The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-19
FRAUDS IN THE TREASURY.
SUTNDLTyG OPERATIONS ON HOLDERS
or REGIS TERED BONDS.

OF REGISIEHLD BONDS.
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WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Treasury
sonsntinn invnlvin, Commute fall 49,, e. 81,
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"l TWO VI nus prolher rih9sters' develops some
startling facts in the way Of improncr conduct
for oven tho Trensurv D,u,r,n,cnt M. ,tic
,otion thnt 60, ,oi ' nv, Nv , ,''o
Eu'ioh lhat Oohnnt' Baker, and Bigelow have
been connected with extensive swindling opera
tinna which b.yo boa,, ,r,.,is,1 go, hii.,
NJ rce,ist,,rod h,nIs Ia .,id g., ~, ,,li ,,,,,
although officials who have been engaged I'm in
ycsii,,ntinp tho fnots orc vorv reti,n,t o,d not
,.a,'' Wv ' - W @ ~ "i'u pos'-
livery uecllne 10 give dethlls, 1hey have de-
velopcd enough. however, to establish the fact
,ho, mo .,,.,,,,Iti,,., all, 49,. - -, -, !,
"'''' Wv, ,nE 'o"u nv. n'Nc poch currlou
on without collusion with Treasury officials.
and there must be persons with authority to ex-
amino h,oLs =, 49,, ,h, -. - ~, -
"","o DoV@S ~ M" ',,o h"'''s Oh noluers OF
registered bonds and the amounts " accrued
interest thereon The method of n.rnntrntinp
IA, sro,,,1, II. h.i. a.. ,ii.
"lu li"uus ~ prIVhy ihls'
Ihousahus OF persons are holders OF bonds,
or,., ,,t,,'' W. r,,
"'.'r u"iS''lr'nS V,''r poh's' iail TO coho't inc
interest due them which accrued before trans
fer was made The nnw holders Of thn honda
:, - 80. ,.,'' v, ,'' uV"'9
u'Oo"'so'"'' h"' ""urc oi 'hls, "iu liie interest
thus accrued remains uncollcctod. The fact
Tint tbis iut,r,at Ia ,,n,,,iJ o,t ,,l ,o, ., ,h a
bollor of ,ho honds r., n, within lnn,,,,t,,o
of some one in the Treasury Department only
and this person must be one who haa dir,ct
- - -. ,-,,
connccn,on WIN the registry BOOKS, or some
hi r. % Viii uu'u 10, suihc.nt 10 entlle
must be n combination inside the Treasury,
WILL ,,,nt ~, "a V,npuSru ol hrgc uhWpcr OF
sIoms from w.lp eHavi fge com mus
OF attorney, or. irandulenty personatng the
iuiIv nn, II rig r, nwu 70 wrong
eS to- an enrnn nn1 II E@oHn ,b no
Special Agents. of which ". b. Moore il chief.
brenr, Il ~ ou IL S%n N ,nn employ oil the
Some time since. it viii be- remembered. one
n"uk.aSe, u ,I'Ik IN lhe lr,Hsury Department,
Wn ME "y,n VIE Tor c|,uSlon WIN one Jenkins OF
source handsome fortune. Since then the work
9 oil inyeslsa.ion has been going vigorously on.
position nm1,g whom il Assisf,n, scnr 81 ~
tonant himself. This report does not como
be- interviewed upon The subject. hnt Sss lnnked
out through outside parties cogniAint OF the
v, aid Z" w. nav ouvh s1lnE Un' hrrInrt
Sherman containing mi "details 2! The discovery
81 The ordination. lnplicatng Mr. Conant. hut
knows OF no such report and cannot imn ,,'.
how this charge could have originated; II is
the meihoisp Of The s swnders hnt tbSy WAN can
show that Mr. Conant necessarily must have
been cogniznnt of their onnrntinns avnn hnu,,b
H., - -. i't,' =, u 'l'h-h
-, ai" ~ n'' .i niaS'n nv, I'Hi,Nu "Nllins
from uhenl. Sln," Tue nrSt publication OF the
enafEr, whicn dii not mention his name at ALL
Mr.. Conant has been boiling with rnlc and
nVing nhout tho dspn rt,,.nt ia a s,r,n, T,r,r ~
Indignation against what he insists is false
ana malicious attack of enemies seeking 10
effect ms removal. Quaking and trembling are
observed also among several other officials of
the department not very remote from Mr.
Conant IN position.
"A most shocking story OF shame and dissip pa
uon Is told by ono who processes ~ have been On
intimate personal rrlhtonS with MIR. COnant.
ings. The gentleman relating the en-
II. nv "uuh ne nus sworn 10 anu ih'hds 10 SUD
i'm Mr. tnnnni's hnhits ia f,r,n,,r 49,, ,