Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-05
THR CITY,

PRoRtHLH LaR0EET oF HosPlT1t sFohas-
LAna1 ouAn4rTT TLKsE EEoN PRIvETE
RHsrbunon ~ THE o. s. MARsHAL.-FolloW-
ing directly upon Che arrest ana cOmmittal
+ Of 4 party IN Toledo upon the charge Of
stealing hospital supplies, has The presence
In fhis city Of nlarse quantity Of similar ar
tielss come 70 the knoWlsdge Of the United
States suthoritias, The oiroumstsnSes sur
rounding which lead unaVoidably to the con-
Vietion that daring thea haa been commit
ED By one Of our either entrusted with the
sslS fsuPplies sent BY IEdies' Aid Societies
-at Wheeling during The existence Of
depot there, and subsequsntly and st pres
snt 81 Nashville. 7- MA
Since last December 10 within 4 recent
date, o. 8. Inspector snd Deputy Marshal
Burliaon has noticed the arrival at the de-
pot IN this city, from time 70 time, Of boxes
marked sU. s. Sanitary Commission" and
diroctsd 10 the party above referred to, whose
name We are not permitted to mention
SusPooting foul work. he brought the mat
4sr to the attsntion Of US. Marshal Bill,
and that ofacer decided upon 3 prompt in-
vostization Of the matter. Accordingly,
Deputies Patterson and B1rlisOn were in
Etruotsd 70 Viait the residsncs Of the party
% whom Ne boxes we're directed, and search
ths premises. The officers vent 70 the house
On Friday evening, and informed the wife
OF The party Of their business. She SO
knoWledgsd the receipt Of boxes Of articles Of
ths character indicated, and that they were
sent By her husband, but claimed that it
was By authority Of those smPOwSed to
give such privilege, and named Is one Of
these persons gentleman Of this city who
is prominent aud trusted land We believe
thoroughly trustWorthYl ohicer Of the sani-
cary Commission. The search, however,
Wal made, and resulted in The discovery of
six boxes-tWO Of them Of small siss-snd
tWo trunks, PACKED with such articles as
Esntlsmen's and ladies' dressing gowns,
drawers, socks, mittsns, shirts, under
shirts; pillows, pilloT-slips, towels, sheets.
napkins, congresses, together with wines,
salVes, BtEtiOneyy, pens and pencils, and 50
on. Many articles were found with the ini- |
tial Of she party upon them, and such Of
these only as the lady could not positively
idsdsify were takea By the ofacsis. They
were ct once conveyed TO the Marshal's Of
See, and an inventory made Of them. These
articles vgsTs ssut tr1m the Wheeling depot,
and were the contributions Of Ladies' Aid
Gooistiss, but Of what places dces not sP-
poar, except upon few, which are labeled,
= u 8 Sanitary oommission-Ihdies' Aid
Eosisty, Buffalo, \. Y Several Of the on
oss1 Of thu Lsdies' Aid sooisty Of this city
ox6nined them Saturday aftdrnoOn, and are
poaisive that none Of them went from The
eoeisty il this city Or any Of its auxiliaries.
Il is barely possible that the party upon
whom this terrible saspicion rests may be
Euiltless, and has been setting by authority
q those in power, but the probabilities in
the case are entirely sgainst suoh aisuppOsi-
zion. The articles are Of those Ehiehpre.ia IL
oontinusI denend, and We DO not believe,
nor viii the public, that an officer Of the
Sanitary Commission TIE sppeal Of which
toths beneVolsaee OF the people for suehsup-
plies, ere almost dailys would authorize their
removal TO q point hundreds Of miles away
from thoie Tor whose use they we're intend
ed, and within territory from which 8
leading Aid Society draws supplies in such
quantities IS 10 have placed it among the
most efficient in the country. And least Of
~, We may add, viii this community be-
1ieTo that the oficar Of the Commission 70
whom The wife Of the suspected man referred
%, hss been guilty Of such eOnSummato
folly.
Proper steps are being taken By Marshal
Bill to bring the facts in the case to light,
and the public viii not be long kept in sus-
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