Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-15

Of making them reach the desired standard. This
vas soon found, and has been worked 70 such al
extent Is % make many of them enormously
wealthy recruit legitimstely enlisted a, the
naval rendezvous IN York street. BROOKLYN.
would be sworn IN. a record kept in the Office
and he sent on DO lrd the North Carolina. where
a receipt from the officer in charge for him
would be good for the bounty and hand money
80 far so good. Colonel Baker has discovered
The following mode al procedure on the part Of
the brokers:
One OF the parties who has been arrested and
whose name will presently appear, would 20 TO
tue chief clerk OF the naval rendezvous and pro
cure from him the names Of all the men recruit
60 on ihe preceding day Taking the names Of
these men. who were already on board the re
celying ship, the parties engaged IN the work
would forge duplicate enlistment papers, descrip-
tive rolls, &c making out a foil set of papers
10 which would be affixed the signature and sea-
OF office of John Devlin, notary public. making
all appear straight and correct These papers
thus prepared were presented on board the North
Carolina, showing the men enlisted, receipt
would be given by the officer ia charge which.
presented at the rendezvous, called for and was
good for $3.50
Again, there are always TO be found in this
city numbers Of men from other towns looking
after substitutes to fill their quota The brokers
employ runners 10 find these men out, who are
wvited on aud told that they eau hi their quota
asking how many men they require and how
much their town pays. On being informed. a
bargain is struck. and the happy man is informed
the men TO save their city from draft shall be
forthcoming in the morning.
The brokers go TO their office forge the neces-
sary number OF enlistment papers complete
each lis, representing man-and, having at
tached TO It the seal OF office and signature OF the
notary public, v no Is represented having sworn
them in-this notary in all cases being John
Devlin Eyerything-so far as the papers GO
looks fair. the broker representing that the re
cruit has been sent on board ships or on the
island The man pays bis thousands of dollars
and goes home congratulating himself upon The
quota for his town being filled. the broker peck
cts the money and the government receives
mary" a soldier. although the papers carried Oft
by the men who have paid their money, and
which are in the hands of the proyosts of the
different towns, show their quota is filled, and
they receive credit for the same.
This j. a part of the system of fraud and iorg
cry perpelraIed BY the brokers 10 this cits and
Brooklyn which Colonel Baker has been able TO
trace ~. procure the proofs, and arrest the
scoundreis. To do this he has had an infinite
deal OF trouble; but, with bis efficient corps OF
+ detectives he has been able to go to the bottom
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through representing himself as a man from an
inland town, wishing 10 raise large number OF
/ men to fill his quota. James Devlin living at
I LIS Hudson avenue, Brooklyn, brother OF John
I Devlin and James Cahl, both substitute
/ brokers. operating through John Devlin, called
! upon Colonel Baker, ut the Astor House. and in
CURED II he was the man who had some inland
town quota to fill He said he was, and would
I give FIVE hundred dollars a piece for the men to
A. hats 81 ho -
sets Of papers, for which be paid them two thou
sane dollars in greenbacks He then told them
he wanted one hundred and twenty six sets more
and ii they would furnish the men he would pay
/ five hundred and twenty five dollars piece for
them They promised TO DO so, ana would'have
! them the next morning.
! The next day they came again, but said they
had been able To get but nioety two, yet would
procure the remainder in day. Col. Baker took
the papers and gave them check on the Hano
yer Bank for sixteen OF them, amounting to over
s. 600, saying he would 20 with them to the
bank and get the money for the rest receipt
Tor the money paid was asked for by Col. Baker
which was signed by the two men-one as James
Cole, the other "a James Higgins. Immediately
upon seeing the signature vi James Higgins
which appeared in one OF the four sets previous
/ ~ bought as a recruit enlisted and sworn in by
John Deylin, the notary, soldier. Col. Ba
ker knew he had the right man. He then told
then who he was that he had been after them
aud that their game was up. and at once arrested
them. As soon as they found they were trapped
they owned up the whole affair. told who were
their accomplces how the work was DONE and
gave such Information as has led to the arrest OF
/ twenty seven of the principal actors in the most
( stupendOus fraud ever attempted. They con
fessed the papers were fOrgeries in every case.
From the beginning Col. Baker went on aud
found out that the practice of bounty jumping
was carrie on to alarming extent, almost
passing belief, and that these brokers had reg
ularly organized plan by which they would en-
] list the Jumper" help him to Jump" enlist
( him again. pocketing the city and county bounty
I in all cases, Carving the same process on until
/ the man had been put through twenty-seyen
/ times.
His Own detectives have in several instances
allowed themselves to be enlisted by the bro.
/ kers for the purpose OF discovering them and
/ getting proofs against them, and once Colonel
Baker went through the mill himself, was de-
tailed as clerk. and quietly walked away.
Arthur Carron, living at SO, White street, Il
I French Canadian and deserter from the army,
has been in the substitute business eighteen
months, has amassed a large fortune, but has
made the most of it by getting men out fthe SER
vice after hey had enlisted and gone to Gov
errors Island
Through the connivance OF Sergeant Nal
herne, of the Goth New York battery, who is in
charge of the rendezvous on the island, and who
has power 10 give passes TO the men to visit the
city, Carron has been able to get several hundred
men ont of the service by his own confession.
Sergeant Maberne received $50 for every man
he passed out. did also Sergeant Brown All
three of these men have been arrested and are
now at the Old Capitol prison. The proofs OF
Carron's rascality were procured by two of the
detectives enhstiug. Col Baker agreeing to buy
them of They enlisted one day. were sent to
the island, and the next day Col. Baker gave
Carron 5000 to get them of, and by four O'Clock
in the afternoon they were in New York. As
they landed the detectives arrested him
and brought him TO the Astor House. where be
made confession duplicating the others.
The following items will give very good idea
OF the extent of these crimes: John Fay, sub
/ stitute broker, corner Of Hudson avenue and
York street. Brooklyn. was at one time hack
driver in this city. and eight months ago had not
dollar in the world and s an ignorant, illitera,e
lrishman He went into the substitute business.
and when arrested De had large drinking
saloon in operation, and owned over $3.50 000
worth OF real estate in Brooklyn, purchased
from the sale of these forged enlistment papers.