, 1881-11-20
How Black and Ball Made Fraudu-
lent Pension Claim and Now
Go Scot-free.
Arrest Of Lilley, Late Deputy Auditor
Of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department.
Operations OF the Leading Candidates
for the Next Speakership.


wAsH1,;GTOS D. C., Nov, 19.-The sunday
Cdzette continuing its attacks upon SheFmaos
administration Of the Treasury. has the fouo"-
Ing:
= nm under the impression that John Sherman
IL the greatest Treasury Tycoon that ever oao
or by any possibility could have existed.
nossess exactly five items, 80 far as he Is con-
cerued that care to give publicity to IN your
next issue. They are small as compared Win
the material In 1ny possession. but they are good
IN tha vuy of indication. Tho first three Items
re.a1e to bis Presidential candidacy, the initial
one being the furnishing OF his political head
quarters (which occupied
SEVERAL LARGE APARTMENTS
in The Corcoran Building. opposite the Treasury
Department, at the expense of the Untteds1a1es-
The furniture, which included carpets DESKS
lounges. chairs, etc. all came from the treasury
Department, and was not returned thereto
This is perhaps, little matter, but 1t increases
by several hundred dollars the money amount
that Shermau's Presidential candidncy cost the
honest taxpayers OF the United States -"
TREASURY CLERKS
were employed day and night Tor months De-
fore the Chicago Convention OF 1Ss0. under Inc
direction Of Treasury employees named Honana.
Morris, Dyer, Bosley. and Knox, belonging to
the Customs ana Internal Revenue Bureaus
After the convention they were al1 pFomoteo
over tho heads OF more worthy and ethclen1 per
SOUS regardless Of the protests Of their respect
Ire bureau chiefs, as reward for their 1abor-
By this diversion Of clerical ability from legit1-
mate employment to the forwarding of his can
yass, Sherman managed to absorb few addi-
1oual thousand dollars OF the honest ta1pay ers
money 4 great deal Of
TIRE STATIONERY
used by Sherman during his Presidential candt-
dacy came from the stationery office OF tne
Treasury Department and it WAS great DEAL
But considerable quantity, amounting 10
hundreds of dollars in value, came from an en-
1erpxisinc merchant Of this city. whose name
ran be given. This bill was paid out OF the Con-
tinoent Fund Of the Treasury Department and
the disbursement charged to large number Of
patent dle-holde1s. which were never nao'
Doubtless Mr.. Sherman has sought, or
will do so, to obtain receipt 1or
his stationery bill We shall see, however. ihe
MelIue Commission, IN their Investigation OF the
Custodlan's Office, nosed out this fraudulent
voucher, but they
co11.D NOT FIND THE F1LE-HoLDERs
for which it purported to pay. Upton and
Power. TWO of Sherman's candtdacy- managers.
told thu Custodian that he had better get rid OF
the fraudulent nle-holder voucher BY paying
into the Treasury the amount thereon paid the
merchant for stationery supplied BY MIN 1or
Sherman's Presidential-candidacy purposes
about x50o-which he did. The Custodian then
went to Sherman and told him how be had been
compelled to pay out $500 for his benefit ana
the greatest living Treasury Tycoon, with
TIE DELICATE CONSIDERATION PECuA1Ah
TO HIMSELF,
to1d tha er-Custodian that he would have to
trust 10 his generosity get that 500 back into
h!o pocket It Is hardly necessary to add tna1
the Custodian never got that $500 back, and long
ago ceased TO trust to the generosity or the