The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-24
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Tue following interesting casc
which We take from the N. Y. Times,
shows the manner In which the peo-
pie have been swindled by bounty
ut seems that some months ago.
a fine stalwart young Englislifnan
named NJ, came to this city from
Liverpool with the intention or en-
tering the army. lie had served his
time in the regular British service,
and brought with him official tcstimo-
malls and certificates az 70 good con.
duct and general efficiency. which he
thought would aid him In securing .
commission in our service. After
weeks Of unsuccessful cndeavor, he
made up his mud 70 enlist as q vol.
unteer, and taltc k'' chance for pro
motion. III pursuit of this he fell In.
to the hands of bounty brokerage
firm In this city, Who took bin at once
to the Office Of the Provost Marshal,
an officer of prominence, politically
and socially, and presented him as
recruit The Provost Marshal exam
ined and passed him, made out the
necessary papers, and desired him TO
sign them. NJ. per' eived by the
wording of the papers that he was
placed as a substitute, and to this ho
oljectes. saying he didn't "wish to
sell himself; he wished to enter she
the service as volunteer" The Mar
shall told him it was "all right. 1t was
only matter Of form, and something
which all recruits were obliged to
sign" This satisfied the man, who
signed the papers, took his $500, put
on his uniform. and was sent to the
rendezvous q. Governors Island;--
The Provost Marshal being fond Of
filthy lucre, posted at once to the
store Of merchant in Beaver street.
who day or two previous had request
ed him to tlnd substitute for him.
The merchsnt listened with pleasure
to the glowing account OF Ms ply
sique, and jumped at the chance OF
securing him for the moderate sum OF
5000 The bargain wns arranged.
and on the following day the mer-
chant called on the Marshal with
nine 800 bills, for which he received
a receipt and the necessary exemption
papers. Or this 5000 the recruit had
already received S400. and was enti.
tied to the remaining $500 Ofcourss
he didn't get it. A few days thereaf.
ter he was in the city, and meeting
the the Provost Marshal, asked him
for whom he was a substitute. The
Marshrl thoughtlessly told him the
two met, and the recrnit found that
he had been cheated ont Of $500, and
the merchant conc uled he had been
badly soil. The matter was brought
to the notice Of Gen. Hayes, who at
firrt noticed it, but for some reason.
subsequently rebuffed the friend OF NJ
who attempted to arrange IL. NJ. then
called on the Marshal, hut not only
no satisfaction, but was disgraced and
returned to the island. There the
matter dropped until Col. Baker came.
The friend called on him and told the
story. He sent for the merchant and
: the soldier, got all aiIldavits necessary
to prove the case, and then sent for
the Provost Marshal. At 6rst this
officer was disposed to stand on hls
dignity and all that sort Of thing. but
facts and papers soon convinced him
that it was easier TO cheat q poor sol
dier than TO confront tho especial
Agent" He denied having received
the money, but his own signature
condemned him he then SAID 1t was
all given to the brokers. This they
denied, and their books corroborated
their assertion. At last II turned out
that he had kept 5000, his clerk had
, gept 8l00, and the two brokers had
received the other 5000. When the
gallant Captain saw that he was found
out, and that there was literally no
escape for him, he did the best thing
he could, and said nothing. lie was
then permitted to return to his work.
which will probably be under his con
troll but temporarily, however. The
brokers who also we're brought before
Col. Baker, are held for other charges.
of which, however We can say moth
ing at present.