New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-01
THE LATE PENSION FRAUDS INLANCASTER
COUNTY

Since the alleged extensive frauds the nted states
Government have been ferreted out the city OF Lancaster
has lost two OF its most prominent citizens Inc paruea
yefarred TO- are Judge ID VOndersmth and Gen George
Ford men of wealth and of the h heat standing IA society
heretofore The charges against these two men nave
already been mentioned, but the amount OF He frauds
which il is all ged have been carried on Tor period OF
nine ye8rs has not been stated The sum total OF Whcl
the Governmtn it is alleged has been defludoi IS sara
TO be upward of $4,000, Of which Judge Noadersan :,
ALLEGED TO have been the principal receiver supposed
hare heinz full two hirds The Of the females
used TO the frauds in the eases which have thus
tar been Investigated are Mrs Susan Long hsrgafe'
Iyte Madaena Russell Rebecca Hurley, Eva Cailaghan
MARGARET Hartman Maria Gray Jullans Parser, Cnrs'
tisna atson and Jane WiDnere On one OF the CLAIMS
that OF Mrs Lyle over $4,000 was PAID on nsauuient
peusO papers In the given the most careiu search
h beer n AIDE for the parties their relatives and IN
several of them trace can be found that they ever eH
sted In the Of Mrs Susan Long the repued claim
ant for pension which claim issued IN ei4 AMI pre-
sented BY Judge Vondersmith for period of - years
is ged paid to that person. as appears from me
oicisl records and regularly from that time 20 1922
when fraud was uspected. The amount paid on this CLAIM
was about g. 900. The husband, Andrew Long moved
from Lancaster county Virginia in 1904 where he and
the wife soon after died. without leaving any descendants
at least such i the statement Of the Oeers who have
nat been able 10 learn OF their whereabouts, If there are
any living Two three other cases are similar in their
The mode Of operating in these ged frauds ia said to
he most ingenious and deceptive. For instance there is
fI1d in the Pension Bureau at arlington letters from
several distinguished Pennsy lyanians, recommending the
o.
cation OF the persons implicated in the frauds in whose
integrity the parties prevailed upon 70 ask the ana OF oy
erpen for alleged services rendered had the fullest conn
dence Among gentlemen thus yaAnousiy and :oams
fully outraged and imposed upon are james Buchsnsn
Simon Cameron and John StrOhm-a well and faVoTibiy
known throughout the State and country.
Among the names forged are those OF Judge Scnaene
Postmaster Reigar Alderman Musser, and other respect
able citizens of Lancaster has appeared since the de
PENDANTS were taken into custody IL was before Judge
LONG thew were taken VII. OF hdbe1s corpHs ana wa
admitted 10 bs in e. 000 after the strongest
had been mad by Marshal Wynkoop agans: taking such
limited bail Yet this done by the Judge under the
conytion that the parties innocent OF any sucn ma
rant crimes as were charged against them There were
1rer us other of like impressions wsh tbe Judge
and when the nted states Marshal WIN Depue' yonh
enkir and George Wynkoop made the arrest much in
dgpson was excited against the ohceFs none Oh the
friends or acquaiutsnces Of Judge Vondersmth or ten
Ford believe the charges are they yet prepared TO
think them true. 49, -,
had an interview with President Pierce with the nope oi
I,viny the prosecution stopped but without success
Several days after ,he defendants were adIseo 70 peu
IN a. Geo each il was increased $500, ana very readJ
obtained Tuesday lest the time appointed or nea
inc before the United States District Court DuI VI
the as were present hence the bail was forfeited and
benfh warrants issued for their arrests. Marshal nyn
ICON end DEPUTY Marshals jenkins and huer' imme1i
1y Stated in uursui. of them Miller went 70 Lsncas-
Ter ft while tie others went New York aud Boston
fearful from certain rePresepifons they we're shout to
800 ruror in New York that Ford took passage in the
steamer Baltic for Europe on he 7ta ns and that Won
de-sulitb had taken a steamer for a southern port
The alleged f auds have been undergoing an nyeetga
ton during the past three months, By Deputy Marshal
John jenkins WHO appointed special agent by the
SECRETARY Of the Interior and Commissioner Of Pensions,
and through biz inrunentaty the parties were arrested
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