The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-25
THE FUGITIVE COLLECTC
BATLEY'S DEPUrY, kOOP. TYirl,s
INTO LUDLOW STREET JIy,.

T. g Examination Of the Books Cor,i,...
The Feeling against t!ripg~-Wb.. a.
sun Reporter Found People y,i.o,, ~
Nistook for rnmn,nny Po'itician.-V
d"n Tracy's swell Prisoners.
tumor was current yesterday that Mr. U..a..
beed arrested and was under confinement in 81 H..
subject to the orders oi tie Government l.,
could not be traced to authentic source, 1
search for the fugitive has been almost ar.,.,..
owing TO the absence Of tempting reward n, b..
capture, and the difficulty Of obtaining clue ,..
whereabouts. Some OF Col. Whiueys od,c-, ..
stil looking for him, but It IL not at all mo, ,i
that he be found. He is doubtless b.yon, .s,
Jurisdiction Of the United states, but whore no .,
can tell. Degraded by his flight, and falen y, s.
discovery Of his heavy deiacations, few Of l.-,
mcrous enemies desire to have him further degr 80
by his arraignment a criminal in the courts u p.
lie so recently appeared as a relentless pros,et ~
The opinion is fteely expressed that the exCoc 10,
can
NEVER ne TAKEN ALIVE,
as he IL known TO be too proud to submit 20 a rusts
trial. and the prospect Of incarceration .naStt
Prison. Yesterday, ore Of the professioual sies
who live upon calamity. rushed into the lous %
one Of Mr. Baey's bondsmen. and volunt,efedio
find him. II the gentleman would pay thirty nan.
sand dollars for the service. The proposition vas
that the fugitive would never be caught rhttt
animation Of Baileys books was continued ytss.
day, but no further evidence OF the defalcauons wa
found.
There appears to be more bitter feeling ggtan
John F. Griggs. the clerk who betrayed his omr1r.
ers, Gordon. Fellows Il Mcmillan, and caustl ts
arrest OF Cook, n momber of the firm, than arf't,G
Mr.. Bailey. GrigRs is still employed as a Dttuy
Collector in Builey's late onice-ihe pOsIon Poi.
slowed upon him by Mr. Bailey as a reward VI 10
information lie gave against Cook.
ARREST OF DEPUTY COLLECTOR.
Emil J. C. Koop, late a deputy of Collector ghv.
was arrested yesterday by Deputy sheua Dials
under an order from Judge Barnard. Tie rf.sorfr
was lodged in Ludlow street Jail. The &c cf 20
Judge Barnard was on AFFIDAVIT Of tlc 1orf
keeper of John Trace & Co., liquor dca'-s
Pearl street, that Knop, while under orders of f|t-
and under warrant Of United States Coau..,
sioucr. committed tresrass upOn John Trey b
Co.'S premises. He entered their place iu Iaaua.y
last and demand ed tie books Of the firm ON Tang
requested TO wait an hour until the senior r,.riDr
OF the firm arrived, lie refused 20 ~ %,
and ordered the safe to be broken or'i He
then seized the cash book, ledger lorn1.
safes book. and various vouchers and rouo.
randa. together with papers Of corrc-roI Inm
and customers OF the firm. and did not return 't,m
| for tweuty-four hours; The order OF arI's ttQ
Koop in $4,000 bail. Kcor considers II u1..s 1rs-
| bic that while Deputy Collector tmds N'o new
| Of Bailey's deiacltion before bis flight vI l.i
| In only 5000, that he, subordinate WHO tret
nothing OF Bailey's proceedings. should Doc lld %
| $4,000 Koop is q little man Of thirty.f., vii
| short brown hair. and red heard lie .rta sWiI
| a German accent. He is Indignant at If st0.-
| rowing SLIGO OF him heforc runnin, away end
leaving a check In payment which could not .ttHt
| at the bank, there being no funds. He sIr rat
Bailey owes him other sums. aud is n dent aI.n,
| to several of lie employees This confirm. TN re
i the belief that Bailey could not have ahscoaUec win
much money or he would not so ireque.'I H'c
| borrowed.
nArLEY's PROFITS
| no - mi ~ "A Ia
| share. has been supposed. Fi.ty per cent ohv
| was given him on $500 worth OF goods, ron say
one seizure and forty pcr cent. on any hca' umt
| up to 800 on amounts from that TO S2N0 b.
received thirty per cent, and twenty per cenL 400
certare was ten. and from $4,000 to 5000 live No
| more than 5000 was allowed him ans ono.
seizure, let its amount be what IL might. Reehus
collectors have not received full half on mrss
| Tor nearly three years past
In the reception room Of the Ludlow sirCsi JAIL
last night were dozen men who looked like
TANMASY POLITICIANS.
They seemed to wear sixtv-dolar overcoats isr
silk bats were shiny a- glass. their hair wa we
proachably brushed and diamond pins spanked on
swell prisoners OF various kinds, who had pro-
ticed roGuery in fashionable way. AmonS il,ri
Blaisdell, who had been lately brought ron no
state Pcnitentiary TO testify in the FullcrOr CASE.
and who hopes for sreedy pardon, Oakley,
THE pEFAULTING CASHIER
| Of the Merchants National Bank, Wa also here.
| He has yellow hair, and long hanging =. ~
tache, with thin face, sharp nose and ,r.ns g. .
All these highfalutin' prisoners pay IS W s
board, and feed well. Their ives and ttd. .Il
| on rhem daily. without restraint and wlea wl1..
visitors they read, play c.ri- or billiards. srtH. H-
| walk In the courtyard. Their sole rtei- 'r .'a.
they have not liberty and are not raising u money.
THE THEORY OF DROWNING.
| WAsHINGroN March 4.-Thc authorities r-'
| say that Ruey's 1eialcaupn will run over ore '"-
| drcd thousand dollars and occurred al 80 % H1t-
| A. will enable the Treasury Department 90 save &C.
| course to his bonds ual. IL l. uou-At i-O.4.a
| that he has drowned himself In the Hudson.