The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-30
.ighly Important Arrests.-Frauds upon the
United states Government.

Some OF the most extensive frauds that have been
|perpe,raed in New York for a number Of years past
ainsl the government OF the country have recently
|been brought 10 light About two months since II ap-
pears Justice Stewart became acquainted with the fact
that certain ind uals twhose Il isdsemed proper
suppress for The presently in the constant practice
|o forging land warrants applications Tor backpay for
services alleged 10 have been rendered in the Mexican
var applications for bounty lands, and for pension
|udcates and, after much exeriIon the magistrates
art in order TO ascertain the OF the parties, he
TO Henry w Heath, esq agent for The Department
the Interior, and deputy United States Commissioner
T., Pensions al Washington. This gentleman. on re-
sewing the letter, Immediately instituted an investigation
|reat've 10 the truth falsy of large number Of app
|stons for PENSIONS back pay land warrants &c, which
within period Of eighteen years past been made 10
he department. and found 10 his surprise that the govern
bad been derauded out Of land and money TO the
[amonnt OF hundreds OF thousands OF dolasthe exact
|amount i yet unknown. While ibe Investigation al
oded TO pending IN Washington, Justice Stewart
|was engaged N probing the matter N this city, and N
|connexon with Assistant Captain iehi, ol The Ninth
ward police discovered other gross frauds besides those
previously detected About ten days ago Captain Teft
WAS despatched 10 Washington with further Information
10 the government authorities and while IN that city II
Twas discovered through his information. that in single
instance fraud involving the loss 10 the government OF
ewhtccn thousand OF land had been perpersisd.
ew days The Commissioner OF Pensions, having pre-
pared himself with what he considered The necessary
proof Of the guilt OF certain parties, this city and
preferred complaints against about eighteen or twenty nd
vduas, charging them with forging the names OF different
parties TO applications or back pay, penaons &e, with IN
bent TO deand the OF the United States War
Pants were then issued by Justice Stewart and United
States Commissioner Brigham for the apprehension OF the
persons therein named The warrants is question
placed in the hands OF Captain Loves, A,ssn Captain
[reffi, OF the 9th ward and officers Van Boskrk and
anifer OF The district who during Saturday eve
ming and yesterday arrested ak PERSONS lawyers snd
brokers respectable siandng in this city and Brook
byn These persons were yesterday taken before Jus-
h'ce Stewart, and, with exception, all were commit
ted TO Jefferson Market prison for examination One per-
bon. prominent Wa-strcct broker, placed in
tody OF Capt Te Against him the only charge prefer
red appsars TO be the sending OF ialse application for
. pension Tor a widow This application, he states,
had been handed 10 him by ot the other parties
for the pnrpose OF having il transmitted tn Washington,
tbe accused at the Time believing IT 10 be genuine
document One OF the accused arrested about three
months ago in this city, charged with resenog forged
check at the Bank ol The State Of New York for IS D0O
and be ,s nnder indictment and awaiting trial on the
charge. When apprehepdcd for presenting The check
and taken before Justice Stewart, (who then police
justice, number Of land warrants were found IN his
and The police snppos'ne them 10 he genuine
turned them to the prisoner Ii after this cir