The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-10
Charles ". Hall.

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principal editor is Samuel 3. Perkins,
assisted by J. j. Bingham and others,
is chiefly owned and managed by Chas.
W. Hall. As the paper is already
distinguished for its reckless disregard
of truth, obscenity and advocacy of
everything that is vile and democrat
izing, it should not be regarded as i'm
proper to present to the public the
character of the men by whom it is
| owned and conducted, and its chief
financial supporters. We would much
prefer to refrain from any such task,
but these men have placed themselves
so completely out of the place of truth
and decency, that their exposure be-
comes a duty.
Charles W. Hall came to this city
some twelve or fifteen years ago, and
SOON after became engaged in bust
ness as a jeweler. He protested to be
single man, and was quite liberal in
his attentions to young ladies in this
city, but in the course of time 1t
leaked out that he was already mar
hried and had wife living in the East.
This led to change In his business,
after which he was variously occupied
and finally went to Washington where
he spent some time. He returned
from Washington in 1860, having a
large sum of money, the possession of
which was never explained, except
from a rumor which had free circula-
ton some time after, that it had been
given to him by Democratic polite
ians in Washington to aid in carrying
the election in Indiana, which he was
charged with having converted to his
own use. OF the truth of this rumor,
however, we do not know. Soon af-
ter his return he began the construc-
ton of large building on Illinois
street north of Washington street.
the upper part of which when finished
was used as gambling house, and was
commonly reputed to be the most
perfect in its arrangements, the most
extensive, and the most infamous
gambling hell in the country, outside
of the city of New York. il0o
After the war broke out, he became
extensively engaged as contractor in
furnishing horses for the army.
At the end, perhaps, of a year from
the time he first engaged in this bust
ness, rumors were in circulation at
Cincinnati, Louisville and this city,
of a very specific character, to the eff
feet that he and his partners had com
mitted enormous frauds upon the
| Government, and In 1868, he was ar
rested and put upon his trial before
a military court for numerous and ex-
| tensive swindles in horse contracts.
! After longtrial, In which re was de-
Tended by able counsel, he was found
guilty by the court and sentenced to
Imprisonment for six months, and to
fine of ten thousand dollars.
The fine and sentence of the court
were as follows: a
And does, therefore, sentence him,
| Charles w Hall, to pay to the Coz
ernment Of the United States a fine of
ten thousand dollars and be imprisoned
at such place as the Commanding Cen
eral of this Department shall direct,
for, the period Of sac months, the an
prisoanae.t to date from the deg Of ar
rest of the said G. W. Hall, by tie
| United States authorities, and If the
fin. is not paid at the expiration of
said Imprisonment, to be imprisoned
until SAID fine IS paid. !"
1! From this fine and costs he was re-
lieved afterwards by a pardon from
Mr.. Lincoln upon the urgent and
4 pressing solicitation of Senator Hen
bricks, long continued, and which, it
is said, Mr.. Lincoln was literally wor-
rfed into granting.
After his pardon and release from
custody, he became the principal pur-
chaser of the Sentinel Office, and that
newspaper was converted into the
7 Herald
At the last October term of the
= Allen County Court of Common Pleas,
he obtained decree of divorce from
his wife in the East, Laura M. Hall
Application for the divorce was made
in August. and notice was given in a
newspaper in Fort Wayne, of the pen
4 dency of the suit. The defendant did
4 NOT l3nnaar and a defaIIlt was taken