Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1870-04-12
mory of General George H. Thomas, the Sen


ate adjourned.
HoUsE.-A number of private bills were
taken up and passed. The credentials of Hen
ry w Barry, Representative elect from the
Third Mississippi district, were presented and
Mr. Barry was sworn in and took his scat The
consideration of the Tariff bill was resumed in
Committee of the Whole The parsgra phs re-
lating to cotton goods, wool and wooen goods
were discussed and several amendments made.
Pending debate on the last paragraph the COM
mittee rose. A motion to adjourn over until
Monday was defeated, and the House, at SIS
P NJ, adjourned.
Rev (So-called) c. A. Capertor.
1t will be remembered that some time in the
month of February, an old sver-head, gray
bearded ''cuss, calling himself Rev. G. A.
Caperton, visited our town, and professed to
be in very destitute circumstances, having lost
his all by the war. He called on The Masons
and received some assistance from them and
also from few outsiders. Shortly after he
left this place he was published in the Rich
mond Dispatch and other papers as swindler,
and nothing has been heard of him since until
day or two ago, we noticed the Photograph
of the old hypocrite in the New York Police
Gazette, also confession made by him just af-
ter his detection, thereby hoping to shield
| himself from punishment He was detected
and exposed on the 18th of March, by NJ. O.
| Waggoner, Esq, In connection with the Ma
| sonic Board of Relief of New York. When
arrested he gave his name as G. W. Strauss
He certainly is one Of the yiiest ard most un-
scrupulous Masonic swindlers of the day, and
villain of the deepest dye The following is
the confession to which he made oath to before
Notary Public
| [, g. w. Straus, do make this statement l
was member of the 9Th New York Heavy
Artillery, and at the battle OF the Wilderness
received five wounds, and was taken prisoner,
and with two sons, confined in LIBBY prison
| My sons died of starvation while in PRISON.
| After my release I assumed the name Of G. A.
Caperton afterward that Of John g. Ely
again that of George W. Gillett My repre-
sentation that was in Charleston is false. The
paper that presented to Mr.. Richards, claim
ing to be signed by A G Mackey, is forgery
Mr. NJ did not sign it. do not live in
Charleston, as stated, but in New York, 4S
First street; have been minister and
preached in llaurens street, New York, four
years ago. was convicted and sent to the
state prison at trenton. New, Jersey, tor Dig
amy My true name is George Levison; have
brother living in Brooklyn, ~ l was in
Norwalk within the past year and obtained SIS
Of the Masons by fraud; while there net M.
O. Waggoner whom recognize here to-day
I then told him and others that belonged to
Cornmandery in Charleston, s. G.; | never
belonged to any body of Masons in that city.
| | got $40 at Eseadyille, S. from Mr. Palmer,
of Cory | hereby deliver 10 G. NJ. Lang, 3.
r. Richards and NJ. @. Waggonor, of my own
free will the property ia my possession belong.
ing to the Masonic fraternity for their disposal.
told another lie when stated that went by
the name Of Remington: Of Lexington, KY"
The President has withdrawn the nomination
of Judge Pearre, to be United States district
judge for the fourth circuit, in which are inclu.
ded Maryland and Virginia and has sent te
the Senate the nomination OF Judge Bond, Of
Baltimore, for that office, In THIS the Presi
dent yields to the pressure from tho extreme
Radical wing, in which Bond has at all times
taken the lead He is the special representa-
tive of the negro wing of the party, who, ii
view Of the adoption Of tie fifteenth amend
ment (by which the negroes are entitled te
| vote) have become the preponderance Of DOW