The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-18
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wv. otohSe, y Iauical uemOer OF
Congress from Tennessee, has been ar
rested aud held to bail in the sum of
$4,000 for defrauding the government
out of 5000 Stokes is charged with
preparing fraudulent rolls of band of
rovers or guerrillas. of about 40 men.
commanded BY one Dave Beatty, during
the war, but never recognized az U. s.
soldiers, which roamed over the noun
tains in Tennessee. This band was
traudulently represented as consisting
OF l04 men, and Stokes, after engineer.
Ing the bill granting them pay as cav.
alrymen for four years through Con.
gress, pocketed a large part of the
money Hence his arrest.
Col. Forbes, of Philadelphia, Pension
Agent, has been declared defaulter
by the Commissioner Of Pensions, in the
sum Of $4,000. He is held to bail in
S25, 900.
GEoRaIA.-Rufus B. Bullock's res.
ignation of the Office of Governor was a
matter Of great surprise in that State,
aud it is looked upon as piece of sharp
practice to escape impeachment, which
was imminent, aud the trial of charges
that have been preferred against him
for raseally and illegal acts while he
was Governor. H. has fed to New
York, but warrants have been issued
sgainst him, aud he will be arrested
and taken back to the State TO answer
to number Of indictments. It ia be.
lieved that while he was Governor he
swindlcd the State out Of at least one
million dollars, and pocketed it all.
The people are very naturally anxious
that he should account for at least a
portion of this money, if he cannot
account for oil of it. An impression
prevails that Bullock is making arrange.
ments to leave the country.
The Interior Department and Depart.
ment Of Justice are investigating the
lndian bounty frauds. These frauds
are said to amount TO nearly s400 900.
Judge j. w. Wright, formerly of In
diana and now Of Washington, was sole
agent for the collection Of the boun,ies
and pensions due the Indians who
served in the late war, aud be is impli.
Gated. A number Of bounties were
obtained on names Of dead men, and
the vouchers for them were stolen from
the Indian Office.
The New York World is authority
for the statement that fraudulent
issue Of ths bonds Of South Carolina to
the extent Of twenty millions Of dollars
has been made by the financial agent
Of the State.
Victor @. Powell, the clerk in the
Second Auditors Office at Washington
charged with completely with WIN. B.
Stokes in conspiracy to defraud the
Government, has been released in $40.
900 bail.
MoRE FRAuDs.-About s400, 900 OF
Indian frauds have been unearthed at
Washington this week, and those who
understand what Indian frauds are.
well know that in the past they have
cost the Government millions Of dollars.
The statement made TO day Is that
checks have been issued by the Paw.
master General in many cases to the
order Of the soldiers for 500 each, AID
cashed BY the Assistant u. 8. Treas.
urer at N. Y upon the endorsement Of
dead soldiers names. Il is said that
j. W. Wright aud his agents, rcpresen.
tatives Of the Indian soldiers, went to
Washington and laid their grievances
before Secretary, who at once ordered
an Investigation. This committee is
now in the Cherokee Nation. The
Secretary Of War, Belknap, has also
unenrthed $50, 900 job, of which the
~ Z. Herald letter says:
"The daily bulletin Of frauds upon the Gov.
eminent Is supplemented to day by the emo.
sure OF scheme devised BY ex-Conrrsssmsn
Charles Pomersy and certain Judge Meser.
vey, Of lows, in conjunction with J. ". smith,
late Chief Clerk Of the Second ComptroIler's
ONCE, to obtain some $50, 900 over and above
the stipulated fees Of the latter as attorney for
the prosecution Of certain claims against The
War Department.