, 1862-05-27
THE BIG FRAUD;
a Statement OF the Frhuds~The Par
Parties Involved, DC.

We find the following in a special to the
Cincinnati Gazette, In regard to the big fraud
Just exposed at Indianapolis, Indiana:
tice Of this State to allow the agent Of the
State, residing In the city Of New York, to
keep constantly on hand in his Office large
number Of blank certificates Of stock, which
were signed and scaled, except by the agent.
1t is now discovered that during the year 1859,
Mr. D. c. Slower. as The clerk of Hon. John
A. Crayens, the present member Of Congress
from the second Congressional District in
this Stale, but at that timc the agent Of the
State issued large amount Of fraudulent five
per cent stock This stock WIS never regis
tered and has been in the market since that
time.
MI CEayens resigned the position Of State
agent after he had held the office but q short
time, and Gov. Willard appointed Mr. stoyer
TO I'LL the vacancy, and it Ia more than likely
that hc continued to issue these fraudulent
bonds during his entire term Of office, anteda-
tng 1hcms during Cravens' term, in order to
make them valid, and If possible save his own
bondsmen. It is not known to Whist amount
these bonds have been issued, but more than
million dollars ia known to hare been in
existence By the confession Of the guilty par
ties Il is but Justice to MI. Crayens to say
that he bad no knowledge Whatever Of the
transaction until few days since. The bonds
are signed 81 A. Crayens, BY D. C. Stoyer,
clerk" None Of theee counterfeit or spurI-
ons issues have ever been received here for
transfer, nince Feb. 1B; 1859, and the officers
| here have never secn them. OF course the WAT
loan or per cent. bonds of Indiana, being
coupon bonds, have no connection with the s
per cts Of the State, which is inscribed stock
Col. Hudsnn, the present Adiutant ofthe State,
learned this frond some months since, and in.
/ formed the State authorities here Of its exist
ence- Gov. Morton went Immediately to NeH
York, and Insisted upon an Immediate arrest
aud the prosecution OF the guilty parties; bui
Mr. A. Oakley Hall, the District Attorney, ant
Hon. Daniel s. Dickinson, the Attorney Gen
eral Of New York, on whom the prosecution
will deyolve, objected, ard insisted that thess
parties could be Induced to take up thes,
bonds, when an arrangement Was effected be
tween Messrs. Hall and Stoyer's accom-
pliccs to redeem twenty-five Thousand dol
lars weekly, and up to the last Saturday the]
had redeemed over seven hundred thousant
dollars leaving as they assert, about ha1
million still In the hands Of innocent parties
HI. Slower confesscs the crime, and says th
funds are all In the hands of bis accompliccs
two well known Wall street brokers' Th
same parties have bank at Bellville, Ne1
Jersey, Of which Mr. Slower is the President
Arrangements have been made for the arres
Of the guilty parties. Governor Morton, VIII
is nov at General Ha1leck's headquarters
near Corinth, was telegrapAed these facts, au
Immediately telcgraphed MI. John 8. Kibbley
Attorney General OF this State, and Jesse
Brown, one Of the Commissioners, to 70 t
New York at once, and assist In tho prosecr
ton OF the guilty parties, which will be in
mediate1J done