, 1876-12-13
4 RETURNED FUGITIVE.

Mountains, and lIs Is Mo Longer Accused
Of Larceny AZ Bnllsy.
Sptciat 0ispatch to Tia Tribune.
NEW YORK, Dec. G.-Josilua +. Bailey, who
in 1860 fled from the country NJ lefaulter in
hts accounts witt. the Government at Internal
Revenue Collcctor,of tho Tlsirty.sccond District,
has returned aud madc good his deficit, and re-
ceivel from tho President full pardon,
Recognizing Ills Innocence IN explicit
terms. Mr.. Bailey hus been III the
city for several weeks, but his presence wins
known to but few pcraons. hfost persons
familiar With the late war made by Secretary
Bristnw upon the Wh!skey Ring IN the Wcat
will recall the principal Incidents Of tho ru!tl,
culm!natiug in the flight Of Bailey. Tie had
begul. the prosecution Of Illicit distl1crs while
Collector OF the Fourth District, to which hc
lis activity IN ill., District lad ,,9Ua; Sec', 70
great that President Grant transferred him to
the ThErty-seco,I District, although all appar-
ent dc!icuney Of SIS o0o existed in ills accounts.
Ihts aa arsa n ft c ast tat a osc9E
that COLLECTIONS Ind fallen behind assessments
$1,000, 900, to collect which he adopted u sys-
tom lnoro rapid than careful. Over lO,l0D
notee' u ; as;li'''l.qt taTpayrrs were sent o9t
work prevented accuracy and order In his
accounts. ThB consequence was ri. apparent
deatt Of about $550o0 IN bailcy's accounts,
*95,E0 Of which he was never able to explain.
This amount lie clh!tned wRs un error ursing
out Of tho exfEetctts Of the work. The $50, QUO
remaining wns I'll expenditure III prosecuting
frauds Which he bc1iuvetl himself authorized 10
make. and ~ defending h!1asclf against con-
clals who formed the New York Ring.
Bailey, III hlB statement to tlie President, re-
cites sereral remarkable INSTANCES OF these con-
sp!rasfes. ln 9nu case. ia 1s'9 and 1857, ho
Of the Uuited States Marshal. who soon utter
permitted ts'e King to resume operations
shal's protests and threats to bring United
States soldiers % to disperse hIs olllsers,
casc, q Special Ageut Of tllc Treasury led tile
attucls oil him. pcr|urel at'layIts against him,
secured Ills arrcst and almost lis removal.
Bailey arrested all the perjurers, who confessed
Special Agent lied. A Deputy Commissioner
became tlle .ctual manager VI tue uistIllrry In
Bailey's uwn district. Dllley seized and cnl,tls-
rated It, and the Deputy Commissioner resigned.
Thu local' officers of The NInth I,istslct wcrc
tillcry. Bailey SEIZED anl conflsc,ltcl 1t aud
ncnt tho owners Anl managers TO the rtnitcn-
ttary. III Ills zeal lie wct't out of Ills OWN dis
trtct to Prosecrte, and IN siShtsen HYats re,
eonascated property In yalue 1,orc than double
thus Incurred was subsequently, declared
by the Commissioner u Internal Revenue
Uniley's transtcr to tho Thlrty-acco,M District,
the second III importance III tic country,
On taking Charge he At once bcgau, In hta
Jealous and eager way, to bring together evi-
known to haye aggregated funtlJcds Of millions
of d0lare. Several mouths wcrt occupied In
collating the evidence, aud, III thu winter
OF 1689-10 simultaneous Seizure was 1nalie of u
larss number ct whisky hquscsa, whsre proof was
aud wh!sky-lcalora u deframd thu Government,
In tho drawing Of whisky from, bonded ware
i,onses without tlln payment Ok tlie ta1. j., A
etorln was M ra!ssd all oyeT the country by this
throughout talo United States, % aud It's action ]
Evidence q trregulartic. ii tho Fourth
Distrle. vas colleetea E[eat'y sxaggcra.ctl, md
lsevcnue bccan,s alarmed, and personally lnyes-
tigated the matter. Delays followed. NotEco
was bought to Butoy ot tile purpose to suspend
him. The expctso VI prosecuting tho Hing unl
defending himself increased, until thu deficiency
roso to $dAoo0, and lbs real dcllci. 70 slU,0W.
Tho exposure Of tlis WIS certain to fu.ow soo,I
aud Galluy, broken down with Rtlxlety. lied until
tlls storm could blow over. The ling escaped
u Ba'lsy has oily Just now returned, at .noucnt
beTnn sinGle-hapuel. When lte fed frons this
city, Mt. Daley asseEts thut ho hal only Il few
hundred dnlfars la hand. Ills family was
left Utmost destitute, and. SIX months
later, When his witc to!nel him, sl,v
brought him exactly 800. HI went
to Brazil, and there had severe struggle for u
loug tlme, III Is rctleclt - 10 hls llle abroad,
but II is known TINT ho was often In great
atraita for money, eonclusiysly .d!sproVtnE tea
had carried oil many millions. At ieul:th
he got his head ahoye water H. tho
matter Of finances, a,ll has been enabled to
pay off large part af tho SUN which his bonds
men pail tlu Government, Negotiations were
then opened for pardon and the rgturu Of A1r.
Bailey alil these stsultc4 tn the grant by the
President Of full and unconditional pardon, tn
which expre..lans ara 9sc.! showing tAe conf
aud conduct Of nxlluy in tho prosecutions begun
by him.
Euwards Pierremns, who wa, United
States District Attorney when Bailey was
Collector, aud Secretary Fish are kn0wn ~
have urged upon tho President the action taken
hy him. Air. Bailey has been In tho city about
SIX weras. visiting only Its lawyers and few
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