The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-13
DAILY LEADER
DAILY, TRI- WEEKLY Il WEEKLY,
PUBLISHED BIZ THE
CLEVELAND LEADER COMPANY.
WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER Is, 1865.
The srrest'Of h state Treasurer.

The Brrest'Of the state Treasurer.
A special despatch in yesterday morn
ine's LEADER informed our readers of the
arrest of g. Volney Dorsey, Treasurer of
the State of Ohio, on q warrant drawn by
Judge J. r. Swan, one of the highest legal
authorities in the State, and issued by Gov
ernor Anderson. The report of the Special
Examiners of the State Treasury, an sb-
stract of which appeared in the LEADER of
Friday last, explains the reason for this ar
rest. This report charges that Treasurer
Dorsey has violated the Treasury law
passed by the State Legislature 10 1858, of
which the folio wing is the material por-
ton:
"Thst if any ofl,er or other person
charged with the collection, receipt, safe
keeping, transfer or disbursement Of the
public money, or any part thereof, belong
ing TO the State, or TO any county or town
ship, or organized city or village IN this
iStHIe, shall convert to hts OtOn use or to the
use of any other person or persons, body
corporate, association or party w~hatevsr, IN
any way whstever, or shall use by way OF
investment in any kind of security, stock,
loan, property, land CT merchandise. or In
any other manner or form whatever, or
shall loan, Nth or I0iLhoWt interest, to any
corporation association or ind
UIdNaL, or shall deposit with any com
psDy, corporation or individual, any pOr-
ton of the public money, or any other
funds, property, bonds, securities, assets, or
effects Of any kind, received, controlled or
held by him for safe. keeping, transfer or
disbursement, or IN any other wsy or man
ner, or for any other purposes or II any
person shall ADVISE, aid, or IL any manner
participate in such act, every such act
SHALL BE DEEMED HELD IN LAW To
BE AN EMBEZzLEMENT oF so MUcH OF h
SAID MONEYS Oh OTHER PROPERTY, AS
as shall be thus convert
ed, used, invested, loaned, depos-
tied, or paid Gu. As aforeeaidi wH'ch
is herebv declared TO be a high crime and
ynisdencaaoT, and upon prosecution, trIsl
by Indictment and conviction thereof be-
fore any Court of this Stste hsviDg COM
petent jurisdiction, sUCH OFFICER, OR E
SON, Oh PERSONS, SHALL BE SENTENCED To
IMPEACHMENT IN THE PEEIrENTIARY, snd
kept at hard labor, FOR A TERM OF NOT
LESS THAN ONE YEAR NOR MORE THAN
TWENTY ONE YEARS" &c
The facts set forth in the report of the
State Examiners remove all possibility of
doubt that Mr.. Dorsey has violated the
law. Under these circumstances the issu
ance By the Governor ola warrant against
him was not only proper but was the only
course left opento him, as an officer sworn
to execute the law. The prcmptitude with
which, disregsrdIDg all party interests and
all personal friendships, the Governor has
discharged his official duty, is deser wing of
the greatest praise. His course affords a
marked contrast with that of the Demo-
cratic officials who at the time of the Bres-
lin detslcstion in the State Treasury, al
lowed the sf4ir to be kept secret until it
was at last discovered and published to the
world by the Republican party. The
courrs of the Special Examiners and of the
Governor render it certain that no party
faVorisism will prevent the proper admin
istrsiion of the law by those at present in
charge of the State Government.
1t is well however to quiet the spprehen-
sicns of Taxpayers by stating that therei is
eve supposing ell thSt Is charged against
the Stale Treasurer TO DO trua, no possible
loes to the Stste. The e~mbezzlemqnt
charged is only constructive, and consists
in taking the funds of the State for the use
of other persons, depOsising IN their stead
their equivalent in the shape of United
States bonds. Not only has there been nc
actual loss, but there has bean no possibIrI'
ty Of loss to the funds of the State.
But it must be remembered that Mr.
Dorsey has not yet been proven guilty
wen of this constructive embezzlement
He has published a card in reference to tbs
matter, an abstract of which We will pub
lish tomorrow. The whole matter will
soon be Subjected to q legsl investigation.
which, if Mr.. Dorsey is innocent IS hC
claims to be, be should welcome as heartily
as any one. Meantime it is not well fol
any one to PREJUDICE the case, and the com
mon rule of law that q man should be held
to be innocent until proven guilty should
nave force in this case rs we'll rs in al
others.