The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-24
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1913

| WASHINGTON, sept %, 1913.
The Lard JYarant Froud-A HINT to Claimant
| Hing Meeting-Poii,cat Stocks, &C.
The examinations of Messrs Phillips and Stette-
MUS oil which we sent you lull report yesterday,
mas created great excitement in this community
good deal OF prejudice exists against the parties
implicated, particularly the latter one, on account
OF former transactions. MIR. Srettenus was some
years ago a clerk for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road company, and became deiaulter for severa,
thousand dollars; he also tailed in business here
All this, however, should not influence the public
mind, In the present case, ana we consider the
United States has entirely failed IN Its prosecution
In the absence OF proof 10 the contrary the defence
set up, namely, that Phillips imposed upon by
d man who represented hun self to be Charles
Whlte, must be considered good. Stettenlus IS
charged with lending his notarlsl seal to fraudu-
SO 10 he.
The frauds committed in these land warrants.
nave peen SO numerous as to direct the attention OF
the government TO some means by which they can
be stopped. But it has tough set of customers to
deal with The to'al amount land warrants to be
issued, is somewhere about 10 900, of which number
some rs or 30 LOCO have already been disposed Of.
Inc value OF these warrants is between fourteen and
hiteen million of dollars, equal to the proceeds Of
lahu safes Tor at Least slxyears. Such large sum,
scattered about so widely must of course affect
people all over the Uuion, and any information
by which frauds can be avoided Is of great
importance. Several facts were elected during
the examination, yesterday, of interest to the
claimants, and the most important one is that ap-
pllcatOns to the department In person are always
attended to first. There is no necessity for en-
gagng the services OF an agent. All the soldier
need do, Is to present his papers to the Pension
Office himself; the government will attend prompt
ly to his business, and his warrant will be issued
tree OF expense and without the danger of disap-
pearlng by some presto process. Hundreds OF SOL
dlers are hanging about this city now, who have
placed their papers in the hands of agents, thus
whereas, had they personally presented their pa
pers TO the office, delays, in many cases, would
have been avoided, and expense in every case
saved.
1t is said that the government intends to follow
up the prosecution of Phillips and otettenlus, by
several others, including several further charges
against p and S. We have heard OF instances
by agents; but this sort of gentry scientific
IN their transactions that 1t will be matter of diff
fculty to convict them directly upon any charge.
great wing meeting Is to take place, tonight,
at the PLATFORM, on the avenue. Since Taylor's
last letter, most of the wings who stood aoof have
fallen INTO the ranks; and Mr.. Clay's refusal to
sanction the use of his name, has driven in the
balance 1t IS expected, therefore, that the meet
ing tonight will be most enthusiastic We will
send report of it to the Heraid, Taylor stock,
here, may now be quoted above par. Cass stock
holds its head pretty well up, however; whilst
free sOilsm is at greater discount than ever the
Painfield Bank was.
BY the way, speaking OF banks, IN walking
through the Patent Office, this morning, we OBJ
each OF which was inscribed, "to counterfeit this
Is death" This continental money turned out to
be worthless, as is well known. QnGc-Wh hat was
the value of life in those days! OMEGA.