The New York herald., 1864-11-29
Wholesale Psculattons the PAliad el.
phta Navy Yard.
DISCOVERY OF FRAUDS TO tn. AMOUNT OF NIL
LION OF DOLLARS.

DISCOVERY OF FRAUDS TO TIE AMOUNT OF NIL
LION OF DOLLARS.
From the Philadelphia Age. Nov 76.
We have slreadv alluded stupendous frauds dis
covered Al tho Philadelphia Navy Yard ana 20 the arrest
Of numerous parties implicated These robberies have
proven TO be far extensive than generally
supposed and the total amount OF property out f which
has been defrauded will fall fer short
OF million Of dollars Some say that IL viii exceed
tha, the thevinG has been going for Shs past
three years. since the present Administration
Sseu that IL is asserted sna. mon with sms salaries have
put up large and substantial dwelling houses One indi-
v,dusi' Who ned sort os an ossside position has ~
mansisn and the tn copper lead pipe. &C. used In the
building. It 10 further said ali from the Navy Yard
The matter has sesn kept quiet by those engaged In the
investigation, but few acts occasionally sak out The
.knowng ones" say that the examination wisoccupy
nearly two months yet, and until that completed the
condition Of anAirs viii net probably b. laid before
the public.
feat the ends Of public justice though the story was
sufficiently known through the public prints TO put
all tho guilty parties on their guard II there has been
stealing may he that those implicated not
tracks, and viii defy ali means OF detection II they
be detected no OF the real truth do
any possible harm The truth Of tho matter is that
tam parties anxious that tho extent OF their
rascaiities should be known the world outside
The robbery one OF the most who esale character
ferreed out in this city Copper stolen by the
tou The robbery has been bold ana barefaced Every
article OF vaue that could be carried has been
len aud It Is sad by those who familiar with the IN.
terror workings OF the yard that at least one hundred
gone by the ton. In one instance, where
for cart load that into the navy yard two
loads went n another direction The copper thus stolen
was offered TO the very Individual who nsd 10 The rst
instance furnished 1t to tho Navy Yard Al Philadelphia
He gave the information which set the authorities at
work.
The Navy Yard in fair way Of being stripped Of
thing except the ship houses and the Big guns
majority OF these rooberies, IL would appear did not
TAKE place from yard but cared on before th0
delivery took place For instance, vessel would arrive
a, one Of our wnarves loaded with rosn TO be delivered
u the Of the robbery Of the resin alluded 70
above number Of carts drays driven TO other
portions Of the city, whore they deposited until
opportunity arrived dispose Of them In other
goods were conveyed from the yard IN carts which
tue bottom q these carts When being covered with
shavinRs chips. concealed the fraud In other ways
not vet made public, robberies were committed.
On Friday three more connected with the yard
Barracks About nifty barrels OF and several bar
res OF pork belonging to the were recovered
rss Sanrd snrs ~ ths nr,sonsrs are ~ Fort Miin
and others are confined elsewhere.
On saturday afternoon snree more s,sss RE were made
OF the parties. Those arrested Saturday taken
out quietly by order Of Commodore Hull who engaged
In ferreng the whole Transaction without reference
and without assistance from the detectives Commodore
Hull Is determined 10 discover the full oxtsnt Of
tho robberies. which is now believed ~il PUN 10
a very high hgure The greatest oonsternaten pre-.
vailed among the woPkmen, they felt that since
the Commodore had undertaken the investigation there
will be no security for wrongdoers Between now and
to there will be number Of additional arrests,
and 10 day two the full extent OF the depredatons
will be developed TO the public. The exposure will ex.
cite the wonder and or the people that such
. wholesale robbery souA have been carried On for
years with IMMUNITY.
names the parties thus arrested Gus.
tody George Glingham, attached 70 the store.
keeper department; william Harris. the proprietor Of
sailors boarding house In Front street; Antonio Als,
ster carter; Isaiah Psscoe master plumber; Ed.
Simpson master cauker Joseph raulns, purssrs clerk
board the receiving ship Princeos; James Ching.
ham, chief clerk; Lewis Gillnsham and another whoee
name s also Glingham. The four Giiiagham's
related to ZACH other female. who also arrested
last week. has since been discharged She charged
with making false representations 10 the Commodore OF
the yard, and thus securing pass 20 visit Of the
inc Information from third party who, it II alleged
also implicated, and who has since been arrested
locked M.
Tho investigation into the alleged frauds and abuses at
the Schuykil Arsenal is also still in progress ana the
ewdling, rrnctccd here, slowly being brought
hight, and will, IL is said TAR exceed the Navy Yard
populations The arrest Of two contractors and
INSPECTOR ard their CONSIGNMENT to the Old CAPITOL has
already been noticed In columns. The commission
these have finished the tent frauds
and have taken mp the eyed mismana cement OF the
leather depnr rtment at which they sti engaged.
For the past three weeks Henry Davis Esq leather
merchant who lsey resigned his select Council
has beec rendering Rrautous service To the
In unmssk ng these who esao ralds The old quarter
master, man named Crosmap has been removed ard
and efficient officer placed the position. The lat
management OF the department,