The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-19
Dsfra uding Recruits.


now THEY THROW AWAY THEIR MoNEY--sAM.
BROWN RELEASED AND HIS WIFE MADE HAPPY, ETC.
There ere numerous complaints Of frauds committed by
brokers' agents and others the recruits as We
have all heard
SINE Of these unfortunately arc too true and all cases
Of complaint brought before pervsor Blunt, Chairman
OF the Supervisors Volunteering Committee, recaed
so far az lies In his power.
But many Of these entirely beyond the reach
Of the committee; have foundation at ALL but
tho invention OF tho brain OF foolish fellow
who hsa sqrnncered his money, and finding in pocket
but few dollars OF the $500 d him. forthwith makes
complaint OF gross fraud against somebody.
case OF this kind occurred few days ago at the
committee rooms Of the Supervisors. A fellow ap.
pcared, passed and was paid his 5000 bounty. At
the time there appeared with him the keeper OF tho
boarding house where the recruit had been boarding
claimed certain amount rs due him. Tho new recruit
had the money in hand and could do whatever no chose
with IL. lie asked the landlord what the dauage waso
acknowledging that he owed him something II set
tied BY paying him twenty dollars. Mr.. Blunt, the
charm then suggested that he tho balance tho
money with him. TO be placed in the savings bank to bis
ss75-Ovsr TO- Mr.. Blum. for deposit So ' far all
recruit, pad his pleasant talk with him, and got
demand for his money saying he had changed his mind
| or course Supervisor Bluni's good intentions were
crui received 1t ind mme ately handed il over to the
boarding house keeper with the Injunction to "keep II for
never get back into the hands Of the goes to
Kkcrs Island with just Is Of the $500 paid 10 him.
solder On RScrs Island to the ccmmss s' DETAILING
gross fraud upon him. whereby be was cheated
out OF all bis bounty money but 90 The parties
turned on, tina. l6orecruit making the complaint was
the gerry one who Withdrew his money from Mr.. Blunt
ptaF n la hoar line
house keeper Of hc had simply flung away his
money and nothing could be done.
We state this cascspd II In one Of every day
rcDce-more IN DETAIL 10 show how idle many OF the
complaints o. fraud soldiers Real cases u fraud
mcrous enough but fictitious and idle
The old adase of believing orIy onc-hal you hear
cruit received ta WHOSE old mother was
present y receive the bounty from him Instead OF hand
better come 10 Rkcrs island where no would give her
the $500 aud the state bounty Of t75 in addition she
distress, with complaint tia, bad visited her
tho island and fo.nd that he had gamoed and sluandor
ed every dollar OF the $780, not having enough left
buy his poor old mother loaf u bread.
such or similar cases arc frequent enough and cruel
them II would seem inai from tho moment .
| man Is made private soldier lie becomes reckless
advice, no pleadln.s explanations OF tho Chairman
| have rarely any effect but wten he finds q case OF
actual fraud on soldier by boker OF agent h. receives
no money lie Is maac not ouly u disourse his fraudu
lent gains but s shut out from doing any further br
The OF lie black recruit Brown, TO whom We
referred few days since havin. bon invegled
the army under the plea o driving pair OF horses
carriage, has been fully investigated by Dir. Blunt and
full conviction made viii be recoIleced trat lie
signed papers IL the Provost Mirshale Office without
knowing what they and received fifty dollars
tweaty OF which were gus bus instead OF bong mounted
on carriage box, no found himself In cloth
tent Rk Island, with clean straw ior bed
surrounded by foot OK snox and tho thcrmoueer
at This not what the darkey barsaincd for
The case for all parties concerned outrageous
that Mr. ri INT took unusual pains with IT, isrrens out
j.ct to the atten,iCn Of the War Department through
General Dix obtained full discharge, and compelled
the broker 10 refund 70 the county the three hundred
| lars he h I'd received Tom the Chairman o the Commit
tee, paid on papers signed by the Provost Marshal.
The wife OF Sam appeared before the committee. pjeai.
Ing strongly Tor her husband release who hefo
sIppot. SO did not want tho bounty, II size co
got t--she wanted Brown; he her only friend
| kidneys Affected and she could not work much.
"Was he good 10 your says Mr. Blunt "Ecry good IN.
Decd "Did he eycs yet drunkP' sometimes he wogd
get little bar. "What would you give 10 have
him easeJSn "0h lord massey Mr. Judge Ise got
friends 1fty dollars" Then bc b worth hfiy dollars 10
you, Is hep ooh, mercy on Id give thousand OF
them ere green felers, could get EN-" Wl you KEEP
good eye upon him !! ret him onn "a good eyci e.,
cir, die chile viii do nuln' else 'Wel, here Is a uli
discharge for your husband Take 1t, and get him home
you can, and nothing to pay" "Oh, dc Lord
bab mercy on and besSyou tool Use 50 THANKFUL Mr.
Blunt, that can't say nu1n. 10 Lord bres you "ere
10 the $40 bogus money your husband received, and
here big pockcbook to keep IN" (tauding her
the usual he las ad prepared for each volunteer
10 Keep his bounty money n) "Yah yahl yah tosent
want the nasty bogus trash nor the pocAoo'os ncedcr
do pocketbook 10 keep my husband mllentary comms
sion in--yaL yahi yahi Good by. Lord brcss you"
She OF curse went OF happy TO look for her released
husband, sam Brown. |