The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-12
SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
FROM COLUMBUS
ARREST OF Il. VHLNEY DORSEY
FOR ENCOURAGEMENT.
A PROCLAMATION By THE
GOVERNOR.
FROM COLUMBUS.
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COLUMBUS, September IL.
ARREST OF HON. v. DORSEY.
i This afternoon Sheriff DornigsD, of Ii
' county, in obedience to a warrant from Il
Governor arrested the Hon. G. V. Dorse
: Treasurer of State, on the charge of
breach of trust and embezzlement whic
was based upon the recent report of Hol
. Peter O1lin and Secretary Smith. I'll
following is the material portions of th
warrant, which was prepared by Judg
Joseph R. Swan, in the absence of Attol
ney General Olds.
Whereas, heretofore, tO-wit: On tn
Essi- -l-J vr Juno "A. d., 1oOo, Jchl
Brough, then Governor of the State @
Ohio, since deceased, appointed Peter Cd
| lin, competent and trustworthy account
ant to make, jnconneetion with William
Henry Smith, then and ever since the Sec
retsry Of Stale, 40 inspection and thorough
examination of the State Treasury, SC, al
contemplated in the sllth section of the
herein before recited act and whereWitt
the said Oilin and Smith afterwards, to
wit on the 18th day of June A. D, 1865
in purruance OF said appointment made
said examination, and afterwards, to-wit
on the Gath day of August, A. D, 1866
made, in pursuance of the law and of their
said appointment, report in the premises
and fled the same in the Office of the Gov
ernor cf the State, and afterwards, to-wit,
on the 29.h day Of August, A. D., 1865
the said John Brough, then Governor Of
the State of Ohio, died, and without hay
ing seen or taken any official ccgnisance OF
the facts set forth in said report, Charles
Anderson, then Lieutenant Governor,
afterwards, to wit: On the Both day of Au-
gust A. D. 1865, wss duly qualified and
became and ever sinee has been Governor
of the State of Ohio, and afterwards, to
wit : On the 4ta day of September, of A
d. 1866, the said report SO made and fled
in said office of the Governor, as aforesaid,
came under his official cognizsnce as Gov.
ernOr, and was officially examined by him
and the Auditor of State, and the Comp
troller of the Treasury of the State of Ohio;
and whereas, it il shown by said report
that heretofore, to wit: On the 10Th day of
May, A. D. 1865, there was in the Treas
ury and the safe keeping of the said Dor
sey, as Treasurer of the State of Ohio,
amongst other effects, the sum of six thou.
sand dollars, public money, which consist
ed of paper money, current as money, and
commonly denominated currency, and OF
the value of ak thousand dollars, belong
ing to the State of Onio, and that after
wards, to wit: On the same day and year
at said county, said Dorsey, without any
authority of law, unlswfully used snd CON.
verted to his own use said six thousand
longing to tne DE2Te 6t OnT0; SnU TTSTi
heretofore, to wit: Ga the 10Th day Aprili
A. D. 1865, said Dorsey; then and as such
Treasurer of the State, had in the Treasury
of State for safe keeping ever ten thousand
dollars belonging to the State, and which
consisted OF paper money, current rs
money, and commonly designated as cur
rency, of the value of $4,000, and after
wards on the day and year stOi iessid st said
county, said Dorsey unlawiuliy, and with
out authority of Law, took from the said
treasury, and used and converted 70 his
own use said $4,000 of money and cur
rency belonging to the State; and hereto
fore, to wit: on the 10Th day of May, A.
d 1865, said Dorsey then, and as Treas
urer of said State, had, in the treasury OF
said State, for lsfe keeping, over $50 600
belonging to said State, and which consist
ed OF paper money, commonly called cur
rency, and current as money, OF the value
OF $4,000, and afterwards, TO wit on the
same day and year, at said county, sald
Dorsey unlAwfully, and without authority
of law, did pay over, deliver and losD'
without interest," to Benjamin E. Smith
and John Bartlett, firm in company do
inc business as bankers under the name
and style of Bartlett S Smith, the said
$4,000 above described, belonging TO the
State, and whereas, the acts aforesaid done
and committed at Franklin county, are
each of them breaches Of trust and
embeEzlement, and on receipt of said re-
port the said Charles Anderson, Governor
of the State, submitted the same to James
81, Goldman Auditor of State and Moses
Z. Braily Comptroller of the Treasury and
the said Governor, Auditor and Oomptrol-
ler, finding the facts of the breach Of trust
and embezzlement herein above stated and
reported to them to be true, and they con-
curing in the order Of arrest, DOW there
fore. 1, Charles Anderson, Governor of the
State Of Ohio in the name and BY the au'
thority of said State do hereby order and
command you to take and arrest the said
Goodman Volney Dorsey and place him IN
safe confinement and keep him until trail
can be had of ssii breach of trust and en-
bezzlemsnt above set forth, unless he gives
bonds with good security, in an amount at
least equal to his official bond as State
Treasurer, and to abide his tia
on the charges aforesaid made
against him and you will make returns o
this order and your doings in the premise
70 the Court of Common Pleas of Franklir
county, on the first day of the next term
and also make return to the cffice OF th'
GovernOr of the State, at the Capital il
Columbus, Of your dOihgs in the premises
forthwith.
In witness whereof l have hereunto sub
scribed my name and caused the grea
seal of the State of Ohio to be affixed q
Columbus, on this, the 9th day of Sept
ember, in the year Of cur Lord on
thousand eight hundred and sixty five
CHARLES ANDERSON,
By the Governor:
4 WIZ HENRY SMITH, Secretary.
We. the undersigned, james Fl. Good
man, Auditor of State, and Moses R. Brai
ley, Comptroller of the Treasury, do fin
~. f.o.s ,vithir aar forth and reported {