The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-20

At General Cou, t-Marti.l, convened in the city
Of New Orleans, ON the 2Sd day Of March 1915,
whereof Ii COLONEL Arhueklc is President was ,ried
ID T.. Williams, Assistant District Pay Master up
on tie following charges and specifications, exhibited
ty MAJ. Gen Gsines, VIZ
CHARGE lsr.
Fraudulent practices and egect Of duty.
S;sclfcck0I For that ti.e said ID. T.. Williams he.
ns ASSISTANT District 'ay-Naster officer per
si s1iect to the rules and articles OF war;" did,
" about the 18th day of March, iSIj at the civ
Of kcw-OTleIus, traudcntiy ami wick,dly deceive
chest, rob, aua Deprive OF their Just dues divers sol.
iies, and discharged milamen late IN the service of
the United States, IN the district s'urt SAID by telling
them that lac had money for paving the au,ulnt
due them, and inducing them, 10y f asJucrt and de-
ceu practices, to sell their certificates other eyi-
deuces OF pay, al discount OF between twenty per
cent and ,Ty per less than the amour, nr such
certificates other evidences of pay and hv these
fraudulent practices, he, the sid u &. Williams nh
ts'ned the certificates OF John g. I},ibun aud James
Huston ard divers other soldiers and discharged mill
amen, late in the service of the L. States as aturc-
saul
~ ARGE 2Nn.
Enhezrling ar mlis~,pying public money.
olScttcGil'H l. FOR that the said n. e.. Williams,
being "a Assistant District Pay Master, officer or
peifOh sutJec, tu the rules and articles oi war, dr,
on OF about he 18th day 0f March isis at the cv of
New-Oiicans iruituentiy g wickedy deceive. ohcat
rob AID deprive of their Just dues, divers soldiers and
discharged mitiamet, late ia the service OF che Uni.
ted States. ~ the district aforesaid by telling them
that ne had nu money for paving The amount due thc
and inducing them by fraudulent ami deccitlu pr,c
uoes t. sell their certieats ut evidenc 1T pay
at diseuunt OF between twenty per cent and thirty
per cent less than the amount OF such certificates or
other evidences o pay and by these fraudulent pr,c.
tUes, he, the SAID ID. G. Williams nh,aned the &C tl-
Gates 81 John Sadburu aud James Huston, and .iyrs
other officers and discharged misinen. ale in the
service at t4c United States as aforesaid and did mr.
chase the said certificates other evidences OF nav
with Wl'o money, pat Into his hands TO pay the TROOPS
oi tie T. States
u9.t nj git1
Ouer pleaded - not g-'ltJ. The Cuurl- Martial being
cleared, and the proceedings read over by the Judge
Hd"e"te on .'ature dclilera ion, the, And the pis
oner, ID. e.. WiIsms Assistant District Paw. M,s,cI
"gniity" VI 81 much at the first specification of ,he
iirs charge, aud the hrst Su chcainn of ih, srcan
charge, rs relates &c his purchasing discosnt nj
twenty per cent the certificates other evidences II
pay, 9t sIndry officers and soldiers the amount oC
hgs thousand collars sad not - guilty Ofthc balance
OF the saT' speclho9uuns and they do find him e,i
~ oil so much OF Che first charge. 20 :. fraudulent
practices " and not guilty of tue remaining par, uf
said charge and not " guilty ct the second oLsrp..
snd thcy 10 sentence the said William, TO paw iun tc
hands ol the Commando; Geusrsl, the sum Of FIVE
hundred dollars, to nc appropriated under hs order
to paving Up the deficiencies ofpay due such officers &c
soldiers, SOLD their certificates Of pay az dscnint
either Ten the prisoner, or ~ NJ. Nathan as Brokers
and they do also sentence him To- be dismissed the
service OF the Unit ID States; and that he he confined
in the guarhouse, until he shalt comply with the Tor
mer part Ot the sentence of the Court
The MAJ Gen. approve the foregoing Sentence ofthc
General Court Marital, whereof Ii Col. ArbuekIe is
President, y orders MAJ Davis, Asst. LISP Gen To re-
celve from tic prisoner, ID O. Williams the fyc hun
dred doiars for the benefit of thc Injured dschar-
ged men, agreeaby the decision OF the court after
Wtcn, the name ct the prsouer viii be struck from
the rolls Of the PyMssters department, and ne will
be liberated.
The General Court Martial, whereof 1t. Col Ar
buckle Is PRECEDENT, IS dissolved
(Signed)
+. P. GAINES.
Maj. Gen. Comd,g.
True copy from the original
filed atthis Office.