New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-20

and on for s;Ob, war, and had two children. vt,.s
were bis. She had moi h... married to him. she LsI
nos gwen Ter name his wife, but oiA'med s'st
ne, name was Brennan because the children .e'onsed
Denu'n' ine hrst wife presented her masSns
iHe "'ie had been SICK and had received
| -, o"'.n Delense Committee the sum Of Sl2
while the mistress had received s3s IN 80. -.
meuts. P"S
Then there was woman who had no lee, tha, e.,..
husbands, all fighting for the Union. She bos ,h.ss
tickets, each representing the claim Of the respective
| husband
Some welknown prostitutes have presented ticte,.
by the half dozen, claiming p.y because their namer-
husbands had le them without support Tbis Las
been accomplished by yonng who had been in tie
habit OF frequenng hou-es Of bad repue, getting GER
feates from their officers aad leaving them with the
women with whom they had hsbi,usly associated.
And as msny tickets have been given women with
out any certificates having besu shown prove thss
they were the wives of soldiers, 90 large number o<
these orders Of relief have found their way into tho
bands Of open and avowed women OF the town.
Another class Of persons soliciting relief, are those
who represent that their sons or nephews the
may be, have been their cole offs support. Upoe
tho investigation Of number of theee cases, 1t bss
positive annOyances and dependents upon the rest of
tie family before they enlisted.
Young having no relatives in the city or State.
have in very many instances left certificates OF tbea
sOdiersbp with girls of loose character and whenever
such cases have been detected, payment has been
stopped.
SGch is the reckless manner in which Ward Commit
tees have fulfilled their duties also Aldermen whose
names flourish the cards. There has not been that
careful investigation which was necessary. The
charge cannot he denied explained away. The Union
Defense Committee in possession Of the cards bav
ing on their faces the signatures Of the culpable par
les These cardshave been IN many instances granted
without any certificates being presented at all, and
thousands Of dollars have been paid out to VI
the town, uukuowingly at headquarters. Aside from
the dcporabIe fact that respectable and industrious
women have been compelled to minge in commVn with
the vet characters in society in order receive tbs
needed relief the money thus bestowed upon mPOsters
has caused many worthy persous to 90 unreeved.
The manner In which these Ward Committees have
transacted their business should be made matter Of
consideration in the forthcoming report of the Union
Defense Committee. II IL 70 be hoped that they viii
not avoid mention of the "Blaek List," which has
been Kept at the Fourth avenue oihce.
Nearly 900 has been saved 10 the Union Defense
COMMITTEES by the systematic detection OF the impostep
who have applied for relief. This amount more than
pays the expenses involved by the Fourth-ayenns
Office. Yesterday the work Of paying eommenc.dat
81 o'clock a. u, and continued till 81 O'Clock ?. IN.
with one hours intermisson, aud in the seven and q
half hours thus engaged with two teers paying ous.
i72l persons We're paid nearly 1000.
The rush is expected be most fearful this morning.