, 1874-02-05
DELINQUENT PAXMAETER9.
Special Dispatch to Tbs chteaao Tribune.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Fob. 4.-1n response to
resolution Of the House Of Representatives, On
tho 7th inst, requentinE the Secretary Of War to
communicate what accounts Of regular and nd
dtiona1 Paymaators Of tho army for disbursements
during the war remain unsettled, what amounts
and from whom nre duo, and what has been
done towards their collection, tint officer has
sent to the House list OF Pnymasterg, regular
and additional. who have cash balances remain
ing unpaid In accounts for disbursements during
tho late war;. O., from April u, 1861, to
Aug. 20, 1866. The whole number of
Paymastera employed ia atatod NJ 541. The
number whose accounts IRE olosed ia 1856 NUM-
bor whose accounts arc opan, 155; with cash
balances unpaid amounting to S7o8, ,700.27. Tho
sum Of 81, ,094 ,465, ,s01 .1a is giyen as cose ap-
Proclamation OF the total disbursements. Tho
balances vary in amount from q few dollars to
$107, which Ia the largest 611m On the
lat.
SUITS BROUGHT TOR RECOVERY,
sulta have been brought in about forty cases
for amounts as follows: ". II. Dahbitt, Asaist-
ant Paymastor, e9Gs1.46; @. o. Olarke, 81
1911; q. 3. Corigdon, 51,9S0.0G; J. ". Drew,
947, ,950.oo; A. Y. Elliott s5,o4o.4o; ]. s. Fill
moro, s49,074.52; A. ". Fletcher, 40,449.8l;
Geo.p. .Folaom, ~, 1850; Daviddribben, $6sB.14;
Elihu Griffin. $1,245s6 Asa Holt, $3,70o.1o; ;
A. Holman, ss,32o.o2; @. s. Jones $5,44985
". O. Jones, s997.2l; 5. II. Kinzie, s14,778.58;
]. Keatloy, 81 1,495so; E. Locke, s1,2o1.44; H.
4 LAWRENCE 229a5566 " s. ,Msnn, $osg 9sg
ii. Mcdowell, l7,bA.19; NJ. J. McKeon, 49,
827.s7: 2: K. Hangborn, St, ,sGo. .o6; Wm. Patten,
s1s. .27o;o9; :. II. Phelps, = $500 8: IT. Rey:
Rqls sa5o 4; ~ A. IT Tala@s s25e5o5i O.
man, s26,5s5.5o; i. Q. Tapios. as, ~ !;
Cornelius Underwood, $3,101.28; Ezra Webb
SAC, ,s94; A. D. Williams, 81 1,241.o6 Thomas J.
Wilson. s759.1o /; James +. Young, 323, 0o7.84 j;
A. III. Freeman, b41 ,2iB.02.
prepared for suit and In several the PaymaBtora
claim offsota equal to or in axcooss Of bal
aneea.
CASE OF /. N. cooK.
| The following notes are appended to the FORE
| going:
1seae y; Cook, n; r IT., ss1,1l74a-s1aj. 1aa,c N.
sna nssss ss s999e in te and a.hst, a
o syss: ~ q SlssauS 5y s
ese 1Ie was pEqses!ea criminsly IN 1870 but plead
Cd tho Statute Of Limitations, and was discharged.
". n. Sc1nttze Assistaut-roatmaster s1o7, $50.
1sp to ~ aIz sS IN. s]tss ]
relation to ths acsounts Of Holt and MeIntire:
] PAYMAsTEn.0 0ENEnAL's OFFICE, March Is, 1871,
". N. slolntire with Asa Holt, both additional pay
masters dlanursing large Gums to tho Armies Of tho
| Cumlernnd aud Tennessee, woro ascertanel about
Nov 1861 to DO engaged in specuations with tic pub
lo money, and othes il!ogai transactions, and
ss bss9sat i. ,sxsss. ,5s r.. ass
ded hy required
counts certified 70 ~ them in form, showed
Mclntire indebted s49o1sa.d5 and Holt 355,s24 u.s.
aud sauau,sred III the iaD'D joint speculation A'i ID
the gold arkot Of these two worthless. After tic
nothing werowith TO aatisiy their respective deAcis
an ord0r Was nude by tho Secretary Of War to com.
nit . Them to the Ga oapitol Prison for trial by
MFy ,5ysv o1nr ,rsn ss Ms At M
lhe services IT Judge Edwards pierrepont coanae
Judge plesrcpont, fully understanding that nothing
but refundment Of thu embazzlel money could saye
Ills clients from speedy trial and all
a.s snasssa sSassq"eqsss
prsoncrs An1 succeeded, under threas Of martial m
rrsonme aud trial, iu raising the amount frnln the
Sureties Of the def&uhing 1aylnasscra, anl the bank
aud agents who participated IN their unauthorized
upon conditions set forth ID my receipt of Doc )
1901, copy Of which Is atached All tho correspond'
snce n tho case IL on hle in this oace. Out OF ths
1854 o0997 COL Hodge paid Into the Treasury tho fol-
Internal neyeaue taz dua from Mo1ntire..% 4o84.8
Credited 10 MoInttres dsbursing account.
informal Revenue tar due from Holt. t245.ft
oEedsd h. dabursing account with h....... t001o.6t
sxeoutod tho rscapt with alAoEftY, - being sus.
approved b ths HecrstAry Of War, Btanton. Som.
/ aaa 2'as &a kaasaai2Rt III alai91s1sA y.