Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-10
THK ALLEGED FRAUDS OF Mr. J. LorwEs.

THR ALLEGED FRAUDS OF Mr. J. LoEwEN
, TEAL uPoN TIE GovsRnNxNT we stated
: yestetday that MIR. } acob Lsewenthal, acc use
/. in the New York Herald OF frauds upon the
Government, had arrived in his city to con.
fIoSt The ace ssatiole; and that accsm panied
visited the Pay Deparsnept, the CITY Han,
and the Superin tendent Of Police, to ascertain
IL any charges bad been iodged agaiust INN.
and finding there were none, had, AZ his own
) request, been placed under bon DIS for has APP
pearance should charges be preferred against
him hereafter. MI. I0ewen feels himself
deeply injured by the wholesale chsrees pre-
press. Mr.. Loe wentnai states thar he left this
city during the latter part OF August, taking
wnh him about Sl6se0, aud his statement is
corroborafed by the officers Of the Pay Depart
} ment. who sfate thai Si6.lB8r il all for which
Checks have been issued for pay ment Of DO I'M
Ties TO co lored soldiers through him. A greater
adeiph8a and Foruess Monroe, vi efe a ma
iorfty of the claimants resided, and the remain
DER was, under INSTRUCTIONS from the Pay De.
partmeht taken by Mr.. Loewenthal to New
Orleans. where 1t was, with the exception of
about sc. COO, paid TO the claimants by him.
partly at his place of business IN that city, and
some OF 1t at the Office Of the Freedmen's Eu-
reau. MI. Loewenfhal is prepared to produce
eertif1caies 10 prove this statement. The $1,000
referred TO was voluntarily turned over to the
provost of the Department of the Gulf. Much
OF Mr.. LOewenthal's statement is confirmed.
ard tho~e familiar with the careful manner in
which the business of the Pay Department is
transacted are inclined to doubt the truth of
any OF the charges against him, from the fact
that many checks are thrown around the pay.
ment OF this class of claims to prevent fraud
ulent practices. ...
RoBr1NG A NRwsBoY.-Iast night. Jobn
Garner and Michael Mccormick. a newsboy,
were together and spent the evening in drink.
ing. eating oysters, ana visiting the Theater,
AT late hour Mccormick went to the Chron.
'tcte ONCE 10 wait for his papers, taking Garner
With him. They laid down together, and Nc.
Cormick fell asleep. When he awoke his money
wss gone, and his comrade missing Garner
was arrested by Officer Wilson, and taken to
the central guardhouse. He admitted that he
took the money, which was found by his
mother in stove at his home, and she deliv-
cred u TO the officer. III amounted TO SAL. Jus.
ice Morsell examined the evidence in the case,
and committed Garner for court.
LARcENY.-Lastn night, Cnas, Roaden
and Joseph Harris, colored, Were arrested by
officer Hughes for the larceny of shout twenty
or Iwenty-f We gallons of whisky. the property
OF W m M Brown, corner OF X and 9TH streets
The prisoners were employed In the house,
and had access TO the cellar in W hich the liquor
was stored. They were not seen taking the
whisky, nor WIS there positive evidence that
they took it; but the. circumstantiaI evidence
was strong. and the complainant expects 10
produce other witnesses Justice THOMPSON
committed them to Jail for further hearing
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DEsERTERs.-YesterSay, a list OF twenty
names OF recruits who had deserted from the
I = Marine Corps was left at the Central
GuardhOuse. A reward of ten dollars was
offered for the arrest Of each man. la III
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PERsoNAL.-We are glad to seesthat Mr.
Max LanSburg. of the firm of Lansburg Sc
Bro, has returned to our city again after an
absence of several months. He had visited
Europe on a trip Of pleasure and business /
PHI HARMONIC SUCTgTY.-The first reheari
sal of this society will abe held at Metzerott