New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-22

chants have suspended their payments 10 the ONCE l
at brooklyn fnd have got the certificate Bailey
gave me in my pocket as thought ] had; WISH you
could make arrangements with Mr. Bancld 10 let me 90
home. You may rest assured that shall be mere.
do not propose to bulge one hainch VIII anue ny
what have had In the matter, and VIII lace inc
thing the end do not why 1t should be NECESSARY
d9s me not 10 20 h1e se Whole a and that Of
course was liable TO be arrested am very SENSITIVE
Craced do not know where Bailey is gone. did not
know he was gone until heard of IT, He was not ut
this il was a betting man. do not know where ho
would go to- do not think have had word win nm
for two weeks away from tho once on inc ih OF
March, and was away for some tlme. i dlu not near
nn got dispatch Sm nm fST e 70 eTine G d
going away and quite expected to md him ut the ONCE
The rest of the conversation of general character
The Ereng Post states that District Attorney Pierre
the present amounting to about $4,000 The truth
is no defacatons whatever have yet been discovered.
Mr.. Childs has expressed the opinion that tho de-
fciency, when developed may possibly reach that sum;
but this is only an impression on the part Of MI Clds,
since he Is unable to point out single Item Al tDe SEN
satiOnal rumOrs now current, to the eject
That Bailey is at present concealed In The
tery unfounded lie left the city last Tuesday night,
and person but himself has had OF has now, any n-
formation concerning his movements There Is no
foundation for the reiterated statement that he took
fluids but on the contrary the presumption Is well
tanned that he carried away with him only few hundred
dollars.
The last official transaction with which he is known to
have been connected was the senng on Tuesday night
cation Of important fraud. He parted with these
agents about O'clock banding to one OF them sum oil
1t is currently reported that whereas the buslnespaper
OF what known whisky houses has not been for
time past. easily negotiable at bank, such paper
Saturday discounted freely. The Inference IL in
evitabe that anticipating no official Interference tho
future these houses would probably be enabled to plunge
once into tho path Of unrestricted and profitable
robbery
Late Saturday afternoon Col Whitley, Chief Of the
Secret Service, appeared before Commissioner Shields
and made the following affidavit against Joshua I.
Bailey. c. S. Chids and Frederick Low
II. C. Whitley. being duly sworn, deposes and says
that he is Chief Of the Secret Service OF the T. S. and
that from information and belief. j. +. Bailey Col
Deputy Collector OF SAID District, and Frederick
Low Cashier did conspreto dcfaud the Udited States
Section 80 of tho act of Congress approved March 1867
That deponent bases his affidavit upon the confession OF
the effect that he. the said Bailey, had absconded and
large amount the funds and desrious
of clemency for his bOndsmen. That said q. g. Childs
nection with said low Cashier and keeper Of the
funds in the office did aid aeet and conspre with sad
Bailey to defraud tho United States. contrary TO tho
satutes in such cases made and prorided That the
the said Collector in his Office their care OF the assess
ment rolls their custody OF the moneys collected ana
their duties in receipt OF the said and In the dis
knowledge of such declarations Iat the deponent mas
fesses his Willingness to give information touching such
defalcatons, but the depOneut deems IT Important tha
SAID Childs and the said Low and the said Bailey upon
due and proper legal Information OF the same ;,,,
Sworn to, this 18th gay Of March, before
JOHN A. SHIELDS, L. g. Com'r.
CARD FROM ME. STANLEY OF H. WEBSTER co.
To the Public: On the sth Of March was arrested for
deraudng Government at the instance of Collector
Bailey. who caused the fact to be published III all the
leading papers. demanded examination, which was
postponed till the Fullerton trial should be ended The
affidavit upon which the warrant issued made by Mr..
RI ii.
Coz showed Withdrawals Of whisky on August ana TO-
1858 ana proceeded as follows "Dcp0nent further says,
from information and belief that both of said entries
made by said Webster Co. as aforesaid were false and
fraudulent and that the grounds OF deponent 0'ma-
ton and belief certain statements made by certain per-
sons" &C. This Is the substance Of tho ahdaSi. ~ VIII
be observed that FIRST there no CHARGE second there
l. no evidence To say that entry is false and fraudu-
lent without stating in what respect either Is equiv
aent TO charging man with being criminal Wnout
stating the crime TO arrest citizen upon an aidaNt
of certain information derived from ett'a persons,
without any particulars OF what the information Is, or
from whom 1t is derived gross abuse OF the Iors o
1t was my counsers intention to before the Com.
missioner for discharge upon the ground OF the utter
this has been rendered unnecessary by the action
Of the United states DlstrctAttorney. who today upSn
davit. promptly recommended dismissal OF the case ~
SS case bT6asSt AGAINST our rn at the instance
Collector Bailey, in January, in which our property was
since that specific charges fled against That order
not yet been COMPLIED WITH ann we Tsa nok 70 great
pains TO publish the fact OF my arrest ana by mat my
reputation has SUFFERED VIII thank you 10 eve epu"i
| publicity To the result. SANL IL. STANLEY,
| Nec York, March 81 1870. OF II. WEBSTER Co
TIE QUARTER OF MILLION BRIBE TO RESIGN.
From The Evening Mail .
We had no special admiration for ex.Colcctor BAILEY,
but believed him To be of the plucklet officers our
About gears ago had prcqe i'JoTmatOn rom
Trustworthy source, Of has refusal or az oyer OF quarter
Of q million dollars merely 10 resign ms pos.lCn me
ohec that amount signed ana rdS 0DO J eteTy
| which THE TRIBUNE refers this morning OF the fact
there doubt and the fact 10 SUFFICIENT answer 10
the charge that Mr. Baleys official career has been sys'
tematicaIy corrupt. We know, moreover, that recently
he really annoyed for the lack OF small sums oil
money and borrowed amounts from personal friends for
| which in independent circumstances would
| think Of asking
| THE CHEAP VIRTUE or ABUSING BAILEY.
| From The star
Now that Bailey has gone. it's the correct thing 10
black guard hiM Everybody knewOf course they knew
that he thorOug h-paced scoundrel, dOuDc-Dar.
relied villain, sham and fraud and now they are dis
man when he is down is dscrcdtaDe 10 human nature,
aud outrage upon the decencies Of life. HIS whisky
raid conduct was in opinion, absolutely Oppressive
and thoroughly impOltlc, involving merchants IN lcc-
mary loss aud embarrassing the Government very er-
| Ously.
| 10 the Editor OF the Tribune.
| SIR: Noticing an inaccurate statement in re-
Collector Balleys bond desire to correct II by
saving that middle OF last January
death OF Henry j. Raymond OF the old bonds.
signed by Messrs George Opdyke Henry Clews, Thomas
G. Durau George Douglas and John H. Dcber as sure
ties. This last bond approved by MI. PerrepOnt,
the United States DstricAttOrDey and sent 10 Wash
iugon about 10th Of January 1870 and received
| and accepted by the Department.
| CHARLES HARRIS PHELPS,
! March q, 1870. Notary Public No. q Nassgu-st
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