy good share q pooha -
senuop. Many accounts have been published 10 the oeo
newspapers the subject some OF them evioenv wiz
en- IN great others based upon nformstso derveo
rom unreliable sources, and others, forming 10
greater number, from mere speculation. 10 give Tho
public true history Of the case, ~e have spares ssnse
pains inquiry, and to-day We give the only reliable
statement derived from andoubted authority In relation
the which has terminated unfotunsssly for tho
late Postmaster Of New York.
10 well known by many Of Mr. Fowler's friends thaS
u the close Of the Pierce administration no was IN A.
rears with hh governmental accounts to the aouas ~
tween thirty and forty thousand collars and th one
Of the reasons he his friends for demanding Their
exertons for hh rsappontment In order that he night
have further opportunity 70 make good bis de0cencia
Fowlers frtends, 10 him n his embaraamsut
made up tho above amount BY contributions IN suns
varying from ono 70 i've thousand dollars; and
hs promised that, being warned by this iembarrass-
mept and his miraculous escape therefrom, he woulA
v
but repay them, out Of hs salary and enslumsn.,
al they had advanced 10 him y needless ssy That,
Aftsr his reappostusnt by NJ buchanan, hh gsssroos
and careless habits again prevented him nom carrying out
h1 promise 70 his friends. mat many OF thoe Who
urged biz resppointment knew Of bis hdebssd-
10 fact very easily established, and anogst
them = II lssst one member Of Congress. Sinos thas
time rumon Of something wrong In the New Ysrk Pei
Office have been constantly afoas In thn city, chiefly
arising from the fact that, coming towards ths time
for the settlement Of the quarterly account with Ne Post
once Department II Washington, Mr. Fowler would boz
Of nom two thousand 70 I'VE thousand dollars
from his friends, 70 make up about N rty thou
sand dollars, which hs would repay to shoss from
whom he had borrowed within week ten days thsre-
aftsr borrowing II from them again ct The end Il
three months. This led 70 the suspicion
by those coenzant Of the Acts that some dsncsepcy
existed which these loans intended 70 up fer
the time being. From the amount Of these loans
ever, was thought tnAt the denc,enoy supposed 70
exist would not exceed thirty hocsand ~ the OUTSIDE,
forty thousand dollars, ana this amount 70 man Of Mr.
Fowlers Standing In the community, not thoushs 70
be . large dsbt.
AZ To the system, or rather want Of system,
In the Post Once Department 1t Wnhlngssn,
by which errors In the accounts Of The New
York Post Ofioe 90 long escaped attention,
onoo Wnen Wo bseeo tnAS ne No.
counts Of the amounts earned The Audi
department. and the amounts paid into ths ub rea
sury In another Between these two departments there
Of accounts.
Had not Mr.. Fowler failed 70 borrow his usual amounts
for tho purpose making good his quarterly seoouat
with the department two months ago. thereby allowing
deficiency Of fifteen thousand dollars, stst~d In pre-
vous article this subject this dsncspcy Of hun
dred and ny FIVE thousand dollars and up wards night
have gone without discovery until NJ BOca.na.
closed bis Official torn and now Postmaster had bssa
appointed for this city.
now appears that Mr.. Fowler made sss'gnnent q
nh property years ago rhs Marshal cannot, thsre-
fore, ind any personal real estate fhe rent
s not listen 70 any compromise and The ssxt step 70 b
taken by the MarsbA viii be TO levy upoa The property
Of the surees In accordance with the inssruooss s,ec
however, sgnned their intention pay 70 the govern
meni the amount due On their bonds.
Assistant Postmaster General King, Mr. Guthrie and
Mr. Holprook are ~ present engaged IN making To
roosh examination Of al papers and oorresposdsnos n
the ofos and their investigates up 70 Iass night ssta-
bsbes ths fAct that the deaiosoo several thousand
dolass more han Ara sased. New oevsiopsossn nay
possibly thro~ light Ne question " whas
Mr. Fowler has doas with The whon 10 rssAasd
from The revenue Of ths sspartDsat There . asa-
cheney In he Stamp once amounting TO- foarssn hun
dred dollars me matter y sow under mvsstssren,
and yet there ss proofs The oiiun Of hs
ransacuos 70 any particular individual
Mr. Fowler d ail 1t large. rhs ofnoso Who went 70
Esv burg, where Mr. Fo~ers family resides, n q
him. ret rnsd ytesdsy and report that Of sAe
fugitive or his whereabouts can be asccrsAiled.
he Warrington Star says
On Saturday night lass Fowler doubtless rscks''
for Canana, accomplished ~ f,isna, aod oy nn nme
~. ,o vn M ,o,,s ~ s.c,ss ~. nsy..o nj, -
likely prove futile directions transmitted -
The ,sms tune 70 IVY upon ns prepsry. = .ss
snsen.,,oss oes ,,ncc 40 shove 40 All ,nsi On ss,ssv