New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-06
Cooke, tho Bounty Broker.

To ne Editor i The W y. IIt5gae.
SIR: In your Saturdays paper cav in The
Law Courts Tor May that in tho Superior Court tie
ease Of Coole, the bounty broker. would probabybs
tried. feel that have interest in tho matter and
II IL viii not be trespassing too much would Ike e
state my own sad experience with this same Cooke
ain n widow with an only son. To educate that son,
and it Inn for al honorable position IN the void,
counted nothing hardship, no sacrifice too great
with no means but what / gained by unceasng labor,
succeeded IN ny object: and at II my son was SUN.
ceuy qualified both by nature and education, 70 not
nlv proyc for himself but 20 do something for thosa
10 IN the future to be entirely dependent upn
Lin. In Sc, towbcr last he went TO New.lOIk, and
through he influence Of others induced TO enlist;
end mter an absence OF t|o wees, 4 received
letter that he was bon in Cupepper Virginia private
IN TIC sd NCw.YOrk Volunteers. You may judge my
establishment and grief that ny only son, nero boy,
only one month than IL years OF age, should With
ont nv knowledge or consent have been sworn into tho
United states service for three years rs private sol
der and sent away 20 the front, beyond my power of
control wrote Immediately 70 GOV; oeymonr o. view.
York stating The case He informed ne that be would
do all he could for his discharge, but had but lite hope
Of success 1 thcn wrote TO Provost Marshal Fry 81
Washington; l heard nothing from him; Then
clergyman Of this city, through Senator Dixon, petit
toned the War Department for his discharge on 90.
count of BIS oge. received letter from tie War De-
pariment that after inquiry concerning hin OF he
Commanding General lie was represented as smart
active Intelligent boy and had the recommendation -
hs CAPTAIN fer good behavior ard soltlery department.
aud IL view Of thcse facts he could rot be discharged
learn something OF his enlistment. / found he was
substitute fOg q at Kings Bridge, Sho paid this
man Cooke three hundred and fifty dollars for him.
Cooke reprcseuted himself 10 the boy as O captain q
cavalry and told him he should go in his company. Ny
son told Cooke his correct age ana be Cooke told bin
10 say he nineteen and he would give him dayo
pass Cooke gave the hoy paper 20 sign bis name to-
but said there was time to read II. which signature
gayo Cooke the whole bounty, with tho control Of the
T. $ bounty S,j Of which be paid at tie time Il
the boys enlistment the rest is made subject ~ bis
Cookies control.
An uncle Of my son went 10 Supervisor Blunt and
found recorded the books the amount OF money PAID
Cooke which. with the substitute money, amounted 10
about $50. Cooke paid the boy 500 and put the re
maader in his pocket The boy did not know that the
paper he signed anything respecting bounty money
be drafted man was al ignorant man, ard never ma
CURED whether there any bounty for drafted man
nc that time but was Informed at the Provost Mar.
shals office IXth District, that there
went 10 Newly Ork at the time Of Cookies trial. bus
was informed by General Dix himself that nothing
could be done then for the civil courts had not yet goa
through with him. IL there protection for the wdov
and the f8thcIlcss chd Must she Lot only be robbed
OF her children. BY unprnciped men, but be wrongcd
of the small ptance given recOmpense for their
blood, trust there Is love Of country sufficient in my
heart TO make the sacrifice Of ny only child, ihai
child man. fitted BY constitution and experience 10
endure the hardships and temptations Of soldiers life,
feeling il his duty fight for his country but 20 have
him deceived aud wIonged he has been, is another
courts OF New York T. punish whose crimes 90
clearly proven this mans are. II not God pity the
weak and defenseless ones can snbstantlae the truth
Of what IS here written Non do you please with
this letter Withholding the name
Hereford, Nay =, 1854. A MOTHER