The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-04-12
ROBESON'S RASCALITIES
COMING TO LIGHT AT LAST
Evidence ON Every Hand Of His
ColIusion with the Bankrupt
Cooke, and His Misap-
preparation Of Public
Funds.
A BILL OF PARTICULARS.


OPENLY eIoLEN-HIs IMPEACHMENT TO
FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT or
BELKNAP MAS BEEN CONCLUDED.
The Washington telegram to the Chi
cago Times, Of yesterday, says that every
record brought to light reveals Robson IN
worse plight. Trusting to fortune to
keep certain dispatches out of the commit
tees way, he has brazened out all the evi-
dence of fraud accumulated against him.
! In his explanations to the coBmittee OF
his relations 70 Jay Cooke & Co., during
the period of 1878, he has for once over
reached himself, and has thereby con-
victed himself of deliberate Justification of
the records and retuted the idea that he is
really more than merely cunning The
dispatches in this connection that have not
been already published are with one excep-
| ton of no Importance. This exceptional
dispatch Is the one in which Robeson from
Long Branch says the president authorizes
loan of the funds of the navy depart
ment to Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co. TO
aid them in their financial troubles. Some
good administration people explain the
! presidents action in the matter by saying
that
RoBEsoN MIsREPREsENTED MATTERS
| to him, and that in his ignorance of the
| osn, he saw no harm in what was pro-
posed. Mr.. Grants culpsbility is thus
measured by the density of his ignorance.
As for Robeson, no one, upon full exam
/ ination of the hitherto unpublished dis
patches in the safe of the real estate pool
committee, can frd any excuse. Robe
sons last letter to the committee was writ
ten six days before any dispatches were
published. Had he been aware of this
/ publication, even those already given out
| would have moderated some of the state
ments in his letter, In this letter he de-
lliberately withholds Information and stops
his account OF the deposits with Jay Cooke
Il Co. in this country, and for which there
was no security given nor any security in
prospect. Robson was: fully advised of
the condition of affairs, as Bradford, pay
master general at London,
TELEGRAPHED AS FOLLOWS:
LONDON, Sept. p, 1S73.-GEo. NJ. ROBE
SON, Secretary of the Navy, Washiugt
In. c.: With Cattell, / have had long
interview with the house. They show
themselves solvent If their New York
securities are good. In this excitable mo-
nnent think they eau not give tangible
security here Immediately. They pos
sibly can arrange in day or tHD TO pro-
tect the account with securities in New
York. have seen McCullocb, and have
| positive assurance commanding my belief
that the heavy draf s in regular course Will
be paid. l feel sure that any act crush
| ing the house would ee most unwise for
your interest. BRADFORD.
| It will be seen that Jay Cooke, McCul-
loch IL Co. were able to give no security
Robson says that he never advanced this
money OF the Oath of SEPTEMBER. When it
wss advanced it was too late TO make tbs
government preferred creditor, as, under
English law, the failure of the American
Il ~ cd ~ fa Ia 1frx..f do
ton of the affairs of Jay Cooke, McCul-
lech & Co. Upon the same day as the
above, Bradford
] AGAIN NTELEGRAPHED robson:
| Yours received and fully understood. i
am earnestly ct work to carry out your
views. By request of the house / am
there constantly. All the books and daily
transactions are open to me. They are
preparing perfect balance sheet so ss tC
enable them to make arrangements to
meet your views. If the assets are as re-
ported, as / believe they are, they will
show a surplus outside of the private
e. tates of the resident partners. Business
continues as usual, and public sentiment
shows confidence in the house. hope
tomorrow to cable you something def
mite and salts sfsctory. The house will cable
tomorrow through their brokers to al
parts that the navy drafts will be promptly
met. BRADFORD.
The following day Robson gave direc.
tions for this additional loan, ment on Of
which he studiously kept from the CON-
mittee. The ordering OF the loan is shown
in the following dispatches:
Lone BRANCH, N. j., Sept. %, 1875
Commodore Reynolds, acting secretary
of the navy, Washington. d. c.: Tsle-
graphed you to-day to give Cutler 9
requjsltion for $780, 900. Give him another
for 81, 900 600. In addition make special &c
In person to the secretary of the treasury
and ask him to pat through by telegraph.
Act promptly. Answer to No. 29 Broad,
way. GEO. Nj. RoBEsoN, Secretary.
REYNOLDS REPLY TO RoBEsoN WAS:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Sept
"a, 1S73.-Geo. M. Robeson, care Psymas-
ter Director G. +. Cutler, 20 Broadway
New York: Rsquisition through ano
amount to the credit of Cutler on the as.
sistant treasurer's books at New York.
Il Acting Secretary.
: In addition to the above authorization
upon the 10th OF October another 81 ,000, ,00t
was remitted. When the balance was
down to $4,000 Bradford was author.
, lied to load more government funds. This
was a larger balance than ever cou Id
be required to meet any one-quarter OF
naval drafts. After October Is Robson
admits an additional remittance of 1896,
7S4 SO. Thus, taking the remittsnces be
! admits and those actually sent, the fol.
, lowing is the result: July 2, 81 ,000, 900
! Aug. 80, $500, 900; Sept. 26, 81, 5000 Oct
ii, 81, 600 900; after Oct. 10, $666. 6.734 So
total. S4 $50. .734 SO. There is at present nc
means of knowing exactly how much
Robson loaned, as Bradford in London
was authorized to help Jay Cooke, McCul-
looh q 10 w thaU nQadad III
} will be seen from the above showing that
} IN one-half of q fiscal year,
AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS,
when money never before had been sent
s4,5Oo,0OO was remitted, sl.OOO,00O more