The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-02
robson PROVED A THIEF.
ITIDENCE THAT MAY SEND HIN ~
PRISON FOR TEN iLIRS'

tween LhdrNbtlt auh % ~"
.tst Ia which secretary hobeson now mus
hiuselt II he e.capes whit'bornc he VIII only
fIon Glover. Glover, whose report II shortcr
a. more to tn, point than Whitthorne's, Tor the
latter unc lrth,d ga Of corfu tion' mas cauenV
tn willy old SecOr IN the act. anu certhh'S mas
,h,1w nn him for enbezLing and stealing.
F.rth, uatience, persistence. and thorou illness
with wUi,n MIR. Glover and his associates have
aon, their wOl Il tue thanks OF the country are
due to hin anu them. The obstacles which
,tnyh.v. mai to encounter were dishesrtening.
uh.eBIknau,R beson has the Witness OF the
,erpcn. ami at every step lc Ii used every de-
p.rtnont and the fun official power OF himself
and the A lministr .tion TO prevent MIR. Glover
nom getting at tue truth. That he has succeed
G IN view Of these facts, and the additional
fct that most of those who knew the facts de-
pend On RoDeson aud tue Administration Tor
their .ily bread, IA evidence ali<e OF his skill
hnl IN lustry. The exIiuit Is a disgracefu one.
n ,eveter comment could I'VE been added oy
The committee than the simple quotation OF tho
statutes which closcs tho report. ihe law chis
Robeson's crimo mbczklcmcnt and theft, and
recognizing No distinction betwocn NV criml-
nal anl hish one. provides tho cri nihiFs pun
isanent from one t. ten years Imprisonment at
hard labor. or a nuc from sl,UOJ to the amount
tt len, or both Tue report IS strong docu-
mcut nd speaks for itself Afcr rehearsing
thc resolutions OF the House under which tue
committee acted. It is ia full a. follows:
THE REPORT.
While tae Investigations OF this committee.
under anu b. virtue Il the fOregOi X resOlu-
ii u-, b We ne es-arly assumed wide range,
y, the committee deem tue fo,lpNins acts and
uNtucs OF the Secretary Il the Navy Of So grave
char lcter AS TO cali for special report to the
" irch 2, 1870 interrogstories were personally
served uu the secretary Of the Navy ~ Brooke
acka,l Jr., Assstant serge at Arms Of the
I. loose, which rCI tted to tue deposits VI public
hnueNs ~ &c oi MN WIN tue LONDON house u
a ~ Cooke. Mc, ulIic oh Go. March -, repv
g. these mt,frogatories was received. In TINS
lc.tcg, Leaning cate of March ~. the secretary
4 furm,d the committee tn 4 after the failure
o. Jay Cooke, McCulloch Co.. Sept. 49, ls,3,
1ufturr ueaosiis were made with Jay Goose,
n ctulioch Coz In continuation oil said foreign
navy account. during the sad month vi OCTOBER
ana the ION ,wtus month of November, amount
ing TO Sl,OG67jlSj. said dep isits were made
through John u. bradford. Ia master-Geuetu
Of the Navy, who WIS then In London, and sup
IneU with money for the purpose Of protecting
TIE credit OF the Government. The sald nrm Of
Jay Cooke. McCulIoch & Co continued 10 pay
navy drafts IN the regular course, but were
hnallN obliged, under the operation OF the
L elish laws, to ~ into hqlid ton when their
partners IN this country we've fOrn ANY auJ udicat-
Ell binArupts, unu tnat since said bankruptcy
NJ iutther rvmiuAnces nave been made 10 tuelI,
mr. On, iurtner funas intrusted To their ca .
tody; but drafts drawn upon them have been
accepted by them AS they came due, md were
presented and have been pad anu taken ~ at
maturity D> Paymaster Bradford cut OF moneys
furushed him by the Navy Department for tn
lpOsc, IN Oruer tilat III drafts might De PAD
IN due cour-e without interruption or discredit,
but at the same time without adyauclng any cd
Snii"eh e." II Is not Nt pre,sndsS etS.r in
these passages or elsewhere ia tue Sccretery's
letter tnat any part If these further deposits"
AT jay Cooke q Co. faiiure.weTe used by ) y
CJONe. McCuloch Co. to meet paymasters'
Graf's or otner puddle purp .ses.
Ca the contrary, the secretary proceeded to
iulorm Tue Committee that tbe Indebtedness Of
Tue SAID nrm to tue Government had since heen
gradually reduced ) pdyn ens mace 10y them
and by ueuLS OF the notes credits and
les OF some property held 10y the Government
sum Of sess i5iis Paymasser-oieneSai Brad s
fora. having recently Returned from London,
" ~ before the committee ON the Eth ana l4tn
OF the present month. and WIS ex tnlned a.
l,ngtn Concerning the duties performed 10y him
AT London. July Il he testified as follows;
V.-whai WAS tbs $4,000 advano cd aud the G12o..
- o,lanee ia tner haAda ior? A.-for 'ne paying VI
III ssarfsi liabilities. uap,tle. of the house,
q fnc9 the S.vy Department Of this country was
a. \. tas.r SFgeit,i.r ,A;-Msl, 70 eert-in sI.ui
tare u H. TO my M d, was tiai o. sst!ng those poo
cause bell We that mad he house oeen c ossd up
TO- TINE, the hASlish erell'yrs coni nave seized
nit-d s.aics wouid nave EVt anythiig a al, aud AZ
ISeaaicaly eai o. proper Do not Saow
V-Doyou Know shetaer t,ere vac any authority OF
o~ ny RUE manS years pa. been simp.' %
s.a.At ul eli S.tn The laws IN that parlcu ar.
BplSrERISG Up The BANKHUPr FIRM.
Again, wnen questioned by Mr.. Lewis, he tssti-
Geo as follows.
bltrtngn n, t. heip 'ne .9g,e Of Jy Cooke Me.
- Il fs,3 A"Tne urst adyanc. VA, $50 o5j /
ms ne accom-, arc al IN tne Ireasury Depart
rin4Ot wei nx ats Or names Inen at er hat am unt
ajooc c.'o" A''O'' 'n''' u''ADS altogether 1O0u'
Asan he testified;
.Q-Now. II that money You received up to DC; Q.
1Nst, placed IN hands VI jaw coke. MCful
l. ~ 5n1Ts S me go" gwen 70
PAD all ne drafts
At another point he was questioned by the
rnairman:
DO HaH age, STAND ySq Pqw ,e,' @ s'so
sed ne y Ss ey t T. IN oasss
Ete,., AAd LAT YOU All a. naval draft, out oi
III ,e@iisT "YS..s1a T9s .i;oad IL met Ito 10
t-n GiOOIo~as considered, think. 10 be OF tedi-
f. ai t'I SITES Sites '"D ''''''' '''-'' -s'' IL
July IA lie testified as follows:
% jag % oss Sr asI o ac h sS yr:r y ls
o. yer 5000, Sale "a ne anne time you trans.
,H Ny 's.ToGy ~ tee ra asI e, o ssn
BE- o.c - oo1, nAkng IN al 100000, JnJ under
~ 49, TO- 90 fspnd ...,,v ~, ma, ,.,,,o.,.,, .,.
g = u a'd that under orders? A-Yes 1 did every.
y der OF RS dd notAi z on my own account
~ hy Orl-r u the secretary of the Navyp A.
And again he answered;
Has A.y part ~ Ihe mon given 70 you TO be dis.
1f-'i E"h placed lfh lay tin- ". ia tAr Arm Of
Aooke, Mc.uiiDch & 60. a. a depJslt2 A-Not a
rDui. "
q How diIl gel into thef hand, 4 n,tasacsposlt2
oht "nen paid the drafts ,4At we're drAsa upJu
a. -FN@
Again he testified
= How much dit you pay into their hlnds BY dlreo
II |.I. 1i ice ~rtrtt4r 4 the NaYyp ~
lut " tines You mean besl.es the drafsy
x ND So-ut 'i.2oooo that is, $4,000 and
E.uJJJ
Again.
.. how much aid you payP Al paid ont eoe 900
o. i y Cooke, NC ulIncu q c..
Y 80 way d t,kins up Grlfss? A-Nn sr tina,
~ independent besides ta@Ing W drafts when they
/ Auc
g loolt what date that A.-The drafts were
b 1850 due a he time.
4 a, dd they d. with that money!
Nltre-s-lur E22O,VOOl
1900 CnAirm DYES
TIA do NJ KNOW. | suppose they used 1t in
ri llsinest.
heNn;
q iiNe j. Cooke. McCulloch q Co. made any repa,.
20 YOU Of phid ny you 70 thcul, have
tMply allowed the alnOunt IN thelr Landn To
,..th - meeting driftsp A.-NU, sir. They never
the amount T. dln lsh by meeting ara u, and
s.ilt "a Jack, 40 have ST. ed or tOlu yOu,
Ap~fi tholgn that was al paid In America
tl.
Z. rr,u-Q They do not allow the sum OF
o. l tei. ~ lis To- diminish Uy paying Grafsf A.
'o. rita Al50OO wac paid 10 them,
POS Nalrht. y 50 amount OF that led IN paying
q ID nf NN me- OrlgiuAl Iudruteiui II, haNe