Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-25
The Great Robbery at Warrington.

The fact of the robbery of nearly million
of dollars from the Department of the Interior
was announced by brief despatch from
Washington, on Monday. The particulars of
the discovery of the robbery are stated at
length in the NY. Herald. Secretary Thomp
son, who was absent from Washington on a
visit to North Carolina, had received a letter
informing him of robbery in his department.
and immediately returned On attempting to
examine the safe i'll which the Indian bonds
were kept, he discovered that the key was
missing. Different statements were made by
different subordinates as to the Whereabouts
of MIR. Goddard Bailey, diSbul sing clerk, a
native OF South Carolina, to whom the bonds
were specially entrusted, and who held the
key of the safe. He was found and asked for
the key, but could not find it. Secretary
Thompson, at once suspected that something
was wrong, and proceeded to the Office OF
Mayor Berret, communicated to him his sus-
PIGEONS, solicited special police force, return.
ed with the mayor and police to the Interior
Department, and put guard at every avenue
leading TO it. The clerks of that department
were then summoned, and orders given to the
police not to allow any one to pass out. The
safe was then broken open with an axe, and
the bonds were missing, The register of the
bonds was found Sunday, when Bailey was
missing. Several of the clerks in the depart
ment, who, it is said, did what they could
to delay the examination OF the safe, are
suspected of being parties to the robbery.
Several outsiders are also suspected, and the
police are after them The moment that the
robbery was discovered the heads Of other
bureaus i'll the department were notified to
keep strict watch upon the property under
their charge.
These securities yielded an annual income
of $500 900, and were ordinarily deposited in
the vaults Of the treasury for safe keeping, but
were probably temporarily transferred to the
interior department for the purpose Of detach-
ing the coupons for the collection of the Janu
airy interest to meet the next annual Indian
| payment They consisted chiefly of United
| States, Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee
Kentucky, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio and
Missouri five and six per cents. The greatest
| excitement prevails concerning the robbery
| and Of course Secretary Thompson and other
members of the administration are very much
| embarrassed by this new complication in the
nations affairs.
Another dispatch states that the robbery had
| been going on since July last. A New York
millionaire, whose name has not yet been Off
cially disclosed, prevailed upon Mr.. Bailey,
| bbN ClNlh Vi tlC lulSllO tJdl lnclll, no las
| the charge Of matters of this description, to
| give him the North Carolina and Missouri
| bonds, with the assurance that they would be
returned within specified time. The finan-
| cial revnlson occurred, the bonds deprecated
| in value, and their return at rates current
when they were given was entirely out of the
question, and meantime the party TO whom
| they were given failed. In this extremity
Bailey, who is warm personal friend OF the
secretary of the interior, knowing that any
| further secrecy was useless, and that an oxplo-
sion must sooner or later occur, unb0somed
| himself to Secretary Thompson in a letter
tBY TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, Dec 24-If has been discov
cred that several government officials of high
standing are connected with the great robbery
of the Indian Bureau Bonds. Their names
have not yet TRANSFERRED. 1t appears, upon
investigation that the bonds were stolen to
| borrow money on for the use of the Central
Breckenridge Club during the late presidential
election, and the crisis in monetary affairs has
prevented the return of the bonds before the
usual time TO use them for their legitimate
purposes. A cabinet meeting is being held
to day. A conference is also being held be-
| tween several senators and the friends of the
parties implicated in the robbery to see what
can be done. Several of the department OIL.
GERS are in Jail. The robbery amounts to
nearly one million Of dollars The loss of $780,
900 more wss discovered today.
| NEW YoRK, Dec. 24.-Wm. II. Russell was
arrested here, today, by Marshal Rynders,
for alleged implication in Mr.. Bailey's delal.
| cation.
Later.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-It appears from
the facts in connection with the late abstrac.
ton OF the bonds Of the Indian tract fund.- that
about five months ago, VIM. H. Russell, Of
the firm of Majors, Russell, & Waddell, held
about million dollars Of the official accept.
ances of the secretary Of war These accept
ances were conditionally, in the usual course
of business, for transportation Of the supplies
of the army, under contract with the govern.
ment. Mr. Russell, finding himself unable to
negotiate these acceptances, aud being greatly