Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-04-10
THE MeHARcouRr roRasslEs IN SANTA rE.
FROM THE ST. rou1s rryusnc.s o. xA.cH "a

FROM THE ST, LOUIS sEPusncAS o. xAscH %
The Public has already been made acquainted nv nm
official order published by Major JEsUp OF extensive
frauds committed on several ocer u the United States
Army by one Gustarus Mchiaoourt We find the whole
history Of the matter to be about ths acHarcourt who
has been employed for long time b. the army and who
has, until the discovery Of e rsuds always enjoyed
ss se cas t. ss.on ss was s.s
the ousrtermss'eTs Dr.Ssl and shortly afterwards
Shortly after the az. q c.pt E. in Santa Fe his
course of few days he lost his WISE his brother
and servant He thus left with several small rbl
dren, Zone infant wititut even TIE assistance Of
mother, and servant in f every thing that sppertains
McHaycourt, who, unh recently, hs1 always enjs,.s
the highest Of all his esploye vas therefore
necessarily entrusted to degree with The control Of
business Afterwards Capt E. cling seSersi times alb
sent from the post, duty, themsnagsne Of affairs
IN October r' last Capt E. "he Vas then Louis
was informed by Gen. Jesup Of deficit IN a Of the
items of his quarterly account ending April 1881 mount
with some confidential friends in this city, whenS dis
covered his alarm and astonishment, that hisooks
(which kept solely by McH.) had been artfuh al
tered in several entries in the then current quarter
count by changing the figures and in two instances ~
rely erasng the entries of amounts received from or
officers and thus reducing the amount to be accounta
for shown by the books, $4,000 less than wha
fact received and recepted or THESE facts appear
upon the face Of the books when closely inspected
Capt e. Immediately wrote TO Gen. JEsur acquaint-
ing him with the extent and all the particulars Of the
fraud and started at to Santa Fe in pursuit Of
McHarcourt The severity Of the weather such (it
being the winter that he did not reach Santa Fe until
the 9th of january, 1852 He suffered very much the
road He here learned that McHarcourt had forged his
name and that of Col E. ". SUMNER to several drafts
which he sod and had left about two months before his
arrival for chihuahua. Capt E., still pursuing him,
started hither with all speed but to purpose When
he reached Ell Paso he found that McH had succeeded in
selling drafts forged by him above mentioned to the
amount Of about thirty thousand dollars and had left
Chihuahua about six weeks before for Durango travelling
with great speed Pursuit being now hopeless, Capt T.
returned to st. Louis by way of San Antonio.
reward of 81 900 was offered by Capt for the ar
rest and delivery Of the cuprit which he Is still willing
to pay.
There is no definite information Of the amount OF the
frauds committed by McHarcour but enough - known
to say that they will altogether amount to not less imam
$50, 900 in the aggregate.
Ii is little singular that suspected him IN new
Mexico until information Of these forgeres was received
from the United States Such his high character
that no sold the drafts in Chihuahua drawn for large
sums, without any difficulty.