The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-19
EXIT COLLECTOR BAILEY.
COL. WHITLEY, THE GOVERNMENT
DETECIIvE, IN HIS OFFICE.

ties-Bniiey'- Accounts 60 be Exnmln d
To-D"y-Curious ku mors ot Alleged De-
fa'cntions-Money Expended with a View
oil tonNiciinu Judge Fullerton.
Collector Bailey, whose recent moiety raids
upon the merchants Of the TLirty.second District
have been the talk Of tie town, la. absconded.
The fact WAS first made public yesterday afternoon
by rumor which was subsequently, confirmed by
Inquiries ut his ofce and elsewhere. His flight was
TIE subject OF general comment. lie had made
good his escape When Col. Whitley, the Govern
ment detective took possession OF his once yestor.
day, preparatory to making an examination " his
| accounts. When It is known that the receipts Of
this onlce occasionally amount to from $4,000 To
10000 In sinrie day. the sudden action Of the
Colonel, which was taken under the direction Of the
Solicitor OF tie Treasury, will be sufficiently ex.
planned.
PRvATB INVESTIGATION nv SOLICITOR BANrivtp.
day or two ago, Solicitor B'nneld. OF the Treas
ury Department and Mr. Smith. OF tie Internal
| Revenue Bureau. came on to this city from Wash.
ington to investigate MIR. Baieys recent seizures of
OF books and property. They had several secret
sessions nnd 1t Is said that they heard some charres
| against the Collector which were based on docu
| mentary evidence while they we're cnrnged In this
task, Mr nacv was absorbed In tie Fullerton tri
remaining daily by the side Of ure Pierrcpont q
the purpose OF suggesting questions to be PROFOUND.
ci to the witnesses AGAINST the Jud-e. Tie nature
OF the charges made against MIR Bailey has not vet
| been dsclosed but bank checks with his indorse.
ment Tor varous amounts Of money which are said
not 20 have accounted Tor TO the Treasury De.
rar,ment, have been used as evi 'ence asain.t him.
lie is believed TO have expended q large amount Of
MONEY TO CONVICT JUDGE FULLERTON
and the discharge Of tie JUDGE oDerated un'avor-
ably on lis spiits and bis future prospects. About
n N arO GOu,miqgfpppr in
this city to inquire into Baiey's action In seizps
property down town, but the collector persuaded
the Commissioner that he WIS right Mr. Delano
has an inlcres, In tie moietes which Collector Bal.
lev ANTICIPATED In his seizures, and he declined to
zee any Of u @ owners OF the goods who desired 70
despatched by Mr. Boutweii 20 make a rigit inye,ti.
cation, and the result is-Blileys hight
rHs SOLICITOR LOOKING ToR nAILgY.
On Thurslsy morning Mr. Binneld and Mr.. Smith
eagerly inquired lor him. Mr. Vail, the Deputy Col
locioi In charge, informed them that he Was absent
and nat he was not liEelv ever 10 re'u-n. Tho soi
ct"r then asked where he had fed, hut Mr.. Vail
IN utter ignorance OF his whereabouts. He said that
e could give the gentlemen positive assurances that
the collector had disaDpeared. AID di not mean to
return. Wien questioned to the accounts of the
on'ce. MIN1'i .nii he knce nothing about them, bot
he presumed that ey were correct.
BNLEY's FAREWELL TO VAIL
Our reporter mad an interview with MIR Vail last
hiTht, NJ his honse on Eirhteenth street
..na: Mr.. Bale, really nedf' he asked.
REroEHsn2wSsn Rm HAhriSi nd di Hf he IS sc, gone
Mn VAIL can't say. ] received q letter from
him on Wednesday night, and II said that he was
about to disappear forever from this city. He bade
me good bye In It.
REroRTKR-Is It not probable that be may come
bickt
Mn vAn-No, sir; know he viii uot
RroRrTR-Wl at 10 you think was the cause q
Mn VAIL c,n't say. You see | don't know
much shout the affairs of the ONCE.
"A bon
against iimf
Mn vAu-Not that have heard. I presume his
accounts correct. I snail he astonishcd AZ tho
are not. shal take charge nf tie onice ts morrow
ltroRTER-l- It not ros-,he that Mr.. Bailey eau
rNpWu tis disappearance salts actorilv
hH. Val Wruls D. Rest assured upon H. sir he'll
not come back, They wili examine his books to-
c"n1t. are crrri r VIII oe SHOWN whether the nc
our rcrort,r next weu' 10 Twenty second stree,
orrtrEns N cr,por oY v3 p,u,v,s ,.,..,,
,,' "' 'N'''' no'Nh'
ley was not home His wife lay lick M stairs
WIN near alselse An9 two GU lren felt the Meirit
omcsr. who wers placed there by S' Col wb,ieSSe
A%Mteu we return OF me collector In vain, tteir
1'9eed oo'ns 20 mike - 9nlius OF him re-ye ting
oil us Whereabouts.
uMLET's runLic ASD PRIVATE AccorSrs.
Con,,,' e' III Nv u.' Hv, ou,ts IN 'he bink o
whore lie kept mis- niivate ace AM. heiur inter ."
ga'ed' ' snld va, Mr. BAILEY KEEP! VI, private acc u
there and lhs bank passed M Official checks Il GU
t@ne @ cIenIlnt hon,e ie uad lhoWn ~ Bailey years
ago ns an asS"ci ie N tie Treasury Departments ard
Nv ouEa he hsu JnSt heAtu tns repof, "i ls ais D.
peHrance ana various reasons assigned tloieiur,
polIeNtu .ih 70 ue IN hoi orable ana conscientious
man nis private account hal not leen drawn down
unusuH"y & low, uVr , n'I ahy,nns "eInfitd 70 lnHi
no bcli, we'd Mr. Railey'- ab,ence WAS ouly Tenn
rary aud for n legitimate reason A
.ssvs.o, c,.r,,.,D
ne''a'o" 'LH' BLAND
had heard that MIR. Bailey had been sent for some
time. lie ad not seen him Tor u week, because he
(Baiey had been an attendance on the Fullerton
trial Lo supposed lie called tv ice yesterday To- see
Mr.. BAILEY, and botn times he was out but he has
senca yr,n ho tonn, ~, ,, "nu \, uusu. ~ Nv
oIc lie ,bnu,it tLe rcp,r, bi s,
imoorta,ce to warrant he cnlii"g a. M Nj WaIyG, ~