The New York herald., 1870-03-19
A MISSING OFFICIAL.
Collector Bailey, the Great whisksy Raider. MOI
AT Homs'-who Has ''Seea" Hint
Why Did He Leave and Where
Did He 90 TOT ~

We are INFORMED, on authority that may be CON.
sidered unQuestionablo, that District Attorney
Pierrepoint few days ago became very much
dissatisfied twith the course OF Collector Bailey,
in consequences OF his seizures for alleged viola.
tion OF tho revenue laws, among the dealers in
whiskey OF arrests before giving information te
the District Attorney furnishing him with any evil
dence OF the truth OF the charges he had brought
against these parties. District Attorney Pierrepons
communicated with the Treasury Department and
also to the Internal Revenue Department his obec-
tion to the course Mr.. Bailey was pursuing. The
Solicitor OF the Treasury and the Solicitor OF the In
ternal Revenue both came to this city on Monday
morning and had private interview with Judgs
Pierrepont ON tho subject, and during the
Investigations that have been carried on dur
ing the last few days Mr.. Bailey refused
TO furnish the evidence demanded and claimed tnas
Judge Pierrepont had NO right to demand OF MIN
the evidence until the case was ready for hearing.
ana some difficulties occurred that caused much dis
satisfaction and censure towards Mr.. Bailey by the
District Attorney and the solicitors from Washing
ton. Mr.. Bailey refused to meet the District Attor-
ney at the onlcs OF the latter, requested, and he
mas not been there since Monday last and has per-
sstently refused TO comply with the requests OF tho
District Attorney and the solicitors from Washing
ton appear to be further examined in relation 70
his various proceedings, and II IL now ascCrtained
that he lett town on Monday night and mas not TO
turned.
on examination at mis- ONCE no evidence as yet
can be found OF any dealcation, and what Is tho
real Of his sudden disappearance Is yet mys-
terry. some think that he viii prove 10 be Q de-
faulter. Some quite aS well informed, probably
better think that he has been paid 10 away. TINS
latter supposlton Is strengthened by circumstances
that have within the last twenty -four hours come to
the knowledge Of Official persons, and also BY the
fact that Mr.. Bailey Ii not the only person whose
presence Is material 70 the prosecution OF certain
whiskey dealers whom II Is alleged have been guty
OF fraud. As 1t Is not likely that Mr.. Baiey VIII
prove deaulter OF single dollar his flight would
be inexpcaDe except on tho theory that It has been
made good thing ior him TO go away. He was the
living depository OF evidence that II IL alleged,
would crimlnate men who have been guilty OF whis-
key frauds. TO get him and the evidence he pos
sessed out of harm's way was only question Of
securing MIN as many dollars as would be equal
TO moderate fortune How easy 1t was to secure
that would be at once apparent II the names OF
those who were suspected OF these whiskey frauds
were to transplre.
In gong away, It should be borne In mind that MI.
Bailey has committed no criminal act. He has
been unfathful his trust, has been an alder ana
with those who have defrauded the revenue,
but legally he Is tree from any penal offence, and y
thus free from the terrOrs OF the laws.