The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-30
4 COLORADO SPECIM EN-.
yrorrHE ORNAMENTS or 0RANT'S
wv CTyIL SERVICE.

-, col. Jan. IA few years ago
u, Grant APPOINTED ~ United states
i,,'.a,l Of the Territory Of Colorado young
named Mark A. Shanenburg lie was OF
,,n, uten and manner. and OF prepossessing
o, ,. A genial boon companion, he soon
.hout him hosts ~ followers, and was alto
~ ST. ,eearded as a nrst-rate fellow. He spcnt
- traely. kept open house, ana. having |
atsor,c descendant OF the wyondotte nation |
10, uife. the family were. soon regarded as
,o the leaders Of Denver society.
INN. matters run on, and when United states |
,,,d shnnenburg's first tenn OF once ex- |
ga no was rcapt ointed. shancnburg made |
cement Journeys to Washington, was a wei
.or'e visitor at the white House, and became
,n,te favortc with the retainers OF the Presi-
ssn, II not. indeed. Of the President himself.
~. lavish expenditure Of money, however.
t.,sn 10 attract attention. and to cause some
.a,,orable comment. This was lulled TO rest
,,,h, time being by its being given out that
Al. wife rad inherited large amount OF prop
.,vt through a Government bounty paid TO her
tribe snarenbure continued In ONCE and butt
,,mseli one Of the handsomest residences In the
Initial of the Territory. This palace was fur
,,.bed in regal style, and the parties and recep-
don, AZ the Shaneuburg mansion were the most
.iseant ever given IN Colorado. causing many TO
.onaer how many thousand dollars a wear the
rnited states Marsnalship of the Territory OF
colorado WAS worth. lint one day cloud
Sso,Usred over the house Of Grants opulent
smeeboldcr. VINO had now come to he known
.s U"es Sh fcnburg. The ChaGee- NcCook
eeht arose sn fenburg was offensive To McCook'
AND % went his political head into the basket
COULDN'T SETTLE ms ACCOUNTS.
A,r+her United states Marshal was appointed.
s6anennure was relieved and told to settle up
IN, accounts. Bat this has proved dinicult
tsss and in ali probability thev never will he
settled In fact. when they passed into the
F hands Of the Treasury Department. system 81
fraud and peculation was discovered which
rivals IN the boldness OF It's conception and execu-
non the audacity Of Boss Tweed himself Shat-
isnhurg went to Washington In order to smooth
things over. endeavored TO convince the depart
ment that It was not much OF a storm ANYWAY,
aud seemed much surprised that his returns
I should even be questioned. IL was all to no
] purpose however; the matter was laid before
ine Department Of Justice, and United states
District Attorney Aleinan OF this Territory, SUB.
s,onentlv removed and succeeded bv Unted
! stats Attorney Bradley received instructions
| 10 AT once commence criminal proceedings
| against Sh Genhurc, who was arrested, taken
before the UniteL states Commissioner, and adj
| Inc vftuuus Indignation Of the ex-Cnlted
/ State Marshal gainst these proceedings knew
/ No bounds. lie gave out lar nj wide That he
/ Wa iht victim OF malicious pros, cutiOn tnsti-
/ Gated by tue United states Attorney. He
clhmcd mat I've had never = cen gwen an on
he DEC rtment, and loudly protested that
he would soon be vindiedted. soon
after bis arrest treasury agent named
Turney WIS sent here to investigate the matter
further and. n suf rient evidence justified, To
Attrur irtNfF tue Alhliu jury anu bltHtnA Aht
facs in the Csc. Fprney arrived, aud spent
/ several weeks Ia looking M the records OF the
United states Courte In the several districts and
when the Grand jury met LIST summer. although
4 the mgiurty of them we're the rersond friends
| Of nal, uoutg, the mass OF testimony showing
the dishonest practices Of the cyl nited states
| Marshal was 90 uycrwhelWins,tlcy did not hesi-
tate to nnd four indictments against him for
fraud and emuezzcinent IN having presented
| fase vouchers to tue United states ireNsurg.
l. &, altogether prop ole tnat slanenoure
would have He'd the Territory as soon as he
le rned that Indictments had been found
| against him, but he WAS closely watchel aud
W. aware that Night was impossible. lie was
| arain arrested ana gave bail In tue sum Of t3s,-
UJ fur ui- appe rance At the next term OF court,
wAlen viii b. held in afew weeAs At once n hue
| and cry was raised against the Gr. nd Jury. 1t
| was gwen out 10y Shaffenburg that the majority
| Of the jurors we're his personal enemies, and
/ that uuCins the indie .ments was put another
| method If persecution. his method OF form
Ing pnblic opinion In his pehalf had its effect IN
/ some degree until "a few weeks since tue Grand
jury u the pueuio district, Chef Justice II a.
/ ktt pir-dmg. found two mCre indictments
| against MIN OF similar nature, making six alto
| getn,r, though II Is shi there are others 1orth,
Il coming, aud that the evidence thust lar produced
| bur ket Of the great mass acc unulated' snanen-
| burg. however, appeared with his bondsmen
| rave bail, aud goes about the reefs with non
| en- lent air. assuring his friends that lie VII
| come cut all right and there Is nothing ia II.
WHAT THERE IL IN 1T.
The fraudulent practices Of this FEDERAL ex
| oniccholder existed from almost the FIRST dd
| b. assumed the position Of United states Mar
! an / of the Territory Of Colorado, and there /
] doubt that tie money ne nA~ atDlrl IT m M
national Treasury Will ggrcGdte over Sl@J'WO
Hn nenburg was, in fact, poor when he Was ap
pointed to Office, and all he property lie nov
holds Is the re ult OF the fraudulent proceeds Cd
his oflice Besides the most eXtr iNdgant charge
for any service the ex-Cnted atcs Marshal "
his deputies legally performed, ne adopted
regular system Of false ana fraudulent vouchers
winch. appearing honest enough IN tner lace
we're allowed 10y the d, partmcnt, and the sum
| thus illegally Obt. ined went into The Shafenuur
| e1chsquer. one favOrite system OF false vOuch
| trs successful, adopted by this MODEL Fedora
4 tr n
Il tping of fictitious prisoners. the Marsha
/ nom, allowed mllenge for himself and dcpttie
| ia nectng the arrest OF IA PRISONER. ana thei
| mileage for conducting tue prisoner 10 the place
| Of connnement, and his subsequent subsistence
| IN jil. Voucher after vou'ntr was Rendered
| containing many hundreds OF names, some, In
/ deed, Of persons who were never known TO hav
| existed. Otncr scores OF names were u the mos
/ respectable citizens who ever resided in tn
Il Territory, who never, PERHAPS 50 much as Wis
tied the inside Of a Jail or prison IN tner llNes
These vouchers were tor mileage IN traVelhn
Il ami hrtestug the fictitious prisoners named, am
The rate Of sl.JO per day Tor six months or NOR
Gtatme. A. no such arrests were ever made
anu no such prisoners ever subsislel. II viii b
teen what enormous sums snanenourg was ell
tuled to draw from the Treasury by means u
these false vouchers alone.
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH sHAFRENDURG2
1t was hoped by the subst initial citizens, tn
/ elder Inhabitants, when IL was known that tn
cisnln-sty Of THIS carpet-blE oinceholder ha
teen discovered, that he would suffer the punlsh
/ mcut for his crimes he so rchly deserves, am
/ mat some Of ms III gotten wealth would b
returned into the u. ;. Treasury, where
L belonged. But these citizens now have tibet
/ us--iylngs. Shaien uufg since his indictments
| has ueen on My disposing of mucn OF his prOl
cry, consider bic portion Of when was In til
rsignnorhood Of Lafayette, Indiana. with
bfagAdocO air he goes about tho streets an
AK. What are they going TO dc about IT, /
lie mean time the Shahenburg mansion y KEY
open, anu the wife ana female relative 81 TN
a,houest Federal official II aunt their s- an
Nyets ana diamonds before the eyes OF society
and then, rs II to make evident the inclncelit
o. the whole seeming attempts on the pal
OF the |. :. Government to prosecute this maI
lu'teid u permitting the L. :. Attorney
Hosecute hun, * Secretary jenkins, himsel
removed from once because MS onici conduc
Was steuch IN the nOstTs Of the cOmmunit!
Eappointed special attorney for the purpos'
way should not tho ] w Oiiicer Of the Govern
meu', who certainly Is not burdened with dutit
W this Territory, prosecute the case. instead
engaging special counsel OF mediocre abiill
and questionable autecedents To perform III
auty tor nimf II seems as II an attemnt
behg made 70 whitewdsh this dshOn ottic'
bold"r SIMPLY because some OF his most lntimal
lsNclttes are close TO the President. The cat