Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-17

sand dollars out of the profits on the purchase Of
horses. he sought to entrap a man into the
p~artuersl ip on a promise OF giving him one third
of the profits on the purchase OF horses; but this
sage fellow very wisely looked ahead and refused
to go in with them. ff.s fs e.
This general system of swindling was carried
ont in the mos. minute details. W-
A kind of buSiness manager Of the o~rganiza.
ton of the regiment was. swuIdled out of his pay
for his time as well as for bis services A citizen
of Philadelphia was defrauded Of his paw for his
services to the amount Of $3.50. A man who
was concerned. in the purchase Of hofses seems
also to have been swindled out of $500 by the
same parties under similar circumstances.
There are some charges against the Colonel at
which the public must naturally stand aglost. for
If they be proved when the proper board of in
quiry begins its sittnss, they viii naturally con
sign his name to perpetual infamyZlt Is said
to be stated by the sufferers themselves that he
picked his business agents pocketo of $50: that he
also picked the pocket of another man of his
watch. and that in like manner he distracted $50
from the pocket of nm officer in Washington. Ii
is to be hoped, for the Culonel's own sake. as
well as for the honor of our military service. tn,
these charges may prove unfounded, or at leas:
greatly exaggerated.
In his dealings with the faTier the Colonel
broke faith with him in ifot appointing him TO a
position in the regiment which he had promised
him. The farrier wss also promised one dollar
a head for each horse that he might inspect;
but he never received a farthirg for his time Oh
trouble.
According to numerous statements made to us.
it appears that the profits which accrued from the
purchases of horses aud other materials for the
use of the regiment were taken and used by the
Colonel for the purchase and furnishing OF a
house in the citv of New York. This led to a
MISUNDERSTANDING with the two other members
of the firm. who were much dissatisfied at the
course pursued by the Colonel in appropriating
the lions share of the spoils.
Prior to this IL seems that the Colonel was In
very limited circumstances, and, as the statement
goes. all the wealth he has amassed has been made
out of the frauds on the Government he was pre-
~teTriilg to serve.
OF the career Of the Colonel. prior to his con
neciion with the a-mv. good deal has transpiTed
IL seems that he Was formerly in the employ o
some company for some time previous to the
breaking out Of the present war. and during tht
latter part of his term OF Office he collected
number of bills from various persons in this city
to the extent of SlOO. which sum he did not pay
over to the company This was soon after dis
covered. and he was required TO resign his posi-
ton in connection with the company. At the
time that he entered the service OF the Unite,
States, there was an Indictment against him foi
%peiiur,, bur it was suspended when he wa:
about to leave for the seat Of war
We mieht add that one of the parties * said &C
have made an agreement With u lawyer in oFdel
to get his influence in obtaining authority to buy
horses and equipments for his regiment, promis
ing 90 give him a blrouche and p4ir of horses IN
his services, AS well as one fourth the profit.
which they might make out Of the transaction
but the lawyer only received The horses and ba
rouche and S3O0in money. He considered rha
be had been swindied and declared that the Who'll,
crew were a set of damned .rascals According
to the declaration of two OF the partners. IN,
Colonel had appropriated all the money to hi
own use.
There are facts enough extant TO swell out thit
rental to twice It's present length; ''but sufficient
for the dav IL the evil thereof "-