Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-05-17

OF THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY-HEl Is RE
MOVED FROM OFFICE, BUT ALLOWED TO Alb
sCOND FROM JUSTICE.
From tie Gsg York Herald Of Tasday.
THE DEVELOPMENTS.
The city yesterday morning the scene Of intense
excitement, by the announcement that heavy deil!ca-
on in the New ork Post Office had been reported to the
Postmaster General. The news spread with electric
speed aud every body seemed be on the All giye 10
ascertain the OF the delinquent It soo transpired
that Postmaster Isaac v Fowler one Of the most popl.
lar in town, the unfortunate individual and the
amount Of the defalcation $l55OOo aud upwards
THc deialcation consists IN his falling deposit 10 the
SubIeasury in this city the full amount Of postal reye.
nue. collected for the government There the most in.
bie evidence that there is now due in s de-
posts the amount above stated, aud perhaps larger
sum.
There a short time since that there was
deficiency IN quarters report OF Mr. Fowler but they
we,s immediate set az rest by lis deposug the -
90 claimed IN the Sub-irel>ury which amount be OIL
tanned Of several personal friends but appears there
were other d"fc ncies on much gIauder scale AMI
which Mr. Fowler had ap?rchen,ions would soon b. ds-
covered hy the general government, and he accordingly
on Thursday lac finding the ilcsjri.abe Il, twcfk cf
/ financial embarrassment around tim, iaduced Mr. But
/ LcrworJh aud Nr Hall OF the firm OF Campbell Hall &
Co., Ci a7 cr, to proceed 20 Washington in l behalf
aud oh.au, Il possible, stay Of the proceedings until
the s,h inst when he would be able TO meet al his obi
/
taken INTO consideration by the Cabinet, AID frs; the
/ proposition thought iuIorhly Of on the hvpothc-
sis thai there might be- possibility Of saving The at,d
| S,at3 from any loss; but on further d,ib,r5on the
case deemed OF too great magnitude 10 allow any
compromise aud tn susp nsiou from duty aud ll
Mr. Fowler agreed upon ald two oil! r-l Mr. Il0-
ratio T.. T. the Assistant Postmaster Genera, and Mr. Or
u.t the chief clerk in the Auditor Department. were
despatched this city investigate the matter aui pro-
the arrest Of Mr. Fowler. They arrived in this city
on Saturday last and proceeded 10 the Post OAcc in
Nassau street where they Mr. Fowler and explain
ed the object Of their mission, reading him Leir COM
mis.on Tor their mission which in substance defo.ed
/ DR.. Fowler.
The latter socn left the office, visiting, as he passed
ont the pprrment Of the Deputy Postmaster Mr. Cad-
well and, shaking him by the hand, bade him good
bye" adding that he would sec him tomorrow Mr. Fow-
,r'- dcm,auOr did appear Mr.. G. unusual as it
hi, custom to 90 through the formula OF leave
taking daily
The next step of the governmental officers after Mr.
Fosr left the Office and in carrying out the orders of
the Postmaster General to procure warrant for
| the arrest of Mr.. Fowler.
The matter was placed in the hands Of ex-Judge
Roosevelt tie newly appointed District Attorney, who
issued warrant for his arrest Saturday, aud placed
It in the hands OF Cap Rynders the United States Mar
shall The Marshal also received from Washington from
James IIIyer, Solicitor Of the United States Treasury
an execution against Mr.. Fowler for the of SlJj
j5l3l said to be the amount of which he is in default
Immediate search was made for Mr. Fowler, which has
been continued up to the present time thus far without
success.
After Mr. Fowler left the Post Office he proceeded to
the New York Ho.e where he has boarded Tor the last
ten years and subsequently left there and proceeded TO
the residence of Augu, Belmont in Fifth avenue where
he dned and left the table at nine o'clock 7. NJ He af-
terwards returned his hotel aud left there again at
two o'clock on Sunday morning, since which time no one
not even his intimate friends-have been able to
certain his WHEREABOUTS
Various current to the direct agency
combination Of circumstances that led to the serious
breach Of high alleging that it incurred
under the administration of President Pierce from whom
Mr. Fowler received his appointment in 1885, Others state
that owing to his too great beralty to his po
cal friends whom he made temporary loans of the 60
verumcn money for the purpose OF cx:rcatiug them from
difficulty which they failed TO repay; others state that
hcshad resortcd various times the stock market and
was unfortunate. Th,se, state, are rImols.
Another reason assigned is that owing the failure
Of Congress provide for the expenses OF the Post Office
Department, the Post Offices throughout the country
were for while obliged pay their expenses out of theI
receipts under the direction OF the Postmaster and this
also afforded channel for peCulltoa and dishonesty.
On the other hand it i alleged that Mr.. Fowler had
mania for specuiang in patents for sewing machines
steamboat propelcrS brakes &c., and that since his
connection with the New York Post Office he has owned
no less than twelve fifteen patents ont Of which but
one turned out success and that the brake specua
value il is alleged with the ndemncaon Of his surete:
(7jO0O) will nearly, if yot quite balance his account
with the government
The cashiers department, under the charge OF Mr.
Caldwell from which advances have always been made
TO the Postmaster holds full and satisfactory vouchers
for all sums pqd to him. 30 that the crimnaty aud blame
alone attach ,lr. Fowler H. by his prerogatives
office had the absolute right to withdraw funds by giving
his receipts for the various amounts
As stated before, Mr.. Fowler appointed by Mr.
Pierce and continued in office under the present admin
isration and has therefore been in Office years
upwards.
Mr. Fowler was born at Newburg Orange county, n
was educated at Columbia College, in this city. A.
soon as he Rad acquired bis profession he commenced
the practice of tie law and for fifteen years and mp tc
the time of his apponiment of Postmaster of New York
ranking OF the most correct prompt and reliable
lawyers attached the New York bar He has beer
active in New York politics. and for the last four year.
the leader Of the Tammasy Hall branch of the Democra
cy and the present Grand Sachen of the Tammany So
cety and has always been regarded of the wheo
horses" of the Soft Shell Democracy" He is man o
fine talents possessing much tact aud great energy O
character-liberal to a fiut-whch has doubt aideC
greatly in his present embarrassment. he is man o
about fo.tyve years Of age bachelor has one broth
er, lawyer residing in this city, and of the firm o
Crumm Fowler His mother aud two sisters reside a
Newburg. This i. a severe blow to them.
The New York Postolice is now in charge OF Assstan
Postmaster Samuel King, with Mr. Orpett and Mr. lo
brook the special agent OF the Postoice paftment u
I'll they shall have investigated tine whole anair.-
Mr. Fowlers bondsmen, G. A. Conoyer and George Law
are bound in the sun of seventyiVe thousand dollars
which will not cover one half the deficiency. He has NJ
estate or personal property hence the governmen
can receive no Naturalization from this He fol
merly owned some real estate on Staten Island which
sold some time ago,