The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
ARREST OF GENERAL BRISCOE.
Further Details OF the Anair-Who the
Several Parties Are-sketch OF General
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Further Details OF the A6air-WhO the
Several Parties Arc-sketch OF General
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OUR RICHMOND CORRESPONDENCE.
Rlcnnosp, Va, Sept 30. 1885
Tho military authorizes and citizens here were pro-
foundry assonshed this morning upon the announcements
of the arrest OF Brevet Brgadcr General G. Brscoo
for robbery having been caught in the act and placed
under arrest within minutes at Lynchburg, the scene
OF the affair General Briscoe passed through Gordons-
willie on last evenings train. and Is doubtless CON-
mtted TO the Old Capitol Prison 70 await trial.
STATEMENT CASE
On the 21st OF the present month man. formerly .
sutIer Of the old Twenty fourth army corps named
Iackey, approached Captain NJ H. Alberger the Quar-
aenaI interview with him. said thai eli the qusrtermas
tiers were leaving ne 90 Ivce poor and that IN his case
there no need OF hts doing 30 Upon inda ring how
he was TO avoid II, the sutler told Aiher ger
brother OF the Canal Commissioner OF NewYork OF that
NAME that his safe could DO robbed by an Nicer Of high
rank whom could and would produce and the pro-
cceds could be divided between the three pares Lackey
asked Aberger how much money there in the safe
sand dollars Aberger pretended 70 second the plan OF
the sutlcr heartily and agreed TO enter into with zeal
He asked who the ccer was snas wo9,a snS
j. c. Briscoe with the additional information that the
General would undoubtedly be the president Of the militia
nv commission investigate the Affair." and that by this
means all parties would escape both immediate and final
detection Captain Aberger At once laid all the facts
operate with the detectives and the
time lend all countenanCe 70 the operations OF the WI
ians Briscoe was 70 rob the safe a. SIX O'CLOCK last
crnated suffer- had caused to be made in Philadelphia
but the sudden arrival OF General George Dodge in
ynchburg upon his tour If inspection of the Quarter
masters Department. determined the guilty parties to
expedite their movements Accordingly at one o'clock
Yesterday afternoon Briscoe entered the contain
ing the safe and, by means Of the false keys fclon
sly distracted thecfrom the packages containing tho
funds, which subsequently proved to DO guy money
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forty thousand doIars-save some three thousand dol
lars In gold belonging to the civil fund OF Major General
n NJ Curtis commanding the district. Brlscoe, whose
movements were being duly watched bore the packages
con ainin the money to his room In an adjacent part OF
tho same building Immediately after which he was tap
ped upon the shoulder by General Curtis who said to
him, 'ucneral Briscoe place you under arrest, and
turn yol over e an officer for search and safe keepng
which will disclose to you thu OF the arrest
General Curtis, much exercised with emotion thereupon
lett the room but afterwards had short open inter
view with tho used, who desired TO state In
full his versio. u the melancholy transaction
General Curtis declined this, and directed that
the guilty parties should be at sent under guard and
.rons Washington, where they arrived this morning
acsey, the unprinciped suer and camp follower was
present in Lynchburg the immediate occasion Of
the robbery, but sted his way to tho town
from tho NORTH where he had boon to procure additional
facilities with which TO mako the undertaking sure
thing ean
General Briscoe freshman by BIRTH and graduate
Ct Trinity College Dublin He entered the war early in
1891 private soldier in the Forlieh New York Vol
unteers. and rose by merit soldier alone t2 The
exalted rank from which he has just nov 90 ruth.
iessly and ignobly descended. He was Colonel
of the One Hundred and Nnetyninth Penn
sylyana Volunteers, which was mustered out
OF this department some weeks SINCE General Bris-
having days leave Of Absence Id which to
company tho command home and participate in the
tions rendered to- IT, He afterwards made colonel OF
another regiment and assigned to duty in accordance
with his bravet rank In appearance the accused is tall
and slim. not Of really bad cast OF countenance, and
dcports himself with great soldicrly bearing. knew
him we'll in the old Army OF the James, where he was
for his skill daring and bravery officer,
and the scattered members of which will deeply deporo
his sudden fall from dazzling position won after four
years of unrcmltting toll aud gollantry.
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