The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-25
JENKINS IN THE ARMI.
A Paymaster's Operations in
Seven-Thirty Bonds.
A New Way to Fleece the
Soldiers.
10. DO 90.
Our Richmond Correspondence.
RIcn4oSD, Va, August rs, 1853

Our Richmond Correspondence.
RIcnoSD, Va, August rs, 1855
ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS PAY DEPARTMENT on rHA
UEIrED STATES ARMY
Disclosures concerning operations in the Pay Depar}
ment Of this command partially to tho surface TO-
day. the full developments Of which will show that the
criminal epedemic is Its travels The questionable
transactions alleged to have taken place in the seven
thirtes and involve the good and fame of Lieut.
Colonel Amos Binney, paymaster Of long standing in
the service, and for some time past the chiei pay
master OF this department II appears that some time
since Colonel Binney entrusted with several millions
OF dollars be used in the discharge Of obligations
his department some three millions of which he had
converted into thirties and deposited Norfolk
and perhaps one two other banks. The Norfolk
institution, with very light capital has recently taken
one million dollars Of those securities which fact IL ia
stated has created considerable establishment in that
ton Of the State In Of my dispatches of some days
since it will be remembered that stated that some
OF the bankers and brokers o. Richmond and all those
Lvnchburg were charging the soldiers who had beei
Maid off in these seven thres discount them OF
four and eight dollars per hundred dollars. Hereupon
strong complaint made to the Paymaster General Of
the United States Army at Washington who directed an
ime date investigation, which resulted 10 the instant
transfer of Colonel Bnncy To the naona, capital for ex
animation Colonel Binncy seems to have determined
and has managed the business in such way as to enrich
The bank pocket for himself between tlirtyand MY
thousand dollars II is really be hoped that the dis
hnguishcd officer involved VII be ac 70 explain away
the bad OF these charges but advces received
here late day indicate but little hop OF such result
Colonel Kinney appointed aymaster on the hitn Of
August, 1851 from Massach 'setis, with the rank I"
major, and has served unremitngy ever since
IL SUCCESSOR. a
Colonel Thaddeus II Stanton has been appointed Acting
Chief Paymastcr Of this Department and VIII douDuesS
succeed TO the position thus unhappiy vacated, Win
his Headquarters in this city Colonel stanon, VINO u ~
pres Norfolk rotation to this unfortunate AFFAIR
IL of IN accomplished and straightforward
officers of this branch the He is native OF
Ind ana but appointed from Iowa on the 81 OF Octo
Der, 1862
The atcncss Of the hour at which the news prevailed
tha dcreicons of the paynater and the proximate
leaving OF the tran for Washington and New YORK Win
this DESPATCH prevent my giving the Host details in re-
iation TO this matter will add tomorrow.
THIS iEPAHTMsNr
has been enlarged very recently b the addition OF North
most ext nsve and important the pay districts
Of the army
Major General Carts, commanding at Lynchburg, has
asccrained the whereabouts of the Of seventy eight
thousand and eight hundred dollars, in bullion ana
specie formerly belonging To the rebel government A
rebel expr agent and rebel business agent 10y ana "
whom had been anterior to the surrender OF Lee
army, and afterwards appror aicd by them, are now
under arrest and 10 be bro ght before military
commission These supposed % have colnded,
end spending the money, which they had sue
cee,led in doing Of about fourteen hundred
dollars.