Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-25


WAes hs Money Came from to Elei Mr. Lin
ooln-ConfraetOrs LeUied Upon for His Elections
oryng FHnd-TRs AMOUNT Of Contribution TO
Correspond nth the Patronage Received.
The Cincinnati Gazette publishes the full tes-
tmony in the case OF Col. J c. Crane. an Ia
spector Of the Qalrtermlsier's Department, who
vas tried By Court Marital, 10 July last. upon
numerous charges Of dishonesty IN Office. The
Hnh ehsrge was as follows
Conduct upbecoDiag al officer and a gen
tlemsn.
Speoi6eattOn-'In this. that Colonsl John c
Crane, Inspector, &c, having been duly assigned
&c, did write. cause TO be written. issue and send
and caused TO be issued and sent, TO Wm. Sem
pie, A. II. SempIe, and Others, whose anne are
unknown, the said Wm. Semple and others be-
ing engaged in furnishing supplies for the use Of
said military railroads, a circular and letter, a
portion OF which circular and letter Is in the let
tsrs and figures, and of the tenor following:
To secure the election in every State. beyond
the possibility Of a doubt, not only does IL re-
| quire the patriotic efforts of every man, but II
also secuires money for campaigning purposes
IL is expected that YOU that have received the
liberal patronage OF the Government will will
ingly lend your means TO she attainment OF the
object named.
II am authorized to say, gentlemen, to those
who respond cheeriully 70 this case, that the
patronage heretofore extended TO them shall,
without doubt, be continued. In the transmit
ting of your subscription, it is expected that the
amount will correspond with the patronage you
have received"
This charge was sustained, upon the trial
by direct evidence of parties who had contrib
uted to the Lincoln fund raised by ColoueI
Crane.
Doe witness. Archibald p. Cochrane, testified
that Col. Crane purchased supplies from their firm
on or about the LIST OF November, 1904. and al
other times before, which we're furnished after
ward; that Colonel Crane solicited money from
the firm to pay election expenses. Witness pro-
duced a circular from Colonel Crane, asking fol
contributions, the genuineness OF which the ac-
cused admitted. Cochrane further testified thai
the firm gave 81 ,0O0 in response to this solicits.
ton
Question by Judge Adyocate-Pleasc stat,
the circumstances of the payment.
Answer-I had come to the Military Railroad
Department from home, for the purpose OF set
Ting our accounts, and ] stepped into Colone
Cranes Office; he told me that he was just on tbs
eve of sending a circular 10 US; be then picked
up the circular, signed. addressed, and handed j
TO me for perusal; at the time be handed it to IA
he said he had the sanction OF the Secretary o
War TO collect this fund. | told him | woulC
consider upon the matter; the next day l me
him al his Office, and responded TO that amount
| responded under the full conviction that it wa
a proper object, and | did it cheeriully Colone
Crane had no h~esitancy in banding me the circu
lar; it was done publicly; there was no effort Il
conceal anything at all; there we're several par
ties in the room at the time. Witness furthe
testified that be had, at the time vouchers in hi
possession to the amount OF thirty -four thou
sand dollars, for which be expected to get tn
J money; and that he received pay N in full
for all the vouchers in u check for certificate
Of Indebtedness, less the amount the firm con
tributed
On his cross examination Mr.. Cochrane said
With regard 10 the one thousand dollars Oh
tanned for election purposes. witness aid not kno'
what was done with 1t; saw Crane put it into Al
envelope and heard him say it was for Mr.. Lin
coin.
j. NJ. Nash. Superintendent of Military Raj.
roads, being duly sworn, testified that be ICON
tri5uted one hundred dollars 70 the electio
fund"
After the trial had proceeded far enough I
indicate the conviction OF Col. Crane and 10 eli
danger the divulgence Of some War Department
secrets, it was postponed by order of the Secrc
tary of War.