The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-11
the DEFAUlT TING PAYMASTER.

the DEFAUlT TING PAYMASTER.
Operations OF Majer I. N. Ceok.Wnoie-
sale Arrests OF Gamblers-W ~" 70
Done with TheIa, &C., &c.
lFrom the CINCINNATI Gazette, Sss ~ 80.
known in the city on WEDNESDAY lss snas np. ~,
J. NJ Cook PayInaser in the United STAGES selveo anu
Formerly Of this city had gambled away large anoun!
funds had been entrusted 70 MN y. pay vi
rsnts army ana that number q well known gamblers
~ thus csy had been the charge Of winning
thus money from Cook AT faro We inmeaiatey ses ~
work collected all the tacts lnas nsa so
n received note Assistant Adjuant General KEN
per Of Colonel BurOanks STALL requesting us 70 witnnom
ne nuh for present. other arrests we're W
- made and il was feared that any publicity given 70
S uastcr would be injurious 10 the public service we
scoordpgy omitted any auson W tho affair unth now
On Friday afternoon, believing that nearly all the arrests
had been made, called ON Afutant kempef, ana re-
Quested permission to publish the iact ON SATURDAY morn
Q. but that officer said could not give the perms-
esOn and that simply acting under orders from
General Wright. Ho thought that by Monday morning
there would objection to their pobicaticn put hat
Tor tho present he hoped We would refrain. He told us
that M any papers did violate the INSTRUCTIONS ana Pun
hsh matter, II would DO his duty 70 report tnem 70
AZ the matter has been made public by our contempt
SsTses, suppose there can DO NO opJec.'on ~ our
General Grant, some weeks since, made complaint 10
enc proper department washington tina. his men had
not received any pay for long time ana uBn9 tnas tne
Paymaster be sopt down at once.
After some delay Major l. NJ Cook was started from
81 GOO 600 IN grecnoacks TIC came M
ar as Columbus and distributed The most Of this
money number Of paymasters VINO were ~ nat
point waiting hun, retaining FOR himself some sso
600 With portion Of this money no Went up 10 MARI
ssa aud paid Of the> regiments la The kanawAa
valley. From here he returned 10 Columbus Az Coum,
bus as he says tell in with Gilbert, Of Cleveland and
Zones Oimsoad and Dyer OF Columbus, all professional
eans,s acquaintance, aud nses teIh 'ohon ne hdd
sn e and Cook SAYS his liquor was drug
red night he played faro IN eoiumOus MI" .ncso
parties, and no lost between so ooo ana S5o .ook
In
ZONES and thew PLAYED there Cook losing some 40 wv
more The party now returned TO Columbus, anu a.er
remaining several there came ON to this CITY where
they spent considerable me several weess we 0eheve'
il playing. ,.,oroo,, s,.,os
became annoyed At the delay in the arrvs Oh inc
pavmaster and no despatched MAJOR Rawey Of his stan
70 look the matter The Major came on mere ana ne
aluo visited Columbus aud ascertaDed what was gong
en- He Immediately communicated his suspicious 70 Inc
department. and Major Mcdowell was sent on TO neip un
raveI the and arrest the guilty parties MAJOR
Rsey applied TO the Chief Of Police u Louisville for
assistance boevc that ocer reerrea MIN W oaf
chief Colonel Dudley Ma.r Rawey tnen came On mere
Icy. The result OF this interview was the senang o. ae
tsctive sam simmons TO Cairo to watch MAJOR COOK and
the marty who were known be there in bis company
we now return 70 Major Cooks adventures mere, as
related by him TO personal friend
all bis travelling round ."on Was Va man Named rr
man Jones, both Of whom kept him company ana
scarcely allowed him 70 get out OF ane'r s,sn.,
= arrived ''i here, and they both called round
e WhaIoy's establishment on Baker street, where
10 loss about $50 COO He next visited Roly Lewis on
Vine street. opposite tho old Palace Garden, where he
loeA $40 600 more II was out Of thus money u - sad,
Mat Mr.. Lewis bought the spend,a Tes r,H M
come weeks sinco. #-t -,
Thsy then visited the house Of Nj, Cory, on Vine
street where he host $40 600. The chief parties with
whom Coek played these houses were Gilbert Of Cleve
iasd: Jones, Omstead and Dyer Of Columbus; whaley
Jooes. belly Lewis, Mckinney, Capt Fisher and Capt
Gmithers, Of this city Fisher, Smithers ana truman
Jones made " PRIVATE , ~ wPcn coo
ed where they played POKER ana inc result was eo0A
last $40 600 more.
Alter playing in this city some time, in which number
q our merchants and others tried thar hands In small
eaasand by the way the authorities have the names OF
I'll these and the professional
for IOusyle Here they were joined by two LOUSY lie
nan named Barton and Field, and they again played
Ooos losing somewhere about $50 . ooS. 800.
At some these houses Cook refused 10 pay up,
and postvey declined to 90 70 his safe Tor ne money
when Fisher and sn,hes OF this CITY Threatened him
with exposure, and no finally icldcd.
Cook now started for Care there he went TO
Memphis where he spent a day. and then returned 70
Cairo Truman Jones followed him 30 Memphis, and Ind
g there that had returned 70 Cairo be took the next
boat and came up u Cairo.
Al Cairo, Cook was met by man named Leach, who
lives there, and by Conik Mckvy and Trumtn Jones,
from this city, believe his friend sam smithers
Gilbert OF Cleveland, and Jones' OF Columbus who were
up Springfield Ill., playing, hearing that COOK had ar
rived at Cairo also started to come meet
Cook for the first tIme began 10 realize inc enor
nifty Of his crimes, and he made confident o. gentle
man or this city who was then his way up from Mem
phs. and who happened 10 be IN Caro- whether took
really had any twiching OF Conscience or whether ne
had mgvings the object OF the Writ OF MAJOR NC
Dcwell to Cairo just then not, cannot say
Mcdowell, who had followed Cook down ~ Cairo, ind
ing that be playing just hen aud supposing that
the reason was Ncfoweils) presence, concluded 10
some away, and he lett sam simnonds there TO watch
matters
No sooner was known that NcDe ell had really loft
Cairo than game was arrang9lmlcr. simmonds shad
owedsCook all day and saw him tier dinner 30 to bis
safe and taking from " large amount OF bills start OIL
for the room where they meet After the party
had got together immonds approached the door and by
means of chair reached up aud watched them through
the glass over the door He immediately notified the
Provost Marshal o, Cairo and asked for c o. soldiers
70 make the arrest but before all the arrangements could
be completed tho party separated.
Learning that they to play again the same even
ing they were allowed to Assemble, when the Provost
guard surprised them ard arrested the whole party
On searching the persons those playing with Cook,
with what money was on the table where they were
dealing faro, the officers found 81, 100.
Major Cook on being arrested confessed having lost
e1b3 900 gave Of the names OF ail persons with
whom no had played and lost money ihis iis which
In the hands OF the government Includes We are told,
some forty and among them are those OF number
OF citizens who have heretofore stood above suspicion
Leach, Conlisk McElvy aud Truman.Jones handed
TO The Provost Marshal for safe keeping
we're also Gilbert and Columbus Jones, their arrival
from sprngheld An officer was despatched 70 LOUIS.
Vile, who arrested Barton and Field and handed them
to the military authorities at Louisville MAJOR Cook
was also sent 70 Louisville. MAJOR Mcdowell eame on 70
diatey caused the arrest Of Boy Lewis, Mckinney,
Cory Chase Dyer, olmsted, whaley Cassidy, Barker
ana tAttaih rkncr.
Captain smirhers hearing by means OF the pro-
poeed arrests went 70 the SPENCER House about eleven
O'Clock wednesday morning and obtaining from Mr..
Pratt package VI $50 000part u the money from
Cook which he had le In the safe In the Office for
safe secpnghe went up stairs and taxing his overcoat
he told his wife 10 prepare for bad news and hurrcdy
LEFT her apartments has not been seen since He was
brother law Of Captain Fisher, who II supposed
gave him Information Of his intended arrest Az these
are military and not civil arrests, " supposed that
Captain snhcrs will have 10 returu and give himself up
before Captain Fisher obtains hts release
Wa1pc DAG Man Nc all o.
q the gamb houses OF Lewis, Whaiey aud Cory and
we believe one other one near the Of Fourth and
Walnut Streets In each Of these houses he placed
strong guard % soldiers The same evening the parties
arrested paroled appear Thursday morning 70
be sent 20 Louisville Although let out on parole, they
were individually watched and their whereabouts q, all
hours known 70 the authorities late Wednesday evcu
ting MAJOR Mcdowell, were to.d applied TO Mayor
Hatch aud Chief Dudley for number Of police.
men 70 guard those houses which the Mayor refused 10
Furnish bat ON Thursday citizens obtained
"a do the duty and the soldiers released Mr. Cory
believe, gave bcnd 10 $40 900 that nothing should
be removed from bis house aud guard was placed
there.
On thursday at noon Lewis, wbalsy, Cassidy Barker