The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
A SENTIMENTAL RASCAL.
THE sOCriL AND OfEICTiL CAREER or
GLNLRIL o. ~. LIGRINGE
Some Facts In the Record or the superintcn-
dent ~ the San Francisco Mint-Thc Charges
Of hi. Deserted VIE III. Crooked Char
nctcr Finally Exposed by Geo. ". PInney.

or his Dcscrtcd Nife His Crook I'd thn a.
actcr Finally Exposed by Geo. NJ. PInney y.
san FRANCISCO Aug go. II. LaGrangc.
Superintendent Of the san Francisco Mint. was
accused in May last Of felony 10y George NJ. Pin
ncy. late chicfccrk Of the Navy Pay Inspector
nj San Francisco. The publication Of the charge
caused the appointment Of an investgat NIX
commission. This commission. consisting of
cN-Gov. f. +. Low. President Of the Anglo Cali
fornian Bank in San Francisco; DIR. Lindcr-
man. Director Of the Mint and II. l.. Dodge. a
prominent merchant in this city, has been in
scsson for several weeks in IA room mt the
Palace Hotel and. in spite Of an apparent dis
position ON the part Of its Chairman to shield
the used. has developed testimony that rem
dcrs it impossible for the Administration To
keep him in Office without mourning the con-
dcmnntion of the country.
Iinncy. n man Of unusually fine presence
nddrcs~. and ability. the superior in every re-
tpct of laGrange. and. in point Of ability
perhaps superior to any member Of the COM
mission. presented himself and formally sub
mttcd his charges against LaGrange in the
latcr's presence H. put in evidence memo
randum hook. which IS likely to prove MS fatal
70 the Superintendent of the Mint us the famous
porkcthuok 81 Cakes Am,s was To Vice Prcs-
ent Of the nitrd States. He declared in effect
that LuGran-c had sold metal belonging to the
Mint ana put the proceeds in his pocket The
sales were proved. and the records Of the Gov
eminent do not show that the money received
ON that account was ever turned into the
Treasury.
There Is one pleasant thing about I.aGrangc.
and that it. his voice. 1t is a. tender as a doves.
Employees of tn" Mint are well advised that
Whcn the superintendent speaks most softly
AMI gives strongest assurance of support 10 the
anxious dependent. then the axe is likely to fall
on the morrow. Notw.th-ian ling his sweet, low
voice. tie Superintendent mt is OF some magnitude
physically. lir stands more than six feet high
l. well proporiion"d. las li.ht eyes and hair
lnrg" brown m0ustlehc. no beard. round face
ami heavy Jaw
Prior To- 1888. LAGRANGE taught school In
Iipun. Wis. ono ot his pupils there was
Miss jennie Stowen. whose affections he
Sought AMI won. In lsjj she moved with her
parent g. Hastings, MINI. vhore he visited
hrr occasionally until the rebellion broke out
ii" went into camp ~ Racine, Wis., a. "A Captain
III the Fourth Wisconsin Infantry. His attach
m"nt for Miss Siowon was such that he deter
mined. If possible. to make her his wife hofor.
departing for the scat ~ war. Sic wont 10 TN,
camp ut his solicitation. being told that it was
imp"s- Die for him to procure a leave Of al .encr
I" 10 To her and thry were married in the mill
tary camp By the Rev \. c. Barry. Chaplain of
tn Fourth Regiment. On July Is. 1s6l the day
following that on which the marriage took
place. L"Grangcs regiment moved eastward.
and his wife travelled wish him TO Harri-hurs
"a, whence, aitrr q short visit. she turned to
h'r homo in Hastings.
While enramIine M Harr'-l urr. InCr1n-c
wrote letter To- a newspaper published in
IArn II -l'ah~ "f ia" pr'nounl..f lovr for
u. Wf .unl Wi rts as an .uifNGu .t4Uu g.
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