, 1870-04-14
HEAVY DEFALCATION,

we1c adopted a. tho expression OF tho meet
ing.
HEAVY DEFALCATION.
NJ E. SuxsskY. City Treasurer Of Hs.
Louis, in ArreRrS-FEe Is Arrested
and Makes n AStatement-From S5n,-
600 to $4,000 Short.
From the 81 Lc.tis n..naerat, .apri1 II.
One year ago. when Mayor Thomas Was
nominated st Wsslingsou Hau hy 4. J. p.
Garesche and others. lie vas called upon to
PASS judgment upon tho other candidates on
the so~called "Eitizens' ticket" On that
memorable occasion Nr. Thomaa unhesitating-
y declared that ho would vote for the re-
election Of u. E. Suslskr, City Treasurer, for
the reason that he was al honest nan.~
Whether llr. Thomas was mistaken in the
character Of the msn he indorsed. it is not for
Us to say. The general belief Of the voters
was that be WAS correct in his estimate, for
Mr. Susisly was elected by larger vote than
any other man o., his ticket.
But however honeat AR. Susiskv MAY have
been At that Time. ii il certain that he is now
under = cloud. 1t is hoped that it will pass
ton Of m honest Han.
On entering upon the duties Of his Office for
tho second term, Mr.. Susisky gase bond to the
city IN sum Of 56o,ooo for the faithful per
Milliam TaussiE, Morris J. Liprnau, Jacob D.
Until within the past few days no suspicion
scs'el upon the City Treasurer, and all be-
strict fidelity About woek ago, however,
tho bundsmen received an intimation that
something Was wrong in the accounts Of Nr.
Sus'sky. They looked into tho nstter. anl
becoming eatiated that their suspicious were
well founded. addressed tie following letter to
the Mayor:
"sy. LOUIS, April ?, ls.o.
hare seasen to believe that II. E. s1stsky, pspseut
City Treasurer. Is tiefaulter to the city iur large
amount. In order to protect the city, and our
selves as his securities, as far possible, We take
this opportunity Of informing yoa at once Of IT, In
ortt THAI YOU pny take such steps a. yon nlaT
dccm proper. ses' respectfully, r...,.
m. J. L1FPNAS,
"Ex1t pRxEfnaics"
On rec1iEt Of this letter Mayor Cole iunedi-
attly Issued the following
ORDER OF SUSPENSION:
"Re il known tLa1. By virtue Of authority tn me
n af q :; S
aud city Officers, approved September ., 1864, and
~ rc1s,n ef The charges accompanying ihese pres
ents. I, Nathan Cots Mayor Of the city OF St
Louis, 10 hereby suspend from office Marie E. Su-
stsky. CITY Treasurer If the city o! St. Louis, and
u the duties or functions theseot until such
charges eau be heard anl determined by the Ca,J
c"nsi, u sne nan; manner anu form as In such case
~Ia teatmdnn. whereof have hezeuntn se, ny
band, ant causet the seal n the city Of St. Lols
to ' An1e'' thla 9TH a.y q Arl ee is.e u,ro,~
We are not definitely informed, At this mo-
uent, Of the c1act extent Of the alleged daial-
cation K:,,nor places the sum At a140,O00
M ,}n,,i,t tl,st i IL mite ,arre .nd nro1,,h1x
not more t},an the bnni w;lf enyer e'
After i.snins I'm ori1sr snsnsn;;;ns~ sna;.kv
from office. Mayor Cole ordered his arrest, nntl
summoned the Comptroller. the Auditor, the
5,,Isss.;.st. ~ r,.ftar - -" .Snr+ ti1sa no;;a ~
rnnn;s ssin,ar ~ Hn,'i.lc .r-asts.i ;ns;sEr III
tooI lin to ths Mssors ofi;re Sns;sley thsr. -
made statement ot Lis aaairs IN he 1fesenca
of the abcre named persons. freely confesains
his wrong, and expressing willingness to do
ali in his rover to remedy tho evil ha bad COM
mitted
He IL Hungarian. We believe, and hia name
Was originally Marie Emil suteMtzaky, but on
account Of the diihculty which the pEpnuncis-
Guaintanees. and bis annoy.nee at finding it
constantly be took the rc9uis1to le-
gal stepRfor changing it to NaTe Emil SusiHkY.
Hs has lived IN the city about ten 1ea1s- By
profession lie wan musician, and for Soma
time performed IN the orchestra Of thestro
IN the Socth- Coming to the city during tho
early days OF the rcbelAon- he earned Lveli-
hood by teaching aud prscticane music Sow
esss years ago he married respectable AneE'-
| can lady owning some property on Hickory
|
Eeing row provided WITH : home and wife,
] he settled down and turned his attention 70
1sohtles; he became An afdent lover OF nls
ad"ptc'i country anu Was Al enthusiastic
worker N the tan9H OF h3s party. No meeting
coulo nc nela "a NE "aIa Msthout oaeisRg Tor
Secretary, anu no fo1rhllsht procession Was
complete i his presence waa wanting. By la
ooFns flght anu day 1of his party. be became
known to the cltzens. and as roMard for hiA
Zesl, ne vas psoslqed wHh me otdea OK CRY
of bas once dafine Ils tetH, tnas he ~as tn
nmPnantly Ie.e1eetea, WIN Tue endorsement OF
the head o. the opp9piao' tsckeE
Since wiring tue above, We Lave learned the
night b. she deiaultinE ofljccr. III the presence
OF the Mayor aud other officials. Ua sava that
shortIy before tia e1nirai;on Of his irst tam
be loaned some 80. 900 to a friend bnt lnr-
rny7c1 thc rnorex aftrrT~r,1 ~ G;s ;n.l;xjs,.,
note and rrniarei1 II ~ th,f ,rha,, ~ nn.o
roittee. arpointed T. Mayor co.'s. e1s,o;nsa
lIs accnuI,ta. they f,nnl tjern Iii t;oht ~.
note fallipr ilue- ln naid II oui ~ fha c;trs
money. and endeayored 10 make ~, his loss ~
srecn{,t;n,. II s.ocSa - nna w. 0 = 1oea
s45. .0nO to fselden / "a WIN fa;iad A. snothn,.
time he used s95 COO in the r,urrhase Of stocka
wLich declinei Il value sluost inmedisteiy,
and Icft Inn in a r,orsc nrriicanant th.n Il,
Sn.a '.'' INK ~ "''ee p'e'os1n'en< tuAa oe-
Pain, ;n Tho ,,;~a to sor,s..o.1 .,1 .4xzx-
c,,,d Jaa =, tt,a',.-,n.tni,;.,se11 -.
sMn,+ ,1s,,,..I {.. Janror ~, ~ ~ every
IL. |oa.as n Ptsna 'o ine LIZ
rraacor tsss ~ - h;e ~ s.,-,i. % nuuiP' T.
ACesel, was que g h's Pa5s'cnlal llaen1a ana
~. ~ ~ s9ne o. ~ ssoek speen!ssioas 10
tnis man "a ana o,ners he FAYE ae loaned hfty OF
sa1ty tnousand dollars, whlch Is deaa loss, a.
thef epe culAted IN stoeks and gold. and lost
ing the 45,DN, from Be1len i Co., but there
il no Certainty about il.
Susielv also states that. as far back Al tast
January, be informed one Of his bopdsuen Of
bic Epsnn.1 condition. ,,j ~,% +1,;. rv.. ..-.~
said word To tie Maynt al,,1.t ~
Wayor Colo is eIcessjye1y mortified by tbis
ltfn!cAtion. He. however. Lsa no mesns ~
ti,.ding out whit was going On. "a tho Council
pe.sissentIy refused to allow lie Comntroller
10 tiIset sn5 cantrs tha ntbs- e;tx of;cars IN
insisted mon mutt nuttins ,he % Audit1r % At the heat3
q Ihe stag. He syste1n has heen sorne,shat
chauced Ly tbn ncw cl,arter. INT rtil1 thsra "a
defecfs in il that slIonlI BE- cnrsI. ~'''>S N>0
since lis arrest. Nr. Susisky has re,c.ined
in cuHrodv u cLarre OF poiicemau. At tho
ruom Of ihe roiics Com mmisaiouers- In Eatnr.
lay Le had somewhat rccnxcrcd fron1 III ~.
element and .nneored r,1m mn reno-+s-
intc,yiewpd h;,n. And Yereire1 frnr, Mn frJl
stareuent AZ to the c;rcnmstances v1,;ci, i,sd
conspiYcd to piace hin il his present uneuTis-
liz nrs;t;nn tn nr;-n.i -. e,ae ~ ,,;a da,-,
III, uss .,r.};,;.,n p'"A1' e~17o - ''40 INV"
A"1 ~ al :. ~ ..,st ctr f.,,, Tho o,ra,s-
Ambition, TO win 4 name md 4 pisre in society
and eniov the Eenvect md esteem al iia fcf
io.r rar p1t ~ III. a,r},;,on (,shich was
L;rhIT commsnd.l1e. Int not Is,sitifuaieiy pur-
syad5 Le r,;rht haya hatn content to ply his
saes2 st1, ns - r. .5sr n an orchesty.. Prc-
.o.,a T., 1;s cisrto, Ia Has yerr DOOR in purse
~, nonr tIst H. W. cou1pe11e<l 10 borrow e5O0
TO defsss The expenses Of the csnvses. Once
N office. te thought il incumbent upon him to
m,intain lie dignity Of bis position BY acting
the +-cner7o,,p NAT. lie spent probably mora
thar be should. aud loaned to many who CALI
ID themselves his friends Before the cloae