New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-15
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LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
THE LATEST DEFALCATION
EXPLOSION OF TORPEDO WORKS
MORE ABOUT TANINIANY
AN AMERICAN BRIG FOuNDERED
GERMAN AND FRENCH CONFERENCE
Massachusetts, Democratic Convention
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND
SUSPICIOUS OF THE HOLDER
EXPLOSION OF TORPEDO WORKS
MORE ABOUT TANNIANY
GERMAN AND FRENCH conference
Massachusetts, Democratic Convention
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND
SUSPICIOUS OF THE HOLDER
WASHINGTON
The Hodge Defialca ZION.

The Hodge DefalcatfOn.
WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE wa!
and treasury departments are endeav orine
to SHIFT the responsibility for the Hodge DE-
falcation.
SUNDAY EVENING, September 10, 1871
General B. W. Brice:
SIR-lhave to inform you that am unable
to close my accounts, and that l. owe the
frighttul amount of $450,O0O, which sum I
have lost during the last few years in stock
speculations, going deeper and deeper, in
excuse OF mitigation OF my crime to offer and
propose to take the full consequences of
my sin.
had thought week ago Of escaping
from New York, but believe l have done
better in returning here to deliver myself
up, as felt was going to do. can, of
course, make no pretense Of excuse tor the
systematic deceit have practised on YOU.
and the advantage have taken of the
special position l have held, and feel that
you ESPECIALLY have cause to be justly in
exorable against me. have been led on
by the infatuation that always attends the
course l entered on, hoping always to re-
cover my loss and conceal my crime. be-
ieve it is really relief to be forced to
discovery, for I have been in a he'll on
earth for years, and the alternatiOns of hope
and fear l have gone through, and the CON
stant care to avoid detection, were becom-
ing too strong.
desire to turn over any property have
as small set on agaDst my deficiency, and
after giving any information that will assist
in settling my accounts, or, if possible, in
recovering portion Of what have lost. l
expect to take the full punishment awarded
tor my Otfense. In Justice to two parties in
this city, through whom have made some
speculatiOns, wish to say that they are
perfectly innocent of any knowledge that
was using public funds.
There are some small balances with each
OF these parties to my credit whenever the
accounts are closed The losses l made
were almost entirely in New York with one
house there, whose accounts l hold sub
ject to your orders. I,endeavored l to in
duce them to make good the amount loat
with them, which they knew was public
money, but they have refused.
l have been trying to make up my mind
to this confession tor some days. and was on
the point Of doing SO this morning in your
Office, but l could not bring myself to sag
1t, and wanted time to write nv innocent
wife, whom this frightful information will
kill. God forgive me for what have done
to her and my children.
All ask from You or the authorities is
that, II possible, some small sum NAV be
left her. inclose the keys of my safe and
box, containing all my old accounts, etc.
My present vouchers, etc., are in the hands
OF my clerks, and receipts in the safe.
The clerks are all perfectly innocent of
any knowledge ofmy deficiency.
shall remain at the house. No. 1923 X
street, till informed what action YOU have
taken concerning me. There is no fear
will goaway now.
j. LEDYARD HODGE