Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-03-30

past has been engaged in the business Of
procuring recruits for various regiments, and
substitutes, was arrested on an United States
warrant, charged with enticing a soldier to
desert. His examination commenced before
United States Commissioner White, on Sat
urday, but not being concluded, it was post
pOned until Thursday next at 10 o'clock A.
n. He was defended BY S. E. Adams and
C. L. Fish.
The principal witness for the prosecution
vas a soldier named John Gsarry, belonging
to the 24tb Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
He, with his regiment, was captured at Muir
freesbOrO'. The regiment was finally taken
to Fortress Monroe and paroled. The pa
rolled prisoners we're taken to Baltimore, and
from thence a portion were to go to Camp
Chase, and the remainder to Benton Bar
racks. The regiment to which Gearry be-
lOnged was to go to Benton Barracks, but
GearFy, in some way, got separated from his
regiment and went to Camp Chase. His
friends, he says, reside in Milwaukee. BE
was formerly a sailor on the lakes, and be-
fore e~nlisting in The oath Wisconsin was a
sailor in Dupont's feet. BE endeavored, at
Camp Chase, to obtain a furlough to go
home and visit his friends, but failing in
that, he took French lsavs" and csme to
Cleveland, reaching here last Monday.
He thought to get to Milwaukee on some
propeller, but finding none, he was at a loss
what to do. He remained at the watch
house that night.
On the following morning he encountered
a maj named Orson A. Wood, who keeps a
grocery on Main street, West Side, and who
has dsbbled in the substitute" business
somewhat. He told Wood who he was and
Wood took him to his saloon and boarded
him untirthe following morning, (Wednes
day.) On that morning defendant Blann,
who had been to Detroit to take some recruits
that he had obtained here for a Michigan
regiment, returned, accompanied by VIM. c.
GrOdfrsy and Jacob Brsvard, who had been
assisting him. Wood had gone to Detroit
with them but returned q day in advance
On Wednesday forenoon BIann, GFOdfrey,
BrsYard and a man named Mellon, met at
Woods saloon. Blann observed the soldier
Gsarry sitting in the saloon (Gearry wore a
soldiers cap and a belt marked U. 81 and
remarked that he would give a recruit $3.50
to go to Detroit. He afterwards got Gearry
out-of doors and urged him to accept the Of
Ter. Gearry swears that be told Blann he
was a paroIed prisoner. BIann told him he
must not say anything about that. Wood
came out and broke up the conversation. At
towards Gearry went to another saloon with
Godfrey, who advised him not to accept
Blann's offer. Gearry said he had DO intention
Of doing it. He wanted to fool Blsnn into
taking him to Detroit so that he might get to
Milwaukes. They proceeded to Gilman
tins saloon on Light House street,
East Side, where BIann Joined them
them and again urged Gearry to accept
$3.50 and go with him to Detroit, although
Gearry assured him positively that he was a
parOIed prisoner. Gearry said he wanted
some money to have some fun on before en-
listing. Blann gave him two dollars and he
went to Elephant Bills dive " on Canal
street, where BIann shortly afterwards found
him, preParinga tumptuous repast Of hard
boiled eggs, cold chicken, I5-inch whiskey,
&C., to share with a nymPh Of the dive. "
Gearry's head isn't quite clear as to what
followed. About the next that he remem-
bers he was on board the cars and they we're
in motion. He asked the conductor what
train it was, and was told it was the train
for Columbus and that his fare was paid to
the next station. The man who paid his
fare, he said, got of at Cleveland as the train
started. Arriving at the station probably
Bersa) Gearry got of and waited for the up
train, when ne came to town again, arriving
that wednesday, evening.
It appears that when Wood found that
Blann was likely to forestall him with Gear
~, he entered complaint against Blann
with a view to bis arrest for enticing a sol
der to desert. The O. S. Marshal and his
deputies we're searching for Gssrry Wednes-
day afternoon, and Blann getting wind oft,
probably, endsavored to send Gearry out of
the way. There was no opportunity forget
ting him INTO the western train, for Detroit,
as the Marsbal's deputies we're watching at
the depot.
J. D. Brevard is supposed to be a cOnfed-
crate Of Blann's. Godfrey who went to De-
trOit with the above two to assistin conveying
the recruits they got was sworn as a witness
yesterday. He swOre that at Detroit revard
pointed out q man on the street and said he
had put the man in as a substitute three
times; that be would run away, and again
be- substituted. Brevard proposed to God
frey to take him (GOdfrey) to Ann Ar
Dor and sell him as a substitute, assuring him
that he could easily get away again. Failing
in that he proposed to let Godfrey sell him at
Ann Arbor as a substitute.
Blann gave bonds himself in the sum Of
81, 200 for his appearance on Thursday next.
Brevard has been arrested and will be exam
ined on Tuesday OF Wednesday Of this week.
He has been in the city only about a year.
Blann is an old resident. The charge against
Brevard is similar to that against Blann.
According TO the l25th article Of War, the
soldier belonging to one regiment and en-
listing in another is a deserter. Therefore,
urging a man known to belong to a regiment,
to enlist in some other regiment, is sntieing
a soldier to desert.
There have been great villainies practieed
in this city in the +" substitute business,
and We trust that the United States authOri-
ties will fully unmask them, and bring the
guilty parties to punishment.
FoR THE MASSACHUSETTS CoLORED BRI.
gade.-We learn that twenty-five colorsd
men from this city passed a medical exam
~inatiOn before DR., Weber on Saturday and