, 1873-01-06
PENSION FORGERY.


From To R,oomf'aten (lh> r1atag5aph, ian, ,.
On yesterday morning, Ca1)tniu q. (lomon.
special agent OF tho United Statcs po,!aio1l
l;urear, acting aa 4 Deputy United 5tatou Mar
CITY, on the following charge, MS rocittd in tic
WnrTant of htK arrest, iHsucd by Unitutl Etatea
Commnsioncr 4. I. Lawrouco, OF this city. to
sboat Ts as ths M VIE y hY s. osr + Sots 3 9 q ?,
County Of DaWitt, knowingly mid fra;plnontiY
Wrlte afld forge tho namn Of Jauob S,7igart, latc
Representative in tho LoHHlatulot to nj i1,ert,-
tnon. writing for tho purpoBo knowingly und do
oy nrn,no ot u, eMnos1lng M aud deirnudlng tho Gov
money az pension kald to bc dto QUO Lydia John
ssoh, mother Of Joel johnson, late 4. priynte in
company !, Thirty-nnth Illinois Volunteer H.
ha9nryS af1,y CanLain CloMon brought hia praonor
noon, whore 10 waived an examination, Ind wna
ortlofod to find bail in tho aum Of u .i)J0. Hin
1rfonds arrived by tho lato Train Lust 1llglt md
roIaa rntalesa to ;, REQUIRED ball. whcronpon ho was
and tho watchfnous Of tho ocars of '4s tho gase, o,
91um nurGasi arc worthy Of particular notice.
oaPtMh Clclnon declining to Eiyo uartiuu]ara.
@ wo Obtain from Commissioner I.awrouco in,
-. aoiina.on Is to tho manner Of detection, md On
inquiry by ont reporter, wo learn from Mr law. ~
lehce Inc factH b be about ds follows: Dr. Nor
RS undertook for Mrs. johnson to necure hnr
r" of tha 3ho oitr heu w Iseyio,,sy seen T. H. Prince
to Pr. Norris, who IL Rotary Public and ;fnat;.o
Of tho Poace, to fill ont. On ths !Jth ~ nr;nher
no filled out O. statement dcsrrihinr tl,c H.
Of ef'sH yseo o1dssF snrt and fogoq t. It tho signature
ho certified, aa Notary Public, to t1o csnninoe o
nesa OF swigarts aignatnro. This malo two
nnmos written by tho ea1no ha1d, Swiort,a tTn
n Was disguised and writton III bacl1-ha1tl. md
ea.f nosrsh, waa written II i1iH natural hnnd Tho
there WIS too muol1 similarity for both tn IL
genuine md referred tho mattor to Cunt a;,,
Clomen to investigate. He visited Farmer Citv'
4hu py sharp management detected tho fraud
He thon obtained from Norris tie following Snn:
1oaa1on, written by limsolf:
s.. FARMER Cry. Doc, ~, 1874
n Ihe deposition Of Jacob wtyar ny ao1t 10 tho
toson , M glhte IL not correct and not sutoy,xeI
ior Lydia Johnson, took hor statement 81 TN cnuo
and assbacstbed his name. There was 10 nlouoy eon'
Tor tho bcuet Of the lady anil sl,D docs i1,oti knnw
IL neither would sho have waled 1t II Hle la a,,,
pdss 's a.. "as strck III fow moments after sont #
win tho foolts!ucs3 and crimlratr Of tho oTenso
anu never could SEQ why venturcd 10 10 il, It was
an ,' error IN NJ, u'cky md ungla1lcd moment lat
Esn. ]. II. DAsn,s, Com, of Pension, - 1'ot'''S'
Wiuess-a. cLEAEs, Special Agent.
nsn Msop onta'n'1E ~ this confeasion Captain
was desputized to make the arrost and rotlunod'
made tue arIost, and brought Dr.. Norris hero
aB above stated. '
Our reporter interviewed DR.. Norris last oyon-
Ing. he stated that llo had lived 1T Farmer
Clsy 1or tho past sixteen yearu, III physician Of
large practice, and haB L family OF chiLlron
grown, one Of whom Is married, an1 all royuect-
ably situated. Io suys ho siglol Swigart'a
pamo without thinking Of tho onormity Of the
/, ,nenco, and upon statomouts Of Mrs. johnson
that Swigart know tho facts. Ho fecls lopoful
That tho result will not be 30 bad ~ tho proppect
BOW appears. Ho IL q HAN OF gontleuanly ap-
pearanco, past tho middle age. Ho wishes us to
.tato that no has received tho sindeat trontnlent
rom Captaln Clame1',. and feos grateful for the
consideration, shown him u1lsler titu, circutn-
'tence. Flo hss employed Wcldcn /, Bouiann
~ hls astornoyu. uo resigned Ills po6itiou aa
Justice OF tho roaco yesterday.