The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-06-16
THE HARRISBURG FRAUD.
A CALL TO HARTRANT.

n CALL TO HARTRANr.
The arrest of Marshal $. Smith, for many
years n clerk In the State Treasury Depart
ment, and John A. Wagner, clerk in the
Auditor Generals Office while Gov. Hart
ranf filled that position, is commented on
by all our exchanges, and our Republican
contemporaries laud Hartranit for his
promptness and call for the immediate pun
ishment of these two clerks. The facts as
stated by the Patriot are as follows:
A few weeks ago j. Ii. Millsbaugh, city
treasurer of Scranton, informed his attorner
Henry NJ. Hoyt and Henry w. Palmer,
esqrs of Wilkesbarre) that he, as city treas.
urer, had returned to the state $4,000 less
than the licenses paid into his office aggre-
gated. He also stated that ne had been APP
preached by John A. Wsgoner some time
before, who informed him he could enter
into profitable speculation. subsequently
Wagner introduced him TO Marshal &.
Smith and arrangement were made to fix up
the city treasurcr's return so that the state
would be defrauded out of $4,000, which
was TO be divided among the three persons.
Ofthis amount $500 went to Millsbaugh,
while Smith and Waggoner received the
balance. The city treasurer was advised to
make public this transaction and refund the
money he had illegally taken from the state
and on Thursday last week Mr. Palmer,
one of his council, informed the attorney
general of the fraud. Last Tuesday Mr..
Palmer, Millsbaugh and Smith had au inter.
view in this city, at which the matter was
fully discussed. The city treasurer agreed
to pay over to the state the money unlaw-
fully in his hands and the tieasurer's clerk
also promised to transfer TO the state the
$500, the latter payment to be made the
same evening. He failed to meet his obli-
cations, and on Wednesday Governor Hart
ranit made information before the mayor.
The prisoners were removed TO Jail.
Now we have no objection to the punish
ment Of these clerks, but wish to 20 step
further. They secured their appointment
and learned their rascality under Hartranft
as Auditor General, and Mackey as State
Treasurer; the former now the Republican
Governor ofthe Pennsylvania and candi.
date for President, and the latter Delegate
to the Cincinnati Convention.
These clerks saw their principals swim
die the State in the Evans matter. They
knew that both Hartranft and Mackey were
using the peoples money for private gain.
They believed in addition Divisioa and
Silence. d" as well as Kemble, also Delegate
to Cincinnati. They knew that Don Cam.
eron, as president OF the Northern Central
was keeping from the State Treasury, in de.
fance of law, hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, where they and Millspaugh we're steal
ling their hundreds.
They knew that rich and powerful cor
porations were Withholding from the State
immense sums, with the knowledge and
connivance of their superiors, and deter
mined to initiate them and steal little on
their own account.
A Legislative Committee majority of
whom were Republicans, appointed by
Republican House, unanimously reported
these facts, but neither Hartranft nor Mack
ey were called to an account, and we now
find the former instituting proceedings
against one of his clerks for doing on a
small scale what he had taught him on a
large one. ....I
Yes, punish these men, but do not let the
large fish escape.