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The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
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Governor Palmer and others from Springfield visited Washington to prepare a compromise in the Albert Smith case, involving the 1873 defalcation of over $100,000 by revenue collector John T. Harper, who fled to Canada. Smith was indicted but untried; Solicitor Wilson opposes the compromise.
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A special dispatch to the St. Louis Republican from Springfield says it is understood that Governor Palmer and other legal gentlemen of that city have recently visited Washington for the purpose of preparing a compromise in the celebrated case of Albert Smith. Smith was chief clerk for John T. Harper, revenue collector of the district, who went to Canada in the fall of 1873, with more than $100,000 of public money. Smith was indicted for aiding in the defalcation, but neither of the accused have ever been tried. It is understood that Solicitor Wilson, who was district attorney at the time of the defalcation, is opposed to accepting any compromise.
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Springfield
Event Date
Fall 1873
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john t. harper fled to canada with over $100,000 public money; albert smith indicted for aiding defalcation but untried; proposed compromise opposed by solicitor wilson
Event Details
Governor Palmer and legal gentlemen from Springfield visited Washington to prepare a compromise in the case of Albert Smith, chief clerk indicted for aiding revenue collector John T. Harper's 1873 defalcation of public funds; Harper escaped to Canada; no trials held