Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-05-23
wuEHE HAS THE MONEY GONE To'

, -.., .,. THE MONEY GONE TO!
The Committee on Investigation Of the
affairs of the Fenian Brotherhood report
Cd to MFR. Stephens on Sunday, and show
ed up the veritable condition OF the nnan,
40. Of the Order. The Committee ma
that O'MahOney often signed orders TOT
large sums of money without having an
opportunity of s-certaining the correct
ness of the demands Among the items
which furnish material for investigation
we're numerous sums under the head OF
petty cash, so often repeated that II might
be thought that the mansion was loan
Office on a grand scale without the osus
sign Of the golden balls. Stephens was
so disguised at the state of affairs that be
vowed he would never put his foot inside
the Headquarters on Union Square.
The World has the following synopsis OF
the report of the Investigation Commit
tee:-s
The committee Of investigation appoin-
ted to examine the accounts of the late
proprietors, are beginning to unearth very
strange facts. 1t seems that until the
Philadelphia Congress had closed its ses'
sions, there had not been any such thing
as an account-book in the possession OF
John OMahoney & Co. Immense sums
were received daily from the organizations
throughout the country, but nobody can
tell what has been done with the money.
1t appears that Colonel O'Mahoney drew
$50, 900 for some purpose or another not
given to our reporter. Money was paid
out in profusion to centres, organizers,
agents and other officials in the most in
discriminate and reckless manner. A
Colonel Mulcahy was given rowing com.
mission with the snug little sum OF 81,
900, for some unknown and mysterious
cause Seven hundred copies of the Dat.
~ Nevs and FIVE hundred copies of a new
paper called the Citizen, containing lau-
datory articles on the late Head Centre
O'Mahony, were subscribed for. $4,000
we're drawn to renumerate pilots who
we're to lead an imaginary feet to Ireland
around the Horn, probably. A head
dircctress Of the Fenian Sisterhood re
ceived 81, 500 year for her c,vices, and
her clerk $500 year for his onerous du.
ties A bond agent received salaries for
three different Offices nnder the o. Mahony
regime. One Mr.. J. J. Rogers, now re-
signed or decapitated, received $l2 day
for his services in the army of suffering
Ireland. Mr.. Rogers was very bitter
against the reporters. and had an excel.
lent taste for comfortable winter clothing
and French calf boots Besides the high
ly patriotic individuals mentioned, there
were scores of others paid large salaries
for traducing and slandering all Fenians
who had the tcmerity to differ 10 opinion
with John O'Mahoney. The board bill
of the Military Convention, which was
in session during the interval that the
Congress of Pittsburg was in session. a
mounted to $4,000. Canvass, back duck
and game of all sorts commanded very
high price at the period named. Killian
made large drafts on his Inauguration,
aud the Fenian treasury at the same
time. Hundreds of thousands of dollars
disappeared in most miraculous manner
and still contributions came without stint
The Union Square Treasury is at present
in very emaciated condition, and the
sum left after the desiies of those pure
and disinteresteJ patriots had been graf
flied, wherewith to conquer and demolish
the '.blarsted" British empire, does not
exceed the modest sum of eieven thousand
doHars.-Tbroughout the entire manage,
ment Of affairs at Union Square, there
has been looscncss Of expedenture and
lack of honesty perfectly Incredible to
those who do not receive salaries for the
purpose Of organizing nationalities. The
executive committee are at work earnest
ly to trace up these rascalities, however
although they can never hope to recover
the monies Of the Fenian Brotherhood,
squandered SO dishonesty. still it will
be some satisfaction for them to afix
bad notoriety to those who have existed
only on the earnings Of the hard working
Irish men and Women of the United
States.