The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-13

oeh' ano pas gwen unity and vitality TO the schemes
now partially exposed.
Mr. rArJ1's CONFUSION
AS part Of the evidence adduced is found co lmua
eatiob from ST. Bailey, dated December !, $780, ad-
aessed 10 the Hon. Jacob Thompson Secretary OF the
interior, containing statement that portion OF the
hmds constituting the Indian Trust Fund, amounting
10 $50 0o0 were no longer in his possession This confe
SION the 18Th December placed IN the hands of
Mir Wagner with the request that u should be delivered
Ia the Secretary of the before expi
ration OF his term OF office az Mr. Wagner understood
hve days before the 4h OF March On the Goth Of the
same month Mir. Bailey addressed note to Mr. Wagner,
eqrss,ing that the note previously committed 10 him
ar Waencr should be given TO the Secretary Of the In
terfr immediately upon his return from North Carolina.
Mr. Thompson arrived on The afternoon OF the 22d Of lie
cember
a UNllp STATES SENATOR rlI MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH Tue
rR4Up - DISCLOSED.
Ga the evening Of that day the acceptances IS
sued ny the War Department AM the receipts given for
the bonds by Mr. Russell were handed 20 Mr. Thompson,
al the office OF the President executive II, ansion by
the Hon u Rice, United States from Minnesota
No earlier animation the had Mr.
Thompson Your committee, not designing 10 ex anime
hr. Bailey witness, cansed q subpoena he served
upon Mr. Ice appear before them He declined 10
obey II. The Chairman then addressed him note,
planning ha, he hsd been inadvertently summoned AMI
politely requested his attendance. 70 this h. replied
that he would answer question that night be
pounded 10 him in writing. seeing that he stood
| SO yertinacionay on his privilege as Senator,
| H. was not thought consistent with the duty
% The committee or dignity OF the iionss TO press
any further inquiries unless the House shall order
Had the original intention of within dng from tho score
tary al kpowiecge Of tae fraud untii within few days
OF the Iib u March been carried out the confusion inch
dent 10 change OF administrative officers would have
prevented prompt invest cation aud deprived Mr. lbo
son .. the means Of inmeo.ale defence
AUDITOR IfR THE crse % TIT gsPosrR o. THs Fs AUD
Mr Eailcy the exercise Of forehonsht, prudeat %
avoid detection made ~ HE stock account for the
rent year, shoWing ~ face that all The boads were
safely IN his custody and caused preseptation
the second AUDITOR Sir. Fuller 'ha' officer refused to
approve It, Tor the thai the coupon ScpnGt de
signed to be chec, IL did not accompany H. It is
perhaps 10 this retnsal that be attributed
| The early disclosure o. the fraud.
II viii be observed, that while Nr. Ba.eY's statement
| s dated December l. 1850, and embraces the entire
number Of bonds and dxes the month OF July the
time NJ which he entrusted them 10 other parties the
Testimony d; III. Russell shows That Lncy were DOT
| al delivered ~ ole ime, oas taai three nun
| cIed and ,hirty-tDree transferred TO han
On the 18Th o. roceinber, nearly two weeks subsequent
10 the cate OF Mr. Baieys confession tbe ons salts
factory exp na'ion that be gwen Of TINS notice
discrepancy the supposition tint the stiement VS.
actually pr pared ON the day II Sis gwen :, Nr Wsg r,
and The Day tle last bonds gwen 20 Nc. Russell,
and dated wfoogfuy '.Deeemoer L. to altly any susp'
that igdt be excited il IL that the date
Of tne absrus ton identical with the date Of The
las, Secep'ance Which was issaea BY The War Depart
| DLt, Tor tho purpose, as your soImt.ee think OF
1 max lDg ~ a definite amount OF securities
] DISPOSITION
As soon as the abstraction OF tho boads was made
known the Secretary oi The Interior. he applied HIN
SELF diligently 10 discover with whom they lodged,
that ecnes might be instituted too tneir recovery
ioses Kelly, ESQ., his clicf clerk, despatched 70
New York, and there caused vi its OF rjuDcton 10
be served upon few parties in whose possession he had
70 believe OF the bonds TO be. But ascer
tanning this mode Of obtaining the desired information
| 10 be both slow and unsa isiac,ory, BIZ. Thompson
adv sed that your committee SHOULD hold some
Of IT'S in the city New York. Being DESTROYS
Of expecting the Investigation AMI o avoiding the heavy
rNpcLsc that would be incident to the sUaimantng Ut
large number q: witnesses from that city your commit
tee concufod in the prcpriey Of ths suggestion and
having asked for and ooapcd leave 20 81 ~ snch places
they believed the public interest required they poo
ceeded at considerable personal Inconvenience, TO-. New
lWk.
Row TIE BOMBS DISPOSED or
From The Tie testimony there procIred it was appa
rent that the beads had been dspnsed Of by Mr. Rasse
ana his agent tia, Sir. Russell ala have il ia his
power u restore of them. limited ntmoer we're
traced into the possession OF certain adNicCis anu cor
poraiops, as follows
Merchant Benevolent Association, New York city
(witness Hector Morrson), M,ssours. ~ 900
Ne,gS and Greenieaf, tor account Of = ". Purcell
! 4 Co Richmond, Va (wi'ness I. a. Nessl,
Mlssoar iocOO
- ui,cher, scheoecsaay, \. v, from
thiee, state bot mentioned tMeigs witness, 1900
| - Sanders, uay densvie, Nlss., one 10 three,
state hot given (heirs wi'nessi ............ 1000
! jas &. King sons, New York city q. q King
~nncss) Mssouris. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
Clark podge x Co, New York city (wit-ess L.
G claik) e............... 1000
Capt. Porter, New York cry .lat,acw Morgan
Jerome Tazbnpp O., Ntw York city, parch .sei
viii knowledge OF thee character II. u. Gar
lind witness 49,. .................... fooH
W. r. Coleman n Co., New No-e CITY Coleman
/ Geo smith Chicago J. Campbell witness ... Ri 900
| 1hts swami t. tirore tWm Nrkim w',uess) 10 coo
| D. Gaith,r BALTIMORE ". Fisher wtness).. 600
! L Atkinson Baltimore Ky. FISHER wituessj.... 1000
Townshtb cd Scott, Baltimore " F,sher witness 1000
| Lo~ores. fcomtson CO, Baltimore MARTIN
! LEWIS Mi,neis SVu~
! gotai................ .......... si8i 600
few other bouds were ascerttiucd have pur-
cuased by Riggs y Co., bankers, OF Washington, for
other parties and BY pther Individuals which not in
ended IN the above settlement
/ IHE AppEAkAvcF rErOEE TIF COMMITTEE
At an early stage proceeding, and before the
examination of any witnesses, yoar commit ee desg-
mated Of their number the Chairman aad the Hoo.