New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-21

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designs Three times that light, before O'Clock saw
the interesting operation performed.
selected one Of my assistans to experiment IN this
apparel and i'm day enlisted three times: he cent
u The IslId bought himself Oh and reported Tor duty
' The ccncs described wcro followed Ivy numbcrcss ar
f c os Dc'g 4-J core9nrn Gy fhc c0snTa Of
their crimes which have since attracted much public az
tcDtiOn.
TO illusrroto tnc secrecy with which necessarily pur
sued my Inquiries. mention the following incident
had rroiyed intelligence Of notorious bounty broker,
doing business state ST. whose specially seemed to DO
to secure for cOEsdcraOu descrton and escape after
enlistment Rumor also said that at any time. no had
the power 20 Obtain an enlisted man from Governors
Island Extremely DESTROYS to tee he proficiency IN such
them sent the Island. then directed another 70 apply
to the broker for bis uterposon III thor behalf He
consented on the condition that he should ,20
for his trouble. The amount was paid him; and my
sstant being curious to know NJ what manner he would
obtain the release OF the two detectives begged leave TO
accompany him To the Island.
excellent terms with the officers Of different grades who
Two screeans being consulted furnished pass to the
desired recruits signed in the name OF the Pr0yOsGen-
cIa Of the Island requiring their return W rolfa the
same evening For this pass the sergeant received so
sergeant nuIbcr two at the end of the wharf, whose
duty it TO examine the passes Dehg IN cOHsOh WIN
the other shared the profits The detective and his as
socates who had recruited had no difficulty IN leay-
ing the Island. 1870.
made arrangements for the arrest OF the whole party
on their landing IN New-YOrk. When brought to my
headquartcr, tho broker confessed the crime seeing no
possible means of escape, ana embarrassed WIN surprise
and terror.
kent secret Tor several Tie hpI-
Ccants, his companions III quit missing hnl became ul
easy and suspicious that he had been murdered ana Ms
body thrown into the river Ihc following SUNDAY tniS
discovering the missing man having been informed m h p
forchand by the boy in the brokers' Office that ne ma
not been since he left with the stranger 10 30 W c
Island. A. to o,,. o,
stance and sent them TO me- as the person most likely
Ice of to them in solving the mysterious iae OF
Accordingly on Sunday evening the sergcans came to
my ohce and cxcitedly told then story HTeg on tne
az lp iral.Q u,
the Island in company wltha suspicious looking strahgcr
that he had large amount OF money; ana 'ey gave o
Alter lengthy Conversation I told them thought
could find their friend ordered an 3Ge 20 OE IN
and the serseants were oveoyed that Ihc los. VA ]
under arrest but that they also were III inc hus Oh the
law.
The scene was n rich and rare The glad surprise
OF the rgcants was toned down by the mysterious
gravity OF their friend and also OF my own. then look
out pair of handouts ana sara 20 ,.e H0uns 9 f
You as intended to do tO-msrow" ,
The broker sent 20 the penitentary ana the ser
ceants were tried by court martial and convicted.
These statements will probably appear exaggerated 10
many readers they strictly true and VIII be found
shail ext relate the movements Of these spectators
in Organized gangs. They had leader whom they Sc
lccted chiefly for his nsnuatug and plaishle manner OF
address, end with whom they acied IN me cpacly Oh
gpses, wandering from one promising Aed ol action 10
ON March IT, 1867 ordered a detective to join one of
these strolng companies and by closely watching ever
movement made by them. ascertain the modnS oPFd"d
Of under this social form OF enterprise.
The company left the Hudson River depot III the llt
O'Clock train aud presented most desperate ana Faih
our appearance Indeed, more unmanagcabc set oil de
peradOes scarcely ever was seen Oh INC hEi"! Vi "u
venture. ,
keepse. where eleven of the thrysA were enlisted Tour
Of whom escaped the same afternoon two during Tue
night and the remainder the following inornins
The next day the whole OF the gang appeared nj the
recruiting Office Albany ycutccn rccnlslng therenye
that evening and returned To Troy two pleaded Illness
became IN consequence Inmates OF the
lie
10 Utica o meet those who had gone elsewhere iOuf
others OF the company enlisted IN Troy but made Their
The whole party then remained Ave days in Utica Of
which place twcnyouc enlisted four OF them Twice anu
one three times At Buffalo, owing to the competition IN
the business by parties IN Canada, none OF The parties en-
listed At Chicago. eight OF the band enlisted Tour were
recognized old bounty jumpers and arrested one other
arrested fot picking pockets while t,e Icm1Inuer
the city In Detroit the Canadian gang had the field.
and would not permit any interference Win theT opera
tons
The company next appeared IN Rochester. bat too
many being known there rs dcscrters o make their busi'
ness promising, they proceeded To Elmira, where slH
arrested for desertion the remainder returning to
These men were absent thrtytwo days and their
| profits amounted 10 thirty-two thousand dollars. The
question will be naturally asked how this handsome
profit made. The bounty broker who the leader
first ascertain just how far and by wha, he
hundred d%aiS pau 10 snG ssc,r tr noe on Of
ten men, while the records would show certain number
enlisted on given day. properly ciri,ed 70 som. i1Cn
the record OF butrwo three from the same place.
This broker entitled 10 receive for every rccr5
from four TO SIX hundred dollars, ana the @hoe sum
after the expedition closed was divided among the men
Imnst be borne In mind that many gangs, ths number
of which is not known moving about IN the North
ern States ~ the same moment.
ON this subject thus far have only narrated frauds
committed by the rowing military bahdlts I'D DISGUISE
There another OF dishonest speculation, no less
rcmuncratiyc aud criminal The draft requiring men To
enter the service, furnish substitutes afforded an
ccent opportunity To buy sell ana get gam Knew
cnticed INTO drinking saloons druygcd, aud made per
jurc Themselves tn become the substitutes Of some patr
otto citizens. the substitutes each receiving perhaps one
hundred dollars which almost invariably stolen from
them before reaching the general rendezvous
Asuperannu9ted frenclnan, seventy TWO years oid'
unable 10 speak English, was taken III an alley at New
York while gcttinga scaniy but honest livelihood by
gathering rags. His hair and whskcr which were white
anow cOlored by barber then he was transferred
20 the lid Congressional District, Wilamsburgh, and en-
listed "a substitute for Known shipbuilder there.
Hearing Of the outrage, sent Tor the aged man, and
through ah interpreter ascrrialhen Ile name Ua 1
dollars. which wSs paid 10 the victim OF the dsnayed
trader in his feOw-mcn The aged stranger thanked me
TREMENDOUSLY and with eye, suu-ed with tears departed
from my Office having In his possession purse which
ms ragbag would not have yielded IN long space OF
The law required that all minors desiring to enlist
spectacle German residing IN Beavcrst suddenly missed
his about fourteen years ~ age lie searched Tor
him diligently during three weeks but all attempts
discover him proving futcss the anxious father applied
To me FOR counsel and assistance made him give n
written description Of the boy promising him that to dis
power untIied then called detective and placed In
the boy. lie soon returned with the information that
the lad had enlisted az tie brooklyn rendezvous, In
charge of Col Fowler.
sent for the papers, from which I learned that
q woman, claiming lie the mother or the boy,
had accompanied him 10 the office ana made the
required affidavit. Then sending 10 the front !
procured the lads return who furnished me with the fol
lowing particulars: one evening, while passing from
his fathers stare 10 his house an elderly man. gentle
manly IN appearance accOscd him. inqulrlng II no dld
not want situation lie replied NO, Sir" His ven
cradle friend then left him. and boy OF his own age came
up and said Come in here and get glass Of lemonade,
pointing to a Chathamst saloon. They went I'm, and
after calling for the drink the elderly entered
He rccOlccted nothing moro until the next morning,
when ne found himself in drinking saloon In Brooklyn