New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-16
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Two Declarations in the Federal Treasury
Department..
fSpecial DISPATCH to the New York World

fSpecial Dispatch to the New York World
WASHINGTON, December The recent
stupendous Hodge defalcation has just had
it's sequel in "a couple of thetts by officials
belonging to tlh Treasury Department. and
holding office immediately under the eye of
the United States Treasury. The aggregate
of the det;ilcations OF these two clerks
for clerks only they were-is nearer sixty
thousand than fifty thousand dollars. The
first is that of a clerk named Marden. the
Gisbursing officer of the cashroOm in Cen
eral Spinner's bureau, who has been pecll-
lating more or less tor two Years and half.
until the sum of his defalcations has reached
figures between twelve and fifteen thousand
dollars. He is a man who had the respect
of every officer of the Treasury Depart
ment, and was formerly a merchant doing
business in Boston.
The crime was discovered only a .lay or
two since, and had been kept very quiet.
owing to a search which was making for
new developments of criminal conduct
which came to light yesterday where least
expected. in the discovery that the interest
paying teller of the TreasuIers Office, a
young man named Seth johnson. a native of
New York. and one of the most trusted
clerks in the employ of the government
under the infatuation of stock gambling.
into which he had waded So deeply that ex-
trication WAS impossible. had illegally used
$4,000 of the government money. and. in
the venture which was made with il. lost
beyond all hope of its restoration. These
facts, AS may he imagined. created stir in
the department which has been with out
parallel for many a Ion: day. So sudden
was the discovery of crime and so thorough
the development Of the facts in connection
with it that CONSERVATION absolutely seized
upon the employees Of the department. from
the Secretary down to the lowest officials in
the service.
The treasurer. in whose office the frauds
occurred, was shocked beyond description
to find two men in whose integrity he
trusted so implicitly thus violating every
principl" that should characterize men hold
ing such trusts. In Johnson's case. par
ticularly, he has great cause for dsappnint-
ment. for to him had been shown the fond
est symptoms OF friendship and affection.
To sum up, the government is out hv this !
dual crime nearly if not quite $4,000. Al |
ter full consultation by the solicitor and |
other officers OF the department. it was con
sidered proper to arrest Marden. and he |
was accordingly yesterday evening taken |
before Judge Smell. of the police court. and |
being unable to procure bail was committed |
to jail.
preliminary examination before the
police court will be held today. Ii is int
mated at the department that another
party is concerned in the abstraction of the
funds. bat Malden asserts that ne alone is
guilty. The pecuniary loss falls upon
Treasurer Spinner.
Johnson had seemed despandent for some
time past. and is now sick in bed. having
been utterly Frustrated when he learned
that his guilt was discovered. He SAYS he
had decided to confess the crime Both
Marden and johnson are married and re-
specially connected. Mardeu has two
children.
Investigation into the accounts Of others
is prOJresslur