Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-06-30
THE ARREST OF THE NAVY AGENT, (Nrw YoaK

From the Ness York EUsning Poste Thursday. &.
Yesterday ate moon Mr.. Isaac HEEDERsoS, Navy
Agent at this port was summary Displaced by order from
Washington, and almost immediately afterwards he was
called before Mr.. Commissioner Belts TO answer we
are informed to charge OF issuing false vouchers AS
the charge made What that the reader viii find by
reading the suboined adayt of Savage, formerly
merchant Of this city; Z. 1ds 5aa
/" Southern District of NtW York, S.: .5t,s..t
sJoseph L. Savage, at present residing at No. = Cn-
ton avenue the city Of Brooklyn, State OF New York
by occupation merchant being duly sworn dePoses and
says: a,
year of our Lord thousand eight hundred and sixty
three Isaac Henderson, of the city OF New and state
OF New York then there being the Navy Agent OF the
port of New York. duly appointed, qualified, and sworn
and then and there being officer OF the United States
charged with the disbursements Of public moneys as such
agent aud 80 being charged with the
of public money aforesaid did accept and receive from
him. the said Joseph L. Savage, he the said Joseph L.
Savage then and there being creditor OF the United States
hundred and fy dollars and fysI cents the said receipt
and voucherbeiDg the words and wit
et lin Tipicatel
The U. s. Nary Department to Jos. L. Savage, DR..
Bureau Of Steam Engneerng-Ap for Inc and
a Repairs. - .a.
1861 Steamer R. r. Cuyler
Sept 18th 100 full bales Brady's Comp ssssd Hair"
No lnuarta
Weighing 81, 52i pounds, l9c.-..-......-.$l2s29 Sc
"a CARRIAGES Al So OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 20
q --
$l2,SsO Sc
Having examined the article above charged certify that
ED. 8. DE LUCE, G E."
"sept 2sth 1s63-Received the above article for Inc
sd. d. T. MARSHALL, Naval storekeeper"
"Navy Yard, New York, Sept 3Oth, ls63The pub ic
igsnces required the Immediate de livery Of the articles men
toned in tins b and there not bsng time T. h advertise ol
chase and the ia approved Tor the sum OF twelve thou
sand eight hundred and eighty 6Iou dollars 90 oo
'WM. RADFoRD, for Commandment"
aNayy Agents Office, New York October is, 1863
ceived of Henderson, Navy Agent twelve thousand eight
hundred ghty dollars and nts in full Of the above
bill and have signed uplicate receipts. =,
"And that he the said Joseph L. Savage then and there
being creditor of the United States aforesaid, signed
the said receipt and voucher and that be did not receive
at that time has he since received the full amount
money specified in said receipt and voucher within
the sum of two thousand dollars of the said full amount
from the said Isaac Henderson, navy agent 80 being dis
bursting officer, and that the said Isaac Henderson, navy
agent 80 being dsbursing officer aforesaid did not
that time, has he yet paid to him, the said Joseph
Savage being creditor Of the United States aforesaid
the full amount of money specfedin said receipt and
voucher, within two thousand dollars OF said full
amount tt
And the said Joseph L. Ssvseedoth further dispose and
say that he is informed and believes that the said Isaac
charged with the disbursement of public moneys aore
said did transmit to the Treasury Department of the
Departments of the Government of the United Staes
be allowed in his favor navy agent and as an ocer
charged with the disbu of public moneys I'D sup
port of the account of him. the sad la,c Henderson,
being officer charged with the disbursement OF public
moneys aforesaid Tor the quarter ending December
thireth Domin eighteen hundred aud siIy-three,
the receipt and voucher herenbefore set FORTH the said
Isaac Henderson disbursng officer aforesaid not hav
ing paid to the said Joseph l.. to any person
for him. any time, the full amount of money specified 10
said receipt and voucher against the form OF the statute in
such cases made and provided.
Aud this deponent doth further say that the said Isaac
Henderson, dbursng officer aforesaid at various other
times hath received from him. Joseph L. Savage creditor
aforesaid various other receipts and vouchers for Gums
of money greater than the amounts paid by the said saac
Henderson, dsbursing officer to HIM the said Joseph
Savage the particulars OF which he is ready to give which
hereafter required. JOSEPH l.. SAVAGE"
The Mr.. Savage who made this affidavit has been for
several months past prisoner in Fort Lafayette, where
he confined grave charges of fraud against the Gov
ernmentcharges the extent and nature of which may be
judged Of from the fact that assured he is
leased bail to the amount Of half million of dollars
which bail persiseny refused by the authorities, al
along. until the very day which, by the date Of it, the
foregoing affidavit was msde.-Epening Post.