The New York herald., 1862-12-27

Manner and al the detectives employed were honest
and just there would be no cause for complaint
Gosbe. But il turned ont otherwise. Lieut.. Gel
Nshos OF the regular army relieved Co Sackett on the
llh Of December as government disbursing ofhcer
During the latter part Of his term Of Office this brokerage
businees was at Its height and went getting more
extensive until midsummer, when Capt. +. s. Iarned
was placed in charge Of the once. The brokers
about this time we're doing an immense business
and had bureaus organized throughout the city
70 get up all the fair bills they could obtain and TO make
out false besides. Not satisfied with the
profits they making by shaving bills, theywould
get the regular blanks from the dsbursng ONCE, and
by bribery and other corrupt means endeavor TO get
hold OF some ignorant German understanding scarcely
anything Of English, and for small gratuty nDce him
10 sign OF these false bills The plan TO find out
small lager bier saloon keeper who had boarded
few volunteers. They would then go to this man and
ask him If he had not boarded recruits He would
naturally in the affirmative. They would then
offer 20 buy his cain, and after some higgling,
como 70 an agreement. They would then make
out false bill for large amount and Obtain the sigma
ture OF the Governor, who doubt supposed that he
was acting quite fairly necessary they never bes
tated TO forge the signature OF tho recruiting officers,
eolonels Of regiments, &c. Whom the forged bill got
up according 70 the form prescribed by law was pre-
sep4ed and the money received.
This outrageous condition Of things has had limit,
and the the brokers grew rich dishonesty the
active they in their operations. Within the
past two months not less than forty fogeries have been
discovered. Some Of the recruiting officers among
the parties implicated and in other the colonies OF
regiments themselves deop in the dishonest mre.
third form of conmtIng these forgerics and frauds
upon the government is in this wise-The contractor
finds II necessary to have money and he accordingly
goes the broker to shave his bill. The latter his
thutt Tho in
a correct form. He then tears it up and offers the
tractor may be- $50 for his claim, saying ha he win
give for il, and that the contractor might go
without money if he would not accept the Offer The
fortunate contractor finds himself in serious difficulty
lie has already been at the disbursing Office fifteen
twenty times in search Of hts money without being
able obtain it, and his necessities press hard upon
him tnat he finds IL absolutely necessary to
have cash. He s in fact in the hands Of the broker
and s forced to accept his offer. The regular forms
then precened to him for his signature, and this being
done the broker goes to work and makes fraudulent
bill against the government sonly portion Of which he
s properly entitled to. may be that the original bill
is for 800 5000 The broker makes out for $500
$500 In signing these papers the contractor is not al
lowed to anything but the place where his ia to
be Affixed and this he does blndly in cases by
collu sion, at the direction Of the broker.
Again, who has been recruiting officer goes to
the keeper OF lager Der saloon Wnere ne mas Deen
paying small sums for the subsistence Of some
few recruits He says 10 the owner:-"I have had
qeartered your house for whom have paid
out Of my pocket have not yet received payment
from tho government. It is necessary for have
your signature to get my money! The lager bier seller
looks surprised The confidence produces the regu
lar forms Of blank bills and obtains the signature Of the
German 10 what he representa- bill for twenty five
dollars but which, when IL Is presented FOR payment Al
the dsbursng Office, has swecd 10 the extraordinary
extent Of fifteen hundred dollars. day two after
getting the Germans signature the recruiting sfcer
turns and says is necessary go with him before
notary and testify to the authenticity Of hts signature
The notary, who Is also In the plot asks ques-
tions, but proceeds TO business. The German signs
the paper before him, and, az witness, the
notary countersnS and afxes his noaral seal TO docu
ments which open frauds the government from
end to the other This shows the completely Of OF
the nores employed who sign such documents without
asking any questions or administering the oath required
by law.
one Of the brought TO thenotce Of the Commits
developed the fact that the Union Defence
mee were paying forty cents per ration TO certain
tractors The returns had to be accompanied by regular
vouchers, and tickets were issued 10 all the recruiting
officers fer subsistence Of their recruits. u found
however, that in many the special contractor has
had back five cents per ration to the colonel of
QuaTtoTmaStcr
receipts their favor enjoy the continu
Of his contract Thus, If there had been such q
thing honest dealing with the the recruits
brought into the field could have been provided in
this respect at about one-haf the cost.
There are cses explored which show that the orderly
segcans have sometimes boen directed return
men than were actually subsisted.
The Commissioner began his investigation by going
into the charges made against the brokers' and after
they had, for the most part, been disposed or, tho
Secretary OF War placed in his hands . bill which
had been collected ~ the colonel Of New York
regiment, and to the correctness OF which hs had
made his affidavit Mr.. Oicott has found that
that bill accompanied BY numbcr Of sub.vouchers
for boarding, lodging &c. for recruits On close exsmna
tion only two real names found attached to these
documents, and these two names wore forgeres; the
rest fictitious names o. persons having known
existence He found that colonel had perured him
self and swindlcd the Uufon Defence Committee ihd
viduai citizens Of New York, tho general government
and every Of his officers and solders that he had
officers out Of their commands frivolous pretcxs
and sold their commissions others In Short he had
been engaged In OF swndng OF the lowest and
meanestkrd, such would scarcely suppose that
third class pickpocket would be guilty Of. II pro-
bable that this has been arrested by this time.
II very probable that the Commissioner will take up
tho OF several other regiments recruited this city,
concerning which the government Is in possession OF
valuable Information.
The developments in the Of the colonel mentioned
above will bc rich ard racy although Is not considered
wise to publish thcsn just now. This officer will be
proved have been engaged in long Of
all kinds Of crime and yet be succeeded in imposing upon
a large number Of our most prominent citizens.
within week after the commencement Of the present
investigation many false bills which IL is known were
ready Tor presentation we're withdrawn. One Of these
for SO 600. Among the various successful fraud
there Where obtained 81 IFS for bill
OF $50.
Iu the robberes Of all Kinds in the department Of odg
ng and subsistence for recruits, by forgercs excessive
charges &c. the dsbursng ONCE the government has
been defrauded the Of s7o0 0C0 This must
remembered only q single dspar The sama