New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-22
Tke Custom Heuse Investigafion-One o
the Audiscr's Clerks Arrested.

John w. Hunter, who has held position in
ne Custom. House for mauy years past, and was not
removed BY the present Administration though Dem
scrat was arrested Saturday charged with derand'
fns The Government out of $780, $500 being in u 5.
currency and 81, 200 in coin.
The warrant was issued by Commissioner White on
she following affidavit;
ssst.era Disfric ef Ner, York ,E Delaheld Smith me
District AoIney .se G cosccs y, ,bo Cnons at Inc
ps OF Newly York s authorized by law TO draw cheet % w
sps 10 be drawn BY such pcrons he may designate
mon the Assistant Treasurer Of the United states :. e'S
In payment Of certain disbursements FOR the oIss0 &
h said city and for the paIpS.e so 81 s.cd;spsd duties
and that 1t 81 the duty Of the said Assistant ~ @
gs'U .ash Ssecs "e are RE '1y pdi OF tho United
in hia nossson That the Collector authorizes the Auditor
- for ,bsse nGpos That John w Hunter " and
has been fcl several ysas pa een hr ad John W Hnmsr
Ass been for some time authorized ana tmIcNieu W sa,u
Collector draw checks upon sad Atsi,,ans
fe the purposes and f.; 20 others aud INA,
che said Collector has authorized inc ssa hls."'
"a nrh cbeck drawn by the said Auditor IN the same
% bo1Sh h.y were by tho Collector or Auditor
shemsosvss That said Hunter has heretofore, ~
.nd nv virtue OF ,pch a0hoy drawn greet number 81 suc
ls and Inst the have been presented 70 the sad
xssps Treasorr duly paid by him out OF
Thai d. eps1t Lss now in bis possession check which is in
shs word. and figures iOIOwins.h !, to say S.
she go "NKw.ioRK, Dec; "a 1854
Assistant Treasurer Of the u New'iofA pay 10 u
Schs.s1 s :, bearer Fy'1 haAesq aS'i nusrrs Auditor
Treasurer Of the I. s. lin lnsrsinl. ,.s,.
Ana also snober check which is the words and figures f
lpwing-,hss is to ssy, .. o..
~No lie. Nav, YoRs, Dec "a 1852
assistant Treasurer of,ho L. S. New YOTs pay TO Page
IxI2O0 ]. w HUNTER, Auditor
-frs,.S,.g Of,he U s. lin msrsiol o., n. ., ,ss,n
That the two above mentioned checks prosn;ed on
he s4h day Of pecebe last e the Aststa ssufei ana
That said two checks drawn by he sad Hunter IN ,he
gss:nded sIec,o Of ,hs authority srn 10 10 e =,
TirssSer under the surpottion that they aa oen ~
. Of ,ssS T & Hunter ,sA h sns % BY
e said authority given him a. etorss,id on Mere snoT ~,
anu ssa AZ seung tho United State, and the said
As.istan, Treasurer cat Ola large sum Of money
Ysss whseIei who have business the Custom
Honse be found nor was any money "hstfeI nuc "
or or ts "a Assistant Treasure Tia. he said Hrn
drew and caused te said two CHECKS to he ptrriec WIZ
the nen. Of frsuducry obtaining and did Thereby TaGu
seuuy and mswioy obtain for his own use the souis oil
souey mentioned In said c.lccks. 80
Depousn, therefore charges that John w Hunter did
the Southern District Of NewYoik, shout the s4.h
day Of December 1863 falsely make two certain TEnst TO
thS parpose Of obtaining receiving and OF enabling
other peon eb and receive from h. United Ss.cs and
certain money and Sid then and there utF and pub
kh false wrng and The same to
With the dersud the United sts'nc and did p'rsn
the 10 be presented to the said CHEER Of the
Government ol the U.ed States ~ support OF certain CLAIM
with detrand the United States knowing the same to
Be false.
Deponens further that the statements contained In the
FOREGOING AFFIDAVIT made part om his knowledge
snd part upon information obtained from persons counootcd
the the said Assistant Treasurer. and with the
sad CutcurHouie who have personal knowledge OF the
fses and from numerous experts aud from persons familiar
with the handwriting OF the said Hunter And that Opponent
prepared 10 prove the statements made information
aud belief by the testimony Of wnesses
T. DErArIYLp SIXTH.
Sworn to before me this 18th day Of March, 1864.
KENNETH @. WHITE, u. s. Commissioner.
When these checks first brought TO light in act
Ting the accounts Of the accused he pronounced the
forgerss which he still claims them TO be- and TIE jour
al V Commerce. In its money article ntiinatcs that the
were the work Of loyal Lacquer who would not permi
sconscrvative man to him, while his friend
claimed they the product Of Fort Lafayette pri'
The matter was worked up by tho District Attorpe
and the Congressional Investigating Committee the
cused arrested and taken before Commissioner 81 wel
who held him 10 bail in $1,000 to answer the h--s.
Collector Barney and Auditor Ogden became his SURF