New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-18
Col. Eu.cr's 1io1emcafs.

Col. Baker arrived in this city, from Wash
inrton yesterday morning ana haa recommended, with
renewed igor, the prosecution OF his Investigations
and arrests among the bounty brokers and Jumpers In
oar midst
In some cases who're he il unable 70 procure suili'
cient evidence against tie brokers warrant their A.
rcsf Col Baker brings item before him and compes
them make restitution in oases where they have III
directly sgndled recruits out ~ thcH bonEiits
Wallace Sheridan. firm ~ bounty brokers dong
hns noes ~ the Park we're recently applied u by q
respectable co'orcd clergyman OF staten Island 20 ems
"a co0red 10y uIdcr his charge The hoy was cmlsteu'
and thc brokers got aud KEEP the money Int upon being
brought before the cool" th,y rciroanty dtgorgco.
Another by was enl. tcd - broker named fianan.
who Wn5 To- fiEo tie money To te boy! uoiLcr poor
widow living In Brooklyn BE- being her sole support
uanlnn took the boy on board re receYngs b!p MN.
.o gave Tie widow ODD out ~ the 500 and proulsed
- come back and sec Ian. Put NJ hanlan never
came back Go, Baker sent Tor hiu. however. ana II
did not take hong for him to raise $50 for iho beneht
Il llc po0r widow concerned
Another care j. thar 81 Mrs " c. Wilson. whose sor.
v,s druegcd inl enlisted by bounty broker named
VIM Iuifin whose brother n,Iw - sand 20 Lccpn con.
cert saloon broadway c,ilrd ihc 1uietes. The DO
vas enlisted r thf,e years aud Loufil received so
sor him NJ IoufrID dion robbed lis victim Of 5 -
and al The coillng De- Bad on ~ he time.
Col Baker received the following letter IN relation 20
ih.scasci -, ,,o,,
SIR PARDON 0e fr taking tie liberty 81 aiTcs.hs yon
but sul od you woud afer the ta' robbed me oi
nv L. u l.
,tsr m ofts' Bioo ~ where be lrsh1ed mr into tie
Irtsd -iass Navy he brought re ON board tire w. = r
,in. .r Ncfuau tie l5 q Auflsi ito', ant To
on a.. gsss io0 ani told he would te
he balance % bounty but D.
never pay ro tat dly g. thls. wrote 20 hiti
t. d. honest art
but ra never au.weicd ny sitter ard then plid ls~yrr
20 collect f1r c blt hr do not cosc. 10. Captain Carter
o 'hs Vermont oli to write to rrplusb, an hnreH
orr a. sec aicr aud ~ The simr ;m, DO SD be
aau.d hr.p 70 DO could. Snw. fonofshle ~ he ms
Town fnr tr jear u'ctiof one Tenrs sfryicr
bat sin Wiling serve thr country OIL. the unuw M time Lee
usIssd a.. IA tlr booze iYf 81 he sagd pay ne or l
could srt ,atalilr lnd "a, tot s0u tie uiln who
vii $40 svrfy tatisfs, fiou I.qul4~.
Plea. 1usscr tbs letter, aud son vii o1r. your
humble aervsuf 1u0N.> MTisOs.
Ga receipt of this letter the sviudorwas brou ht be-
fore Col Baker and compelled To return the bounty at
once.
Another case IL Tho following man named OKcefe
O broker in brooklyn. Tas charged with def auding
Dennis lliri apgiylte In the First NevJcrscy cayay
of bis entire bouAty. amounting TO 500 Tie charge
was preferred by BIZ wife and tie accused arrested
The case b, under Investigation.
William Il! Bauchmdu. bOurtybroker Of Chambcrs
st. New-Nork Is another unmitigi rascal who VIII
shortly b. hauled up by tie Colonel who has had many
commune atoms sclt 10 him in reference 10 his deal
ings.
We nay mention that the Hon. l. l.. Chiticnden
II Registrar Of tho Treasury, las been appointed
udgeAdyocae and before bin all Of these cases Of
houniy .swindline and olliEtmcni-ioTging which Col.
Baker Las brought 20 light, Nil be tined.