The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-06-11

| mlssary, with him To Fremon'; that whei
Ibis (JennisOn's) command reached kansa
City, he was compelled to subsist there, boil
As to quartermaster and cOmmissary stores
upon the country. He ordered his cOmman,
As n matter Of necessity to move on the cit,
Of Independence, county OF jackson, stat,
Of Missouri, and there to procure supplies
that be did move with his command to I'll,
said city Of Independence, reaching Their
the l4th day Of November; that he collecte,
the citizens into the public square OF sal,
city Of Independence, and there ordered tn,
guartermaster goods in hardware store il
said city 10 be taken and carried away 70
the Use Of the army; that he has sine,
I4earned and now knows that said hardwar,
store belonged to Elias Kendall Moss, a
that time Of Independence, and that sal,
goods consisted principally Of such article,
as were used in the quartermasteris depart
ment Of the U. S. army, and he furthe
states that the goods taken from said Mos
at that time by his (Jennison's) command
and by his order, were fully Of the valu,
stated by said Moss in the account presente,
by him against the United States, To the he =,
of his knowledge and belief, to wit: So,
Si3,64. He also states that in that com
munity, As in all others, many articles wen
taken that were not strictly in accordanc,
with government custom, thereby MANY in
nOcent parties have suffered without tn,
knowledge of the commanding officer
The quartermaster goods of the stock
Of hardware taken from the said Moss wa.
used by and for the benefit Of the army
that could be used, and those things that
were deemed unnecessary were sold, and thu
proceeds turned over TO the Government
as will appear by the records under his ad.
ministratiOn. Finally he states the goods in
the foregoing account were taken As a matter
Of necessity for the benefit Of the United
States, and were actually and became the
property Of the United States.
lie further states that he has no interest
in the prosecution OF this claim, either direct
or indirect.
[Signed,l c. r. JENNISoN.
Witness: julius HAUG.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
10th day of November, A. d., 1871, and
hereby certify that the affiant is respectable
and entitled to credit.
Signed, julius HAUG,
Clerk Of the District Court in and Tor
Leavenworth county, Kansas.
The crime charged against JemisOn, was
an attempt 10 defraud the United States in
the sum OF S52,Sl3,64, in the year 1871.
The TINES desires to be free from all con-
nection with this supposed attempt to de
fraud the Government, and also from all
charges OF conspiring in any manner to aid
in the recent acquittal OF Jennison. We
therefore deem it our simple duty to state to
the public what We know OF the transactions
referred to in the above affidavit.
Finst, We know that Gen. Sturgis was not
ordered to take all supplies both quarter
master and commissary, with him to Ere
mont When Jennison's command reached
Kansas City he was not compelled to sub
sist there both as to quartermaster and COM
missary stores upon the country" 1t is not
true that he (Jennison) ordered his COM
mand As matter Of necessity to move on
the city OF Independence, county OF Jackson,
and state OF Missouri, and there procure sup
plies"
1t is not true that 'he ordered the quarter
master goods in a hardware store in said city
to be taken and carried away for the Use Of
the army" 1t is not true that said goods
consisted principally of such articles as were
used in the quartermaster department OF the
L. s. army" 1t is not true that the goods
taken were fully Of the value stated by Moss"
to wit: S52,Sl3,6I.
1t is not true that 'the quartermaster goods
OF the stock OF hardware taken from the said
Moss was used by and for the benefit Of the
army, that could he used, and tho-e things
that were deemed unnecessary were sold and
the proceeds turned over to the Govern
ment.-
1t is not true that the goods in the iorego-
ing account were taken as a matter of necess-
ity for the benefit OF the United States, and
were actually and became the property OF
the United States"
1t Is true that at the time stated, Nov. 18th,
1861, Jennison's command was supplied in
abundance with quartermaster and commits
sary stores. They had Just been outffitted at
Fort Leavenworth, from warehouses groaning
under the weight Of immense supplies Of all
kinds for the army.
There was no necessity OF move on indie
penlence or any other place forsupplies They
had everything. The very milk and honey
sandwiched in with chickens and turkeys
from the we'll stocked farms Of Jackson
county were furnished in such abundance
that the soldiers OF the Jayhawkers regi-
ment had no use for the army hard tack |
and bacon.
On that memorable day, the 18th OF No
vsml,er, 1861, Jennison's command not only
cleaned out Moss store, but cleaned out
many private dwellings and then burned
hem. Not one item Of the goods taken that
lay was taken for the Use or benefit of the
army, and not one dollars worth of those
goods were ever sold for the benefit of the
There was not 4 single article OF goods in
Moss store ever taken for the Government
not an article in the store was needed.
The store had been cleaned out to supply
Prices army. Everything taken from the
people OF Independence that day was taken
~ the soldiers, and appropriated to their
'wn private Use. We personally know the
hove facts, and they can be sibstantiated
" every honest man in the command that
lay, or in Independence. Col. Jennison, while
n command of the eth Kansas, never heard
he sound Of rebel gun. We have no per-
onal feeling in this matter, but We feel that
10 one could innceentiy make the state
nents contained in this affidavit. There is
feeling abroad that some unseen influence
as worked q combination to secure o yer-
ict OF mot guilty" All We ask Of the
ublic is not to hold THE TINES responsible.
We think il the duty Of the Government to
Moss and his clerk to the end of
he lsv. 4 monstrous fraud on the Govern
ncnt has been attempted by somebody. We
ersonally know that Jennison did not take
rom Moss store 5000 worth Of goods-wc
hink not half that amount. Nearly all the
Legations il yennison's affidavit also the
f6davit Of Mos and his clerk, We know to
E false. Under these circumstances We
,bmit thst il Is oar duty ID make this I
atement. Il