Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-22

Stcs<.oaf q As D>puay--T.e ka&ssut or DSTaies-
fsoa Sspposed % b. AboHf sleo 600.
xss sSs sa Ps. s sss 90 s sa.s sls . =
has left that CIV ard thinks he vent on Tucs-
d-y night The internal revenne once ~ making
every effort 70 Ierret eat the skient " the
frauds. District Attorney Pierrtpont says, %
the present time, defslestlon 20 the smoant 81
Sla0 .1no has heen discovered. which he thinks
will cover the frands Warrants for the arrest
q Bailey Child<. and Frederick Low. TIE cssls-
ier, were issued os sfidsvit by Colonel White
iy, chief OF the secret service division of the
II easnrv Department.. that the United States
had pbeen defrauded Of about sfoN 900; that
Bailey has confess ed he Is q defsulter O. . large
amount, aud thai the others must have AIDED
and abetted him. The belief Is expressed by
many that Bailey IL stiil In New York, vhne
ether ~ think he hse committed suicide.
Childs made arttatement yesterday suhs1an-
tally as follows; "He had nothing o. 10 with
Baileys accounts, which he managed himself,
deposited funds collected In the Fourth Ma
drew on that account, but he lChildsl does not
think Bailey understood the Law On that sub
iect; the Treasury Department sent Mr.. Man
nat one time 90 examine Bsiley's accounts. and
they were finally settled IN some manner % him
(Childs) unknown; Bailey LAS done all in his
power 10 return all the money taken; he did not
want the public 90 know how his affairs stood ,
he was naturally proud and ambitious. aud
would not submit to public disgrace: Bailey al
ways endeavored 20 detect fraud, and had re-
rcatedly said: 81 don't want money 81 much as
! desire the reputation OF good and faithful Of
ncer: he had often spoken To Bailey about his
lSde ptedness to the Government: far IS ac-
Quaintes with the facts Baileys accounts were
not alwavs allowedby the Treasury Department,
he woxld often give receipts FOR money 10
taxpayers, and fail 10 make entry on the
books, anu had returned a number OF such Ac-
counts unpaid. Childs himself had never
rscd any money Of the Office for his own benefit,
and whenever he received money had always
returned IL 90 the cashier. He had In his pos
session letter from Bailey clearing him from
any such suspicion. Bailey admitted thar he
eventually come out all right. Childs savs he
sufficient time. The cashier knew nothing of
all his dealings. Childs thinks the amount
taken by Bailey viii reach S1eo 400, the eN .cnt
Of his bonds. Many OF the confidential clerks
and Others in the employ of Bailey are reported
willing 20 make affidavit that he sppropr iate.l
large sums TO his own use I'm various Amounts
The Commercial Advertiser saws IL has n from
reliable authority that OF Baileys bOnds-
men approached a well-known distiller with a
proposition, that If the whisky interest would
raise 500. eco he would resign aud leave the
city. The proposition was declined. IL II said
that Collector Bailey LEFT q letter with nj end
in which he admits having been guilty of spec
ulation. His bondsncn are George opdvke,
Henry Clewe. Thomas G.. Durant, Geo. Doug
lass and j. n. butcher.
The New York Tribune, referring % Bailey
remarks that he was generally known a. a man
OF simple habits and blamoless life. He Lived
moderately and devoted all his leisure hours "a
his family.