The sun., 1871-11-25
rBn PsNsIoS OFFICE FRA UDs.
Proving Com missioner Bakers statement
Untrue-Robbing the Government In the
knme Of our MANNED Heroes-Drunken-
pcag in the Pension Bureau.


pcse in the Pension Bureau.
Cerrespoucence OF The sun.
WAsHISoNoS Nov. 7, ls7l.-The ErsHipg Star
Of this city ANNOUNCED In It's columns OF yesterday
H. - Com missioner BiS.r OF the Pension once pro.
noupees @'allJ false the s,,tement printed in THB
NEW YoRx Sun sat biz chief clerk' Major Jonns'
has guilty Of frand In -'sttle o' psu''on
Claims" Tho facts Of tho case weiS IN -
In full in the Patri0t Of tins city on th~ ~" '''''
and ere snbstqpiaIlY as follows; 49,.
On the 2tst Of April, 1871 tie application Of =.
J. Broas vas fled In the Pens on Omcs. ami In 4,
spouse to call for report OF hls service. male ny
tie Examiner on tue Biunty LtnI Division, tue ol-
loving rcpor, was made;
PctgI. nroar served In Clpt. Jotcth Nslfon's cont
isii'f i-oe ..--V"l ~ hI mn.ter out at Pough'
M f"sa tg ids{E jegn g. jjoonNs. chict cle,l
now IuE Jon WAS DONE.
This report should, according to tae rule Of the
onlcc, have been signed by the Chiet OF the Bounty
Land Division. In Witch event The Ciaim weaid heTe
been rejected by the eGaminqr for insufficient SER
vice; bu, Johnes. knowing this fact, and unwilling
q at his friends should suffer- signed tte report
himself aud directed the examiner to brief the chm
Tor allowance. The reviewer, who taxes Dnal ac-
tiOn on all claims, whether allowed or rejected. 70.
turned tie claim to the examiner. disapprOyed by
reason OF short service, the act under which appl
cation was made requiring eixty days and conse.
queluy MIR. Joanss services were again called
into reqnsitiou ard he approv the aim in the
and with d iuli knowledge that It was In violation
oilnw. Upon this approval, pension certificate No.
4 $40 as issued and the name of Peter Broas was
inscribed on the rolls OF tue New lork city pension
a-ency.
Proving ruE CHARGES.
This Is plain statement OF i,cts we'll known to
your respondent, and notwithstanding the aliez.
ed denial OF Commissioner BAKER, can bo proven by
the sworn testimony VI all the clerks in the Divi.
sion Of the War OF isi2 through whose hands the
T., Faa aata n. .la.
admits the dates as stated to be correct, and while
attempting to relieve him OF the charge OF fraud,
alleges 1t to be simply error on the part OF Mr..
Johns, and with this has attempted to quash
the matter and pull the wool over the eyes OF tue
press and people, would like to be charitable
enough.to accept this theory the true one, bat as
the facts 90 aot WARRANT H. the trutk ais.. De al.
hered to. no matter whose toes are pinched. So
far as the original com 7utation OF time on the re-
port from he Bounty Land Division II concerned,
he might In that have err d, hui how he could com
NIT a similar blundcr In approving the case, alter
It's dsapnroval by tie reviewer for short service
when his attention Wa directly called TO this oh
lection as the only IN the Gaze, cannot certainly
| be comprehenied.
lis no part OF the duties OF the chief clerk TO
approve or disapprove claims BREED by the exam.
iner. but II is alone tue duty OF the reviewer ana
u Mr. 10 ms was conscious TINT he was right IN
hls computation ne v.rJ naturally woul have
| sstec upon his disposng Of the case. This story
won't do Mr.. Commissioner. Place any other clerk
IN Mr. Johuss stu itlOn IN tAe matter, and iodlY
be would be liyins IN MS prison Cell at The
| Of UEcle sam. Why then u johns no, therei Be
| cause the Commissioner g. afald o. iIm and D.
llno will stand by him al all hazards. Hts utter
unntness and inraplCiiY Tor the position or chief
clerk OF the Pension ONCE IL dsily made manifest,
but what cares the Secretary
| cUHAIssIoSER BAKERS rSroIIcAuoS.
The admission OF Commissioner Baker that thi.
whole matter was blunder alone demonstrates
his unntness. and shows the necessity for man
whose blun ers hot so serious. Serious CHARGES
nave been made against hin through the press,
which never have or never can he Tefuted, aud yet
ne re mains az clet CLERK OF tile most important
bureau OF the depsytnent-that vhic1 dt.burse. the
muninceneo OF the Government to tho manned
heroes of the country lie has been charged
through the press with havir. teen frequently so
intoxicated IN the once a. TO he totally unable 10
DISCHARGE bis duties tact which s well known to
Baker as~s D.lano-And yet he IL reained to bring
the csase "a disgrace Lyen this charge Of fraua
been given In suci way as TO compel them to do
| somelhing. and that somethins-~as 10 call IL an
erk TO ths House Committee on Claims, and eI
ptcts 20 retire from his present position In the Pen
Sion Onlce ~uen the new COMMITTEES Of tue present
| Congress is appointed.
JusrI~t's DooKrr.
For the Information, hIecscf. o. that c 4nultlee
:aG ~ Tvifrsi f.4 .ts.'ff ~ 80 t.catl HethH1.
| wa-hOurne, md Bingham, well 70 sull ur.
tle In question, sGnply desire - refer the
,ocket Of Justice Walter of this city. where they
val hnd u'at On tae issh OF November. 1858
Samuel jones (lohusl was arrested b. O.hccr
McHtnry Tor being drunE aud disorderiy and n1ht-
IuE IN tie street, for Nneh ne was fine 80 The
ead Justice Waiter win at any time DO sccommo.
dating enough 10 identity George w. johns, at
present CaleI Clerk VI the Pension Oncc and cerN
TO the Committee on Claims. a. the party ~ ar
rested and dnsd Mr.. Mashburne. Clarnan OF
the Comuitee. was mtde acquainted wiih these
faCts, but Tor reasons oest known TO uself tailed
10 take any Action. MACK.
The 4. -. ship GuerTiere's Gin to Chicago.