New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-25
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ILLEGAL AERHE. II q.

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TLLEGAL ARRESTS.
For some .ims past a secret investigation
has been progressing in this city relative tt
frauds upon the Government in thc subsistence
of soldiers, and as fast as the evidence OBJ
tainel appeared to Justify tho procedure, va
rious officials have been arrested ard lodged ID
i,H 10 await tho action Of tie Government.
These arrests have revived the old hue and
cry against the powers that be, for arbitrary
and Illegal Imprisonment OF the citizen; and If
the representations 81 the serni-Secesh pres
were 10 be believed, the Grand jury Of fbe
county, spder the charge Of the Recorder and
the pui6arce Of the Dis,fict.A'sOrney, had re-
solved to irdict everybody IN TIE Government
from Abraham Lincoln down. We iind, how
ever, that ins,ead Of tie crest civil commo'
ton 30 positively announced ~ the organs oi
lisorda, the Grasd Jury were yesterday dis
missed, having found not insle Ill against
nJy officer Of tte Government.
Tie United States AiarShal. Hober. Murray,
urvn learnirg tliac the investigation was
in -,rogrcSs, Frs,ontcd' himself voluntarily be
fore the Gran jury, and expressed LIS utmost
read mess TO Inets any inquiry whch might be-
prop .,.ded. H.-statei that everg Official net
Of iyle was gyi.s wiling 10 ausssr' for md
oil b. y records - his zee relative % arrests.
together with rs Authority from Gpi CORE
spouie zee with he Cove rnmeht. or any o'heef
thereof, no world. if scesaary. 10y 5store
a. no es hfs
h.,;ef =, ,upericr, IN Off were equals ready
to aclnowledge ts-ir aIne-tty 70 The IAws, icr
any app,s.nt Infringement npon the re tic Ana
Liberties Of The ciasen.
Mfr. II. s. Clco,t the ,erial Comm ssioler
of the War Department, who is now conduct
inc the i,qriry iato the aReged frauiJ unpn
the Cove umeni, ~ request OF Dir. AarYey,
also appeared before the Gssnd Jury. Taking
with hin hundred nfiidnrits, rs q san ole ~
the busns.s in which he was engaged, he
made, az we unG sstind, 1veh revelations 30
fairly ast,uDded h.s heaserf and satisfied them
t.at the poYern3ent ms proceeding iN'thls
matter wsh single eye n the public good
TIE secrecy. of Lis researches he Justified -
requisite 70 the ultimate conviction OF .hsse
who nave long been swindiirg tue Governnent.
From mosc.. than one quar.er, We underhaas
that be hae obtained conclusive and dhDagipg
proof, NOT only OF the trends Of The parties
arrested and their imlnedIata coniederatcs, but
also Of TIA, conpiiciiy Of doyernment ofinias
here and in Washington With Their iniauiEes.
It is unds: st1od that in he single mates OF
bills for sabsistence and lodging Of recfGiis
alone. irauIs buye been discovered amcSrting
10 over hsll million dollars. The coledfcls
who bngo been rohbing she Goyernmons here,
it would ssem, res0rted not ONLY TO lraId, but
10 perjury, forgery, and bribery az wel, to
carry ce. their purposss, and the bus.ao's has
been rrosscutei in sueh AN unb!ufhing manner
that .na Only wonder "a ,hat il was not brought
| to tho notice OF the Government be-ors. OF
1 cou 90, with this e,ato OF things bSiore them,
tho Grand Jury haSitG.ed to find tho indict-
maats which the f.ieads Of the dCipqients de-
sired.
In erroneous opinion, fosiered by the oppo'
aopts OF the Goyarnment aud sympathizers with
She Rebellion, mas prevailed relative to th.s'
iayefligations hat thc proceedings were thos'
Of u dospotic military tribunal, and that ell
zens had bsao tad were 80 bo arrested b.
arbitrary pgscesi on the neze Whm or cap'ia'
Of the officers Of tho Government at Washing
ton. Tn, u nos the case. The Commlhlo.H
is only enploycd to procure testimony 10 b
used by counsel for to Government as th
basis Tor prosecution in duo legal f.sm. N
|, doubt within o few days the case VIII
ready Tor trial.
3 by direction Of The War Department. tb
. Commissioner i, now investigating the affairs
different regiments which weIs organized
: this city, and it is said that tle development
in one case during the past week disclose q
a amount Of guilt on the part Of the Colonel
G the regiment sufficient to send him to the Stat
a Prison for life. The papers have been place
s ia the hands OF e-Adsocate-Gen Hol
f and tho officer Will be brought to tritl
. court-martal Immediately. 1t is pity tn
c similar Investigations could not be started
= Washington and in other cities, fox there
# no question that tho Government has been d
!, fraudsd out Of many million, nj dollars BY u