Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-12-08
Ebe Obio 6tatssmra,r
lFrOm the Cincinnati EuquIrcr Of December 9Th
and Specifications Against
Capt. #. W. HURT, A. O. M.

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Stealing, Em6ess,ing and Nlsafpyyin0 conn,,ssarl
and QHaTtermGster'S Stores Conduct Dh0eO5r1taG
an O6lcsr and a Gentlemaa--6 Stealing, ErbeG;Iial
and AtsGpproprIatin0 and GEQEytn0 10 he our
use money or OTHER property Of Me " S'-ooaaSc
to no Prejudice of Good order and AlIl2ary Dte-
Ot1lJtre--eto,, Oto,, ito. .f ~
CHANGE laT-selling, without proper ordefi
for that purpose, embezzliDg and misapplying
Commissary andl QuartermastGr stGTss, belong
ing to the United States. ...t',... Ill b
Specification lss--In this; that Captain I w.
EIurtt, A. @, NJ, q. 8. ", did, on or about the
10th day Of January, 1863, cell, without proper
orders for that purpose, the following Cpmmis-
sary etoFea, belonging 10 Tho United Stasep, to-
Wit: Sixteen (I6) barrels 6ctit; : cle % barrel
IenrAr, npe (I) barrel vinegar. (. three t2J bar
relg r;esn uork; and did fgauiiuleHsiJ migap-
ply the proceeds Of ssid sale,5agd did fail "a
account 10 the Government Of ths United
States for the sa,ps- This st az nesrG Glpein'
nsSi, Ohio, m i-F
Specification 2t--ln this. that CsptsinF' W.
tIustt, A. q NJ H. s. ", did. on os ebout the
20Lh day Of February, 1863, at Cincinnati
Ohi7, cell without proper orders los shnt put
Toac, . lcS Of CommisssEy stlree, consistiDE
Of shout fifteen barrels of four, vinegar,
singer md meas prrk, belonging 10 tho United
Ssoie9, and did fraudulenily misappiy the DO
Ceeds OF said sale, and did fell to acc6uas 10
tue Governments Of the United States for the
same. .....-.....r
Specification 81. 10 thia, lilas Captain r
W, Hurtt, A q, NJ, ". s ", did. durllg che
montbs Of October, November end December.
1862, having in hie possession os control the
tollosinS surplus Of forage, ghIch had aG-
cumnisied nuTiog th@ months n'oresa'd. 30
Wit;
One bundled sxty.six thcussua enr bun
dred and nine Dounds on corns 5er. ..r.1
Forty one Thousand sight tundrad sui three
pounds of oats.
One hundred and ninety eight thOnslDd piue
hundred md eghty-two pou1ds Of hay,
Which sufp!us Of forage, 70 accumulated, hO
uholly failed 90 report OF SoGOunt for 30 tba
Government Of the tioised States. y This al
Cincinnati, Ohio.
CsArGE 2n-Canduct uabeoommg 50 officer
and a gentleman.
Specification lst--In this; that Captain W.
Hurts, A Y NJ, y. s.. ", did purchase for
the Government service horses and forage
from and through one $. u Dunsn, connected
with him in business In the Ohio STATE Journal
for the stated purpose OF henehting their oWn
private pccuniary interests, and help to relieve
tho Ohio STATE Journal from debts which greatly
threate ed its solVenoy, he, Captain HURT, be-
ing at tho time in correspondence with said
Dnnan, In which correspondence eaid Dunan
asked Captain nuFtt what tho prices ne would
pay for certain supplies, stating that he. Dunan,
would make out the b'ls, receipt them, and pay
the parties from whom the supplies were bought;
that said parties would not knoU how much
he, Dunan, got; aud that he, Dunan. would
keep back the profits which accrued, aud advIe
cd Captain Hurtt as TO certain profts to be F6-
allied, and that he thought he copId so Vsork 10
90 to increase their profits And In 'aaid corre,
spondence, Captain uurtt aforesaid did advice
said Dunnn ss TO what prices he BonId pay fer
certain tnverunhebs supplies, and sqle said
Duusn that no could explain to Mr.. hileu. ae7
scclste editor of the Ohio Siate JcpyRal, bol,
uselul uaid Dunsn could beto them (tIhrtt ard
Allen, II he, Dunsu, was with him, Captain
HURT. Thls atOr near Cunht rIand, Maryland
aud Columbus, Ohio, nsor about Jaruary-j4,
| 1862, and thereafter. I,
| Specification Adm this; that Captain f. w.
HURT, A. G. M, being at the tine Assistant
QueEtermRDter In the service OF tre United
States, wes interested vith ones H. Duuau,
who was associated with him IN business in the
newspapers known as she Ohis Sfute journal,
published at Columbus. Ohio, in sleculstlons
in sale oi ratlons 20 troops stationed ss Camp
| Chase, Ohio, and moreover, on discovering shat
the cost OF the raiions furnished reduned too
much their net profits, they conclRded ,Jtoini
crease theif Profits by furnishing rati0Bs9t sn
Inferior quality TO those before Furnished. The
profits accruing from said Gales to ybe divided
as foloXs; Ono half 10 be divided betw cen
said Dunon and Captain or Mrs. HURT, aud an
inHuenhsl party, who was laboring Tor their
benefit, and the other half between Zsttler g. !
Bros, and Bskor & O'HaIra, of Columbu', Ohio |
This from on or about December Z, 1861, and
thereafter Ei -f 1iJ.L
Specification 3i-In this; that Captain +, W.
HURT, A. Q. NJ, U. s. ", oOrresponded with
Que II, ID. Cooke, Of the firm Of Jay Cooke
% Co., bankers, Washington, ID c., requesting
tavofs OF eaid Cooke and such other parties as
he, Cooke, could Interest, 10 have him, Hurts,
stationed az Cincinnati, Ohio, and be charged
With the making Of heavy disbursements Of
the Government funds, and assured eald Cooke
that II he, huiss, succeeded 10 bis plan, IL
would be all right for him, Hnrit, aud ioT said
Cooke; also, advised Cooke ae TO what pur
chasee he, Hurtt, would have to make not only
to meet the demands of the Department OF the
Ohio, but also very heavy purchases for the
Department OF the Cumberland, and detailed
to said Cook some OF tho articles aud amounts
he would have to purchase, and informed ea'd
Cooke II he would send man ont he could do
we'll, certain; and further advised said Cooke
that bic, Hurt!s, promotion by hrevet, if ouly
TO Major, would be Of incalcnlable advantage
to him In HE projects, and that he, Cooke, koev
the Importance of securing Captain Dick srson's
place for him. Hurtt. to nis, Hur!t's, friends
and that they could decide the amount and
kind of pressure 30 usO. This with the inten-
tion to deffaud she Government Of the United
States. This at Cincinnati. Ohio, from on or
sbopt she l9th Of March, 1869, and thesaat
ter, ....., ,.
Specification Az In tbIe; that Captain r. w
Hurtt, A, q, M, u. s. ", With one George S. !
Scott, from and through whom he xss purchse.
log supplios for the Government OF the United |
States, bought, on Joint account Of himself and |
esid Scott, lO0, 900 bushels OF forage, corn and
oats, part Of which forage, if not the entire |
amount, was nfterwsrd bought by Capt, Hurts, |
aforesaid, for The Government service, be, Capt.
Hurst, being equally interested With HAid SCOTT
10 aaid purchase and sale of forage. Aud fur |
ther, that he, Captain HURT, purchased from |
and through soid Scott supp!Ieu Tor the GovSfn-
mont service amounting 70 between one hun
dred thousand and one hundred and thirty
Thousand dollars; and was further interested
vish said Scott and others whom said Scott
represented,in In the purchase or buying upof bis,
Capt Hurtt'e e,outatanding government vouchers
and certificate checks, Raid purchasee amount.
| ing 10 hetWeen $500 600 and 47(l0 (l10--he Can