The New York herald., 1863-09-12
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TIM roUKrH DIsrRl0r
The tanroimeut for tne Fourth Ornyrossisasl
district met yesterday morning, At ten O'Clock, hour
earlier than usual al the head quarters Provost Mar
shsi joel H. Erhardt. The attendance considerably
larger Yesterday than tho day previous yet the Board
were enabled 70 dispose Of ueary every case by
the usual hour Of Adjournment. Nothing 3 special
moment transpiFed beyond interesting bus
mesa concerning The substitute agency systssn
II appears that the chances for making money
as substitute agent superior this district that
OF any other and. natural consequence, thriving
trade is carried between tho City the
Msrshs Office. Tho agents select tho most yerdant
dividuas as victims. relate long story about certain
costs and The long time takes be passed unles
wledged officer takes their IN hand and offer
ing tho copddse one hundred 10 two hundred and hsy
dollars, M the be- TO substitutes for GER
tain conscrps the victim almost invariably falls in With
the proposition OF the agent and Is not unfrelueatiy
desrauded out of from ATTY 70 two hundred dollars Of the
bounty offered by the county authorities. Two snbsti-
tutes presented yesterday mornng who received
only one huadred and fy dollars eaoh-he basnce OF
the Six hundred 10 which the substitutes e0t,tied
II supposed went into the rockets OF the seent In add
on 10 fee which paid by the conscrpt to the agent
tor furnishing the substitutes. The agent broaght
In three substitutes late In tho afternoon, to whom no
frat, two hundred to the second, and two hun-
dred and City 10 the third-thus the PROFITS OF this
over eight hundred dollars Provost Marshal Erhards
questioned the substitutes closely with regard 20 the
amount they received aud how they were led 10 accept
Of much less than the sum allowed by law. Al the
made. it apparent the Provost Mar
shal that undue Influences had been at work Tho Pro-
vost Barsai therefore, Immediately communicated with
Comptroller Brennan This communication 10 a. toi-
lows -
HsApQUAnrxRs PRov0sr MARsHALs Osyrrcs,l
sNAl1 FoCwru CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
No 21 BRoADwAY. NKw YoRx, sept. IL 1888
Hoe. MATHEW T. BsrssAS Comptroler New York city
DEAR SRA substitute duly mustered into
vice-a Mr. Hurst for Jacob H. Bricrsand the ofloer,
Mr.. Hughes, Lad him *l7h only: also ono william
Ahnonn fnr unfh Ma yxxA AhA
paid $ibe only lie may have pockeed the dif
ference. which, IL alowea would prove great fraud
s carried on wsnout your knowledge take occason 70
bring the matte before you Yours very respectfully,
JOEL. II. EHRHARDT,
Captain and Provost Marshal,
Fourth Congressional district.
Provost Marshal Ersrdt sent communication to Comp
roer brennan iew days since on the same subject, IN
which he complained the injustice OF defraudng sub
titutes out OF major portion q the three hundred dol
ars allowed TO them by tho county authorities No
has been received the rst communications but
s expected that the Comptroller will take notice Of the
hard has the names 0f the agents who furnished the
men. which he will produce when required He has int
agency system IN his own district &
The following is the list tor Yesterday
#H ALsNs
Kittler Michael Finn CHRISTOPHER Ko, Eugene Finn,
Patrick coonsy, Peter nolan, Michael McCabe, William
Henuasey, John Ryan, Patrick Dcany John Alexander,
Michael Murphy Peter Youngs Joseph F1oreuce Boes
Ourn, fnonas DennWitt, Jonn DonniwHs, Gtl0ert Fex
All exempt. Total, rs. M%t
II astt. ttNht YtRNfahiRD SUBSTITUTES.
Thomas +. Griffin furnished Charles T.. Roberts; Johu
W, Briggs furnished John Hurst; H. Vollner furnished
Chares Miller Richard Fleming furnished Robert Mofatt
Michael McCann furnished James Iadd: Thomas Mccarthy
furnished II. p. Speren, Thomas Con furnished Charles
Howard; Mclvor furnished John Cunningham Total, 8.
.U HEID 10 Duty
Joseph Zimmerman, John McQue, Henry Fianntcan
Thomas II. Applegatt, James H. Burke Henry neurer,
John Newman, William Hughes, John Oldss, George
Steveson, William Brennan John q. LAGER Sas Totteu
~ Me- aNnoha ItoWtS r0nk srnit LAY
Purke, II. n. Zirbest. Total, lS.
SiAtNHsA YHyU0AL DfsABiLTy.
1 l. Van Wat. Robert +. Carr, Franklin vsil, Danie!
Keefe, Thomas X Smith, Alexander Dede. H. Brendx.
Thomas Brady. Theodore s. Chambers. Louis Ahrens,
George W. Loonis. All exempt. Total, IL.
Lee, Milton King, Edward C0chranc, s. Detnont. W.
H. Bcntholt, G. r. Van vocrhies Philip Boh All exempt
Total, TO-.
r. Fl. Guhoey, Louis Becker, Peter Fenon. Edward
bradley, 7. Marot. s. j. Crtis John shayler. r. Walker,
Goslicb Straus All exempt. Total, q.
oNIy sox Or A WIDOW.
Simon Manges, George Msnnings, Joseph Batlee. All
exempt. Total, 3.
John Rnhi John fennon Geo. Spencer All excmps. To-
ta,a
IN SERVICE MARcH 8. 1663
James Murray, =. II. Ahrens Both exempt. Total ..
whole number Of laid for further considera
tion, Is. tt