Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-02-10
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For several months psst the Third Auditor
has had bis suspicious that there was one
clerk In his bureSn using his potitlon 10 pre-.
pare false claims against the Government.
The matter Wa referred 10 Solicitor Banheld,
and q detective II the secret service division
was assigned 70 ferret out the matter and
watch the operations OF certain parties. The
result was yesterday developed by tho arrest
Of second-class clerk employed 10 The Third
Auditors burcan, named John N. Eble who
WAS taken before the Police Court on a war
rant Issued by District Attorney Fisher, At
the Instance of General Rutherford, who
charges him with stealing from the files OF
the Office certain abstracts and evidences OF
Indebtedness upon which TO base fraudulent
claims against the Government The an
daylt Of complaint filed In the Police Court
by Mr.. George q. wooley, Of the secret de-
tectiye service, seta forth THAT on the 9th
day OF February, 1874, there were taken and
carried away, without authority from the
United States, from the place where the same
had been fledi lodged aud deposited, and
were for the time being actually deposited
and kept by the authority OF the United
States, seventeen vouchers, prepared, hled
and Intended 10 be used and presented In
order to procure the payment Of money from
the United States, and Tor the allowance aud
payment Of certain claims, accounts aud de-
| mhnoA against inc lnltel states, ana ne nhtn
cause TO suspect and doth suspect John Ehle
OF committing said offence"
The accused was appointed from Wlscon-
Sin In 1868, IL about 80 years Of age, and pro-
tesla his Innocence. He was Required 10 give
bond In the sum Of tl0, 900 TO await the action
Of the grand Jury.
The cause which led to the suspicion OF
Ehle has not been made known, az II Il be.
lleyed there were others engaged with him In
purlolnlng the vouchers and abstracts from
the Office. The scheme for his detection
worked admirably. He took into his conf.
dence the detective himself, and as the
papers were taken they were turned over 70
his partner. II was arranged between them
that they should defraud the Government ex.
i tensiyely, and then leave the country with
their lll.gotten gain for some European city,
and pass the remainder of their lives In luxu.
rious ease. 0ne set Of vouchers were used
by filing them IN the Office 10 connection will
the fraudulent claim, and at present II Is i'm
possible 10 te with what success the business
was carried on The papers abstracted anc
found represented s35, 900. II Il supposed
that there are Others at the rooms OF Ehle
and q search warrant has been Issued 10 a.
certain whether or not there arc any otiicla
papers on the premises.
Geo. Rutherford has labored earnestly To-
months past to prevent double payments Il
the settlement of officers accounts and In
great measure succeeded 10 remedIlng tn
old defective system Of settlement. Furthe
efforts will bn made TO eradicate any defect
existing In the Office. n..-.
Al a late hour Ia the evening ball was SC
cured for Ehle, and he was released TO ap
pear this mornlng. H