New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-17
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month"; and she paid all the bills. Mr.. Ramos has s'cer
tanned that during the last two months Phelps hss Deeh
IN the habit OF slipping OFF TO EewYork the ears
frequently Saturday afternoons and returning on the
Sunday night II was, doubtless, these ocoa-
s0ns that Dc arranged for his stock spccutoDs ana
for the cashiDg OF his drafts.
TRACING TTIE STOLEN neutrality-suspicious. or T1iK
CULPRTT POSTPONED TILL SATURDAY.
GENERAL PREss DIsPATCHl
ALBANY, Oct. 16.--UpOn the application Of
the State Treasurer Gov Dix has requested accountant
Warren OF New-York to make al examination Of the
books Of the Treasurers office, with tine Of ferr
ng out the extent Of the thes of Cashier Phelps The
state Treasurer has In communication with the
various County Teasurers for several days and In aceu
muating the drafts forwarded by them lie will soon
able every dollar OF the stolen money. The
examination OF Phelps has been further postponed mill
Saturday next.
In the Police Court, to-day, District Attorney Moak
said it would be shown the defendant had passed
Ter two or three fictitious within the past ak
months. In this city he check for horse lac par
chased under another name than his own.
The Evenng Jo,r,ai in reply 10 The Argus denies The
statement that there has been four millions In
the Treasury, and there claims now coming
due which will take all there Is IN the Treasury.
PHELPS'S TRANSACTIONS IN THIS CITY
THE FIRM or F. r. sHERwIN & co. ADMIT THAI
THE ALBANY DRAFTS ENDORSED " bY SONS
DEPUTY TREASURER PASSED THROUGH THEIR
HANDS.
The firm of f. r. Sherwin g. CO. who, az
they admit Themselves have had something TO do
with cashing 1.-THE Albany drafts. are engaged IN tbs
banking business IN the basement OF No. 20 Broadway
speciality in their line being the vienna Syndicate
stock operation" OF pool for jobbing stocks,
where, they claim IN their advertisement,
az low az $50 ia accepted" F. r. Sberwin
OF this firm, several years opened, # -
sand, an elaborate dry goods and fancy furnishing
house Fourteenthsi, Broadway, which was In
tended, according to the prospectus to underse A. T.
Stewart; but after less than month OF magnificent
display It fell into the hands Of the sheriff aud tho
stock sold under the hammer. Since then Mr. sher-
win has been known mainly from Vienna Syndicate
stock and similar operations TRIBUNE reporter called
upon the firm at No. 80 Broadway, yesterday morn
ing, land Charles Hudson, the cashier, who, on
learning business requested the reporter wait and
see Mr.. sherwin. Mr.. sherwn Ia, AMI WA
at addressed upon the subject OF the Albany defa
cation. lie waited time before he yentured on
reply, aud then said. abruptly, but aaby az The cr-
cumstances would allow:
" Where did you get your information :"
The reporter replied that he not at liberty to say,
whereupOn MI sherwin again abruptly broke INTO
words:
would suggest" said he. that you call again in
half an hour"
II the matter can be arranged at the present st-
ting" replied the reporter, probably II would 10
better"
"Yes,' said ne but some Of the papers said his
morning that the bankers who cashed these drafts
liable, aud would have 20 pay the money back again.
Until that IS settled prefer to nothing II you VIII
again. I'll collect my thoughts, ana give you all
the Information m nv power"
The reporter withdrew and punctualy az the close OF
the half hour returned, when Mr. sherwn said;
- nf fhaac draf ram oh
don't think they were Endorsed by Phelps. think they
had name Of deputy treasurer other across
them"
do you remember the namer'
"No, do not. don't think the Phelps"
Did you know Phelps personality
mo. Only very slightly"
"Can you tell me the denomination aud amount ~
these checks, and the circumstances under which they
came into your hands a.
"Gov. Solomon my lawyer and want to 20 and SEQ
him first. would prefer not TO say anything about u
until I see him. lie has charge OF my affairs aud you
know how Il is with lawyers, II you say anything they
are not satisfied WITH they throw up the case Could
you call again IN an hour and will see the Governor
After Mr. Sherwin had seen the Governor ne reported
that bis counsel objected TO his making any public sate
memt until he bad searched the law the question %
the liability banks for money paid out under the
cular circumstances OF the 90 only this,
added Mr. sherwn THAT OF these drafts came tn
the OF business or collection aud We PAID
hem. That is all can say."
"Can you tell the amount and Dumber OF tho
drafts T.
mo, not until have the consent OF my lawyer"
Finding that Mr. shervrn would communicate nothing
more the reporter withdrew.
1t is learned by inquiry in this city that in 1870 Phelps
was wegher in the Custom-house here, and was an.
rested and brought before Commissioner White on
charge OF receiving money from laoorcrs before hs
would give them work IN his department. The Commi<
siouer was Obliged TO discharge him because bus OF
Tense was not punishable under any United states
statute. After his discharge Judge Noah Davis WHO
was then United States DisrctAtt0rney, reported Ills
case TO Cole Murphy and said that, though there
was no law VII ch would him, he too dishonest
man % be retained In any puOhc position; an d, upon
judge Davis's suggestion, he was DISCHARGED from tho
CustOm-bOuse.