New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-08
sTARTLlNE DxsCLOSUBEs OF
FRAUD.

Row Onr cuotas have been E"'c"-
BsRnty swiudifnR on q Grand scale
The Work Of n United sintes Dc'ee'
Gve-Cen. fry's Change Oh r's""'
JustfGed-A Large h""i Oh n"''
Broixers aad Jumpers.
The silent, and until last night, almost uh'
heard Of operations Of Col Baker tie United o'ates oe
tec,ive who has for several weeks engaged III to ou'
ness of bringing to light the vast machinery vi 'o!
swndling and forged enlstments when nave 'ui'neu
our CITY and State as vel o. other hcal'ics
degree with large proportion Of their military quotas
10, mary months have last eliminated IN cdueihe
ndub.obc evidence of probably of the most strpe'
doris and heretofore successful swndes that las ever
dsrracet the annals Of this or any OF or century.
Cot Baker (,gho will lie remembered as having acted
so promiEent and efficient part In tne recent OK
pos,ro Of enlistment frauds In Harrisburg, raj "'
rived in tits city three weeks ago. under tie ihneu''
orders Of Provost Marshal.Genernl Fry IN ofcr "
make the necessary arrests and procure nch o'en'o
az would convict the prir cpa riugeeders III 'he
sale system of bounty swjndling and forging III OF"
midst.
The fact that there has been soue'i's Of
wrong in tnis enlistment business Ihs Vci
known to the authorities for long tine etu $500
inefc otral attempts have been made 10 nIi''
the CHEF actors. No longer ago tihl iist
Gen. Dix, il win be remembered made an ulsuoees'.
fll raid moon hem. He succeeded in aiI"snht some
men, and coulnLg them 20 Governors lJH1d' nn. u.
secrecy of lis detectives was rot greet we "I' "
lie i,y.stlg;on was speedily telcgIaphci from gang
tu gang those engaged IN the rnis, "hich pic'th.cu
the procuring Of the requisite pro 49, rnd thc b"esl M
tertians of orr CommaDdant were i0iro IN inc uis'
chn1gc Of the few rlscais 10 lad been secured
Tie Provost MARSHALL conflict mat ehor'
nous ;rauds ned been and we.o constantly BENG con-
nied. resolved 70 follow up tne hunt iii inc oiiru
4 "a, 81 ~ M 'sttf
IN sent Col. Baker 10 New YORK, as befoc stated.
After three weeks OF indea,ignb!c research ard a.,
most Incredible secrecy, the Coonel has secured - OF
fhe most prominent nouni. brokers. houniyjlmps,s
and unfat fnl oicls, who ore nov either u tle oi
Capitol prison at Washington on their way thltee' OF
g. lis immediate custody with the same destination ia
store ior thfm
NAMs OF TIE ARRESTED PARTIES.
The follow ing lie names OF some OF tde parties
arrested.
Rendezvous In BIOoklyp. friend Il John Devln III
whose company he was when arrested
John Devn. substitute o-oker internal keseh u,
trade who Las maze sixty thousand dollars IA the lo
ing Of enlistment papers during lat sunmer
james Deylr, substitute broker, hnt ia'Oer u iun
Ter for his brother. John Dcviin They arc both
married men, reside at No. LIS HodsonaYe Brook
Ign.
james Caiil. also married man. In he hroieragc
business with james DeIn. with John Deviin as III,
Richard Carron of No s6 white-st.. French Cana.
diem. enlisted man, ana deserer himseIi Ear heeh
i'm the business here Tor about ePhteen months, ana Is
TO Quote The languate Of Col Baker, without eAtep
tor tie most precols rascal ever tad any kIoWiedse
Of"
Critd Suites service. ard for lOEo tine lIcretvey
employed in goitIg bounty Jumpers OF Governors and
HATS Islands, for a consideration hom the Ialds Of
brokers operating 10 the city
THE NODE OF swIyrLIEG.
The most important sw ndl,r Jus ar arrested ~ the
Chief Cleik Of tho Brooklyn Naval Rende.ton-'
which Is located hear the entrance to tle navy
Yd. Upou being secretly arrested, ana brought 'h'o
tie presence Of C5 Boxer at his rooms In the .s'or
House the prisoner assumed al OR Of injured
innocence, but upon beng coniIon'eu a ,,os VA
pals IN the shape Of Erncions N"iRtn
cccrments witch tho wiiy detective he'd scaled ne
turned States evidence the only remalning Course
ard made clean breast OF the whole aiIair' AZ or
nearly all q the other parties arrested have ke"se
made full confessions iu cases In tie shape
The principo, mode OF svudling in the case Of the
for, cries. was rather complicated, and somewhat IN
follows; Twenty men are cnlistcd Tor the navy Ut
the Brooklyn rendezvous. These arc genuine ~
cruits their papers are ocn af~Tn nP sspi
on hoard tie receiving ship North Carolina. But.
few hours later Mr. john DeTlin. who seems 20 have
been one of those most extensively engaged IN we
were enlisted. and. through his confederate.
the Chief ClcrK or his assistant, TURNER obtains nc'
cess a. the gister and masesa memorandum or tho
twenty newly registered names with TIE particulars
attending their enlistment Then returninv To ms own
ice lac deliberately. with the assistance Of Anew o,h'
ers concerned makes twenty duplicate enlistment pa
pers forgtG the respective names at the bottom signs
lis own axes his Eciary seal and stamp and the pat
iiofic labor Is half completed. The next act is to
forge the receipts for the 0 S"an,y %Ohe 70
take 10 present for The bounty or bounles due there
Oh. Upon presenting these II Is not necessary ust
they should have occonplces in the men who tell ont
the money. The forged enlistment papers mud the
forged signature OF the United States recruiting officer
on board the rcccivingshp. are ample evidence that
b.ro ad ha III ff
the recruits identical with those upon which the
money has been alre ady paid on shpb board or else
where Ia not known at the Office In question, aud the
grecnbacks are forthcoming
Eniistjng into the army Ia a moro simple thing.
Tier. hardly recruiting office in the city which 10
not haunted by brokers. with their experienced Jump
stment process upward OF twenty times. and few Of
these fellows If they alepts will ever get 50
acttal service peaceful Governors Island after they
have cutehed the bounty and divided It, according 70
| the customary Iates among their aseocates.
Once on the Island II they ever get that far "a hours
seldom eapses before they return to tie city by asys
tenn u bribery equally Ingenious But must be under
stood that this part Of tho programme Is distinct
branch OF the fine art Of bounty jumping.
Carron, whose name We have mentioned AZ one o.!
those in custody operated in this line exclusively
his business was not 10 get men into the ice but 10
get them out The friends. or broker Of an enlisted
offers Carron say two hundred dollars ~ get their
mar of the island. He Immediately communicates
with Sergeant Mlhofn. Brown Keecknn, pays tie
fee Of fifty dollars. and the Sergeant os he has power to
do ObtainR pass from the comm andaht. and passes
the jumper 70 the shore where perhaps the broker Is
waiting for him. IN oroer 10 push him through another
Col. baker has thoroughly tested the wh>s affair BY
personal experience. Acting under bis directions Ills
three subordnatee have repeatedly enlisted at different
Offices in this city. and reganed their liberty before
evening Of the day on which they enlisted. The
Colonel also tried it personally and. through the
dunn Of money had no difficulty IN obtaining their re-
ease One OF his assistants enlisted In this city on the
morning of one day got away at noon, uitb pethoric