The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-28
tine TREASURY ROBBERY.
INTERESTING ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dollars Worth
Of Bonds Stolen.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Recovered.
THE PRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL,
&C., &c, &c.
From the washington Intelligent

From the Washington Inteligencer, July 20i
Yesterday wallace whesey was U,Ousns cUn inns
He is charged with the robbery of nearly 5000 600
worth of bonds from ths Treasury Department Seven
tarys Office In December, 1854 he obtained leave OF
Absence but resigned his position prior to the expato.
tached found missing and suspicion that they had
been taken by whtesey shortly after attached to him
In his last report Secretary Fessenden referred to the
On the 9th day June last Mr. G. p Bailey Chief Cles.
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The bonds being las stated above incomplete they could
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Secretary Fessenden directed Solicitor jordan 10 tako
such he deemed necessary to discover mo
The bonds and coupons he accordingly sent for Messrs
Clarvoe and McDevitt Of she Metropolitan Police force
and committed the investigation to their hands bet
ter selection could not have made for these gone
men are we'll known among the mort acute ana ener
gec detectives in the country and .neit ISL snd
tgaton is proverbal All the Information IN possession
of the department was given these detectives
The detectives at set to work ditgently ana
although suspicion rested upon Whtttles" al the guilty
party yet respectable bis connections he being
a grandson of the late Hon. Elisha Whtuesey, than
whom no man bore more hoDOred or reputaDae
and characte, and so high did his own personal
could be implicated in such fraud, that 1t was not
deemed advisable make the arrest until moro conciu-
se evidence could DO obtained The detectives KEPT an
eve on him. however, and their suspicious against nina
we're strengthened by the fact Of his resgnng his posi-
ton in the Treasury, and by his living extravaxanty
rcsgnng that he had inherited large amount of prop
erty from his grandfather but it was ascertained that
| and unavailable land.
whittlesey sold out his furniture here and turned up
missing leaving his wife. Tho detectives, not inclineN
to lose trace Of his whereabouts resorted to ingenious
| device to regain the thread
the express business and one day wagon appeared n
front of the lodi occupied by Mrs. whtesey bearing
nicely bound up package COMPOSED Q, waste papss
(McDev package in hand, inquired If Mr. Whittlesey
was in He not, Mrs. whittlesey said. but shewould
receive the package for him: But the exprcssman DC.
murred II was necessary that Mr.. Whttesey should
receipt for in person. and If he were not in the city
New New York, as il might be Of Importance Mrs Whe-
scy then said that II returned TO New York. 1t had bet
ter be sent to him in that city, where he was and sne
proceeded to mention the or the hotel where ne
Mr. Clarvoe at once proceeded to New York. and thas
same night he seated ut Whitteseys elbow. making
himself very agreeable and feeler Clarvoe brought
up subject Of the oil lands and made some PROPOSE
tons Whcsey when the latter said he was then en-
crossed in important specuatons In Wall street.
| About a month since some Of the missing coupons
at Philadspha, and few days after the department.
informed that several had been paid by the Assistant
Treasurer in New York The detectives Mere Yn e
Philadelphia to make inquiries rs to the parties who had
sold the coupons and to keep surveillance over Whte-
1 sey.
from Saratoga the effect that Whittlesey had been
there under suspicious circumstances, having offered V
pawn his watch and having at the time eight thousand
dollars worth Of coupons In his possession The solicitor
WScsey and to take measures him
leaving on any foreign steamer the time he
and arrest him. He also telegraphed that Whittesey
| might have gone to his home in Ohio.
Messrs Clarvoe and McDevitt Immediately proceeded
to New York where they found the town ION hre" %
10 speak, police Of that city being on the kecness
| lookout for whittesey, but without success. !
Our Washington detectives were more Fortunate ana
came upon their prize the Western Hotel in Cort-
landt street. Clarvoe managed to take drink by his
elbow a, s 1e ans not yor
whittlescyrn whittlcscy thinking he recognized the
face Of his quesoner, exclaimed in turn lis not your
name HollandY'' CIarvoe answered afirmatively ana
thereupon they had very cordial time together during
which Clarvoe managed to get possession Of some
missing links in his chain OF evidence, and when Whit
tescy announced that he thought he would home 70
| his wife his friend .HoIand" astonished him by a.
invitation to the police headquarters No 800 Mulberry
Shortly after arriving there whittlesey, in detective
parance quealed or made clean breast o. ~ ans
concealed stating that the bonds had been destroyed
The detectives got note from him TO his wife, and pro,
very finely furpished, at the corner Of Fortyoghta
street and second On entering the paror ana
tful woman she asked, sswhat does this meant" Mr.
Carvoe answered that the note referred to something
unscrewed portion Of tIe fixture, where he found
money belt rolled up, from which nc TOOK some OF tne
coupons On seeing these Mrs Whesey ssxoa w u,
was worth thirty dollars In gold, whercupon she ex.
claimed 'My God Oh my children and my husband v
Her appearance and manner gave indication that she
had no direct Knowledge of her husbands guilt but had
| feared ething wrong with him.
On recovering this property the detectives proceeded
10 take the earliest train for Washington and arrived
here yesterday morning having previously telegraphed
the fact Of the party and the recovery OF s
| money TO Superintendent Richards
whiulesoy quietly took seat in the car; but shortly
after the train had got Its full speed he made break for
the doorno doubt with the intention OF jumping on
but pulled back He made other attempts TO escape
before arriving at his journeys end Finding himself
focd he endeavored to get up sympathy from the pas
sengers by accusing the officers Of kidnapping MN
The accused had been clerk In the Loan branch o.
the Treasury since 1862 and last year was empoyeo
the registering clerk Of certificates Of Indebtedness ane
had nothing whatever 10 do with the bonds exoept 70
deposit what certificates remained In ms nanos AZ tne
close Of the day in the lsame safe IN wncn ,no pon.
kept, and II Is thought tha' sne "'ss'ng oo""'
were taken by him from this SAFE
The accused is well known in this city ana very 70.
specially connected, being granoson on .e ssc ns
Whittlesev Of Ohio who FOR long series OF years was
| Of Treasury He Wan