Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-29
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WASHINGTON Dee. -, 1850.
There are reports upon the street that the rob-
berry amouns to about ssO0OoO; but have sufi-
cient information the subject to believe that the
exact amount is not positively known but that the
budget embraced in the robbery-the whole of
which is stolen-wIll exceed So 100000.
Tie following are the facts of the affair
1t is possible TO ascertain them in the present
certain state of the case:
Secretary Thompson arrived from South Carolina
last evening. At half-past eight O'Clock he called
upon the President and had an interview. Secre-
tary Thompson during his Absence received letter
informing him of robbery in his department.
Upon going to his department he attempted to eX-
anime the safe his Office where the Indian bonds
were kept, but discovered that the key was miss
ing. made several attempts to find it, but failed.
Different statements were made by different subor
dinates as to the whereabouts Of Mr.. GODDARD Bal
ley, disbursing clerk native of South Carolina
whom the bonds were specially intrusted, 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 suspectng that something was
wrong, proceeded at IL o'clock last evening to the
Office of Mayor Berret. communicated to him his
suspicious, andisolicted special police force and
returned with the Mayor and police to the Interior
Department, and put guard at every avenue lead
ing to it. The clerks of the department were then
summoned and orders given to the police not to al
low any one to pass out. The safe was then broken
open with an axe. The bonds were missing. The
register of the bonds was found to-day, when Bal
ley was missing.
Mr.. Black, Secretary of State and late Attorney
General District Attorney Oud and others having
knowledge of the nature of the bonds, were called
in by Secretary Thompson. The clerks were seve-
rally examined as to their knowledge Of the disap-
pearance of the bonds.
Several of the clerks in the Department, who, it
is said. did what they could to delay the examna-
ton of the safe suspected Of being parties to
the robbery. Several outsiders also suspected,
and the police are after them. The moment that
the robbery was discovered the heads of other bu-
reaus in the department notified to keep strict
watch upon the property of the Government in their
Charge
When Bailey was appointed Disbursng Clerk he
was a citizen Of Alabama
The funds supposed to have been stolen are
known as the Indian Trust Fund. which has aecumu-
lated for the benefit of various Indian tribes under
our treaties with them. According to the provision
of many of these treaties certain sum is stipu-
lated to be paid to the Indians for their land the
sum to be paid in annual payments, equaling in
amount The interest that would be due the prin-
cipa
In order to avoid the necessity of being compelled
to pay these annual sums out of the current receipts
of the revenue, the Government has been in the
habit of investing the principal in State stocks and
making the interest these stocks meet the annual
payment due the Indians, thus really realizing the
money ultimately for the several States 1t is these
bonds or stocks thus acquired, amounting to ever
three millions, that are missing.
for whom the money was beld ID G i9 and in what
stock 1t was invested
LIST TRBEs whom Stock held Trust by hs
secetsry the Interior showing the amount to the credit Of
each Tribes their Annual Income and the date of the
Treaty Law under which the Investments made
Treaty Ann0uu Ne m