Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-09-16

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The integrity of the Philpsburg Post
Master has been at discount for the
past six months. But until within
week threc-iouiths OF his ncighbors be-
licvcd him an innocent man and an
upright public officer The first pub
lie notice of his Shortcomings was made
through Pomeroy's Democrat, three
weeks ago, when under the title of
'fHeaM From the following appeared
in that journal
early in June we received from Mary l.. Mcr-
rill, Of kylertown, Pa, letter with list Of thir-
teen subscribers for this paper, and u statement
that she had sent $40 to Geo. W. Daisey, =. NJ,
OF Philipsburg, for him TO forward TO us y. o.
order for that amount. Tho money did not come
Mrs. Merrill wrote to us several times, stating
that the p. M. had sent the money, and wanted
to know why wo did not send the papers. A Few
days since she wrote us again that the persons
who subscribed for the paper believed the state
ment OF Mr.. Daiscy, that ho had sent the money,
and that we had II in possession, but would not
send the papers. Previous to this, In June last,
we had written TO Mr.. Dalsey to know when he
sent the money, but he would not answer. Last
week We complained of him to the p. o. Depart
ment in Washington, when special agent was
sent to look into the matter. On the 18th inst.
We received money order No. LIZ, for $40, from
Phillipsburg Pa, issued August 10, 1874, by
Geo. W. Daisey, p. NJ, and now enter the names
on our books and forward the $40 Premium Sew
ing Machine to Mrs. Merrill. Tho money has
been retained in the Post Office at Philipsburg til
August 10, and the blame Of delay rests not with
Mrs. Merrill or this Office, but somewhere in that
field Of Daseys, into which special agent Of the
post Office department thrust scythc."
The issue of the Democrat containing
this notice and addressed to Philips
burg and Kylcrtown were suppressed
by Mr.. Daisey, Tho Philipsburg Jour
nal of Saturday last details the arrest
and flight of the p NJ. rs follows:
Ii is asad spectacle when proiessed
Christian man occupying q lucrative
official position and possessing the con
fidence Of the people, falls and il is
certainly an unpleasant duty for a
journalist to be obliged TO chronicle
such anevent For the last eight years
Geo. W, Daley, an honorably discharged
soldier, who lost leg at Coal Harbor,
has been the postmaster at this place,
and by a uniform spirit of accommoda-
ton and general good department won
many friends during that time and
held the confidence ofthe public, whose
servant he was But for some months
past vague rumors of grave nature,
affecting his character, have been in
circulation, and while they were re-
peated and varied from mouth tomouth,
yet few We're willing to believe them
and the confidence of the many was
still unshaken. The first distinct charge
of malfeasance was made about four
weeks ago by Pomeroy's Democrat, in
relation to money order sent by q
lady in Kylertown who had raised a
club for that paperwhen an account of
the transaction was given in that paper
and complaint entered at Washing
ton. The postmaster withheld all of
the Democrats containing the article
after he discovered what they con
tanned, but enough had been distributed
to give the matter publicity in the com.
munity, yet, the official denied every
implication, and his friends believed
him 10 be innocent, Following in the
wake Of this was a detective from the
Department at Washington who came
here, examined the books OF the office
and left without committing himself
as TO the actual state OF affairs, and
the postmaster affirmed that the exam
ination was perfectly satisfactory to
theagent and cleared HIM ofall charges
This his friends also peheved ana con
graduated hlm on his Delng aDle 10
prove the reports IN circulation mallcl-
ous ISLANDERS. But the agent appeared
again in a few days, and with the post
masters bondsmen again went over the
books, and demonstrated to them that
there was on undoubted deialcation.-
This was on Thursday OF last week,
and It soon became known That 1t was
positive that the postmaster had en-
bezzledinds oi the department amount
ing IN all to about sl,3oo as lar as as
20, =
s55o IN the Money Order department,
and s7SD IN the general mail depart
mSntiv ThS 5detectlye agyauln, leit ,2 ,22n
matter and the nostmaster remained
in tho Office os nsnol mill Tbnrsdav
when the detective again annearod ard
on the evening of that dav upon his
information before Justice Riddles tbe
postmaster was arrested CHARGED only
with embezzline $3.50 from tbe money
order department of the Post Of,Ice
and bail 10 appear at the next limited
States Court 70 answer was accented
in the sum of 81 800 Tho other def.
ciencv and craver charges which have
been made The agent aid moi at tbis
timo ;pcornorato INTO b;s cboroes bo
fore the Justice The embezzIements
appear 10 extend over n period of two
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