The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-08-22
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| The New York Tribune publishes =
list ofo the federal robberies and de-
faications under the present admins
tratiofl, which is correct as far as ii
goes, but undoubtedly misses man man y
important cases of official malfea-
sance: ,sI9dio mo1i bagsG5i 81 blBos
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| eoss,s. INTERNAL, REVENUE. sssf} se
The ointernal revenue bureau fnrn-
ishes the largest number of defalca-
tions. The aggregate balance due the
| United States from iex-colleetors
reaches the enormous sum of 81; l;3O3,.
$685. 1.-THE defaulters are as follows: i
Barton Able, collector, First dis
trict eof Missouri tdefaieation $780,
| 600. 1Oif -9ob % b3BF53Hoo- .aiaog- (
John Speer,I collector for Kansas;
embezzied S159000 4 in governments
boHds.al no etsIhIExaaiy @nibG9l 9dl
John Van Horn, deputy collector,
Kansas; aeconplice of John Speer. ~
ssfWVW.a Barricklow, deputy coilec-
tor, Kansas; conspiracy with Speer
ieJohii Al. Phillips, deputy collector,
Fifth district of New z York; defalca.
tom $4,000 - fG1s-a aa Las stiBs slsii
Joshua FsBailey, collector for the
Thirty district of New York !;
defalcation, $l32, ,642; Fsureties, incla-
ding Henry Clews and other promi-
nent Grant men, were never molested.
Fielding Hurst, collector Sixth dis
triet of Z Tennessee; !; suspended for
fraud and neglect. 9f;fif 30 s9eTo5hl 9fij
3qCoI. Alexander, supervisor of inter.
nal revenue at New Orleans amount
of defaleation not known. 81 70 siss,hl.
Morgan l.. Harris, collector Sew
enth New York district loss to the
government $24O.036. .al3 i}ns il5l $50
Rev. M. s. .Gaddfs, assessor Second
Ohio district I; wholesale bribery for
aDUOintments.f fst!sitlfjo5 t{i37s3A 1862
~ +. Mier, assistant assessor, Texas;
committed suicide for fear that his
embezzlenent would be exposed. Uol4
i George A. Lawrence. revenue Off
Ger New York City; arrested for
black mailing liquor merchants. fs
Floyd Fields, same Office and same
offence as Lawrence's. iiss12tl 9ill
Seen. Daniel 8. Strattou, collector
Fifth Maryland district, defalcation,
S19. 500. hlo oN f9t ,SI9fGEl ag9sot-
I George Z. Grner, collector Fifth dis
trict Of Missouri, defalcation, $780,
OO0. 70 il3liGl ff1I7 . fljq'.s O. ID
NV. C. v Hicks, collector Second
Mississippi district; defalcation, So.
229.S9. = 1ps fe3 bodf 9a1 O aolJloq
B. r. Emory, collector, Second dis
trict of Mississippi; defalcation, So
314,4S..s Soa l9le'7l7lif '29ia-lii .essi,s.ss
{ Louis P. Wetmore, revenue inspec-
tor New 7 ork city; falsely gauged
7SS gallons of whisky, 81 99Iq q-ii''W
Ezra harrington, revenue iiispec-
tor, New Y ork city, falsely gauged
5,Oi6 gallons Of whisky, with intent
~ dafraud tjfiG aa5R q 'IIg9 ilIW gt3
O 2 + a. Stevens inspector and gaug-
ere New York city;; perpetrated
frauds to the extent of $2,o00. .O9q.. in /
connection with citizens of New
ESzC Congressman WiliiamB Stokes,
Supervisor Of internal revenue for
TENNESSEE; defrauded the treasury
out Of $50, 900 by means of fraudulent
county claims. Z 9e39!as'' =. 1910 gag /