Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-30


TIE CASE OF THE CAMERoN RIFLEs The dis
closure Of matters duplicating certain officers
connected with this regiment has called for
more thorough investigation than has yet been
VOlkhaUsen and l.. Ascher, Of the Cameron RI
hes, made afhdavits last "Wednesday evening
relative to these affairs. Lieut.. volkhausen's
testimony wa: very fully given and was sonSe,
of the nrst named ofacer states that on the 18th
Of October part Of company Of the Cameron
Rides was at Mr.. Cookies farm, Rose Hill, Va.
Two Of them came back TO the camp at Hunters
chapel, bringing two horses. October 18th the
regiment advanced to Anandale, and company F
was picketed at the house Of a Mr.. Sweeney.
Mr. s. told the witness, Lieut.. Volkhausen,
that the Saturday night previous his stable was
broken opsn and his two horses stolen. Witness
spoke to his captain, r Koenig, aboutit. Upon
the request or entreaty Of the witness, captain
KOepig sent to the camp to have them brought
back, but they were stopped at headquarters,
Rose Hill, and Col. Better kept them In his pos
session until the witness tcld Captain Koenig that
IL steps were not taken to return tbs animals to
their owner he would report the case to the Gen.
eral Of the division. Upon this one Of the horses
was returned by Lieut.. Koenig, brother Of the
captain who said the other horse had run away.
Having reason to believe the statement. incorrect,
witness went with a letter from captain Koeng,
asking the return Of the other horse to Mr..
Sweeney.
Witness testified that Col Better assured him
on his "word Of honor" that the other horse had
run away Witness inquired Of the men at head
quarters II they knew OF a horse running away,
and they answered In the negative. Upon re-
turning TO camp witness heard, he thinks from
Adjutant Woellmer, that the colonel had sold
some horses to one Mensen. Commssary Louis
Ascher has since told witness that Sergt Graf
brought two horses to this city, and the colonel
ordered him 70 sell the same, which be did. The
afternoon Of the 18th October witness accom-
panied the colonel to Anandale to reconnoiter.
Three men went to Mr. Cookies farm and seized
upon a dun horse. The colonel rode up to the
farm and, at the entreaty OF Mrs. Cooke and
ordered the n let the h0raa
20, and promised to protect t2e farmers from the
depredations Of his men.
As soon as they left, the colonel called the wit
ness back, and ordered him to stay with three
men at the border Of the wood till be (tbe colo
nell got out Of sight, and then seize the dun colt
and two others with 1t. This order the witness
did not execute; but that same night he saw the
horses pass by the farm where he was on guard,
and they were taken to the coonel's headq uarters
Witness has since heard that the dun colt was
tlken but does not know IL.
About the 14th of this month when the paw.
master Major Marston was paving of the com
panies, witness was ordered by Lieut.. Col. Won
Gerber, since deceased, to arrest Quartermaster
Simon on the charge of stealing 400 pairs Of shoes
and selling them to Mr.. Dupre, Of Washington,
&C MIR Dupre being present at the time Of
the order gave the history Of the sale. Dupre Of
fered four hundred pair Of shoes to Gen. Meigs
for government to purchase and the General con-
senting 10 buy that number Of shoes from him,
Dupre bought them Of QuarteTmaster Simon.
Lieut.. Col. Gerber told the witness to give Simon
notice that if he would return the money to Du-
pre- he would release him; but at the same time
told witness to peter charges against simon.
Last Saturday night, November I'D, witness
told Colonel Better, in the Adjutant's tent, in
camp. (the Adjutant being presently that II was
his duty, and was long before, to recover the
barefoosed He answered that he didn't think
he was respoDsib bic for the dongs Of the quarter
master-the Adjutant and others were present.
On the l7th, witness went on foot from head
quarters, at Rose Hill, to Anandale, and met at
the church some men Of the regiment who came
riding on pair Of beautiful donkeys. They were
brought TO headq quarters, and witness afterward
heard from Lieut. L. Ascher that the Colonel
lad taken possession Of them, and presented
them to a party in this city, the Colonel havilg
stated in a letter that he bought them.
The testimony Of Lieut.. Asher was also taken,
and corrobOrates the evidence Of Lieut.. Volkhau-
sen In many particulars
The evidence is for transmission to the proper
military authorities, who have the case under
consideration.
the following deaths Of soldiers have occurred:
James Franklin, company 6, 18th Pennsylvania
regiment, at Seminary Hospital
F. n. Smith, company c, 18th Pennsylvania
regiment
J. 5. Turner, company d, Sd Michigan regi-
ment, at Columbian College.
s F. Davis, company E, 7th Maine regiment,
at Columbian Cole e.
John Wise, company A, 18th Pennsylvania
regiment, at Columbian College.
George w Kriner, company E, Kane rife regi-
meut, at camp.
John A. johnson, company A, 10th Indiana
regiment, at Patent Once.
Corporal M Gilman, company 1, 9TH Maine
regiment, at kalorama.
Jacob HOusemsn, company B, 5th United States
cavalry, at Kalorama.
jeremiah Abbott, company L, LIST Michigan
cavalry.
william Immell, company X, sth regiment
Pennsylvania volunteers, at st. Elizabeth Hos
pital.
Edward Collins, company B, 9th Mamachu-
Rptta FpDimAnt n 2nld{aPJa uosn IfaI Hap
tol Hill.
CENTRAL GuARpHousz CAsxs-Bsfor, Js,,ies
CLARK Mrs. Fitzgerald, disorderlv conduct, dis
missed; John McGovern, Saml Forester, John
Cole, J. w: Ferrell, Lawrence Ryan and Elisha
Bell, were brought In BY the police and turned
over 70 the military; g. E Chancey, Barney Fee
neY and 6. w Young, were all charged with be-
ing drunk, aud were dismissed this morning -
One arrest was made by the I'd ward patrol; by
the Sd, and by the 4:h ward patrols. Eight
dodgers were accommodated.
FIRE-About half past twelve O'Clock yester
day fre was discovered burning under the floor
OF the residence Of Mr. A. ID. Thours, corner of
18th and ID streets. IL was soon extiDguished by
company. IL was caused by the improperly plac-
Ing Of stovepiPe hole too near the door.
sArELv HousED-Detective ofncer A. r. AL.
len has returned TO this city from New York,
whittier he went TO deliver the prisoners Jones,
Abel, Cecil and Hayden TO the officers at Fort La
ing some Of his old aequaintances; among them
ex-senator Gwin, who appears to be In very good
keeping.
BADLY BEATES.-Last night the Sd ward pa
trolmen picked up man named Elisha Bell, ly-
Ing in the street near the northern market. He IL
asoldier; and from the fact that he was dreadfully
beaten and cut about the head and face and his
pockets turned inside out, IL was surmised that
he was robbed. He IL attached to the d. @. reei-
ment and IL now at the central station to be sent
% the camp or the hospital.
TIE CRIMINAL CouRr meets In this city on
Monday next The docket at the coming session
will be unusually large, a. there are eleven prs-
oners in the county jail charged with murder In
addition TO the great num- Der committed and at
large on bail, TO be tried for other offences.
TIE DEAD LETTER OFFIcE There were re-
ceIved a. the dead letter once last week four
thousand and twelve letters. OF thes,, ninety
seven had been misdirected; two hundred and
eighteen had been unoalled for; one hundred and
nfy-nine were unintslligible; and hfty-three
contained money amounting, In the aggregate,
70 s294 50. Porty-three had drafts and checks 10
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