Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-12
The ALLEGED NEW YORK FRAUDS
On THE GOVERNMENT
An Ex-Navy Yard Official Claim tn he
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The Express Of yesterday afternoon saws IN
reference 10 this matter:
man formerly employed as cIsrk in the
Ordnance Department of the Navy Yard. ar
he outbrt ak OF the Rebellion. has made some
singular statements before the United Stares
District Attorney, which, if true, involve the
in New York.
According TO these statements, it appears
that the members OF the firm in question were
engaged in supplying the Government with
stores required IN the prescott ton OF ne war
They frequently received orders amounting
10 thousands OF dollars, reaping therefrom
large and steady profit. At the close of hos
tllities, however, the business OF the firm fell
on, and one of the partners went on a Euro
pean tour with his family, while the other
purchased handsome residence on one of the
fashionable avenues. The parsonage alluded
10 claims TO have been a receiver in the Ord
nance department AT Navy Yard. and through
his official duties came frequently in contact
with the firm, transacting as he alleges sew
eral peculiar business operations with them
As be charges, they agreed 10 share the money
which they made by patting in bills for goods
never delivered. and which he in his official
capacity duly receipted.
Not great while ago, il is said. the Gov
eminent sent on large draft in payment TO
this firm. and from this the receiver and the
receiptor believed himself entitled TO SISC0O
He had, he says, faithfully served the firm,
and naturally enough wanted HE money. The
firm heard his proposition with indifference
and refused point blank 10 pay him a cent, IN.
sisilng that he was endeavoring 20 ..black
mall them, aud secuted the idea that there
was anything wrong In their continued trans
actlons with the Government. The anxious
expertant of $4,000 was thunderstruck He
had left his position with the expectation of
going in business for himself on this amount
and he could hardly believe the evidence of
his senses. He returned TO the Navy Yard
ana there as he AYERS. being familiar with the
operations, copied certain evidences OF fyuiit
which purport TO be The dates, amounts of
goods receipted for, and the amounts actually
receipted for, and the amounts actually re-
ceived. leaving a margin between the two of
over half million dollars. The fact that he
knowing thu invoices were seventy five per
cent above what was actually delivered. did
not deter him from the attempt to punish those
whom he alleged, were more guilty than him.
elf
He claims that on one occasion flap leather
worth SIS per side was req ured by the depart.
ment-3OO sides were ordered, 800 sides were
billed and IS only delivered. Being on the
spot himself and signing the receipt, he knows
this 10 be true. AT another time. 1000 kegs of
white lead were made out OF one fourth that
number, &c.
the firm who say that many Of the articles
which this person charger them with selling
the Government were never called for by the
authorities; that they never sold the Govern.
ment pound OF white lead, and that these
charges were made for the purpose of getting
hush money out Of them.
The u. 5. District Attorney stated that il
would be necessary for the inform-r TO procure
another witness before he could take out of
proceedings against the firm, and the receiver
went of to hunt one mp.