The Republican journal., 1871-01-26
THE PAPER CREDIT FRAUDS.


of towns in this State, army and navy re-
craits that had no existence save on paper,
have made their report. The commission
consisted of Hon. Geo. f. Talbot, Gen.
Selden Connor and Hon. Abram Sanborn.
On taking his seat in the Legislature, the
latter gentleman resigned his place on the
Commission, consequently the report is
signed by two only of the Commissioners.
The following abstract is copied from the
Portland Advertiser
1t appears that towns were furnished with cred
its of doubtful character by Messrs. Colby & Pike,
II. NJ. Stevens, Charles Kmball, u. II. Brown. $.
A. Barker, Benjamin Hurd, Herman. Libby II
Co., T. II. Dinsmore, Watts & Wall, j. Ii. Manley,
G. NJ. Delaney 81 Co., S. G.: Archer, John P.
Heath, Joseph Nye. Elliot Walker, John Z. Deer
Morrow, l. w. Reed, T. II. Hubbard, Josiah H
Greeley, G. P. Cochrane, Lewis Tebbetts, Ira D
Sturgis, - North, c. 7. Bean and Hodgdon
Morris & Co. Many Of these persons, however
commission, between the first hand brokers and
the towns, and some agents and statesmen of the
brokers. We have examined nearly all of these
men who We're reported to be alive, whom we
could find within reach of our process.
All the men sold classify themselves under these
descriptions:
|. Enlstments claimed in the United States
Navy on fictitious returns of municipal officers Of
various towns, but nevertheless sold to such towns
principally by G. NJ. Delaney & Co. and others.
o Enlistmcnts claimed to be in the United
States Navy, numbering 60 or more, originally at
the disposal of the State authorities, but ultimately
sold by A. b. Farwen.
3. Enstments claimed ii the United States
navy, list of which, purporting to number 2o1
was ordered to be credited to Maine by the United
States Provost Marshal General, the property t
which seemed to have been recognized as in J
II. Marley, and the names on which were sold in
towns by him and his consignecs, J. T. Deerng &
Co., and Others
i. Between three hundred and four hundred os
tensible enlisthents in the United States Marine
Corps the right of control to which seems to have
been recognized as in the hands of Messrs. Colby 4
Pike.
THE HEATH LIST.
To narrate the events as near as possible in the
order of their occurrence: Late in the summer OF
1864 one John p. Heath, acting as recruiting Off
Ger, and having an Office in Portland, collected Il
list OF several hundred names of persons claimed
to have been enlisted into the army This list was
brought or sent to the Adjutant Generals Office in
Augusta by John T. Hull, Esq, of Portland, who
had been actively engaged as recruiting agent fol-
the city of Portland since the commencement o.
the war. Mr.. Hul's connection with this lis
seemed to be with view of having the names upor
that the cnlistments were made there, 4 claim thai
was iisallowed by the Naval Commission then in
session at Augusta consisting of the Governor and
the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General
Major Gardiner. General Hodsdon speaks of but
one list obtained from Heath, which contained the
names of some 300 men allowed to Portland as in
the naval service, afte assigning which there was
a balance OF more than 400 which were classed as
General Naval Credits" But as Mr.. Hulrs state
ment varies from this and, as we find the origina
return Of the municipal officers, of actual residents
of Portland in the navy, containing nearly 800
names, think the preponderance Of proof is that
al, To Il in,
actual residents entered in said return. The lisi
itself would settle all doubt about this matter; il
ought to be the files of the Adjutant Generals
Office; General Hodgdon assured us that he would
endeavor to find it, but in the great pressure of his
private business he has as yet been unable to com
ply with his engagement. The clerks in the office
of the Adutant General have no knowledge of such
paper, and both it and every other roll or list
borne, are not known to have passed under the In
spcction Of the clerks for the purpose of being
transcribed, copied, filed or classified.
About the time this list was prepared, HEATH
Deany, or with Delany & Yates, to sell him OF
them all the men recruited by or for him for tho
purpose Of having them sold again to the officers O.
towns. Heath was to have premium of $50 pei
man for his agency in the business, ard Delaney
claims that in addition to this payment, which was
actually made he paid or deposited with persons
to be paid, 800 per man for every man excepting
those already in the service whose terms of enlist
I'll.
ment Messrs. Dclany Il Yates sold by themselves
or through parties, to whom they Sold about zoe
men. In this number, however. are included q
few men sold directly by Heath, and few by
Thomas NJ Stevens to whom Heath had turned
over part by the consent of Delaney. These sales
We're made TO towns AT prices ranging IRON soo te
"v' po, nitn;,a h at',rns ilia Nv m ~ hnm
n,r;t;m,s ~ Daony az somo ono of he ,artnors u,
,a, n W, L1nI GrmishoS fo,, III ~ Adt,u
Gon n, nfon ana s;nnod Inv thn Snl.ctnn, ~
ror ~ nav 90 .lS so amo cortitnI ~ bo o,
go oo;iat az 1iblo 70 omrolimont in ouch tons
wh ,oo in tho W S"rve Of te fuite statos wv
Tbo sniontmon Of towns who haI s;mnod sul
ccrtifcatesNtheir oath was NJ not reouired-haye
;ro aooonmts nf how thnsd
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lcm hnoWieuSe VI anell co.lGnts anu as d llatIel
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ny we ingenious OK pltioi' tll' as lhe men wer
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nave resldehce somewhere, ana as no resuence
could be shown elsewhere In the United States
they might, by fiction of law, be considered as
residents OF the towns to which they were assigned
1T not being explained that the very certificate
sought was the prerequisite of such assignment.
Delany asserts that the assignment of these men
to the credit of towns was refused by the Adtant
General, without authority from Washington, and
that he procured such authority in the form of an
order from Provost Marshal General Frye tc
credit the names enumerated in the list tc
districts and sub-listricts in the State; and thu,
after the receipt of that order credits were made to
such towns as he had negotiated with for the men
r,,r p.nu,,,, ,or
~, A''A A'"i
Inc assignment OF some sixty or more men
whose names were originally borne on the Heath
lists but who not having been taken up by the GER
tlficates of towns residents thereof were for Z