The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-21

InfsntTy but was acting on Stan duty; he said
Coonecy was signed he entqs Sfesio
ana kesn9sy & spd b Py Sagge Chase made him two
one was for his marriage last Wednesday. the i3th
Or clothes until they T rom his baggage; al
know by his ignorance OF the lawful nnform of the
position which he proposed TO hold that he was not a
j, p Bennef resides No 1924 vnyard street, place
Of business sixth and Chesnur have been acquainted
office; he gave me his card at the time leaving his
MSr as en Ea% oered 4 the Il o6Seg HSsse
! ceived from Washington
March - Of P0Gs E.g Get Of the D
Filth and Ghesnut streets P6adephiS, PaOsirfn g5Pe
reply to letter OF the 18th instant asking whether
H6sel is, has been officer IN the United states
such oiIicer now in the United states army There
was Captain Lewis M Hosea breyet MAJOR IN the
1861. Very respectfully, your obedient servant
,,,,,,- ~ e. ~ TOWNSEND, WINS ND Asst. Adlt., General.
House, testified that be resided at No. l22s Rodman
defendant had often had his hair dressed by him he
Son Of Governor Aiken, OF South Carolina; that he
1 t6e , 6ate ne ss OF Island no TO- on ths
TO the navy, with rank Of Third Lieutenant; never
other head nor did receive extra pay or emolument
% m sna d Rs Ra i dh n9 a4s 9 ns s Sf
MS iaiher gave HoSg9 to the Coniederate cause put
Mr Charles Yard, residing at No l7oS Vine street,
child up that he was well acquan ted with his mother,
she is sn not well u OH have Known him as william
Hoseelr have receipt tor rent signed by him as W.
Dr. roger recalled stated distinctly that prisoner
represented himself to be Col, l. M. Hosea OF Gin
Detective Levi sworn,,Produced a policy Of life
for $500 to expire august Sg bearing the 5gagrs @
taken from defendants trunk
The evidence here closed.
District Attorney Mann, in closing for the pr9secg
ton, said that the case was one whereih no doubts
could be entertained Of the guilt OF the pTisSne ana
which demanded rigorous punishment IL haq osen
proven that his name is w. w. Hoseeir, and that ne
he has representeG himself to be i, M Hosea of Gin
cinnat He, by assuming the names Of other persons
and the one above mentioned, obtained two hne ana
valuable suits of uniform from tailor. He has made
himself known, at one time son of Governor Aken
OF South Carolina and at another rs nephew of the
rebel General Taylor That he was engaged IN & and
sents himself as having good credit in the First Ma
Tnt dfat whc6 he deposits in The EandS Of Dr. roger
a ter obtaining other articles he leaves for New
without settling his bills and holding 5000 note
lions his worthless draft and also taking the atter's
watch, which for time he had borrowed, He at thaI
Hosea In these cases he stands guilty Of obtaining
M ON se 6g sT6g ana paer 10 he nT Of
another, is q penal ohense. He has, by, his decep
OF deiraudng and ask that he be held in sufficient
ba to guarantee his appearance at the next term of
Mr.. WoIaston, for the defendant, did not agree
that there nothing to snow that the draft would
not have been paid mad they been presented to the
he had paid back part the amount he had received
from DR.. Ruyer and that the articles given TO his
charge would yet be returned.
Alderman Beiiler-The prisoner is held in 5000 bail
for his appearance AT Court, to answer the several
| charges made before me.
Thus for q time this young gent, whose dispo-
| sition has been erratic, and his bearing so
varied and fictitious, will cease his operations,
! and mediate on the follies and evils OF his
| eVenJful life,
Further Concerning Lieutenant-COIOneI
s. M. Hosea, u. s. A., alias w. w. HO-
seeir, Etc.-He is Represented In Other
Roles.
! We learn that the young swindler and forger
who is now receiving the attention Ofthe public
and the judicial authorities, has graver misde-
meanors in his record than have yet ap-
peared. During the first years OF the war he is
said TO have served as a volunteer aid, without
in the Southwest, for a short time on each. He
was also for several months orderly ser
geant of Ohio regiment, and later
was appointed an actlng masters mate IN the
| Mississippi Squadron by Admiral Porter. He
| was ordered aboard the United States steamer
! Nymph, and while attached to her, in the first
, division of the squadron, and lying near Baton
| Rouge, he deserted TO the enemy in the uniform
| OF officer of high rank in the navy. He
| was recaptured by a detachment of the Union
| troops sent out for the purpose, placed aboard
! the ship, in irons, for several weeks, and tried
| by a naval general court martial, which ad.
| judged q severe tence-impriSOnment fOl
: | many years-but the record of the court was
| burned in the United States flagship Black
: Hawk, at Mound City, Illinois, in April, 1865
| and there being no other record of the
l case, he escaped punishment, and wa,
!; | finally dishonorably discharged from the
| navy. His address and appearance while il
\ | the navy are represented to have been very
gentlemanly, and he was considered youni
| man of more than ordinary ability He wal
held in close confinement on the United State
? ! receiving ship Great Western for severa
months prior to his discharge, which occurred
Z | the summer oflS65.