The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
LIST OF INCOME
TAX PAYERS SOLD
Newark Deputy and Woman
Clerk Arrested and Held
on Bail.
PRISONER A WILSON MAN

NEWARK. N. j.. Dec. 1i.-John v.
D~iefenthsler. First Deputy Collector Of
Internal Revenue. and Miss Mary A.
Dpley. about sixty years old. VINO vas
a temporary clerk In the Office hers until
last Thursday. were arrested this after
noon. charged with having sold . list Of
income taxpayers In violation Of the
law.
The arrests were mad by Deputy
United States Marshal G., v. Gormiey
Mt the direction Of Collector Charles v,
Duffy. Diefenthaler and Miss Duiey
were taken before United States Com.
missioner Edwin r.. semple In the Es-
sex Building. Each furnished 81. 900
bail for II hearing on Monday.
IL * understood that a statement
made by Miss Dudley. who has been un.
der surveillance since Thursday, caused
the arrest of Diefenthaler. Mr.. Diefen.
thaier has been In Washington for two
days In the interest of the candidacy of
John J. Arnitage for the position Of
postmaster OF Newark. II was on his
return from the trip that he was taken
into custody.
Collector Duffy after the arrests
said The lists offered for sale con.
tanned no information a. to income or
the source of income OF taxpayers. but
merely gave the names and addresses.
They succeeded In disposing of one com.
plete list. which has been recovered.
The leak In my office was first called
to my attention last June. I began an
investga tion and learned that Miss
Dudley was In the habit of visiting the
internal revenue office after hours and
on Sunday.
II learned that a W. A. Dunn Of Har-
rison offered to sell such a list to q man
in New York and upon Investigating I
learned that Dunn was a nephew Of Miss
Duley. That simplified the matter some-
what. except that we wanted to estab-
lish the fact that Diefenthaler was ~.
sociated with her. which we subse.
Guently did by getting a statement from
a man In New York who said q list had
been offered to him for 8 cents a name.
This man finally made a statement
I which corroborated my suspicious that
Diefenthaler was cooperating with Miss
Duley In the matter and shared in the
receipts OF the sale.
THE taxpayers Of the district need
feel no alarm. because nothing what
ever has been divulged concerning their
incomes
Diefenthaler has been a resident OF
Newark for t~hirty-Ave years. coming
here from New York. He lived In Walls
burg before 1t vas annexed to New
ark n was tax assessor Of that Dor
ough. He was employed in the inter-
nal revenue department for fourteen
years before he resigned to enter the
leather. manufacturing business. Al
that time he received q legacy Of about
$500 from "a relative. He Invested q
good part OF this money In an apart.
ment house at South Orange avenu
and Alexander street. but II failed to
attract tenants INT has been idle most
of the time. He lost some Of his money
ia his leather business.
Mr.. Diefenthaler was n candidate FOR
Sheriff on the Woodrow Wilson League
ticket IN 1911, but WAS beaten for the
nomination by John +. Monahan. the or.
ganization candidate. He was also re.
fused by Mayor Haussling the appoint
ment to All the vacancy in the Board OF
Works prior to that.
Mr.. Diefen,haler was a candidate FOR
the position OF Collector Of Internal
Revenue and then accepted the post
OF chief deputy under Mr.. Duffy. He
assumed this position July I. 1914.