Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-17

signs The receipt sss 5000 kesa. and the
BIN, psepssly vssshsd by inseesee $500
. The esvy ysfd, go = Ws1sco =
foundess awhile 10 the - o0css "a -
the proper drsft from Unss Sam % hoece-
ID here, the 6su rsesiviag peymsns Sos
500 ksss With we're never de'isrsed.-
THIS close corporation was composed o.
only the firm, the clerk. the seesass! ana
,hr painter Who ascersained vheo things
~ere wanted. Nothing could work With
les. friction . proper ''greas'ng' Of three
of,ci.ls enabled the firm to turn out p of
~ ,,eerlv - sapid - NJ. Chese cculd PRINT
his "plsdges." They became rich and
-sucy. and TO c.staia extent, careless. -
they emitted the prrc.us'on Of closing the
mouths II those who aided them in their
allie led nefa' i"us operations.
Somebody my remember that New
York firm "a, once arrested, taken 70
Washington, <xaminsd AID only one bsd
spot lou, ID: it wa this: A check Wa found
wj,h the Aims name ~, ched, for $50, II
favor of . navy yard ofBci ], Who was i'm.
p~. ,ste,y sun,munsd 10 Washington. U =
4 = oath he tes,ifed that he want~d to Dor.
row $500. and thst the firu lent L v him
Of courre, every bsdy believed himi SUBJ
aeQuently the general Government sent on
large draft in payment to this drm. and
{ On THE the rsesive' end spurioua veceipees
believed hins.lf entitled to $4,000. He
al BEAUTIFULLY" served the firm. and nstu
rally enooeh Wssecd bic osoey. AZ The
auouass II vhieh thee 6sasrid csnspisa~
t0ss dealt wsss lsses, The share II the rs>
ceivsr trsnchsd clo~sly upon ga. 0OO.-
Having seceiptsd imaginary amounts %
long. he waa anxious 70 sxpsrenee the
o sssurs Il signing rsa' receipt. The 6,m
heard bic psepoeition nth indifference, anu
refused point blank TO pay him . ce,t -
They even insisted that be va essdeavorine
10 Lisrk mail them, and ac09ted he idsa q
snv vsose 10 their coatinusd tsensocsieas
| win the Government. The receiver WAa
thunderstsuck. He hastened 10 the navy
yard, and these. o. he AYERS. copied csrtain
evidences Of guilt, which pufp"rted I, b
the datsa, amount OF g0ods recsipted Tor and
the amount actually received. leaving mar
GIN between the tWo Of fully 81 .OOO.O :
The feet that he knowingly received thea>
goods, knoWing the invUices were IS pei
cent. above what was actually delivered
does rot deter him from the attempt TO pun
ish these who were more guilty than him
self
He claims that on more than one 90 asios
flap leather. worth 80 per side. was sequi'
cd by the department. Three bundret
aides we're ordered. 800 sides were billed
and 90 sides only delivered. He, havin,
heen on the spot himself, knows this A
another time 1900 K. e Of white lead wer'
made out Of one fourth the number, am
paid for b. Uncle Samuel. This stalsmen
would appear to be cosrobcrsted BY the fac
that manufactures OF thia peculiar orans
II leather Furnished this Arm With Ill thel
hed, and he ex presses himself % willing I,
take cath thst they never bought any sscI
quantities - they billed.
The firm actually sent two bills With III
goods, one having the psecie~ value Of tn
goods actually delivered, and The other hsv
ing the amount they expected 70 seceiv
from the Government, ard which they wer
70 divide. The genuine bill Vas sent onl'
a guide ios the persons Who received th
goods at the ordnance department. By hi
means they were enabled 70 keep thei
hooks straight and escape detection. Hav
! ing the delivery Of the goods, hey woul
accuse the various departments Of havinl
usei goods enough 70 make up the dsiicier
. cy in The amount CHARGED IN the spvriou
bsll Of ths New York irn. Il ess common
I | " their custom when vessel reached th
navy yard 70 strip her Of all the beltin
lsather, end co.sdemn II to be de>troyed.-
InsseaA, hewever, Of destroying i, the
, look il 10 the ordnance department and pu
] Il through process which rave it the q
pearancs Of hsing new. The betting 70
oil charged to the government again a new
i. In somc snasanccs, our informant Gays, II
/, Government p ID fov the same leather iwis
y ~ three. 1he fraudulent bills were De
>sroyed by the persons Who received III
, goods. ~ they might now be uscd as ev
dcnce agar st th,a swindllng firm. The pc
: con Who waa deprived Of his share Of u
u p H. made the above facts known TO NJ
' Bowen. counsellor. and he, believing tn
/, tn swin,llera could be brcu .ht Z" punish
| mcnt, went with hia information t. Il
r. United Sts,es District Attorney and Com
4 mi. sioners and related the whole story.
\ tn District Attorney thought the proc
J. hardly Sufficient e. warrant the arreat oi Il
} firm. II further evidence cs'uld be obtain,
he would issue warrants and have the rogu'
j. arrested. The person who turned s ats
z evidence went ~ the navy ard. but I
Il there Who had any knowledge Of the tran
; action he'd been dismiss. d, end he f.und
Z impossible to Obtain the proof which hs .
), pected to get. The Nov York tradesm'
Il have not. therefore, been arrested.