The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-05
DErAULy,NG GOVERNMENT OFFICERS.
Savannah, Ca, Missing-One Hundred
Thousand Dollars Of Government Money
= Carried OH.

Thomsaud Dollars Of Government Money
Carried on.
Iron the Savannah Republican, March ISL
We were apprised Thursday that developments
would shortly be made which would cause Uncle
Sam to open his and startc sundry citizens Of
savannah who had become responsible on rhe bond
OF certain federal Official. Yesterday the fact cnl-
minated, and 1t was found that Major J. II. Gould,
the United states revenue Collector for this dis
TO the government In sum estimated from seven
ty:iivc to one hundred Thousand dollars. we get
this information from parties connected with the
Office and from other government officials In the
c ty together with his bondsmen.
Upon hearing OF the exit we went TO assure
selves OF the fact and found tnat the departure had
been so well concealed that even the subordinate
was 10 be round, one OF them stating that he had
slight daIrhc, which neccss tated his absence
from his Office.
Continuing our inquiries we found that elongated
faces OF b0ndsmen were to be seen on the street, bue
not desiring TO add TO great grief We hestatei TO
ask, where was the Collector Yesterday morning
the fact appeared patent, ana the answer was re-
pcated fIon almost every lip, Gone where the
schoolboy's tale l'-gonc-gone-gonc nobody
We went to MAJOR Gould's house and found
tne furniture gone: We went to Supervisor
Kryzanowskfs and found him gone We
went, 70 the once Of the Hector ana
100000 belonging to the United States 1rea-
suryi The actual loss VIII fall heavily upon ITS
bondsmcn. three or whom, III Il desire 10 att a de-
serving Official, generously consented TO hold up his
honest hands whiie he fought against traducton and
default. Gould was Mason and, more than ever,
Will ne be rebuked In conscience Tor doing thas
which brings dlscredit upon the brotherhood
a special commissioner has arrived. who Is inve5.
tigang the books, and In the course Of q lew days
Tie full Developments OF tho dedication will be made
known.
The bondsmen OF the absqnatulating collector.
three Of wnom will have to foo; the whole sum- are
liable for $4,000.
Connected with the above facts Ia the further fact
that the Supervisor OF Internal Revenue has also
mysteriously disappeared, and 1t Is supposed IN on.
cal circles that the Collector and the supervisor OF
Revenue are twins In this delivery OF the Treasury
to so large an amount
Major Gould evidently took the western train o.
Thursday morning, after having obIiteratcd : :,
traces which would lead to his destination. - -
family have also left the city. ~
L. u farthest from our desire to 90 Major .o,,,
injustice; and while we make these statf r ,"u,
upon what wo consider good authority, ST ,n,n
by circumstances, we do SO with regret, an ann
fully give him the benent OF what few . enrsr
sonai friends have assigned In expanai his PET
absence. We are informed shat he , rm W "a
despatch Tuesday stating that , ,o.en VEL
were being made al Washington for h. I emor.;
Collector OF Revenue, and that he , m -
OF his more Intimate friends tnat "a, some 10
leave on Thursday Tor the fcJer Al contal Tie ~
counts has been made TO an OK emf sucienf ~ a..
that he Will return ana vinc e him ser 70 the
lie satisfaction. We trust " sse views NAV ha f,
correct. 49, WV ivy w aou"u