The sun., 1872-09-21
IORLIITTD IND PLCNDLRED
RIM L1DELPHI1.
How John Melioy, Receiver OF Taxes, Got
Rich.

Rich.
CVfreIondence Of The sun.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept lo-For some time
past cur Reformcr Association have been en-
el,rd in an attempt TO unearth the mysterious
operations OF John Mcllov, who In lS5s and 1863
occupied the ONCE Of Receiver Of Taxes fur the
Ieri,d Of eleven months, until he was ousted In
d contest with honest Dick Pelz. The in
yr,tlsa,ng committee, however, thus far have
not made any progress, except to prefer gene
r.l charge II corruption against Melloy, and to
prevent the City Comptroller from releasing HIS
securities. BY means Of hribos paid 70 certain
members Of the Councils MelloY has cceeded
Iu inducing the City Fathers to give their con-
sent to release his bundsmen, and thGr the mat
ter -tauds al present.
Whore the committed stuck your CORES pond
cut began, and the result - his invest cations
shows that previous ~ hclloy s.nomiuUion for
Receiver Of Tcxts he was the owner Of two
smail houses which were inortgagcd almost TO
teir fun value. lie was then, aud IL still engaged
Ia the tin business on Market street. At that
lime, however, he did not own the store In which
he sells tuwarc, and he was so poor that he was
obliged to borrow money To- pay his political
assessment. and an expenses attending his cleo
ton.
Whrn Mcl1y entered his ofli.e AT least two q
mis- .u'ctits were officer ,f the Fourth National
Bank, an Institution controlled by speculatlug
politicians, and always considered unsafe by
bi-l ness men. Mellny made his deposits ia 'his
lhttuIiuu, and when he placed his checks in
hands tf I'II-Ol, then tlfF Treasurer, that
oil Is recoipted for them as 50 much On ac-
DIrin, the time Melloy was Receiver ~ Taxes
the bauk failed. Subsequently tu this failure ne
unde deposit o. cocoon uf cify funds IN the
dctIurt institution, aud lh that way the United
states Examiner. Ctll,udcr, Mas enable t. make
artIDlt which lrd o. the rcpp'ulug # the bank.
At ths CIplrJtir n ~ eleven months Noloy was
ousted, as above stated, in a contest with lcitI.
No less than sluub was spent hy each ut the
coHtes ants in the struggle lur ;he place. whi, b
Is a s,Iaried one. paying lcgitmatcy S1,iOu per
'tcs 20 Dee made 10y the Receiver In the COllec-
ton ~ delinquent taXc-; but Melluy had yiT-
.uOusly uledEed himself before the public to pay
hat perceutaze into The city treasury.
when hr went out of Office after his short
l.im ut eleven months, ne hHd on deIust In the
l'Ulh National Bank SgOOO which remained
III e. oyer eighteen months affcTWard, during
WI''H .tl' 'l 'H aNr-. the Interest arCfuIng ON
tHr ,hN Na7 nNtlr4 lciWrcn MtlluY, one ~ tho
!hhh lh''r- uiI certain newspaper IrOIrie-
tor, The tTip 'lcu bad % quarrel concerning the
dNislpu Of the t.ru,u. 4 tine tp-hOt Of IA was
nat tie principal, without interest, was paid
mo the cily treasury through the present Re
ctIYcT oi Taxes Robert beatty. During the
lime Melloy held onlce, over s.St,I were stolen,
II u ALLEGED by burglars, who broke open an
ordinary hreproot vault Ia the Receivers ONCE
blil "a a mater uf course the amount had 10 be
pad 10 the city by Mcloy or his sureties. Now,
. thOw what a poor man can make in eleven
months out Of good fat Office in this city, II ia
thly necessary 10 show what that man is worth
Today,
He owns at l,705 Master street a rroperty
worth tll,00; at Lac North Seventeenth street,
A@1 worth tlO,VVOi at Seventh and Coates streets,