Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-17
Heavy Dcfalcation in tho New York City
Post Office.

The amour, for which Mr. Isaac V. Fowler, the
postmaster in New York is charged with being Dc
inultcr s Sl5J,j5G. George Law aud q. A. Conover
are the present surces for Mr. Fowler to the amount
Of S75 900 but the dcf,cation is said to have
cured under Gen Pierccs administration and other
bondsfhen, il is said that they are not reliable Mr.
Fowler nppoinicd by President Pierce, and reap
pointed by Mr. Buchanan. The defal;ation consists
in Mr. fowers failing to deposit at the snb-'reasury
the lall amount Of postal revenue collected for the
government AN indietabe oense under the sub-treas
ury law. The L. ) marshall has warrantfor his ar
rest, but is unable 10 find him.
Tho Express. after stating that Mr.. +. dincd with
Mr.. Belmont on Saturday evening. says
lie left the New York Hotel where he has resided
for the lnst ten years, at o'clock Sunday morn
ing since which time no one except the two or three
intimate friends who accompanied him. has been able
to ascertain his whereabouts. II is said that he is
completely overwhelmed at the prospect Of exposure,
aud fears ire entertained that he may do violence to
himself unless closely watched by his friends. II
il stated that Mr. Fowe has been the dupe of people
whom he trusted that his good feelings has led him
into error, AMI that he has trusted many, who have
at length deceived him, and thus caused his embar-
basement. There are however, various rnmors ms to
the causc Of the dtiulcaion--one that Mr.. I. had
mania for Specializing in new patents for sewing ma
chimes, steamboat propcllrrs, car brakes &C., and
that s,nce his connection with the New York postol-
ice he has owned no less than twe,c fifteen pa
tcntS. on of which but turLed out success. and
used vi sncccs7, and whose value it is alleged, with
the naturalization oi his sureticS, 900, will near
~. II not quite, balance his ncCounl with the govern
mcHt. MIR +. is lawyer by profession; man OF
fine talents, possessing much ctanl greet """r ="
of charactcr-liherni to nult-which has, doubt,
aided greatly IN his present embarrassment. He is Il
man oahout forty five years of age bachelor, Ia,
one brother, lawyer, residing in this city, and Of
the firm OF Cramm Fowler; his mother and two
sisters reside at Newburg, This is severe blow to
them
There were runors short time since that there
a deficiency in qnaricrs report of Mr. Fowler. hni
they were Immediately set ut rest by his dcposting
the fifteen thousand dollars claimed in the sub treas
ury.
The Tribune says the demlcaton amounts to $40
000 mud adds that some of Mr. Fowlers friends
derrd the deficits nscertnrci up Saturday. but Mr.,
Holt the Postmaster General said it was too late and
would be compromising the felony. The Trib4ne fur
Their remarks:
/ Mr.. Fowler WAS hut II few years ago rcpucd to be
| worth one hundred AMI fifty thousand dol bars, all OF
! which, it is said by. those who knew him well has
| been spent tor party purposes.
one of the many rnmors afoat is that MIR. Fowler
has sailed for Brazil his intimate friends having sub
scrbed $4,000 for his benefit last week. on hearing
/ of the dcialcntion.