Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-05
The Most Henrtiess Gaze of Larceny on
Record.
Supplies Sent by the Ladies' did Socicy and
Sanitary Commission Stolen

he government authorities OF this city on
yesterday received the developments of a
wholesale larceny operation, the parallel OF
which surpasses in atrocity and villainy any
other that has come to light for many months,
exhibiting as they do, that am organized gang
OF plundererS are at work within The federal
lines, dlsgracetully appropriaIing supplies and
government stores sent by willing and benev-
client hands to comfort and aid the sick and
wounded soldiers i'll the hospitals and the vol
unteer, who, on the battle field, is exposed 10
prlvatiOn and suffering, and fighting tor the
Union and the constitution The particulars
OF this latest vIllainy are in substance as tol.
lows
For many weeks, detectives and the police
have been advised that an unusual number of
packages of different kinds have passed
through this city en- route for sundry towns in
the north, and, taken in connection with other
information that supplies sent forward had
not reached their destination, the utmost vigi-
lance was at once instituted, and the co opera
ton of the officers in various parts oil the
state was solicited in unraVelhng the apparent
mystery.
Within a day or two the officers have sue.
ceeded in unraveling series OF most out
rageoua frauds. Their suspicious were arous-
ed at Toledo on Wednesday last by large
quantity coming through tie express office,
from Lebanon, Ky, which was believed to be
property unlawfuly obtained. The person
TO whom the boxes, trunks and parcels were
directed, and who had previously received
large conSignments, was permitted to take
one OF these boxes from the express office 10
his storehouse in another portion OF the city
There the police seized this box and other
packages, and found them to contain clothing,
hospital stores, provisions, &c, plainly indi
Gated 10 have been obtained in the hospitals
OF the army. AT the express Office the remain
ing boxes and packages were opened and
found to contain ankets, stockings, &c.
Upon pursuing the investigation further,
four boxes and two trunks, directed to certain
parties in Toledo were found in the Dayton
and Michigan freight depOpot All the boxes
and trunks were examined and found to con.
tain Il large quantity Of suspicious articles.
One box was filled with fine wooden shirts and
drawers, contributed by the Ladies Aid So
ciety and sent to Lebanon. Another was fill,
ed with saddles and harness.
In others were clothing, such as only the
sick and wounded in the hospitals could need,
while in several were luXuries and hospital
stores which were furnished by the govern
ment sanitary commission and the ladies' aid
society. Teas, coffee, sugar. surgical instIu.
meDls common table delicacies, ard hetero-
geneous mass OF articles, which must have
been stolen at random, were recovered.
The captors, who constitute an organized
gang are connected with the army in various
capacities, and forwarded their prizes to their
friends in this state a man named Alfred
w Kinds, who went from Toledo to Lebanon
as a nurse and hospital steward, and soon after
returned with large accumulated quantity of
"eXtras," has been arrested
Kinds alleges that he purchased his proper
ty OF Dr. Daniels, surgeon Of the l4lh Ohio
regiment, and on this statement and other ev-
idence Il despatch has been forwarded and
Daniels was arrested at Pitlsburg Yesterday.
Kinds is in Jail in Toledo, in default of $1,000
bail He will have an examination before the
mayor OF Toledo on Monday.
AT Lima, about sixty five miles from Tole-
do, the officers have secured ten tons of
similar KIND OF property, upon which there
are railroad charges Of 5000 The authorities
in this city are also in possession OF similar
packages, but rs the arrests based upon the
discovery have not yet transpred, we torbear
going into particulars except to say that the
evidence is positive that a grand theving
combination has been III successful operation
for many months, and it is very evident that
'the country and the soldiers have been de.
irauded out OF a vast amount and that Il large
portion OF the contributions of the benevolent
societies throughout the country have served
no other purpose than to fill the pockets of
certain individuals, without ever reaching the
soldiers for whom they were intended.
These discoveries indicate that it has been
customary for certain persons, in some way
connected with the hospitals, to steal = hat
ever property they desired, both from among
the government stores and the contributions
OF the aid societies Of the country and dispose
of it as they wished, The facts thus brought
to light are evidences OF the general system
in which matters are conducted in connection
with the government stores.
The officers Of the government will take i'm
mediate cognizance OF the matter, and war
rants will be issued for the arrest of any per
son having any and every connection with
! the affair. Further developments Of persons
in high position may be Immediately expect
! ed.