The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-23
FROM NASHVILLE.
The Trial of Henry Bruner.
Testimony of VIM. Mckay Hoge and
w. J. Colts.

LOUISVILLE, April 2O.-NAsHvILLE,
April 2O.-In the Bruner case yester-
day, Col. Charles Irwin was examined
in relation to the business conducted
in his department.
VIM. Mckay Hoge, formerly clerk in
Captain Irwin's office, and subsequent
ly at the Corral, under Mr.. Bruner, was
next called. He testified that he had
given one false receipt to VIM. Davis,
for between ,25 to so mules; three or four
to Isham Henderson, one amounting
to go, 600 to $23, 600; one to w. r. Boyce;
one to Daniel Henderson. He believed
vouchers were issued in each of the
| false receipts from the parties mem
toned.
Court adjourned to procure the books
of Mr.. Bruner. 2 Ia
To-day VIM. Mckay Hoge was re-
called, and stated that he gave receipts
for S23 900 to 1sham Henderson; at
Henderson's request gave him several
receipts Mt different times, and he al
ways insisted on witness giving receipts
| for more mules than were received. He
also stated that Henderson told him Il
was honorable to defraud the Govern
ment out of large amounts, but con-
temptible TO cheat Government out of
small sums. Witness received for
issuing the false receipt to Henderson,
$40, OOO.z Theproposition to issue false
receipts was stated by witness to come
| from Henderson. False receipts were
also given to Daniel Henderson, of
Nashville, and w. r. Boyce, of Dam
willie, KY, the former for $4,000, and
the latter for several comparatively
small amounts. From-D. Henderson,
through another party named George
Barber, witness received $4,000, and
from Boyce $500. Witness highest
salary while employed as clerk in the
| department, was $4,000 per month. He
stated that he frequently gave receipts
for mules without seeing them, or as
certaining their number. Witness
stated that Brurer loaned him $1,000, at
his request, to cancel IA mortgage on
his fathers estate. The testimony of
witness entirely exculpated Bruner
from any completely in the issuing of
fraudulent receipts, he having Kept
edge of the transactions he had been
lengaged in, and that no false receipts
had ever been given by HIM, with Bru-
ner's knowledge or consent. at the
corral of the Quartermaster'S Depart
ment here witness issued receipts to
contractors simply on their verbal
statements.
NASHVILLE, April 2l.-The trial of
Henry Bruner was resumed to-day.
| VIM. Mckay Hoge continued his testi-
mony, which ELECTED no new features
beyond having applied to Bruner for
the loan of seven thousand dollars,
which he did not get.
w. J. Colts was the next witness call
ed, who corroberated Hoge's statement
of his receiving ten Thousand dollars
from - Henderson. Witness was
| told by Hoge that he had made false
receipt, and the amount he received
was his proportion. Witness after
wards saw Hoge with money which he
informed him he had received from
HaVid Henderson,, of this city. Hoge
told witness that the manner of max
ing money he had adopted was by Civ
ing false receipts to mule contractors.
M further evidence of importance was
obtained from witness. The entire ev-
idence goes to show that the issuing OF
fraudulent receipts was unknown to
the accused party, Henry Bruner. The
court adjourned until o'clock on Mon
day in order TO obtain the evidence OF
| important witnesses who are now alb
sent. 1t is reported that on Monday
next the case of Ishan Henderson will
be brought before the court for trial. o.
A. Otis, of Nashville, has been retained
as assistant counsel for the Govern
ment in the case of Henderson, and all
subsequent cases which will be tried on
fraud connected with this department.
The parties accused charge that
Hoge is testifying falsely in order to
commit them and save himself from
punishment, after having attempted
| eXtortion and failed. HI me-