New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
CHARGES AGAINST GEN. WARD b.
BURNETT.

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stree against Gen. Ward b. Burnett, United States
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warded 10 US for publication. The charges, it 10
urderstood will be invest gated by the Government:
That Gen Burnett. r..d with certain Deputy Surveyors
M m 70 TAI, s :. 50 s. to en-
fhs, be b,, tod different pep9ss that weud 10. 60 for
his fife nd and eerk CAPT Games. lie said this while barzsn
rg with then. for to 60 to 70 get an increase Of
fSs Cen Burr.,. carried proposition IN writing from
safveyo 70 me ssia Oanss prop. 20 pay s PER
CONTENT. u ~. .t. snd TaSs 70 the surveyor II. time
ira. arrangements made with Gsnes would De ssdAcy
not money himself toa. they should pay
o,er TO Cert Gaines as that would enable p should Il BE-
come paone' 20 evsee % 'es'sa''on 0iueoo ~ INC NC
"psr.mehts 20 nqsue INTO ~ ,,.. r.... u.,.,
Mhh.i snen lhei ~ ~ P.y,
hetorr S's 81 L ,,. 90, "a y, a. W.l;s
THIS 81. sSe y [ 9.sa a9G usast that
,S ~ snsn,ittps Hsrb~r. seeoan,. 20 the psp.rt
.seat a.: amount. 3 :.a. 70 the aid Gains. New
the draft and receive and use the money
Charles " Pierce rere bol so money $500 paid
for them TO Capt. osin.s
ProPi.ion, we, executed by them on the Geld. but .
their conpa..@sn ref. deliver the hea Tnis
contract VS.: cancelled BY Burnett aud resi @ ai'o wie
"ss.1 Ss s % s,s s Ss. IT,, :. ne
feid He aftsrwsrd the but
only day. and that Gv tke all done The
four towusbps and is situated least three days
travel BY the nearest sctcsbe route from the Surveyor Cen
eiss ohce Gslnes WAS not Absent from Neoraks City week
Burnett aceed ard approved the work and accounts
fnovrs all the facs . , go
General Burnett sent written notice 70 the securities on the
bond OF Mschsn tna their bond was forfeited and then
endeavored 10 Ind mem 70 hs man whom ne nopd dsss
rate to 60 cut ana hnsh up the VOL rhhns In mat oners
were made TO certain OF me BY an atsaene Of the ONCE
70 resne them nom nsSg,nty tot ecssh A.. o.,
me ToIno 70. " me y A. saa Ss.on vroneu,
under their contracts OF lat year were examined by lnspctor
Mschsy under instructions from Gen Burnett The report was
favorable in each Maesns work approved and paid
Since then Inspector Cook sent examine the sms
work. who also reported fsvrab the work Of Cronch but
ssanst that Of Msclesn and White Wheeupon Gen bnnet
cancelled Cronchs contract and also Whites ana Maclean
sud notlhso maceah e. WAC lsd "<ueS % oonu VIZ.
y.repor ~as made ina. inc bona yes ,9sea A. h
vhhsnoing tne rep IL OF "Aey on Nn'cn oreN os
pay from The 1ov-rnpien ne oy hen nWhe "
az Inspector and as SINCE pesn sent out snd now 40
senton such duty uDcer the same OF hu s,tucon oy VIZ
tue Oh whlcn tne iofeginf eAamiLHohs were m'oe' a.,
In addition 10 that he ". contract 70 the same Mckey snd
Ludcineon for the purpose OF having them sell II Bur
metz hno~ns that they were not TO do tho work and
suucticrs were issued 70 assist them 10 ~ns sna tno toins
notorious that the contract WAS ha~f-d about the
In sale Tor several days Mickey nos prsetcai surveyor no"
ludometop ana burnett kaowsi Luddngou nso oonuc.
ss year winch quincy az 1PP'o'eu, Auo"ihs tnae