New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-30
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ROCHESTER, Oct. 29.-FOr a number OF moh'nS
there have been TumOrs of fraud and corruP'iVl ~
the United States Marshars Office of the Northern
District Of New-York. located in this city, Though
individual charges have been made nothing ueh,
nite has become public until to-day. Maishai
Clinton d. McDougal lives in Auburn, ana seluohi
is seen in his office here, which has been run ny
Deputv United States Marshals Ambrose NJ hane'
John NJ. Bardwell and General Isaac +. Qultnoy.
Lane is Thought to have acted as an accoiiPnSo -
MoDonoal % has also William Wallace Gilbert,
who Is United states Commissioner IL
hos boen Lanes duty, as clerk 10
make out the accounts of the thuty-hVe dePu'ios
in the forty-six counties in this district
,vvEsT1GAT1ON BY THE GOVERNMENT
Tho obnses I'M this office have at last grown so f1a-
Grant that the authorities have been
Obliged to take cognizance of them
and institute investigation. In August
viii Haight examiner of the Department of Justice,
came 70 Rochester and held a secret investigation
in Powers Hotel, whittier he called witnesses for
examination The results of his investigations were
reported to the AttOrney-General, who atterward
reported to McDOugal His report cannot be oD-
tanned but Gilbert who has seen 1t, states that IL
contains the following charges and an ORDER 1or
Lanes dismissal;
WIDE VARIETY OF OFFENCES
That through conspiracy IN thlS oiIioo' LAM
Ouimby and Bardwell have collected iuegal ieesi
that the witnesses before the commissioners n"'0
bean compelled to discount claims, and in some In
stances have failed to get their fees that officers
have been unnecessarily subpeGn@d and paid as
witnesses that technical and frivolous charges nave
been trumped up for the purpose OF oDlalH io91
that professional spies employeu 10 1n ui @
Hices. that United States Commissioners nave aded
these infOrmers, and increased thelr ices Dy
ments; that Commissioners have MADE no rcpoII OF
eases where prisoners have been dlschargedi tnaU
The deputy marsbals have charged FOR serving war
rants of commitment whom prisoners nave not gSen
committed; and finally that the CLERK OF tl9 DIs.
tTict Court atBufalO had charged for RECORDS nou
written up and for questionable final records III Is
stated that Robbins tho clerk has not "II''cA up
the records since 1881.
DEPUTY LANE INVITED TO RESIGN.
Last Nav Lane obtained leave Of absence and
went South. He did not return until September Z,
at which time he, at the request of McDougal,
handed in his resignation. This has remained q
secret until to-day and he has been In the office
regularly. Even today was 10 De seen upon p1
States Marshal" He refused to say anything about
the charges made against him, further than 10 eX-
press surprise at and deny them.
Gilbert was visited by a reporter today AS
United States Commissioner, he has heard
nearly all the cases begun in this CITY, lie is
charged with being cOgniZant of the conspiracy by
which the Government was defTauded. He explained
that az McDougal succeeded Genera! QmmGy
as Marshal In this district the latter had og'h Ille
deputy. BY courtesy his title OF deputy has been
dropped. Gilbert says Quimby mover dd
any work. and consequently never drew
any pay THE DSeTstv General cborFPeG P5G9tfhs5SE ho%
ever that accounts have been made In MS name,
and sworn To by hirn for services performed 10y
Lane TO receive additional fees 1t is, however gen
orally believed that General QuimDy mas not peeh
consciously guilty of any fraud lie may have been
As for Bardwei, Gilbert says he is not implicated
in the conspiracy. His name was only brought III
by reason Of his being Lanes assistant. lie now
holds Lanes position.
pYNIALs BY CosfNnssI oNER GILBERT.
In answer to the charges that witnesses be
fore commissioners have been compelled to wait
for fees or discount their claims, Gilbert stated
when interOgated that nothing OF the
kind had occurred here. There have been
charges Of this kind in some parts OF
Marshal has made the matter right; As
10 the charge that officers are unnecessarily suo-
ppnaed and paid as witnesses, he said that tie Dls
frict-Att0rnev orders all subpWnas made, aud
directs who shall be called as witnesses nom MS
knowledge Of the case In which they are needed;
He said that there was no doubt that charges h9d
been made and considered which proved TO be
He further denied that informers or, professional
spies had been used to an HhJusjhaDIe extent IN
hls office. He said hc always reported cases in IN
which prisoners are discharged. No fees are COZ
lectable in any such cases and for tins reason most
Commissioners do not report them.
ONE CHARGE ADMITTED AND EXPLAINED
The charge that marshals have exacted fees for
serving warrants Of commitment when prisoners
have not been committed was, he said made
I'm one sense Of the word often true. When the
warrant is served the accused gives bail and so is
not committed, but the deputy is entitled to his
fees
He denied that he ever made unnecessary
adionrnments to aid infOmcrs in increasing
their fees A number Of 'adiournments, he
said was often necessary. He did not think that
anv arrests would be made as Lanes resignation
appeared to have been all that was required. Tie
revelations have made considerable excitement III
this city.
DEATH FROM Il RARE CAUSE.