The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-07-22
NO. s5..
astonishing Developments Alleged Sc.
crtt History Of Provost Marshals

cret History Of Provost Marshals
\ Reign.
series Of sui,r nre now bejnr irs,;,med
oy Ex-Recorder Smith, icr several osr,,e.
against c'l. / G. Baker. for dsm.res for
ahegec false imprisonment and assnnit .od
os''ery Copies Of the siiidaviis have been
sfn' on 70 The War Department. and ~
nves'ra''on demanded BY the parties Who
cain 'o have been unjustiy treated
The fret stildavii IS ,ha, Of Jane. Ise
"ho states that 10 The early par o. Feb,u.
arys l6b5, hcwss recruiting broker .oa
"ar sent Ior by Col Bsker al ,he A.,ox
House On his arrival, slI his valuable.
were taken from him BY Col rsker. and ~
was sent g the 0id Capitol Prison While
y prspn' well kno~n Republican LAWYER
waied on him. and told him re could Be 80,
ou' lor 50 600. and a'fsr some demur. hs
gaze a'cheek tor Si 600. and ofrer some DE-.
'ay wac released. ~ithou, knowing why Re
was arrested, or the charges agsnrt him.
'On" Devlip alsa swears 10 being arrested
ana paying $1,000 before he could be y.
leased. 'hs, he never knew the CHARGE.
against hiw; al his money and valuable.
we're seized BY Col Baker, Who. il is alleged.
oe've . hsm'o he same lawyer.
s'mo" Burns ,esIfedto having been ar.
rested and imprisoned without cause. sod
only 70 crafty The malice of friend Of IA.
Baker and that no charges we're ever pre-
Tered sgsiust him.
M'ehuel Manshan testified to being arres-
'eo oy order q Colonel Bsker, taken before
N arcF's Y Stanley, who was in charge az
shs Office, and after bis money and vslusblex
were taken Irow him he was ssat 10 che Ola
Capitol Prlfoo; lew days siser. s. a.
ssme process q ID Lre's csss ~ ~ y.
leased ~ paying $500: ID consuIs s,ion
~'''' . anley. i j. alleged A. informed de.
ponsus mat ooIess Lee psId up hs would
BE sent % 'he Dry Toriueas.
Francis Deviin testified lie went on q
Washington % see his brother John. who
was under arrest; that Colonel Baker locked
nm Up. and i cos, him $500 10 css =.
eased. m F'~
Wilism G, Landau. late bookkeeoer y,
ne firm q Peter Riley a. Co., recruiupy
leehtA. testified thst Al the request II one u
he tifm be vent 10 see the Mayor ., Jersey
'ny ~ March Ias'. 70 see abou, getting The
'fm 70 raise Inc quota Of Jersey CITY; tho
aayor agreed 70 psy for $50 men. Col. IA. !,
er saying that what he did with Riley &
2. would Dc al right; be paid the firm
10 vuUfoF the men; on the I0lh OF Msych
~ 'nen were enlisted 10 Hoboken 10 the
redli .of Jersey City. but sfterward were
rested and sent 70 Fort Lafayette by or.
e. Of Col. Baker. Not one u tbese men
ere paid any bounty. A few days sf,er.
ae affidavit charges. the cum OF sl2 Ooo
ss divided in Mssrus Cicero S,snl.,,s Of
g ~ four equal psrceIs, one 10 Peter Riley. !
ne to'JaDes Hughes. one to Theodore al.
n, and one 70 Mr. Stanley. Mr.. Landsn
'ys; s;"stanley was confidential man be-
secn Baker and Allen, obtaining and i'm
'riing in nlorma,ion one from The othev.-
2 'cr'her says. $4,000 Of the money paid
Mayor Cleveland wac reserved by Col.
glIs 70 pay TO oleEiiimaie recruits. Allen
GO. offered him $40 600 10 psy il over 10
en-, " hich be declined 70 DO unless order.
By the War. Department. Allen and
an'ey then wrote TO Gen. Fry, and in
sPonse telegram was received directing
money 70 BE- paid 70 them. Upon advice.
y. lngiis paid over The money 10 Allen &
!, who. ss dePonen, believes. gave part TO
anly.
no his affidavit M. Laodsn snnexesa
heduIe which Re cIsims shows that the
'cuni Of S243. 95s so Ind been received
few months BY Riley a Co.. By recruit
, frauds.
Then follow The si1idsvits of J ohn E,pen
. some fos,y Others who testified that they
NJ % Hchckeh 20 enlist 10 good faith.
sipg never been in the army before; they
70 arrested. ~ vaIusbies tsken from them
. sent 10 Fort Lafayette BY Col. Dsker.
q few weeks they were released, though
y never knew the chsrrss sgsinst them.
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