The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-22

On the 18th of last November the United
States agent for the payment Of invalid pen
sions in this city mailed to one BENJAMIN
Low a check on the L. $. Assistant Treasurer
here for S3j5lG, payable to the order
Of RoBERT A. HALL, an invalid pcnsioner of
lhe United States. HALL, il seems. had en-.
ployed Low TO collect the money for him
Low received the check, and. without au.
.horty from HALL, shortly afterwnrd Gu.
aorscd il f." ROBERT A HALL" wrote his own
name beneath the endorsement, and received
rom the Assistant Trea urer the whole
amount. This transaction was nothing more
nor less than forgery of Halls name.
few days Oftorward HALL called to in.
luire If Low about his claim, and was told
by Low that the United States agent had
made mistake, and had only sent 1905 GO,
Instead Of the $3jj.GG to which HALL was
entitled. This smaller amount Low offered
70 pay over and take the $50 remaining for
his own compensation when he should col
lect it, This arrangement HALL would
not consent 10 but accepted the S3OjGG as a
payment on account. He called again and
again on Low for the $50, but was rs often
told that the money had not yet arrived
AT last, tired Of waiting, HALL wrote direct
W the United States agent, on the 18th of
December, to inquire into the matter, and
then first learned that Low had in fact re.
reived the whole sum due him nearly q
month before. Armed with the agents let.
ter he went to Low, and Low then paid him
IN full.
So far as HALL was concerned, he had no
'urthcr cause Of complaint but the crime Of
forgery and attempted fraud committed by
Low remained UNPUBLISHED. A knowledge Of
i having come 10 Major RonERT AVERY, Tie
special agent employed to detect and prose.
cute persons committing frauds on the Pen
zion Office, Ao undertook to have Low
arrested and tried. What difficulties he met
with in the performance of his duty appear
from his report, just made on the sui je,t, to
the Commissioner of Pensions.
Major AVERY says that on the 4th of Jan.
GARY he went before Commissioner SHIELDS
TO make complaint against Low. The Com.
missioner told him that he had agreed with
the District Attorney and his assistants IN no
case to hear a complaint or seue warrant,
except under direction Of tic District Attor.
ney or one Of his assistants. Assistant Dis
lrict Attorney PHELPS was then called in,
but before Major AVERY had half explained
The matter, he decided that there WINS no case,
and that he would not permit warrant
against Low to issue.
Major AVERY then went 10 District Attor-
ney PIERREPoNT, Commissioner SHIELDS
accompanying him. Mr.. piERrEpoST, Lay
Ing heard the facts said that warrant
might be granted The complaint wlH tlcn
mrcfully drawn an sworn TO- hut as Mujur
AVERY had TO go TO Washington that even.
ing he requested that the warran. should be-
held for few days until his return, A day
was also fixed for Lows examination,
On disappointed day Major AVERY appear.
h TO attrndtho examination and WAS inform
hthat the com lainthad been given to Assist
ant hs'rct Attorney JACKSON, and that
'A'h'"N had mieluid Il, 40 that It could not
D. found now complaint was then made
and sworn to, with the understanding that
he warrant should be placed in the Mor
shals hands Immediately. The next dav
however Major AVERY wastold that tho ,yor
nnt had not been issued. Int Tint Tho o.,r.,
Hh complaint won'd be fund and AMIN