Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-05-11
NEW SERIES-VOL. IV.-NO. as.

full performance of the trust, A. NJ. White
agreeing with his brother (Col. Rich
ard White in signing O bond to that ef-
, feet. Squire Snyder was employed to
prepare such a bond, and it was signed
in Reuben Bernard's room at the Jones
House. After the bond was prepared
and signed, r. Bernard, Col. While A
NJ. White and myself went over TO the
Harrisburg Bank to deposit part of the
money to Col, Whites credit Mr. Weir
was not IN, and We went back about nine
O'clock A difficulty now arose as to the
arrangements with the banks. A. NJ.
White proposed that the monev should be
y. deposited 10 his credit. MIR. Bernard OBJ
Jected 10 that, aud stated that he would
prefer to pay the men in person, to which
A. NJ, White took some umbragc, as rath-
er lmpeaching his integrity, and demand
ed his bond from Mr.. Bernard. which was
given up to him. The controlling idea
tor making this arrangement was, that
the men were away on furlouCb, and that
1t would te impossible for Mr.. Bernard to
pay them 10 person, without great deal
OF trouble. The next day Mr.. Farouhar
made new arrangement, which was that
the men should be paid in person. On
that day, Thursday, the 2Slh Of February,
Just before we commenced to pay the men
heard Mr.. FarqUhar say that the men
were to get two hundred and twenty dol
lars apiece, and the other thirty dollars TO
be paid to the colonel (White.) don't
IrecoIlecL how many men were paid on
that day; but believe some eighteen or
twenty, and the rest the next week. Mr..
Bernard counted the money as ! marked
their names on the roll and did not know
until this evening but that the men re-
celyed two hundred and seyenty-fye dol
lars apiece, had 10 conversation with
Col White in making the bargain, as to
what was 10 he done with the money par
ticuIsrIy, nor did | hear him say. Did
hot know but that the men were TO get
two hundred and fifty dollars paid roTn
IN cash, until few minutes before we
commenced paying. | don't think MI
Bernard knew it, because he counted out
but two hundred and fifty dollars to the
ilrst man. | then said 20 him, on infor-
nation received from Mr.. Tarquhar, that
the men were only TO get two hundred
and twenty dollars. Col. White was pres
ent, and did not object. At that | said
to Col White, that is the arrangement
He said Yes, it was" From the fore
going testimony we have the following
facts established beyond doubt or cavil,
VIZ: /. That Col. White, in conjunction
with his brother, a. NJ. White, and A. B.
Farquhar, did attempt to effect an ar
rangement by which the sum of one hun
dged and thirty-eigh: thousand dollars
should be put at the sole disposal of A.
NJ. White, who was in 10 wise responsible
TO pay that sum, or any part thereof to
the men of the Fifty-fith regiment; aud
failing in that attempt a. NJ. White re-
IInquishet the transaction. on the rendi-
ton OF the bond TO Mr. Bernard
.. That when Col. White, A. N. White
and Fmqahar failed to induce Mr.. Bern
ard TO place the funds at the absolute dis
posal Of a. NJ. White that Farquhar, the
next day renewed the attack, by propos-
ing ,hat the money should be paid TO the
men in person but when the agent com
menced the process Of paying the men, il
was at once discovered that the SUM Of
thirty dollars should be retained in each
case for the benefit of Col. White, Mr..
Farquhar, and the other officers of the
Fiity-htlh regiment. which amount was
actually retained from the beginning to
the end Of the transaction, thus revealing,
in the most unmistakaJle manner, the
original design of Col White, 4. NJ. White
and Farquhar when they proposed that
the money should be placed to the credit
Of A. NJ. White-that these three men
should deal with the men OF the Fifty-tlth
regiment rs they thought proper in 9TH
er words, pay them Just such sums os suit.
cd their purpose. Your committee can.
not avoid the conclusions drawn from
these damning facts, that a dark conspira-
cY had been deliberately formed between
Col. White, 4. NJ, White and FarQuhar to
de'raud the men of the Fifty fifth regi- F..
ment ont of a large portion OF The money
honestly coming to them from the county
o. Chester, 20 which they had been credit |
ed by Col. White, without the least assent
from any Of them; indeed without their
knowledge of what disposition had been
made OF them by their colonel. Sup
pose that the arrangement first proposed
by these men to Mr.. Bernard bad been as
sented to, and the entire amount of money
had been placed to the credit Of A. N. |
White, would not COL White have had it .
in his power to pay the men just such sums .
as suited his purpose, and where would .
they have had a remedy? The men, it is
fair TO presume, had confidence ir their .
Colonel, and would have been satisfied TO .
receive $3.50 or 5000, in full, for local
bounty or such other sum as the Colonel .
and his confederates, A. NJ. White and A .
p. Farquhar might agree upon; so
that the margin should be large enough (
to satisfy the patriotic desires Of these
warthies to do the very best for the inter. .
ests Of the men Of the Ffty-ffth regiment. /.
IL is too palpable TO admit Of doubt that, I
instead cf making the ptiful sum Of lhir. /
ty dollars per man, on three hundred and
fifty eight men, which is ten thousand
seven hundred and forty dollars. which
went into the pockets of Colonel White,
on that item alone, while Mr.. Farguha
got seven thousand five hundred dollars.
according to his own receipt, dated March
., 1861, that the dividend would have been .
swellod 10 double or trebel, these Sums,
had lhe original design not been frustra-