, 1861-11-26
The Alleged SWindliag Contracts.
INVESTIGATION KKFoKE TIE d. .. con-.
6laAIQNKR,


AeellHeay OF Cek MilEan, IeHts Chfi6tbphert
and the Original Contractors.
The eai;s Of Geo. E. 0orwin and Charles B.
We4s, shksged with practising fraud upon the
6ov5f3sn1 n'-@ supplying 1ations to the 52d
regt or more 1fson, encamped at Genay.
kar&&or apy palshich ne hayo already al,u.
oed Rctivcly- ;;,ana, Has called before O. s.
Con&d nIs Hoyne, yesterday afternoon:
A. n 6ahington, Esq, prosecuting. and "
T. McA1llster Egg, for the defence,
Before opening the case, by agreement, Mr..
Hestington ode:ed the following contract In
evidence, agreeing to identifyi as true COPY
Of the original before the close Of the testi-
nonG;
~ A;stisses oi Agreement made and entered into
snaa sna toNrN ehth day Of September, Ammo Domfni
1S61; between CHARLES B. Wells, Quattermseter Of
county, Illinois, On aad in behalf Of the tinted
States OF America on the one part, and George =.
CorWi1 q the consty Of Kane and State of I'LL
This agreement w1t1eseeth thAt the said Charles
.. Wells for and In behalf Of the United states Of
America, and the raid Geo. E. Corwtn, bis heira,
e1ec1.a1a s1d administrators, have oovenanted
nd agreed and By thess presents do covenant
and agree to and with each other Is follows, w:
e1ecntcra oss ~ ne ~ Gto corr1n ~ heirs
cause to b. supplied, It The Commissary Depsst-
Hentvs o. KtTs ane neon = nov IN caaR at
the articlea Hereinafter specified th1t ehsI be re-
Igt 81 4s @ osS oi tne unl!ed states rec1us
the 18th day Of September, ISL, aEd continue such
rs1ons io9g a. eaid regiment u n camp 2. me @
Zach complete ration. fNN'~ - '~@--'
e a d1e aI iaiops e5e,sf 1e W of The ;ooxnT
articles. az ore hundred and twenty .nve pounds
mesh oexA eF nd no1nx n bpead
eight qnarls Of beans, Or two pounds Of rice; sir
@ q mese oS,e @ s} u ngs 81 eda
Han1ine caI dies; fonr pounds Of soap; two quarts
q skit; one 6ashsl o. RotatoesF one pound paper
hppdFed ratio1ss ~ 6>'1">~ " - ''SS'' ~ WY
th1a t9a esh pet ehaa be is51ed lee A. at isast
mandtpg od1cera.
FonHhIlt Y clearly undsrttood th1t ths PIeEls -
Ills contra:t snall be Of tie frst duality.
f1thMSlopld any deult1ng a1,.e 5etpfeung dq
Iyefed nader this liz Contract, then lie commanding
ctcet is to appo1nt diaia1e1ested person 70 mees
IL contractor, These two thus appointed viii
hnye poEe1 to defade 9n ne q1siry q ths psovls
ehosen by the already appointed, tie whole to act
9ndsf oaIh and the opinion OF the m9josity to be
@''1 - ~ GEORGE =. CoRWfN.
"1faessmCnAs; IT, sfos =: sIEFaEss- = o,,zn
1sih, 1851. Capr, r.. 4. WrsB, ~@' ASp''
Asst. Quarter Master,
do certify this to b. trus copy 81 tha oriein.l
contract. c. g; cHEIs1oruEE
The .ans otTs-.a a. a9fseaaa 1ss... ~ o. a.. a.
+he a.;a;sa1 sa..n.e. - .s1. - = =
s;.';,.. - .,es "sos ss 80 ~ 0~a.1 ~
+,on ~ 49, ~ ~ ~ aa,a '.' "a.u VIC sAe'p
~ ~ ,a+ta- ~. ~ ] 1oal pa 'A 'a'A'n "n1'n' IL
~ -, Ts. ~. - eeass'
:, W. ~ oPonn' 'ne eoeo ealo LIZA
~ ".1' Aaeo COUP a. oene'a
49, ~ .'~ - ~ ~vAsAa aus - piop'se'
70 snoT tuab Oh eeptenpef 4tns a1ter Que pun.
He&hon in usual form, the Colone1, Lieutenant
Colonel and Ousrtermaster of The Regiment
$3.50. =. -. 49, .1~.-.. ~ ~ '
rations to tho lowest bidder. Messrs. Lantz 6
Tinsley were the lowest bidders, and con
800 Ea. cr+a--d ;nto ,v;t. then nn +b,+ daz
aset "ae sn'71e@ 11'o "tt1 'ae'1 w Saa' os5
pooos peApg gwen e. required Ihey con
tnueo to deliver rafaons until the 2oth Of No
Tember, with the understanding that the,
vera the contractors. He fnrtber nrnnosed r.
- go -. o.S.s.z,.aS 11.I tt ~
sno" AuA' VI oep'shoei A'sn pte1enoeo
contract Fas made between the 4aartermas
tex and Geo. E. Corwin, sutlar of the Resi
m.nt. whereby c,o,v,v contraetoa ~ f,r,;e,
~ ~on"AAe'e" ~ Ao1 alSi
fslons IL isc' Lie next DAY after the slgn
ing Of the first contract, Lantz d Tins1eY boil
had conve,sat7on. 9th t,oruin 6, that n,
~ ,.t.as 49, a 4Ss1 ".'., ~. 49, so 'A41' 'o'
nleef Aue" tney were LIS cohlractors'
He would show furthermore that the nine
teen cent CONTRACT w.s med far f-,d,,a,
Pu'Poeez ano " oeAauo tne government on
OF the difference between the contract price
and that 1880 had been dr.rn. tGOo on1v a
xb,ch ..7 oona r, 49, -a.1 oo,+.. 49,.
"...~0 ~" 6ono ~ .oe 1e"al eonI1aetoie'
MI. McAlllster for the defenca saE nj
grounds IN the remarks ct the counsel. for ;
csee, He coutended that M fraud 1,ad hao,
,or,.,;t+oa -. 1ota H. :. ~ :. .o., usS,
-, ~ iaA0 4o"A IL b7e aet VI 1oso
Ire original contract was null and void be
cause it was made By the Quarte.m aster of th,
re,iment hefore 41,e ,oe,, ,,a-a -n.s+.,.z -.
49, s.o. ~ "e-e uusteeeo 4ats
w :, ouAAe'4 'A.se ee'Sace' Heus supposed h
LAD the authority to make 1t, bat Co1Hin up
On exaninipe into the matter Esa informed h,
Cant. wehb tha+ ba c,ear1v taa -,.ht -:
s.Sss.n,s 0.1-sHN. ' 13u Nv 4tu.. ~
es1uansiy Cor"n WINES letter 10 Col. WI
stnf1nformfng him Of these facts and telline
bf1a he must supertntend the matter and ag1el
q, ,,,,a ~ T., ,.a.as -.---..- -,
s.e 1os ~ SAeeeo @e'c per 1a1loa. I'M
ne1t DAY Col Wilson gives CorWtn q let
ter to Cart. Webb endorsing the character a
corvi, .n5 ,+.+,o<r; 4h,4 =. .-4.
W. "44,' "1u esaas .nAt Ia "2ass Inc mel
properly aupaaslea a1d tnat CorT1n will con
tract to do 1t for 19c. Wells draws up tn