New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-02

Inns PROCURED BY BINCKLEY-GREAT POST
OFFICE FRAUDS AT BUFFALO DISCOVERED
THE PHILADELPHIA MAYNARD RE-
MoYALS.
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Sept. l, 1863
The Washington ring who have been working for
the last month to bring about the suspension of Mr..
Rollins have at length put their charges into
definite shape and initiated proceedings. warrant
was Yesterday issued for the arrest OF Commissioner
Rollins Deputy Commissioner Hart, and Thomas
Smith late a New-York Collector Murray, late In
spectOr; and Haggerty, a distiller The principal
charge against them is that they have entered into
a conspiracy to defraud the Revenue. smith, WHO
was the only one put under actual arrest, was eN-
amined to-day by Commissioner Gutman at the Astor
House in the presence of the notorious Buckley.
District Attorney Courtney notified Mr.. Rollins TO-
day of these proceedings in New-YOrk. 1t is need
less to say that the entire affair is treated with the
utmost ridicule here by all who know anything OF
Buckley and the wire-wOrklngs of the lobby Sec
rotary McCulloch regards it as absurd IN the highest
degree. He simply said "bOsh," when the story was
told him. He has no confidence whatever in Binck-
lev. or in any of his statements The official papers
of the Internal Revenue Department throw consider
able light on this alleged conspiracy. The
records show that Smiths place was made
vacant by Mr. Rollins that Haggertys distillery was
closed by direction of Mr.. Harlan, and that Murray
was dismissed because he had taken an interest in
distery. Fitch of Michigan, Bincklcy's principal
assistant in this matter is member of the lobby of
this CITY He went over to New-York before Bnck-
lev and hunted UP what he considered sufficient
ground on which to bring charges against Rollins.
Fitch was dispatched from this city in the interest OF
the Washington ring who are trying to get Mr.
Rollins suspended He struck on what he imagined
astonishing revelations, and at once reported to his
employers here. Senator Fowler procured HIM an
audience with the President, who listened
to his story with the greatest atten-
tion The President dispatched Buckley
to investigate the whole affair." who again reported
that Fitchs story would not do and it would be use
less to attempt to bring charges against the Com
missioner on it, Binckly, however, remained on the
ground in the hope of being able to trump up some
other charge against Mr. Rollins by which he would
not only commend himself TO the President but
secure reward from his employers. The result is
shown in the warrant for the arrest OF Mr. Rollins,
and the other alleged conspratOrs mentioned above
Ii was published some time ago that frauds to the
amonnt of 10000 had been committed by the Post
Office blank agent at Buffalo The matter has been
in process of investigation for the past six weeks
and il is now found that the frauds exceed half a
million of dollars. The agent, upon receiving a
requisition for blanks and Irvine from postmaster
would SEND na1 the amount cdlieu ioI
the whole supply, and filing the postmaster'
requisition, IA voucher with his account
| This his confederates in the Departments here
would pass, credting him with the money
value of the original order. This system
of rascality has been carried on since 1860 1t was
first discovered at Detroit, and the Grand Jury of
that city found bill against the parties for defraad-
ing the Government. and three of the confederates
in this city were TODAY arrested by the United States
Marshal and taken before Judge Wiley for examina-
ton They are held for further hearing The parties
arrested are Mr.. Towers foreman of the Government
Printing OGfce; Reading clerk in the Post-Oftice
Department and Taverner, a clerk in the Treasury.
The heads of the several Bureaus in the Treasury
| Department were to-day furnished, in accordance
with section of the Tenure-of Office act with an
official list Of the nominations which were made to
the Senate and rejected by that body at the last SEES
sion of Congress, together with those nominations
which were neither confirmed rejected. On the
| former list there are:
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