The New York herald., 1866-07-14
The Alleged Besnty jumping Frauds NJ
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uNirxD STATES coMxiss1oNER's oYFICg.
Rsfore cpmrnisssoper rl.hoyn

B3fore Commissioner Osborn
Tho further hearing OF the Of James Reilly against
james Hughes was resumed yesterday at ten o'clock.
The charge that the defendant defrauded the plaintiff
out OF $3.50 bounty money.
General Fry further examined by Mr. Stuart
The General said he had given Alien orders TO do somo
business for tho government with respect TO recruiting
frauds O. Was not the pracice for the Provost Mar
sha 20 withhold 1900 of the bounty each rccrutS A
Somc did, and sorne did not. There was axed rule
understood that tho Aduant Generals department under
which Colonel Ilgs acted had sach rule; Colonel Igs
q eegnar oicer; his assignment TO that business
Mills Provost Marshal had special orders In relation to
credits eiven by him. not contemplated 10 credit
tho bounty Jumpers or dcserters; Il MAS not conts-
plated that any fraud should Be committed but that
such disbursements were should be paid By
the government through Colonel baer 70 Selepe pa.
ker Tie details Of ts Plan we're conhdsd denf under
stand that that conferred on him direction to employ
ALEU- he had discretion ana Bakor reported through
Aon sen Telegraph 10 Allen, and meant direction
advanced there was an on NV mind has
Colonel gIs had Tsccved some money account Of tho
bounty brokers' and had decided 10 dsalow the credits
A. the government would not rotan the money, wrote
Telegram directing the money 10 be returned 10 those
who had adv"sosd III the telegram is in tho following
Colonel L. O. BAsss. y, 1, vesey stree. Nov yor. c,v
hay; s,s. ni.,n,S {, hsn Of Sa~ yafs Ia,
Ss soan,s ampsps a. drnc.Sr the none, rsssay Cd from
ws % have him s'e turn rsn ossr ,ss ina
yAhEs , feY, Provost Marshal General
The order q the iv'h " In heso terns,--
B.vsi LIZ, os' ovoo ilafs' Do A, Musl.rns on,esr.
eosssst-f directed " the rSc,> Marsha, o.,.r.,
is iS ss: ne sua %' sis.i:r.S y y.a
Sy at large are dsaii0wed and that you ~ snrssy
money 10 The parties who advanced ~. ro'una ho
oenersl Fry vent 90 70 state that no had issueo
ran, -; .hs arrest o Assn, substantially on the erSa
that the recruits w.. not en,i.,.s to the mgpsy tbs
Jsrssy Cay was en,itlsd 20 a ssi i6sl a. avs 90
retained IT, he ought recover u for Jersey CITY; ~t
ness had interviews with Mr. Stanton rcspke,tns H. hat
~e did not precisely agree In regard 70 H tho vsrrrss
was as no understood, revoked by tho credits belng
allowed but not In any other mspner tina, hs know o
no acton was ever taken by witness the
70 compel the repayment of this money 70 tho bounty
jumps.s RAye NJ stanton reasons for dsssllowng ihs
credits; mentioned 20 him that " the United Staas
should ever assume bs debts Of the counties for recruit
ing this might be clarge Spefer Urged iQt The money
should be repaid the bounty hmpsYs = fer 3 einess
knows none OF these one hundred aud efvht med
ever rent INTO the srmy understond that the money
for tl,cs6 Feorults was paid 10 Colonel Baker and m
cludsd IN his Expenses, but that when tho trap ws
sprung tho bounty Jumpers aud desertsrs were not 70 be
paid Al ALL understood whsn the telegram sant thai
the money did not belong % the men and brokers but
was the property ~ Jersey CITY
Rs-examined--I was cortainly not my intention In
dccons 10 Colonel Baker 10 induce honest recruits
10 enlist and then have them arrested bounty Jump
ers did not know except from ports, that the mcn
sent 10 Fort Lafayette were bounty Jumpers DO You
know that Mr. Haythornc has sent in bil for subsist
ing those mcnf Question objected 10 aud ruled out
ibe furinsr hearing of the case was adjourned uil
Wednesday.