, 1865-11-25
Attempted Fraud on Soldiers, Discharge
Pnper1-Arrest Of a Clerk In rho :Trea-
suFy Department.

from 1ne NAt10u11 4ntellEeucer, I'D.
One OF the most startling cases OF fraud
! erer chronIcled has recently been discovered
~ the Treasury Department, and yesterday
| the guilty parties were brought before Justice
Clayton, who, IN default Of bail, ordered them
committed to jail to await trial at the next
term Of the Criminal Court.
4 few days ago, VIM. Rabe, claim agent,
called at the office OF Messis. Loewenthal.
surburs & Co., with certain papers In cases
Of decease0 aud discharged soldiers, and Of
fered them fitty per cent II they would under
take the collection: 50 liberal IN offer led
papers we're of doubtful character, and they
therefore stated the facts to Hon. j. ~ Brod-
head, Second Comptroller, who advised them
to get possession Of the papers, which they
accordingly did BY making an advance Of
in the Department, It was evident that thoy
hand been abstracted theretrom unlawfplly.
and IN investigation WIS Immediately made
to discover the guilty parties. From certain
Endorsements, Hon. E.. B. French, Second
Auditor, became satisfied that one Of his
clerks had been guilty Of the felony, aud he
was not long IN tracing It to Bart6old Dree-
zen, who had been employed In his otIlce for
only about two months.
+ ". P. Wood. Chief OF the Secret Service,
division Of the Solicitors ot1lce, was directed
BY the Solicitor, Ar. Jordan, to report 10 tha
Second Auditor for duty, and only. a. short
time elapsed before Dresser and Kabo. were
arrested. and from their private paperB and
letters directed to them through the most or
tee their accomplIce, Har1nan Gossnaan. Of
Philadelphia, was identified. Detective Wood
reached Philadelphia on the 18th Instant. and
though he had been misled by statements Of
kabe, he succeeded tn getting on the track Of
Goth. N@ ~ >AA'
The PARTIES were arraiggned before Just1ce
clayton yesterday afternoon, and ecch of
them presented to Hon. E. B. French wr;tten
confessions Of their guilt, hoping thereby to
secure q degree Of clemency. From tbc eyi-
dencc 1t appe1rs that 1t was Dreesen's nr{9in.
al intention to furnish Rabe with fntnrmaffon
that would enable him to secure cases for cnl.
lection, but being register clerk. and having
access to %. r." claims In the Second Audi.
tors ciHce, he soon found that he con1d
ABSTRACT papers which, beIur comnleted
9y lorgertes. would be paid at the Office Of the
raymaster General without further iuyestiea-
tlon. NothlnE was now wanting but q fnrEer.
and Herman Gossman was encared ;to do
The wosk at S15.O0 case. GuIy sl1O had
been advanced to him. bat letter was taken
from the pest Office in which be demanded
more money. This Gossmau WAS thinner,
but be has travelled extensively in Germany,
California, and the State5, and seems to be
emphatically IN advcnturer-
Dresser, who colfesses himselfto be thenost
guilty Of the thrce, Was formerly member
ofthe j0th New York regiment. and has
young md beautiful wife In this city, who caa-
not be persuaded Of his guilt
Hon. E. B. French testified that had tue
abstraction Of The papers not been aiscov varea
for fow, mouths, million Of dollars might