The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-08-01
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
Special kilograms to the Dispatch. 49,.
WASHINGTON, July 80, 1870.
Pension Frauds.


Pension Frauds.
General Won Aernom, Commissioner OF
Pensions, has unearthed some stupendous
frauds in the Pension Bureau. Since Sep
TENDER last several hundred thousand dol
lars have been recovered from dishonest
claim agents and attorneys and handed over
to the rightful pensioners, Or placed again
to the credit Of the pension funds. Many
prominent persons throughout the coun-
try have been arrested in connection with
these frauds-a number of whom have been
convicted. Twenty thousand one hundred
and three dollars and forty-four cents have
been obtained through fraud by pensioners,
most of whom were widows, Of which 81, ;
1887 have been recovered. Great frauds
have recently been brought to light in the
southern States.
A MIR. DENLY, of Georgia, said to be q
man of some prominence in that State, is
one Of the parties charged in connection
with these frauds, and an agent of the Blu
reau has been sent to investigate the mat
ter. ..
Roderick r. Butler, member Of Congress
from Tennessee, notorious as trader in
cadetships, IL another among the numerous
prominent persons charged. His complica-
ton in these frauds on the pension office,
Commissioner Won Aernom states, are far
darker than any cadetship matters could be-.
An agent is now in Tennessee making tho
rough investigation of the various frauds
with which it is alleged Butler is connected
preparatory to legal prosecution.
Money has been obtained on checks
forged and there are cases where aperl-
sioner was entitled to several hundred dol
lars but received only fifty or seventy-hve
dollars. The Commissioner Of Pensions has
no doubt of the guilt of Butler, although
the latter alleges that it is call right" and
shows voluminous and large receipts. The
Commissioner, during the past six months,
has denied Butler the right TO communicate,
correspond, or do business with the Bureau
in any way, not even as member OF Congress,
for as such, it appears, he has prosecuted
some of these fraudulent claims. When
he was also acting as attorney these
facts were, in part, made known
by General Won Aernom to Repre-
sentative Bingham while Congress was in
session. but no publicity was made of the
matter. The Commissioner has but little
hope of successfully prosecuting Butler, as
| the latter's brother and other relations fill
prominent court offices and the whole dis.
trlrir rs III U1d eU1ru iitif In the mUIntlm;
Butler is sclE-consttlted candidate for re
election to Congress in his Tennessee noun
tain district. 1t seems that no nominating
conventions meet in that district, and every
man is at liberty to run for office at his OWL
voliticn.
DR.. Gillett F. Watson, of eastern shore
Virginia, who has several times ran for Con
gress in the first district, has now made AZ
engagements to be candidate in the thirt
district of Virginia.
Secretary Boutwell,.
| A prominent Southern Radical arrived
here tonight from Long Branch. While al
the Branch he informed President Grant O
movement that is being made to ruin Sec
rotary Boutwell, for President, and that Gle
neral Butler is the leader in this movement
WALLACE.
| Associated Press telegroms,
| Various Items.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-Secretary Bout
we'll has gone to Massachusetts.
The revenue receipts to-day were 81 900,
| OO0-for the month, S21 100000.
| A member of Congress from Tennessee
already somewhat, damaged by cadetsnlI
sales, is in trouble again about pension
frauds.
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