New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-19
uaw SOLDIERS ARE ROBBED.
They arc Removed from Hari's Island on
steamboat. and Kept on the Water ill
"C,caucd Ou,"-Ca.e Of Negro 8egi.
ncut-The Colonel Takes Charge oil inc
Eoat-iie j. Arrested by the s"p'"'m
for Assnuis and Bauery-An ORGANIZED
systcn, Of Robbery, etc.

There is such a variety of ways in which our
discharged soldiers and sailors are robbed and mai
treated by rowiies who obtain Subsistence for their
wrtehed and worthless lives solely through vice and
crime. that the public would be scarcely surprised at
any new Developments OF this description Of viliany on
the ordinary scale but Il Is duty to make them ae
quantel with an organized system Of robbery which
has recently been prac;iced by these gangs OF ruanf
that cannot fail 10 excite their establishment well es
indignation. IL il not very difficult TO imagine now
some OF the in this metropolis Of SIN could ma u
In their hearts 70 occasionally play the hghwayah
with soldier who has fongAt tie battles OF bis country
and obtain tie pecuniay pt'dnce thsrtiOr Dut rev Gun
realize the fdct Of regular conspiracy lnVoyihs
large number of lOwdios for the purpose Of pndernS
regiment az time Of their hard.ea-ned gains. But
this IS even 50 and Developments will shortly be made
which will probably effect uI exposure of the paites
concerned.
Tie plan o. operations has chiefly been ioF the body
Of swinders 70 obtain steamboats, ana offer to convey
discharged solders nom Harris Island, where they are
usuallv pnd of to the city Tor small and on the
way ,iither 20 rob them either hy swindiing or
violence Of their newly acquired "Greenbacks. lbs
system ha been carried successfully Tor month or
two past. Tho most aggravated case tie eXani-
nation Of which In court of justice VIII soon nrlng the
facts 10 the public vlew-was tLnt 81 coloed iee
mcnt the e'ih New York, Col. Guernsey. This regl
meut was raised IN New YORK CITY, but consisted
chiefly Of recruits from Western Nowfors, ONO ana
other localities. T. sent 10 Bart's Island, 10 be-
mustered and paid of, week ago last FRIDAY ana
out 10 tie letter n. troops received TIER pay ana
were duly paid OF: and then tie Government re-
nQuisLed control u them.
take them 20 NewH YORK and a. The price Of 20 cents
Per mau portion ~ the regiment, accompanied by
Col. GUERNSEY. embarked United states Paymaster'
with about - 60 IN Government unds 10 his posses
zion. also sD1ght passage 10 Nev-Iork. soon after
leaving 'he island large number OF Fowd,es Oh the
wort class made thelr appearance among TIE passe
gers, and commenced 10 pay upon ibeh NaI!ol. nun
gaues the objects OF which 10 ria them or their
MONEY! DRAGGED liquor was served out 10 tue soldiers,
causing them 20 DE very sick Gnd before reaching the
city many ~ them completely neecsd. The cap
tam the boat Mclean by nance, who was OF course
the conspiracy pretended Ia make several attempts
70 lind bu; managed 20 df about East River and tie
Bay until late IN Tie evening. IN order 10 give bis
confedcrues ~ opportunity 20 complete their work Of
robbery.
O'Clock, in order 10 dispatch bis Westward by the
1lst subsequent Ere Railroad train became appreheu-
s.ve, and Communicated h.s fears tie PGyaaster
board wno also greatly alarmed cognselod the seizure
Of the boat. Gel Guernsey sought the Captain IN bis
cabin. bur tho latter gave no satisfactory explanation.
The Colonel, whose men were being robbed and mall
treated every mcmgnt. shortly aierward sought the
CAPTAIN again seized the boat, and demanded that !.
should Instantly DO landed at Peck'sAp. This was
finally done ard the parry disembarEed when Capt.
Mclean t1d tho Colonel arrested FOR assault aud bat
terry. lie va relc,rcd 10 next morning hy giving bail
sen. ,Ae troops whom be- had brought to tie city on
tACg way md then hiring boat, be re.
turned a. Hart Island GEd brought tie remainder Of
his regiment ~ the city. Tho Colonel will have
hearing before Justice Bowling en- Friday. when the
testimony Of he paymaster and others viii be educed
10 the edipa Jon o. tie community. member OF The
ooh, laued Davis states thG, ne had $500 leaving
HAIRS Island and that &c has been robbed OF it all
viii toe exception Ol -
Oiler reg menis have been treated in The same way.
II probable that millions ~ dollars have been thus
extracted ron The rockets % boys In tiue" by
these ilfpes % thc shore AZ al events. the examina
ton 81 Col Guernsey on Friday VII give evidence that
wholesale winding has poen carried o. IL 1-s manner
o. al extensive scale.