The New York herald., 1871-01-05
TEE WICKEDHESS OF WALL STREET.
Robert D. Bogart, the Defaulting Paymaster's
Clerk, in Court Again.
How Government Moneys were squandered in
Wall street-Bogart Charges United States
Officer with Embezzlenent and is Exposed
Himsels-A Court Martial Blunder-Ths
Story Of IN Unfortunate Career.

The case of Robert D. BOgart the defauiting pay.
masters clerk of the United States receiving ship
Vermont, was before Judge Benedict in the United
States District Court, Brooklyn, yesterday, when
the defendants counsel, Mr.. Henry G. Place, made
motion for trial OF the civil action brought by
the government against the defauter. The readers
OF the HERALD may remember that BOgart alb
seconded on December 49, 1868, o defaulter as the
government alleges 10 the amount Of nearly
$4,000.
HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED
In Galveston. Texas, and brought on to Brooklyn,
when civil action was instituted against him for
the recovery or the money. Criminal proceedings
were also commenced against him, but this action
s still pending The civil action was tried In April
1862 ana resulted In verdict in favor OF the govern
ment for $4,000. Exceptions were taken to rulings
OF the Court that trial ana afterwards argued be-
fore the Judge, who rendered o dcclsisn reducing
the verdict to s27,240. Thereupon Bogart moved
for new trial, ana that motion came up for argu-
ment yesterday.
1t seems that after the first trial Bogart, by order
OF the Navy Department, was
TRIED By COURT MARTIAL
on the charge Of stealing money belonging TO the
United States. He was then found guilty, and
sentenced to be imprisoned for term of three years.
to forfeit all pay ana emoluments, and to be dis
retary Of the Navy however afterwards examined
the charges an decided that the facts proved did
not constitute the offence Of theft, but embezzle-
ment, and as the defendant had not been charged
with embezzement In the court martial he was
not legally convicted. The Secretary Of the Navy,
therefore, directed that BOgart should be de ivered
to the United States Court.
BOGART CHARGES THE PAYAASTBR WITH SPECU-
LATIN0 WITH GOVERNMENT MONEY.
MIR. Place yesterday read, in support Of his mo-
tion, the afhdavit OF BOgart himself VINO was
present IN court BOgart set forth in his affidavit
that, had he known at the time OF the first trial
facts which appeared the court martial, he could
have made perfect defence; that iC was shown on
the court martial that CLARK failed to account for
some 500 900 government money. made alterations
in the books, and operated with the money in Wall
street with Swan q Payson, brokers' Deponent
also denies having taken anything.
Mr.. Place also read the altldavit OF Charles B.
Pearson, Dookkeeper of swan Payson showing an
account OF A. J. Clark on their books covering an
amount OF some $4,000, wherein Is a balance Of
some $500 due the 1rm
for the government and opposed the motion. He
first read the anidavit or W. b. Alexander, a men,
Der OF the firm OF Swan Payson, setting forth That
BoGART OPENED THE ACCOUNT IN CLARK'S NAME
with his tDOgart's own checks; that they never had
any transactions with Clark and never saw or knew
Paymaser Clark's affidavit was also read, IN
which he claimed that ne never operated In Wall
street with swan Payson, and that there never
was any failure to account for funds entrusted 10
him as paymaster, except those taken by Bogart.
DeponeDt further alleged tina. Bogart LEFT on the 1st
VI bc0eiuuci, Iooo taniuS witn n %, .-os Iios uu
examination OF the books revealed the fact that
there alterations In BOgart's handwriting
ering amount Of some $4,000 more that
BOGART HAD CONFESSED TO HIM
that he had altered the books and lost the money
In Wall street; that he was sorry for what he had
done, and described how he had gone to work. 1t
also appeared from this affidavt that Clark found
Bogart doing business In Galveston under the name
Of "D. p. Bogart.r
The last affidavit read was that OF J. M. Bogley.
friend OF both Bogart and Clark. He swore that Bo-
CART mad revealed to hun now he had taken the
RI
said he would make it all right he could but was
unable to do 40. and that he intended to make
tion for new trial. his only object in getting one
being to
GET OUT OF THE COURT THE $4,000,
the proceeds OF the sale OF his horses and other per-
sOnal property, which were attached at the CON-
mencement OF this suit and leave the country with
his family.
Mr. Allen also introduced the records OF the court
martial and the report Of the Secretary OF the Navy
alter which Judge Benedict took the papers In the
case and reserved his decision