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PENSION FRAUDS.

PENSlON fNAuDS.
Several shocking cases Of frauds on The Pension
Olice have been severed within he present year
An Attorney in Kentucky, who had had rc,pec
table station in society, IL now IN confinement up
on such and other charges. A number of persoos
in Virginia have been detected, among " HON ara
individuals Of high standing, md one member of
the Log slslure
Blu, the most shocking case is in Vermont. Tie
guilty person WAS Robert Temple, Esp formerly
Pension Agent President Of the Bank Of Rutland,
and man Of great wealth, and tho first character
in tina, part OF tho country. Alarmed at the pros
poe, Of the publication Of the pensioners names he
ca ne 10 ashnxtou, and attempted 10 tribe Clerk
IN the Office TO nl er the books and m he Out falsc
lists f.r the printer, SO us to conceal his frauds
The Clerk succeeded in drawing from him a lis,
Of about sixty cAses in which hc desired alterations
10 be made or the names omitted. lie prom sed to
write under fictitious name, and left Washing
ten. The affair was then disclosed by the Clerk
10 his supsrors and an investigation took place
in The War and Treasury Departments, in which
many circumstancos were developed tending TO
srens then the disclosures made by the Clerk MIR.
Temple had been Pension Agen, in Vermont IN.
til he was removed by Maj. Eaton, when Secreta-
ry Of War, and it was apparent that he had been
playing the same game while in the scrvics Of the
Government.
nc OIetk VINO nau maze Inc OiScloSurc was now
despatched, with companion, TO Vermont, to So
cure the arrest of Temple and investi gate the ca
ses there After his departure, let,e, directed to
him from New York was taken ou, Of the Pos, or.
fee, inclosins fifty dollar no,., and promising a
liberal reward il he would accomplish tho object
Il was from rompls, under fictitious name Thi,
was for sarJed to the District Attorney Of Ver.
mont, under the frank Of the Commissioner Of Pen.
sions.
The mcssen gers from Washington arrived in the
vicinity Of Rutland, where the United States cour
was sitting, On Friday. Some delay occurred IL
consequence of the Dl,tric, Attorney being occu
pied in criminal case and they did not enter tho
village until night fall on Monday, and then foune
thai Tempe had committed suicide.
II app 0rs Ina. h. had observed in tho Post Office
SIC eaer 10 the District Attorney enclosing ms ow,
anonyuous stler with The $50 note, aud induced
the Postmaster 70 give il TO HIM, under prctenc,
that he would deliver II. He undoubtedly opcne>
Il, and as % he say its contents, went 10 hi.
rouse, took his gua, relued to his stable, and sho
Il mseif through tie heart.
The extent. Of his frauds is still unknown 1t i
nseertsined tha' rcany OF III ,se for whom he hs
been drawing pensions are dead, and some Oh then
lied ~ years ago, others are supposed never Il
hzso existed. Isl con, cctured thai he amount thus
ss.ttheied from tho Treasury cannot be less thar
SAC boo, asd Is probably moro.
~ gives Us pain 20 notice this Transaction. AZ IN,
eat.y individual made his alonemen, with hi,
Etsfts ssoot, aud has left su smIabls aud es,ima