Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-01-06
Supporting the Government" after the
fashion uf the timea.

lahhAnu VI lht tliufus
Tho amount OF lornwnlls robbery in
the redemption burcau of the Treasury
Department at Washington turns cut to
be ut least 500 coo. How much moro hc
distracted no one knows, nor is there any
official method Of Uscormuiug. Taken to
his house toy two officers aud there kent
constantly IN their presence, hc at last
broke down, and confessed his crilac, aud
indicated where the property could be
found, a trunk, containing S3I, 600 ia five
twcuties, 81 900 in Treasury notes, and a
large quantity OF the cut halves of mullla-
ted notes which 'he had not time to
Hssort, and which were awaiting the
matching necessary to passing as vouchers
After the discovery of hls robbery, he
was kept in room iu the Treasury Tor
two days, under surveillance aad moral
su9slOn. lie would confess nothing, aud
was sullen in his denial Of guilt. His
repeatedly expressed desire to sec his
wife Indicated the place of concealment
OF the stolen money, and be vas taken to
his house in Georgetown as mentioned -
hls cmbez2lement has been going on for
months. The mutiiated notes to be can
Celled and subsequently burned, were cut
leuglhwise through tho nudGle, oue-half
went to Secretary Chase, and the other
to the Register. They were counted and
summed up according to their denomina-
tions, and If they compared with Corn
walls accounts, were returned to his own
Office to be destroyed by fire
At the last burning, = little messenger
boy, who begged TO watch the process
was sslonished to see Cornwall OCCASION.
ally slip package Of the half notes into
the side pocket of his coat as he wa,
throwing them into the furnace. lie
innocentIy inquired OF clerk, named
Ilatt, if Mr. Cornwall had~a rghL to do
such thing, The game was mp A
trap was laid and the Ieion walked right
into II. His avowed reason FOR pluuuInr
into this systematic robbery was his con-
vlctIon that other treasury clerks in res
ponsible and confidential offices, were
ieaIherIng their nests by stealing, and his
delermlnation TO have 0 hand in it.
salary OF only $500 a year and large
family, with the immense cost of living
here, helped the fool to take this view Of
his official lights and personal interests.
In eacn package he pocketed there was
always one hundred bills. Frequently
these were demand notes Of fiyos, tens,
twenties, Giies. and one hundreds. I'm
cut notes, subsequently received and held
back, to an amount equal to these vouch-
ers, made his hauls sometimes very great
ten or twenty thousand dollars. lm-
messe preparations for Christmas Iestiyi-,
ties had been made in his home and
laughter was soon to be married.
This fellow, Cornwcll, is said to have
been an active and Jealous knight of the
cape and lantern, wide awake" to the
homi Ole inlquities Of all who were not
Abohlionists. and especially severe on sll
'' coppoh epds.' His case presentsn n fine
for the exercise o the inge-
nuiIy Of some Senator (say from New
in his professional capacity.
CornweIl could afford to pay more than
$1,000 10 have his case properly presented
TO the government oflicias-and twice that
sum would, no doubt, secure him an
" amnesty. ."-Hc Age.