The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-11-10

tmpted, they console him by saving.
Wen, there is something wrong; Won
ought TO have been exenp.sd.g The
public will at glance see how this svs.
TEN works to the pr, judice Of IN, Board,
especially to the Surgeon Of the Board.
and to the party that keeps us in ofse..
The drafted man who has been excmpted.
and would have been had he never seen
one ot these patriotic gentlemen who
have ileccrd him out Of his money, Roes
home, aud when asked how he procured
MS exemption, truthlully replies that hg
pald one, or two, or three hundred dollars,
6m ne Jorgsfs TO tall 10 nAon Ae poii if.
lie leaves the false impression that the
money was paid to the Surgeon or SONG
member of the Board.
We will cite few cases that have
been recently ferreted out by the Board;
There are a number Of others in prucess
oi investigation, which, when The facts
are fully known, shall also be made pub-
Ie' Men who fcr pecuniary gain, or for
party aud political purposes, trife and
sport WIN the reputation Of ,neir fellow
citzons who happen to hold Office, can
not complain Il their charges are shown
To be false. and their own agency in the
wrong denounced be made public.
Hen-y Apple, who was drafted in tha
5ta Ward ol Sandusky City, and who
has ln1uinal Hernia lis ruptured,) pre-
scntcd himself before the Board snd was
of course exempted. Mr.. Apple and a
MIR. Rcmcly, also n resident of Sandusky,
were examined under oath on last Satnr.
day, and they both testified to the follow.
ing facts: When Apple ives drafted, he
informed his friend Remcly Of the fact.
who said to him: "If any man can do
you any good, il is DR.. GIBSON, Of Nor.
walk" lie introduced him 20 C;bson.
who told him hewould do all he could for
him for hco hundred dollars, which
amount Apple agreed to psy to him II he
succeeded in clearing him. Subsequent.
" Gibson told them that Apple's was a
hard case, he would have TO work Ike
the devil to get him of. and that he must
have three hundred dollars. He Impress
cd them with the idea and belief that he
would have 10 fix up the matter with the
Board. Apple, fully believing that with
money Gibson would procure his exemp.
ton, agreed to pay him three hundred
ana twenty-five dollars. Gibson handed
INN certificate to procure the signature
ol DIR. Grarile, which be did, and then
returned the certificate to Gibson, who
SAID that Il was all right, that ne must
wait until he (Gibson) got things fixed
ready Tor his examination, and he would
let hun know when he had done so, and
then be might present himself FOR OK.
animation. An hour or two ufterwa ards
Gibson informed them that ho had all
things fixed or rtraighi, aud that Apple
should uow go before the Board Aprle
ana Kemely went up 10 the Custom
iouse-Applc went into the room where
examinations were made q ibson stood
out IN tho hnll--Apple presented no
oSrthcate, but was exempted ON account
OF Hernia. When he came out and met
Glhson IN the street, Gibson asked him
how 1t went. He told him that he was
exempt Gibson replied, | told you Il was
all right-t was the hardest case I erey
hdd. Gibson then asked for the money
saying, nc wuuIu not care about 1t now,
~ H'oere all for hiD,, but he must 20 and
see them and straighten up. Thus re-
pcating the declaration thai he had to
use the money to procure Apples eaemp,
ton. Apple then paid him 1926 for bis
services, and the Board has been inform.
cd that the sum Of $500 has been refund
cd to Apple by some Union men TO re-
imburse him. Gibson neper spoke to
member of the Board abou, this case, nor
has he either directly or Indirectly paid 10
them or either OF them, one cent of
money az his or any other case. The
testimony in this case shows that Glib.
son all the while was imposing upon both
Remely aud Apple, the idea that money
had 10 be used TO procure the exemption.
No. >. DR.. c. =. Tones, of Benton, Ia
Crawford County, Ohio, Vance Griffith,
Nlr. Mullen, aud other gentlemen of that
county, formed an association to Protect
themselves against the draft, and paid
over to one OF their mcml e,s who was
treasurer OF the club u certain sum OF
money, as we learn $500 in caSh,--
When the draft was mdde, some three OF
four OF the company were drafted, among
whom were Dr.. Jones and Mr.. Griffith.--
Jones, Griffith aud Mullen Che Treasus.
er) came TO Sandusky TO put in substi-
tutes, II, upon examination, they or either
Of them, should be held TO service. =
Jones went before the Surgeon aud was
exempted for physical disability. His
certificate of exemption was made oul
and handed TO him before he left the
room, with this certificate of exemption
in his pocket Jones went down stairs
and meeting with Griffith told him iha,
the Board had held him, Griffith propo, ed
to him to put in his substitute, but ne
declined, saying he would do 80 in The
afternoon. Jones then left Griffith and
went toa man named B. w. Stevenson.
who lived near Saudusky City, showed
him his certificate Of exemption, and told
him that he wanted to make money out
OIL his partners, and that he (Stevensou)
must help him aud he W, uld pay him.
Jones and Stevenson ;hen hunted 10
the Treasurer of the club and took him
to room somewhere on Wa.sr Street.
When they got there Jones said 10 the
Treasurer, Mullen, the Doctor has held
me--you know il will cost the club eight
hundred dollars TO put in substitnte,
this gentleman (Mr. Slevenson) saws
that for and with four hundred dollars he
can and will procure me certificate of
exemption, and the club will thus suye
four hundred dollars. The treasurer ha.-
Ing confidence in Jones, who we are told
is Union man and sustained very high
position as an honest upright man In, his
county, believed tho story, swallowed
the bait, hook and all, and agreed TO pay
Stevenson the -four hpndred 'loiiars as
soon AZ he should produce tho certificate
ofexemption OF Jones by the Board
They parted, and in very shost tirpe
Stevenson returned and handed Jones
certificate Of exemption to the Treasurer
who then paid to him the four hundred
dollars 'as agreed npon- Jones md
Stevenson both own up tho faots, they
differ only in this, that Jones denied
having any Of the money aud said Ste
yenson kept il ll;while Stevenson says
he only got one hundred dollars for him.
self, aud paid bsck the other three
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