, 1866-07-13
5 T. G az 5,

and then [ went away for New York; [
came to the Baltimore depot and was ar
rested by the Provost Marshal of Wash
Ington, and was kept for five days he
asked me what regiment I belonged to;
L old HIM never was a soldier; then he
sent me away after five days he brought
me to the Baltimore depot, discharged
me, sent me to Baltimore so [ came
to PhlIadelp hia, and went to Christian
Mo0re's hotel in Front street.
Then in September, 1864, I enlisted
In the Fifth Cavalry that islall The regi-
ments [ have been in L was discharged
on the 28th of May, 1865, at Richmond;
[ came back to City Point, and up to Phi
l%adeIphia; then l ven and got my boun-
ty; spent that in fourteen days; | went
TO New York stajd there in Greenwich
street, six or eight days [ stopped at
the Wirtemberg House on June 8th,
1865.
Chief Franklin-Yes, your name is re-
glstercd there /; your right name.
Probst, apparently surpriscd-My right
name | did not rccoIIect that.
TheQ | went over TO TIoboken, [ staid
there about three weeks, in New street,
and worked there at graveIing and shoy-
cling ; | went to New York, and came
back to Philadelphia | went to Chris. -
Moore's staid there two or three days
and then | looked for work | went to
work in a sugar factory, in ST. John
Street | gave my right name there, An
ton Probst; l worked in only one sugar
factory; l do not know which one is The
right one; it was near a big church.
Chief FrankIin-It was at Levering's
refinery; your name is registered on the
books.
Probst-The work was too hot for
me [ worked there three weeks; / staid
a good time then in Front street; | had
nothing at all to do; l got a room after
wards at Third and Brown streets, in a
candy store then [ went to the employ
ment office they sent me to Maryland,
to pick peaches; [ staid there about three
weeks, when [ got sick with the fever !;
| came to Philadelphia, and got a home
at Thirteenth and Christian streets in the
Soldiers Home; | staid there about two
days, and then to Chris. Moore's, at
Front street f.; [ staid about fourteen days
with him, and washed the carriage and
did other things for him then 1 went in
the country, about West Chester; I never
worked in Jersey; never long in any
place [ came back about November of
last year, and staid at Chris. Moore's six
or eight days then [ got sick and my
money had all run out ; Ispent my mo-
ney in drinking beer and with women
Qaughing); then [ thought the best thing
10 do was to 60 to the A%lmshouse I got
a ticket at Third and Brown streets, from
the visitor of the poor, and went TO the
Almshouse about the 1st of December;
[ was sick there four or five weeks, and
worked in the kitchen, in the cook house.
L went to Deering's; [ forgot that,
after coming back from Maryland, I trav-
eled around through the country ; l was
sick, and then I went down to behring's;
| stayed there about three weeks; L
went there first, as [ was looking all
round for work; Mr.. Deering did not
come after me /; | went down to his place
in the morning about eight o'clock; he
was not at home the woman was alone
with the children; [ asked her did she
want a man to work she told ME yes;
she told me he is not home /; he would be
in the afternoon or evening; Invent away
and went down in the evening, about half