New-York tribune., 1878-10-18
TIE HOME DEFALCATION.

no WARRANT YET issUED-DETAus OF THE De
FAULTER's TRASsACIIONs.
United States District-AttOncy Tcnncy, of
Brooklyn, has received information from tho At
torDey General as what action shall be taken IN the
case OF tho defaultor Ho1ie Yesterday conference
was held between Judge Benedict. Assistant District
Attorney Hull and one OF the United States Commission
ers for tho purpose Of determining whether or not
complaint can be framed against Mr.. Ho1c upon which
he can be indicted. No warrant FOR M Ho1ies arrest
hos yet been issued Some doubt is believed 10 exist
whether he has actually violated United states stat
ute.
Two cases were ascertained yesterday in which Mr.
Ho1ie had collected money and appropriated IL 20 LIS
own use. One was in the suit Of the United States
against the steamer Marshall. owned by Thomas f.
Andrew White, TO recover penalty for failure TO he
a certificate OF inspection. On May p judgment OF
$500 was obtained against the vessel but the cGse had
not been sett.cd. Mr. Ho1c IN the meantime went 10
the owners and offered TO compromise the case for $3.50
and costa Tho owners consented and offered him =
check he refused 20 take the check, but demanded
money and they gave him $500 Tie other case IS that
OF Bernard OFT a cgar.maker, who. FOR violating the
Revenue law, was compelled to pay penalty OF $50
He gave check for the amount to Mr. o1c, who kept
the money.
Mr. Hoxie has recently borrowed considerable sums Of
money from his friends. few weeks ago he borrowed
$3.50 from United States Marshal Harlow and re-
Gently no obtaiucd loan Of $500 from Commissioner
Wins!ow. lie said that ne needed the money TO meet
pressing demands and promised to repay IT when his
quarterly salary was received lie failed to do so, how
ever Proceedings were recently brought by Henry
W. Needban against Mr. Ho1ic to recover 5000,
witch was loaned to him on July -, 1872. lie
promised TO return II on August O OF the same
wear, and gave Mr. Needham check which was
fouud TO De worthless. No part OF the loan has
hceu repad except $50 which Mr.. Nccdham received In
February last. judgment was obtained against MT
Uo1te. and an execution was issued on Wednesday.
Mr. Necdham that when ho asked ioT the money
Mr. oxie replied The truth Il, That money saved mo
flOIu state PTisOu ] had used money belonging To Is
client and replaced it with what borrowed from
IL YOU Will wait little will You" It ~ believed
that the issuing OF this execution prcclpitatcd hr.
HoNC's confession.
Mr. Tenney said yesterday that he had been unable
find the list mentioned in Mr.. HoIIcs statement Of
Hose from whom he had taken money. In regard 10
the cumpromisc for $1,000 he said that Mr.. OIie told
to get II Il ON his brother ~ Chicago, who * believed 10
be wealthy, nHd replace II. This on Monday, and
it il thought that he teegraphed 10 his brother but
failed 10 Obtain the money.
Although Mrs. Ravcn-ha the mistress OF tho house IN
which Mr.. HoIic boarded, at No. 81 PicrrcpOuts
stated that he left the house Wednesday morning.
usual and walked away carrying nothing with him. II
learned yesterday that about O'Clock Wednesday
morning driven up TO the door, trunk
carried out OF the house and parod on H. and then
MI HOIc entered the carriage and was driven away,
Mr. HOXio had an Office In tho Bennett Building, In
This city, and Il his custom 10 visit IT eyeTy after
noon He was there Tuesday afternoon and re-
NAMED much later than usual The messenger whO on
me II day carried the confession 10 the Brooklyn
would not yesterday where lie met Mr.. H0&e on
Wednesday in order 10 get the confession, which had not
been written when they separated tuesday night Mr..
Uoxie. be said was too smart 10 bc caught.
Mr. IIOxc was few minutes before u a. H. yes
tcrday In the lower part OF Broadway, by pcl5Uh VINO
was confident that he was not m,stdAcu.