, 1870-03-22

feet these unts. The solution il well
nown to photog aphen, and has been an arti-
0 far al is known. that it has been used in
The general impression in Wall
t1eet il that the recent alteration IN checks.
nd the eWiudle upon Cnger Co. form parts
u vast fraudulent plot Of which more will
Another attempt 4. fraud was nadc yestar-
lay upon the firm Of Farmer, Hatch i Co. An
unknown man obtained check Of Kemp, Day
4 Co. for $50 and altered it to e6,625. The
,heck was given to Farmer. Hatch Co.. Who
sent il to the St. Nicholas Bank 70! ceztitica-
lien. The cprtidcation wAs refused; but tho |
man dccamed when he knew that the check |
llad been sent out for this purpose.
EXIT COLLECTOR BAILEY.
Colonel Whitley, tho Government
Detective, in his Office-Secrct Faro
well Letter to Ono OF the Deputies
Curious Kumors OF Alleged Detal-
entiaus-Moncy Expended with u
View OF Convicting Judge Fuller.
ton.
Ftpn ne Stss ITork Sun, Karch -.
Collector Bailey, whose recent Iolaty raids
upon tho rncfchants Of tho Ihirty-second DiA-
tFict have been tho tslk Of the town, has Ab-
terday afternoon BY runos, which was sub
HequentIy confirmed By inquiries 1t his ntdce
ana elsewhere. His dight was the subject Of
general comment. He had nnde good his
escape when Colonel Whitley, the government
detective, took rocsossion OF his office Ee7ter.
dav, preparatory to making an examination Of
his accounts. When it il known that the re-
ccipts Of this office ceoccaeionally amount to fr0R.
$50. COO to $lO0 900 in single day, the suGJzEh
action Of the Colonel, which was taken under
the direction Of the Solicitor Of the Treasury,
will he sufficiently explained.
H. &1..N GftiN stir sniff al nj
Treasury Department, and Mr.. Smith, Of tho
Internal Revenue Bureau, came on 70 thia city
from Washington to investigate Mr. Bai1eEs
recent seizures Of books and property. They
had several secret sessions, and it Is said they
heard some charges against the Collector,
which were based on documentary evidence,
While they were engaged In this task, Mr.
Bailey was absorbed in tie Fullerton trial, re-
naming daily By tho eido OF Judge Me11epont
for the purpose Of suggesting questions to bo
propoundcd to the witnesses against the Judge.
The entire nature Of the charges made against
Mr.. Bailey haa not set been disclosed; bnt
Eank-checka with his endorsement for various
! amounts Of money, which arc said not to have
been accounted for to the Treasury Depart
ment, have been used as evidence against hin.
He is believed to have expended large amount
| Of money to convict Judge Fullerton, and tho
discharge Of the Judge operated unfavor-
| ably on his spirits ard his future prospects.
| About month ago Commissioner Dclano was
rent Oh to this city to inquire into Bailey's &C
ton in seizing property down town, bat the
Collector persuaded the Commissioner that lie
| Was right. Nfr. nelano has an interest IN the
moities which Collector Bailey anticipated III
his seizures, and as he declined to sec any oi
the pWnerb Of the goods who desired to make
disclosures to him, Mr. Danfeld was next dce'
patched BY 3lr Boutwell, to make a rigid intes.
tieation, and the result is--Baileys fight.
On Thursday morning Mr. Banfold aud Ir
] ,,;At ~ ~ Rqffavfu Nff1ra "a Gfsffn7
street, and eagerly inquired for him. ME. Vail
the Deputy Collector in charge, informed then
that he was absent, and that he vas not ikel,,
ever to rctu1n- Tho Solicitor then aAkee
where he had fed, but 3Ir. Vail Wal
in utter ignorance Of his wherea5outs. tx
assursIces that the Collector bad disappeared
and did not mean to return When qucstsonet
as to the accounts Of the office, Atr. Vail Sai>
he knew nothing about them, but he presune'
they were correct
Our reporter had an interview with Afr. Val
last night, 1t his house on Eighteenth street.
"HaB NJ. Bailey really Ted 7" he asked
| Mr. Will Yes. air he il gone.
Reporter. When did he goS
Mr.. Vail I can't Say. I received lette
from him on Wednesday night, and ii said Il
was about to disappear forever from this city
He bade me good bye in It.
Reporter. Is it not probable that he ma
! come b3ckf
Nr. Val. No, p;r; knowhe will not.
Reporter. WlAt do you think was tho caus
Of the flight
much obout the Affairs Of the Office
Reporter. Have any charges been preferzo
! against him .
III. VaiI. not that have heard. Iprcsum
his accounts arc correct. ehall be aatoniste
Il they are not I shall take charge OF th
office tomorrow.
: Reporter. Is 1t not possible that Mr., Daile
l can explain his disappearance satisfactorily
Mr.. tail {fixtn1yl. Rest assured upon it, 81
: he'll not como back They will e1auaine h
! books tomorrow, And then it will be tho"
t whether the accounts are correct
9 Orr reporter next went to Twenty -secoE
: street and Fourth aycnue, and found ohccl
: in charge Of Mr. Bsileys house.
9 Inquiries, however, elected tho fact thas u
e Bailey was not At hons. His wife lay sack r
Q Stair, with heart disease, and two children te
+ The weight Of the calamity which has falls
= uron them. The officers, who were p1act
t tEere hy Colonel Whitley, awaited the reta1
Of the Collector in vain, their object being
make inquiries Of lin respecting the Affairs
his Office. Mrs. Bailey docs not know OF
III. Hailey kept his public secounts in 7
; Bank Of Commerce, The Cashier Of q
= Merchants' pank, where be kept his psiya
n account, being intcErogatcd, eaid that Mr. =
ley kept bis private account there, and +
EA0k n&&S3Q kuS UA4fCiA4 GAC<A1s t4ANAdA
!, Cleaning House; he had known Nr. Bal
y Years aco II an asen:iate in tho Treasury y
- na,tmcpt, and although he had Just hezrd Il
!" rerort Of his disappearance, and varlous II
u sons assEned therefor, believed him to be
- = honorable and conscientious n1n; his prlEa
T. account bad not been drawn down unusua
r low, nor had any thing occurred 70 Indicate 1
" infnxmalitv or deraugement in iIis Affairs:
= believed Mr: Bailey's absence was only teuI
y. rarv. and for ! legitimate reason:
~ Assessor Cleveland had heard that Nr BAL
- - had bcen Abeent for come time He had
70 70 eeeu him for week, because he (Bsiley
:; been In attendance on the Fullerton trlA,
:, supposed. He called twice yesterday to
=; u Nj. Bailey, and both times be VAS out. but
II has cntire confidence in NJ. Bailey, and thous
= dishono1able- He thought the report, be
~ ever, Of sufficient tmportance to warrant
~ calling at Mr. Dai1ey'a 1esidence du1lng
~ evening to inquire about him
Is The sun Importer then wsnt to II The nep,
~ reputy ssated that his chief had disappear
-. He hsd mt seen him for two days, did
know where be hAd gone, and VIE ve!5 IA
g. rally greatly concerned md anxious about
= Absence. That his accounts weEe disorde9
ns oe way :. defsulter, he Deputy deui
" :" Office bn. Nr. Bailey. Ths Dep
I hid seen Mr.. Hauaeld, Of the Treasury Dep:
+. 60 ment, on Thursday. Hr. Smith. Of the "a
x department. on FndaE, together With
~ ~, tlcIcn he learned that there ware no rroce
- iues in Washington or here which should ca
~ him any uneasiueaa, or load to his abscnt
e. sa himself from his post
81. Should my defalcations be found in
~ Baileye Office, the government is amply
70 cured, Is his boudsmen arc gentlemen Of !.
u wealth and respectability. They aro the h
10 10 George Opdyte, Henry Clews. GeoEgs Do
'ot laa, Hcni. B. Davies, and othes* Jn
| PietTepout Is cooperating with Solicitor
y teld IN making examinations OF NJ. Hsai'
~ books.
- - some Of the merchants whose plaees OF ho
p. had been reized By sfr, Bailey, and -~ho y
q recently discharged By Commissioner oeh
- ~ and Belts, bad made the necessary AFFIDAVIT
re- h1ye the Collector s1rasted in civil sulte in
" " State Courts- Mr. n. H. F1eiss, one Of
,ou nurnber, it is ea;d, would have caused the
= lectnrs 1rret to-day II ho wzs IN The CITY
- Commissioner Osborn has directed the
N ing made false md fraudulent tnocme fes
nd ZOE 1oea
Railroads.
~ The ST. Cloud {Atnn.> Tests is n good aps7t
~. sas Ia*aSe ot ~ - r y ne ,ae Rssas ose
e1- grant Of Land Of ten Aecstoub per mle 70!
1873 ruad frusn ST Cloud 70 Lake Superior, md y
as sersten g the Anneapous 8. Pam coz Cosa2
~ hslais Of the Northern raclnc Company. A
IN grant ea tends from ST. Cono Y 0oluin. ana
~ tae no1h shoee of he Ne 70 PsEe1n PoihL sin
AeGreeor ueva} Stes, ne Team sh1t II met
: / q the Bo41d Of Directors of The AtTsntec
Ids Psni Railway ccmrsn!, held hst tall i - ~ =
rcd unGust Esoted 70 tosapoue tus o9s.otnX Gatoa
sue ntt. ~, asu -; Hsa1ie ~ .or.+ me
that II might perhaps, be deferred aye year.
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