, 1869-01-01
ALLEGED HEAVY FRAUDS.


"a case IS reported in the New Or|csns
tTe:ffnl as beiug tried before the Cnire.I
ssatts Circuit Court, in that citv. q. Eticl,
Tns!aence Fas introduced yery damaging 10
bieSet Major GeneE$l1 Mower and OF her arrnv
officers. unless 1t should be lisp1oyed.
commission was issued by osder of the cour..
addressed to Justice Ii = county Of Pennsyi:
vahta: IL take the tcstimany OF the w1d ~ ~
hoht;n, NJ tM;andfE,s si, 9t thls CT, who dled xh
TIC government. Referring to the openipIt
OF thr sais, Of which her husband had char.s.
a:ssF @ us neatn sne says large piles OF bank
pills were taken out Of the safe hv Cantajn
Det'rasS, which he put In drawer take7
away WY not present when inc money
VAS counted, having been forbidden by Dt.
Grass. Dr. Ayery md General Mower "a ~.
man "lte II Tas done. While tic parers
were oeins taken from the desk Was re-
reafcdly ordered to let them aloue. was
not allowed 10 take paper LII my hands, or
!ooh Ut eut oce. When D.tirass began -
take ont tug papcrs, he took up paper or
vouchers which were Hearty or eri,e tIl1.t,
out anu SLOW inE I'll. III to said !. These IN.
::-kcep perfectly quiet, fer Ii Captain H.s,-
inss hears ytAirS you 9. c gone up.'' Hist.
IS Was At this time quite intoxleated. Dr.,
:tst.s t"!d me that they should keen him q,
s; uh1li they y were through with the inves.lsa-
the otlics. tnllnwstt d short di,tnnrc. Sb.n
they stopped t. give EIaetls::.s anoth.r tirinS
and pursaadcd Mr to 60 home, wtlr1c mil
Dol !e1laln, so ANXIOUS about tLc mouIv
!tat.al II would be stolen. Learning or ilie
tain Hastings, I repaired thither, takiu- vi h
me I. Ea1hear1, Esq. We were no. allowed
70 1eh'aiu. Mr~ E was not allowed; e.in,-
la~Ygr was the great objection to h.s ur.s
enee: ne went away, but remained longer.
" r ne: was sne cn,: nrlS'ase =. ssasns nnti! ,le
lake n.tli;4nt't1,in:, T., do it. As iii nnt
ienrc ne said would be ruined wo,u y. !.
! lnsisteo upon staying. and that ! ,,,v,;s
~" M!sn, noshnS OF what was done. General
blower aud Lcutcrant Leu came in. and
" neral Mower asked NC int, another ,n,,n
and then. By his threats and promises rf it,s.
ice, realizing my hc!plessness and The nth
tessncss Of kind, went back 10 nv C67i-.
e5en. ea,a t Know not what Mss taken ,ro1m tho
SAFE OF What became OF its Contents, excent
ttat the beard reported zl.57l.1, and y
check for 81 ,op over and aoove the indrhtnt.
ness, rlich check and monty they sa:d I
should have but did not get
Elsewhere the affidavit says:
Il had several conversations with Gszror
Mower in regard to my husha: DIS dA&se
at which time he urged, as Major Cae1oll sai
ALREADY done, thc immediate necessity al
opening the safe, AID l agreed to rive +.
Lieutenant Lee the Icy to the outer sac r.
osder that he might tske thescizo,n tllc by,ks
accountable (Lleutenaut Ley1 was the, to
setuln the key to me, and nsing the sat-: to
oar RESIDENCE, where was to u;rldc ali the
usoue, thervin contained With General Mower
and Major ". {. CsTEol1s Il did not d, SO,
nc SAID Mower would take sll and would
foId me that my husband, shey thought, had
shout thirty thousand dollars ir The -ax:
Mnjor CArroll stated TO me that he knew, u
my husbands CLERK. lr- Dollard, hat III
iuFn-ed hiui few weeks pFeFiou'. A. MIR.
Dol1arn was dead E.w 10 Alternative ba: tn
DO as Genura1 Mower adyi ed, hu. wscu
Lieutenant Lee returned me The kew Il h-i
just returned Ham my husbands crave. III.
evening Of the susia'] he asked me If would
have thc safe brought that evening. r..
General Mower sxnt me word bv Major ".
= Carroll Thai as Lieutenant Lee s..sp :ct.d
something was going wrong, and had not
had The SIT: brought as agreed, We would
open 1hs sate where It sTaa: They p posed
open It they would blow It open. I rrops,t
I'd The Eeuetal 10 cali at my housa. wh;rb
tlt ula- He was very angry that I had not
b. the safe brought as be had ordered said
&c YOU'D appoint new board rs soun as
captain peGrass should arrived from Texas,
IS The safe could not then be brought II our
IL use, for Captain peGeasS Was man in
= hom he said he could p1acc implicit conf.
uehce that it should BE- 10 arranged ,lf
l eGrass should divide the n,,,aey7 ayT
should nave on,--th1rd Of alt in the-sxis' h,,f
have |: oil. He was very 1nuca excited and
WaiSca Tue room. was afraid I was l.. Il.
!oboed, and not only myself d chIidsra bnt
The government. '"s
"Gek eral Mover told me that be and Car.
,'.l ,uli naa an interest IN th- safe. but he
|esests OF myself and children, but ou nocn-
11tton Was 20 20 with Captain Ar.ns,-,o.~
1e1 LlentedHnt Lee to open the sale. uut.
y they brought au orl-r :roa1
11n a1 LOT me to 20 for - ,aid they ~ouil
Ike ,hs pussessson OF e5eFrtains in ths nam: Of
hing, but by writing to Captain DeGra:s T
honld have onc.thifd. Thelast conyersat1.u,
bad with General Mover Mas ut thr nd
ledse Of Mr- BuFclasd, Of WHICH har: a.
late n The evening Of the day the safe WIZ
psueo. Captain DcGrass and Dr.. A7ery
s1'e 70 my heuse snd asked for anv nlosrsI I
lan Il my husbands, and upon nv ha.i-
atlng ,,a Dealass :a;s sasd that unless I did get
cssion Of every thing had in the house. i,
ecmpl1ed With their demsnd, but The M.
'efs had were of no Importance. ard they
~ rot take them away. Dr.. AYer7, few
ays = aateE, urged mr to sal out everything,
nd have the. country immediately. lie
nd threatened that II did not take back
very ahltE I had said about h1m-he had
card ss that accused him OF aiding general
lower ~ robbing mc-he would ten all be
new about my husband. I told him that
y husband #as an upright and hono.ubl
ian, and was willing TINT he saould tell
'Grsthng hc knew Ct him, provided be told
My the truth. He then saad my husband
as q rsry bad man, and committed many
seds impossible, knew, for him to have
9ent his evenings at home SO having in ms
lind evidence ot Dr. Ayeryrs pertiditr,
ever spoke to him after that time A few
aFs PREVIOUS to this Dr.. Avery was ap-
Qtutcd ShCI1ff lE General Afa5er,