, 1874-03-20
THE HURT INVESTIGATION.

week ago We gave syuopeis of various pa
pors published in tho Cincinnati Gazette, dlsclos-
Ing tho frauds committed at that p1aco by Assist
ant Quartermaster HURT. In that was stated
the general fact that uurtt WAS stationed first ut
Camp chase, Columbus, Ohio, where he made
the acquaintance Of Heury D. Cooke, brother Of
Jaw Cooke. and Into Governor OF tho District Of
Columbia. While there. II is supposed ho prao-
ticod frauds upon tue Government, and divided
tho profits with bis associates. Ho then
went to Cincinnati, where the fold
was larger, mud in tho winter Of 1882-9
carried op tho bueineaB moro extensively. II.
D. Coohe, Of tho house OF Jay Cooke l. Co.,
sent ono George Scott to Cincinnati to represent
bis own and other banks. HURT entered into
partnership with Scott. He bought largely,
giving the contracts to Scott Scott paid for the
goods with Hurts vouchers. and then as agent
purchased these Vouchers with money furnish Cd
By Cookies bank. The grcat difficulty in the
wsy was that tho ranking Quartermaator at Cln-
cinnasi was Capt. J. H. Dckerson, q man Of
uncompromising integrity. Hurtt from the first
domaudod Dickerson'a removal, but the latter
was Sustained by Quartarmastor"den. Maigga,
and tho removal Was mover effected. In July,
1868, Con. Burnside was put In command
at Cincinnati; he coon discovered that
HURT was swindler; ho ordered Mat. Mclean
to arrest Hurtt, and seizo tue papera Of his Of
aco. This duty YVES performed. In September
he made full report Of the case, and court
martial was ordered to Try HURT. After It was
ordered and bofoto tho trial, peremptory Or
| dor was issued at Washington dissolying tho
Court, ordering Mai. MoLean's tnatnps depar-
ture to Fort Scott iu Oregon, and Gen. Hats-
aur. presldeut Of the Court, to Wilmington,
Del. All tho papers In the case wore ordered to
be sent to Washington. h year Inter, Hurtt was
tried on some trivial mattor, and dismissed. an
attempt WAS mado to force Gen. Hartsun out o1
tho army and he never could obtain, from eithe'
Mr, Lincoln or Mr. Stanton, an explanation o
tho persecution. Among tho papers published
were various letters that passed. between
Hurtt md Fl. D. Cooke and Pitt Cooke, an<
other parties to tho conspiracy at tho solicita
tiops Of Cooke, Secretary Chase and Senator
| john 6n6fMau WeEd 4A4eAAs!6nn4o ~ taola
efforts to have Dlokorson removed and Hurt
made Chief -Quattermaster at Cincinnati. Thos
things are an told In Cookies letters to Hurtt, g
also the efforts OF Gov. Dennlson to the sum
end.
Tho Gazette now publishes 3 second lnstall
mont Of papers, Among Hurts captured doou
mepts were numbers Of bids slgued in blank b
"Van Wyck 4 Co.," and guaranteed By "
Hendordown and Pitt Cooke. Theao bids wer
to be filled up by Hurtt as OCCASION warranted
As early as Dec. II. 1861, Henry I
Cooke, then ut Washington, writoa
Hurtt that he was truly glad to he'
, of the lattor's "oporationa at Columbus.
In October, 1869, H. D. Cooke wrltoa to HURT
..We can and will furnish all The money 20
nood, On satisfactory teruas." In April, 1868, /
wr,toB 10 HURT, informing him that he had ot
, tainod and filed With the Secretary Of War
Z strong recommendation to havo Hurtt broveta
: or transferred to the regular army. aud th
: WIS aignoa by various pcssons, ,-aulong other
q By Erastus Corning, Of Now York. 1Io urge
I that Denntson be requested TO SEQ Btanton
a opoe. aud to have this thing backed up. Ga
O uiuR'a Recommendation u thus explained
d Corning w 4 manufacturer u hstss.shos