The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-28
PRICE TWO CENTS.
STEALING OVER A MILLION.
CROOKEDyESS Nv TTE a.. s. TREASURY
10 BE LOOKED INTO.
Several Clues for the Congress Committee 20
Folio" t'p-Iwo or Thee scnmps who are
ImpIicnteh- the Numbering Mms Dono.

Follow Up or Thi &C scnmps who are
Implicated How the riunJering was Done.
WAsHINGTON, Feb. 27.-Thc COMMITTEES on
Expenditures in the Treasury Department have
begun investigation into the payments of the
unclaimed interest on registered bonds, Ii
may be remembered that last spring IL was dis
covered that ono Harry Williams of New York.
a prot'gd OF ex-senator Fenton. hnd drawn un-
claimed interest on registered bonds by tho
means Of forged af1ldnyits. Williams at oncd
made good the money and was allowed TO with-
draw the forged nnilavits whirh were the
vouchers on which the money was paid. |, APP
pearcd then that n clerk named Douglas had
obtained LIST of all the registered bonds on
whlch thcre were due unclaimed interest. This
list hal been placed in the hands Of a man in
New York who undertook to look up the per-
sons To whom the interest was due. Douglas
was ulrcsicd, but tho charges nunfust him
wore dismissrd. Ie hnd drNcd me TrSasury
ON 'ils To prosecute him. ana threatened TO
mTkc astoun linz disclosures If he WINS moi re.
leased. An inVstignlion, so-cnled. wrs mndo
ny tne Sol,c ,or oiil,c; and Hurry Williams
forged atndav- 10 him was nrpru we'd In tho
iacc oi the iaa thnt they were admitted 10 have
been forged, and Notwithstanding II was wnlI
known TINT Vasi sums OF money had boon Maid
Vn spurious vouchers of this kind The inquiry
into ia" matt er Wa stopped. This fali Douglas
WAS arrested again and with him John R
Grow of this city. on charge Of subprning mon
10 i To .inut' persons ana lhlSrly swear that un-
claimed interest was due thom on regis tered
bonds The man who turned Stntr'e evidence
and betrayed them was Bilah Ri chHrdson. n
well known between for thieves ana forccrs
and brokers. BefOr, the day SIT for the hearing
Richardson WAS allowed To cscapc. and II
course Douglas and Grow, and tho other par-
tics cannot be prosecuted.
Grow wus the fellow who forged the end 1rse-
mcnt ol u man in Georgia on two Treasury
drafts and Obtained the money fro, tn, Cti-
zens National Bank Of this place. The Citizens
National Bank obtained the money on ticdrlfts
from the Treasury. When the forgery was dis-
President of the bank, went 90 thc Tr,isu Ia
partment. maic tender ~ the m lnry and ob-
ttinod the drafts with the forged cnd1rsrments
lrofecdings were began AGAINST GROW but
nothing has coiuc Of than, the Treasury De-
paftmeni refusing TO bc ONE pr, -.rt.of.
About tn" time tnat tn dis 'lynry Wis funIa
last SPRING of the druwin, of un"lainI / irfer.
cst on forged an iGvts iIr Couqnt. "a ii As-
sisidnt Secretary Of thf Treasury. was srnt
abroad IN charge ol Syuii.ute hus moss. II IN
chufg a TINT he and otNers In tAc S"oi 'tIs' :,
Office had made the original li-t oi III ri.s.
tered bOnds on which IN .lNim"d fat g.. 81, was
due that they had been drnwinf this inter' st
at their DISCRETION, ON forged an l;s'a Tor E"y-
cral years t3at the 81 nrf, Dnu-in-- oft iinr,l u
copy Oi the Ring list surrrutitiuu-ly. md began
business ON ms own account. II the tpnmil'"u
on EAp cndituros Of the Treasury Department
follows the scent II has struck IT will unearth
Onr of the grentest frauds OF the Rgr. bscausn
not loss than ilul0UOD have bccn SO stolen
officials in the Treasury Department are M
phi ateil is certain, and on no other theory cau
the failure to pros ute those who have becn
fouud out be accounted Tor.