The New York herald., 1876-12-13
"a FUGITIvE's RETURN.

Ex-EEvxxUE COLLECTOR BAILEY RETURNS TO
THE SCENES THAT KNEW HIM so WELL
PREsIDENT GRANT RELIEVES HIM FROM
PRosEcUTIoN-wHAr HE HAS TO SAY FOR
HIMsELF.
Joshua y. Bailey, who seven years ago was Internal
Revenue Collector In the Fourth and Thirty
Districts and whose ght from this city created quite
stir at the tme returned from his wanderngs few
days ago. He cOntended that no Indictment ever
found against him. and that tho President has
lieved him from prosecutions that might been
commenced in tho future ON the strength OF alleged
violation OF law had tho Executive not intcrfcred
The actual deficiency his accounts, ne said to
HERALD reporter yesterday, instead OF being some
hundreds of thousands OF dollars Is SAC, COO
which amount, he states, has been paid by
his suretcs, several OF whom were active
in procuring the Executive action. The gov
ernment, he adds, appears satisfied that
the deficiency did not occur through personal appro
priaon OF money speculation, but in tho prosecu
offenders against tho internal laws and
in defending himself against the concerted OF
conspiratOrs to destroy his character officer OF
the United States. Mr.. Bailey in letter to President
Grant IN defence OF himself refers TO his flight
ioows:-
In regard my abandonment of my Office. It pre-
pressure Of anxiety that could no longer support In
OF grea, was advised from source 70
determined on 50 take place within day two Under
and s on II Within fifteen %sss
a" a 3" no hd
conhded TO no one the situation Of my affairs or its
date currency No ono could contradict shom for
ss. a What os a @ ss
years before and for the connection o. some Of which
were revived found ready behevers
and and" here Srsay rssoanssd was not Sr
MIN nf fha Trpusu uyinn from tha Of
his crimes that presented but that Of apuolc
hard earned and honorable reputation ampsu under
~ %sss ad is v
nta the sass 20 a aas m ans not nfsSs At thus
Which .s Ssr.s
final contest and which had assured should be
vide the @ life during SS four ss
eny a @ sS h w.i ss %
. osas WIN Mas e they me IL s %s1 &. ,
t" represent tho millions with which rumor had endowed
He speaks OF his alleged defalcation in these
words
beg call your attention further Mr. President TO tho
noan Numbers % ass
stand charged on the books Of the Treasury at least
ancoleetibe or Of which the eoIeeton was suspended
am entitled to %med,as ersds Of the Semai@ns
81 oo IL not suSsc
further ccd for regularly paid by
authorization accounts which were never
made after departure. There is the further
Of ss5 900 the original apparent, deficiency which
tina. the amount OF $4,000 paid Informed BY my
surees In settlement OF suits brought bonds will
II it does exceed the total deficiency should
however, appear examination. in which take
that amount is sti due t2e government. have
prospect IL relieved from the crimina pen altes
OF being able to make good. repay my
ties the amount paid by them
The letter closes as sjollows:-
Though the tenor of my official conduct the crcum
stances that surrounded me would not bc admissible
. statute. l entitled to urge them a
from the severity Of the letter Of e law, in where
1t claimed that Its application would only
public interest but would INVOLVE substantial Injustice
On the facts herein set FORTH Mr. President with
the request 70, your nervenon to relieve from
Collector Of the Fourth Ihirysecond districts of
New York.
1t was on tho strength of the representations en-
bodied in this letter that tle President granted
Mr. Bailey immunity from prosecution.
The ex-Collect0r looks ainl haggard, his face
bearing unmistakabc traces OF long suffering. He
evidently has not had happytmo Of It since he fed
from the city.