The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-31

Beiag advtsed lrs: tie cheress en- specincncns q
which II proFeet u Try Brgafter General splnsSa Be
fore the court natal erdsrsa By General Dix are hx
covered by the order d The sours supprcsmg pubica
tion OF ns proceedings and much nisapprshepscn
prevails 70 tns nature Of those charges and spscca
tions. we publish them at length
cHARoxs AND SPECIFICATIONS AGANBr FRANCE r. epsoIA
naroADxS GENERAL or UNITED FrAIss VOLUNTEERS.
CsARGA-Conduct unbecoming IN officer and gentle
Sp;fcasiou I'm this that Ergadier General Frsncis
rscr utng nor for ,hs military service Of tho Uuitsd
States did, In the cities OF New York and Brookyu In
Lee theodore Alien and other bounty brokers called
whses names are unknown, 70 exert and unIAwfuy re-
ceve large sums Of money from divers recruits whose
fraud and forcs-said recruits beng volunteers entitled
70 local bounty and the money thus wronsu'y extort
and the day December $685. and the 10Th
SPECIFICATION aIn this, that Brgadier General Francis
B. spnoia United States Volunteers being engaged In re-
crutng mon for tho United States military service, did,
In tho CITY, county and Stse Of New York. on the lst
day Of December, 1865 and on divers days before and
aftor ssd day. In December 1883 and January 1885,. al
low divers volunteer aud recruits who then and there
entered the United States military service aud were en-
names are unknown, to be dofrauded aud deprived OF
parts Of said bounty BY the falsehood fraud force aud
and others whose names are unknown.
SPECIFICATION SIN this that BrIgader General Francis
cruiting the United states military SERVICE did
In the CITY, county State OF New York. on the 18th
month iuIer and slow divers men whose names are I'M.
known be recruited enlisted and mustered into
tho United states military service whs state OF m
the said recruits wee not capable OF making or under
| standing such contract.
Francis g. Spnoa, United States Volunteers, being en-
gagged recruiting men into the United states military
SERVICE did at the city county and State OF New York.
on the 25th day or November, 1868 knowingly allow TWO
French salors-viz: Louis Lot and Charles Roue, who
belonged tho French feet then 10 New York harhor,
and neither Of whom understood Engsh-to DO enlisted
and sworn into the United States military service with
out n0wng Or beng given to understand wat was TIE
said General Spnoa being OF their want OF inior
nation aud thor relation to The French naval Services
and or their receiving no informa1cn a. 70 inc contract
/ which they made.
| Spec fcation SIN this. that Brisadier General
Francis g. Spnoa United States Volunteers being ten
engaged In recruiting men INTO the UnitcU states mi,y
service dd about the 18th day OF December 1865
ins 'I knowingly win allowed the enlistment Of foreigner
named Vincent Rucsnd. who could not read,
or write or understand English, without any
enlistment. and being asked II it not the
duty OF the mastering oicor 70 explain the enlistment
papers 80 the recruits cred the question by saying
It, II We did that we should not get twenty
SPECIFICATION e-Iu ths, that Brtgadisr General Francis
Splnola United States Volunteers being tnen engaged
In recruiting into the United States military service,
did order and command tho recording o1cer that the
height OF recruit whose is unknown, should he
falsely entered and recorded the enlistment papers rs
i
said General spinola kuew less than five feet three
inches All ,h at the city OF New York on or about the
10TH day OF December, 1883
Specification 7.-Tha, said Brgadier Gen. r. Spiuola
Uried states Volunteers the city, county and state OF
10 a o or sou b os
day Of December 1868 beiug Informed that the bounty
were the . sscTus Of their Soua
crut received the bounty to which he was en-
titled and that be would take man who did not SET
| cent"
specification SIN this that Brigadier General Francis
b. Spnos being then engaged in recruiting msn or the
United States military service did 10 the cities OF New
York and Brooklyn In the State Of Sew York, permit
and allow the examining sufgeoo named Jones' CONNECT cd
with recruiting station uoder said General Spno.
control and direction to an his (sad ssrgeons
70 blank certificates OF tho physical fitness recruits,
ana 10 leave sad certificates 10 be afterwards ed 10 BY
some other person said surgeon never seeing or examn
Ing the recruits for whom spch certificates were given,
and said General SpinoIs toeratng This fraud and taking
steps TO bring The offender to trial and punishment
All this at the cities Of New York Brooklyn
about the soth day OF December, 1853;
and State Now York being then and there engaged
recruiting men for the United States military service
did, about the Both day OF December 1858, and
divers other days in said month permit one Alexander
spnolas CONTROL TO soil 10 the thus recruited BY
said General Spnoa boots at the exorbtant price Of ten
each pair boots by him thus Sold should pay the
Of two dollars to the officer In charge Of said recruits,
and did thus allow said recruits to be wrongfuy charged
two dollars pair more than said boots were fairly aud
| reasonably worth.
caAsona1NesIeet Of duty, to tho prejudice Of good
Srectfeatton lin this tina, Brlgader General Francis
d 5pinols United states Volunteers being In charge
recruiting rendezvous for certain regiments In the service
Of the United States In the cities OF New York and Brook
~ lie recruiting service d the United States Army to Be
complied with In the cases Of the enlistment Of Vincent
Ruelland, LOUIS aloe, alias Louis Lot, William White.
| alias Joseph White, and divers ,t1ers unknown, w-Ao
enlisted into the service OF the United States as sol
dsrs said recruiting rendezvous and did fail to arrest
bring 10 trial officers under hts .1he said Brigsdor
General Spinoas command who were guilty Of cnlisting
recruits violation said regulations for the recruiting
city 90 or abou. the i5th day CT Iectmber 1868, and
| from December !, 1868, TIL February 70, 1854
zn .s' 5ns sssade s General prsnc,s
certain recruiting rendezvous for volunteers the
leo OF tho United S,ses IN tbs cos OF New York and
brooklyn, did allow certain men. called acting
"bounty brokers,siz Hawley D.. Clapp, James Lee,
Theodore Allen and others, whose names are unknown
can Tenth United States Infantry and divers other
recruits in the military service Of the United States.
moneys lawfully due said recruits, without just PEN
said recruits and tho said Brigader General f.
b. Spnoa, United States Volunteers, did assist the said
socsIled sbounty brokers in the prosecution Of tbs
business OF swndna said recruits, by allowing said go.
moneys openly aud the Appropriated to the
OF SAID recruiting rendezvous All this at New York city
ber Isss and between tho Let day OF Deconbsr 1858
and February ~, 1854
B. spnoa, United states Volunteers, being in charge Of
cnrtan recruiting rendezvous the etse OF New York
" n. recruits ' under bs charge By aorna
them',o be unlawfuy and unjusty deprived or large
o. se %UnsS All rs, y y s s
cities Of New York and Brooklyn, N Y, about the
18th day Of December 1893 and from the lst day Of Do
D {. VAN BUREN,, Colonel and A A. q.
The Dougias Monument.
The Douglas Monument Association have just hold
meeting in Chicago, at which Mr.. Walks design was
adopted u Is described folows;-Helght, Que hun
dred diameter u the base dfty. feet Resting