Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-08
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ton?
A. 1 did. ..-
Q. Who gave you the papers? -
A. The same man who took the money.
Q. Have you got the cersifcate2
A. l have not. Mr.. Paine has it.
Q. How long after you gave the money
did you get the certihcateP
A. In a few hours.
Q. Can you describe the man who took
the money?
A. can not. should recognize him at
sight.
Q. How much money did you give him?
A. l paid him $500.
Q. Where did you pay it?
A. In the hall of the Provost Marshars
Office.
Q. Have you ever seen your substitute
A. have not.
@ Doyou know how the certificate of ex-
emption was obtained?
A. do not.
Q. Have you ever talked with Captain
Nash since you obtained it2
A. Once, the day I got my certificate
righted.
Q. What did he say?
A. He said he couldn't doany thing about
it. He sent me to the Examining Surgeon.
I did not see Captain Nashafter th at.
Q. Did you show him thscerti6cate?
Q. Did he say anything about the pay
| msnt of money?
A. He did not.
Q. Do you remember anything he said ?
Q. What was the name of the man who
took the money?
a. don know.
Q. How much did you pay?
A. paid $500.
Q. Did you see the man afterwards at the
Provost Marshal's Office?
A. did not.
Q. Did Captain Nash claim that the sig
nature attached to the certificate was not
his
A. He did not.
Counsel for defense. What hall was that
in which you paid the money!
A. The hall which leads to all the rooms
in the building.
Court. We're you examined when you
first reported?
A. was.
Q. We're you held to service?
A. was.
Q. Did the man keep the $500?
A. He did.
Q. Was the hall where you paid over
the money the main or 8 side hall?
A. The main hall at the head of the
stairs.
George Distsr, s,oorn.
Judge Advocate. State your name and
residence.
My name is George Dister, and live in
Brooklyn township.
Q. Have you ever been drafted.
A. was last September or October.
Q. Did you report?
A. did.
Q. Where did you go?
A. To the Provost MarshaPs office.
Q. Where?
A. In this city.
Q. Were you examined?
A. was.
Q. Did you get yourself a substitute AFTER
WardsH
A. No. I went to the Provost AIarshal's
Office, and saw the clerk.
Q. What did he sayY
A. He said that if would pay him $500
he would get me substitute.
Q. Was Captain Nash there?
A. He was.
Q. Did you get certificate
A. did in the course of eight or ten
days.
Q. Was it signed by Captain Nash2
a. 1t was.
A. What is the name of your substitute
A. don't know.
Q. Have you ever seen him?
A. / have not.
A. Have you ever talked with Captain
Nash since that time?
A. Once.
Q. Where was hep
A. On the stairs in the building where
his Office is.
Q. What passed?
A. told him I wanted to get my certif-
cate.
Q. What did he say?
A. He asked me what my name was,
whereI lived, and told me to come the
next day and I might get the certificates.
Q. Did you tell him you had paid in
$500?
A. did.
Counsel for defendant. What Is the
name of the man who got your money?
A. don't know.
Q. How did you know he was clerk in
the Officer
A.. saw him 90 in and out several
times.
Q. Can you describe his appearance?
A. He was tall, stout man.
Q. Where did you pay himP
A. In little room.
Q. Where?
a. In the room with the Doctors, off from
the Doctors Office.
Q. How long was il after you left the
money, that you met Captain Nash on the
stairs
A. About five days.
Q. How many times did you go to the
Provost Marshal's Office after the money
was left, before you got the certificate of
exemption?
A. Eight or ten days.
This concluded the examination of wit
nesses for yesterday. The Court adjourned
to meet again at ten o'clock this morning.