The New York herald., 1864-11-07
THE. ALLEGED MERCANTILE BANK DEfstCATION.

SOmo NOre kiEaS on tho Sao3cci- ne
EoIae OF the Supposed Drrn@iter-- .ns
style IN which tsc Ltvcf.--far ent and
Value sOf His PropcTty-ttnat klts
Neaghbors Think of Him--syhcre He
Has Gone no, .sc.
There is considerable public interest Expressed ia
relation to the alleged deralcaton 10 Msrcan
iie Bank OF this CITY, well concerning the past lie
and habits Of the person who is charged With bsing the
de!aultcg In matter OF this kind, where ybody
who really know anUthing positive have
other TO keep his Information secret 1t Is dlcalt 70
come at those facts which satisfy he nqnirng We
have already given the princpa Information concerning
this bold and IL the premises extensive fraud
and very little has since TRANSFERRED to throw any light
upon the matter, or to show what tbs means by
which the supposed dcfaulter operated.
From bank authorities there Is little be learned
Ihe whole and substance OF what they know. or
what they disposed 20 giveto the public may he
found in the circular OF the President Of tho nslHon
published In the HERALD OF Saturday last. II they know
anything more, they say nothing ahou! II This Is
doubtless beca,sc they think that too notorioy
be given 70 the more minute c cunis,auccs connected
With the aieg~t deiacrton the doauer, whoever he
may be, will succeed In escaping the responsibility and
due castigation Of tho law.
From information which reporter hss obtaiacd
from the most Trustworthy sources ia proper for
say that docs not be any doubt
that Mr. wnd.or. whose is publicly connected with
ihs Transaction, has let the country His preparations 70
d, evidently hnal aud complete. II he be
really guilty Of the defalcstion charged upon him. II is
paip that nc did not become suddenly guilty; that Is
lie did not take all the money which he supposed to
have laid hands upon at one and the same t'uo His
conuectioa with the bank long and intimate
ono and tho sum which he Is said to have secured
about quarter OF o million Of doiars-must have been
taken between long intervals.
have stated before, bo reeId"d on Staten Islapd,
at thriving place known As Factoryvile on the north
shore OF she island. Among the mass Of tho people,
there few, vory few indeed who know him we'll or
Intimately. Almost everybody pro!esa to know
him "by sight, the saying goes. They have
0 ten seen him on the boats, 10 his team, aud
% ut the village. and this 10 tho concentration
of their Information. TO all 0thor inquiries they
set,rn an answer very much ke that OF tho Mexican
Know Nothing, IL cA6t say" We have. however,
asesrtansd tps, his habits wers, % all outward sp-
nea anc a. ySFs ssIlar Hc sd lie th~t vas not only
retired but exclusive. lie made friouds among the
people, and had he political aspirau his chances
OF succeAx would have been extremely small In 90
thoroughly democratic community as the unc 10 which
he lived. Asa natural result, there are lew who now
express any sympathy either Tor himself or for his
family The general impression is that he has made
high old thing o. it," aud one troubles himself as 20
what tho Consequences may be- Hut although he lived
at FacoryviIs, In this sguarly exclusive fashion, no
surrounded by all the elegance and magn'nconco that
wealth alone command
His house, or rather property, Is bcsxtiiu place,
though not as extensive spiGcent people
have supposed comprised within extent of Eve
acres, and tho surrounding grounds arc ad out
more with a useru than 70 beauty We no.
whore see nyh,ng IKE flower gardsa hot house or
Conservatory. ferhaps these e'es'nces we're not IN
his irc But great part Of The land has been devoted
10 the more practical and productive pupose Of vcgo-
tae cultivation His crop Of csbbaees turuips pctatocs
SC in the last season excellent In the TIN
mediate Vicinity Of his residence there are also evidences
tina, he was n VIVA loscd nia and ccmcr. Not
far from the rear entraucs therc rs . pys.ty
= lite summer house, stH covered With the
| wthcrirg sAad.'. o. vines and parasites Here
-s-.., We Fee a barn, there q dog ssn"el. with .
grsat "canne sleeping in the sun. aud "a rp'
or "swog for the youpg people TO enjoy thefnseyes
By tho way ia ssic that he ooc q. d'gs, and
Aose time ago possessed a spendid pair o scwfound
iupds. There aro three rather hsrce
I dogs on the premises
The house ilsef ia q plan wooden structure With "a
wide rontase the sreet, gradually declining 10 the
river side. There rre ent,ancs the grounds
well as to The house. snd the walks asl around
pact aud nrm, beiog formed Of durable composition Of
saud aud ciudcrs. The entire property strongly
| feaced N sons three tour years ago by Mr..
| Windsor. o. wnich time he caused q raSinG 10
be removed which had stood there than eighty
years As curious fact interesting TO workers 10 VOID
may mentioned that tee materials or rigisaiiy
brought from Sandy Hook, and that they slid
and well preserved oo the day the enoo laid low
as ut the when they trs, Turned acoint
by the crrpeuer aud iucr. Tue u, tact, the
Oldest In Richmond county, and this bosst o. ,sc
| windsor famiy. although they are not BY any means
the original proprietors The dced given 70 the I'D cccu
p.rs il dated back fur tho ye 1890 and formerly
was known as q part u what termed the rn'ilsh
manor, a title obtiiucd under r~as, of Bci,isb
crown and embracing several hundred of lard.
The original building h ct the quaint sylo o; archi
lecture 10 be IN od English country horses. hr.
WINDSOR made severa additions and improvements,
rna tho r,ace moro attractive and vslu ,ble There
added 20 tbs front Ard but the nsD
| In ~ tpe iOase sl rcmnins covered with shnR 90
INST nd oi nyards Ihe olde ~ IN the place cannot
,u 1, a. 1iVp give any Information ~ 70 the time
wuro trsr yL giles nut on. ILe hlrsH - raihteo
brown, aud makes tue at ear"poo on soe toas, ~.o
| y b. N full nod nIon tTu,tcd view. Lssf surn too
ruprie OF epcp h1usand dn's.fs ~ renovs'
| tug nnu ,mii, sira tue raen 10 ast muru N.taohta
t. rFc,cryt teehg that ha ttd I,od :" uu vWiuy
10 nexriy twenty ye ava u d mttred suo set'eu
| ticra tbs fIuy cpDsi~tt ~ sNc ttV .be WV, ~
ehout ght yesrs last tirpg he brsa ! e eo' ""w
tn lsy but Is ut trt untstod tu"urh
tn re - br 4 e,as wrp IKE tic csne h.vs often paycd
AID unused shcmse Yea tie q.
'nitt Iiy the 81, crvly iurbNhec tn'itW o'
IN nrtst kuas, rrisses md 1urksv, cover 'ns u""ts
ans iWaiscre y ecgsnt and svsn rwa feers are h~s