, 1863-01-07
IMPORTANT DEVEL 0pMENTS,
4 United States Paymaster CANDLES Away OFer
aQuerter Of 4 Million Of Dollars.
ARREST OF THE PAYMAsTER AND OF A
LARGE NUMBER OF GAMBLERS.
PORTION OF THE MONEY RECOVERED

PORTION OF THE MoNEY RECOVERED,
The Gamblers to Dissorge or be
Sent to Grants Army.
IRON the Cincinnati Gazette. 9Th inst1
It was known in the city on Wednesday
!ast that MAJOR I. n. Cook, Paymaster in the
United sta*es service, and formerly Of this
eny; had gaabled away large amount Of
funds that had been entrusted to him to pay
on General Gfan's army, and that number
OF wen known gahblers in this city had been
arrested on tue chaize OF winning this money
IRON Cook at faro. We Immediately set to
work and collected al the facts that had
t1anspired in the case.
Gen. Grant, some weeks since, made CON-
p1aint to the proper department at Washing
ton, that his men had not received any pay for
long time, and urging that the 7aymaster be
sent down at once.
ted from Washington with s., ,G00, ! ,000;n green
backs. He came as far as Columb,s, and
their distributed most Of this money between
number OF paymasteTs who were Il. that
point waiting for him, retaining for himself
some S900, 0,000. With Il portion of this moaey
he went up to Marietta, and paid off some II
ta the regiments g IL the kanawha Valley; From
as he says, he fell In with Gilbert, Of C!cre-
land, and Jones, Olmstead and Dyer, Of Co
lumbus, all professional gamblers, but nc"
Quaintances, and men with WhoEa le had been
accustomed to associate. They spent several
Sy Ssys IN going round dr Hns ne6 Ioo6 s 6aes
a 6's nquor ~ TnS these pses @ he
1ost batTeer 6O0 as5,6O0 and $50, GOD. Cook, after
this. ce-tt to Cleveland in company with GIL
he.t and Jones, and nd they played there; Cook
losing some $25,0 900 more. The party now
returned to Columbus, aud utter remaining
several days there, came On to this city, where
they spent considerable time, several weeks
We belfye in playing.
In the meantime Gen. Grant, so our inform
ant states, became more annoyed mt the delay
in the arrival Of the paymaster, and he dis.
patched Major Rawley Of hlsstafr, to look into
the mntter; The Major came on here and he
also visited Columbus and ascertaincd what
was going on: He Immediately communlca-
ted lis suspicious to the department, aud Alas.
Mcdowell was sent On to help unrayel the
matter and arrest the guilty parties. Major
RaWley applied to the Chief of Police of Lou
isTil1e for assistance, but we believe that off,
Ger referred him to our chief, Col. Dudley.
Christmas day had an interview with Colonel
Dudley. The result Of this interview was the
sending Of detective Sam. simmonds to Cairo
to watch Major Cook, and the party who were
known to be there in Ills company.
We now return to Major Cooks adventures
here as related by him to personal friend.
In al hls travelling round, Cook was shad-
by man nam named Truman Jones, both Of
whom, kept him company and scarcely allowed
him to get out of their sight. Capt. Smithers
took him in hand when he arrived here nnd
they both called round at Whaley's establish
ment on Baker street where he lost about
$4,000: He next visited Bolly Lewis on
where he lost 60 more nor .eT It Vas ora'oi out Of
this money it is said, that Afr. Lewis bought
the splendid residence of Mr. Wright on Elm
street, between Third and Fourth streets,
some weeks since.
They then visited the house Of al1: Cory,
on Vine street, where he lost $4,000. The
chief parties with whom Cook played at these
houses were Gilbert Of Cleveland, Jones,
OlMstead and Dyer of Columbus; Whaley,
Cassidy, Barker, Colinsk, Chase, Cory, Nc
E1vy, Truman Jones, Bolly Lewis, Mckinney,
Capt Fisher and Capt: Snlithers Of this city.
Fisher, smithcrs and Truman Jones made up
a.private party Mt Capt. Fishcr's room at the
Spencer House. one evening to which Cook
was invited, where they played poker, and
the result was, Cook lost $40, 900 more.
After playing in this city some time, In which
2 number of Our merchants and others tried
their hands in small games, and by the way
the authorities have the names of all these
parties, Cook and the professional gentry STAR
ted for Louisville. Here they were Joined by
two Louisville men named Barton and Field,
md thsy 6 = again gd played, Cook closing somewhere
At some one Of these houses Cook refused
TO pay up, and positively declined to 20 to
Ills safe for the money, when Fishcrand Smith
crs Of this city threatened him with exposure,
aud he finally yielded.
Cook now started for Cairo, and from there
he went to Memphis, where he spent day,
and then returned to Cairo. Truman Jones
tnat be had returned to Cairo, hr took tie
next boat and came up to Cairo,
At cairo, Cook was met BIZ a man named
Leach, who lives there, and by Conlisk Nc
Elvy and Truman Jones from this city, and We
believe his friend Sam Smithcrs. Gilbert, Of
,lp It Springfield, ~, playing, hearing that
conc down and meet him.
Cook now for the first time began to realize
the enormity Of lis crimes, and he made a
confident OF s gentleman Of this city who WAS
then on his way up from Memphis, and who
happened to be In Cairo. Whether Cook
whether he had misgiyings Us to the object of
the visit Of Major Mcdowell to Cairo just
then or not, ne cannot say.
Mcdowell, who had followed Cook down to
Gailo, tfs anaing tnat ne, was not playing Just
fNTais n4 :. st. " reason vas his
ma hc III sam smmant1s dsu tbore !" cone m away,
matters.
No sooner was 1t known that Mcdowell had
really left Cairo than game was arranged
for. Sinmon sladowcd Cook all day and
ron Il iorae an'nr Et ~ ~ ;s,s sue, aaa takins
thc renms 1rRcra 49,. y. etas, sLutI VI 1or
the nortr had ,ot fooother mfhe ~ a4ss.. AIeF
reached up and Watched Z t1em thron e1aq fhe
fhe Prnvost III Marshal ~ Cnira Cs'tety a.d notihea
1o ~ snIa;ors - ..,.I. - t,aao, on1 asAe4 lot
iii tha arra1Tama,,ts oo,,id -, W. psl1fe
nnrtV ~ sonaraieI eoat<A oe conpAeteo 1ae
Icarninr that thcv were tn n7.r .o,,n +ha
E2me eHheapg, tha rney Tere allowed to assemble,
and orrastad tio srboia na. 90. safptlSeu taem
~ se,rch,ne No +1'a ag,e ,,e-ton:of paa.5, 4,,.
Ill 80 lis IL lsVlts " tuoae paying
,rhoro tha1, Ta ar Ioa,; on1s "as IN Ing saole
s11sy ne1e "eallhs 1a3o' Inc oficers
Msior caoE ~, ho;nr< ,rpa-4oa .,.,a.
na,noE ~ ~ 1$s1'ovv, III gase isl o. Ihe
u.uncs W ~ pe1sons ~ Mltn Wnom ne had played
a. and lost money. This list, which is in the
tn,a ucIus W .ne Iotelnment, 1nc4udes,, We arc
thns,a ~ nans' an4 Iaamong them are
hepefnfnra e4ana "he, y. our % czens "ao haFe
L oanh f,or1f,I- 1FnT11-- =. ! -.
a.sasn, Luannsh, n ntlsy - anu iluenan Jones
TT Isnoeu ~ ~ o'sr ~ tne rro1ost Marsnal as
111 ~ 1 avs Sa.e heel1"g, a. were aleo g1oeft
aa ano Codumpns Jones, on their arrival from
+ Sp!lIngn1sla' p1Ilgs1;a an omee1 Vas Mspatehea 70
l.on1sslle, Tno arrested bafton ana Field,
ana nan9ed mem over to the military autho-
t1lies ! AZ L9nlss1ie; Ma}er Cook was also sent
g q Loulssine. MAJOR McDoTeA came on to
G7ncinnatl, arriving heIc On wednesday last.
ds 1mmedi2tely caused the arrest Of Holly
LEWIS, ~ Aeh1nney, etA CofT{, Chase, Dyer, DIM