National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-18
WHY Gel. FENToN had HIN ARRESTED.
His Story OF His Life-FOur or Five En-
IIstments In the United states Ser
vIce-what He Knows OF His
Employer bounty Bills
ZEN Cents Each
Halted for
Hhert Time.

"a fIaaa al HiR
cut hdeRee business ibis time playing epoh tae
afedHilty and faith OF those men that had feH'
deFed faihiaI seFViFs 20 their country during ths
Tsssnt Esbsiiiea sbd FsssiVsd aR haBeFRbIe dis
ebsFas fToH ths service, The course pursued Was
nv means 0f circulars bsiBR scattered broadcast
~. "ugbout the aauRtEE aBasuhsiRR that the
tHIpshHgG's tHe n, - ~ baS ssSvsd an
bounty pill W NhieA ~ meh thes Ha4 ss..sa ~, ~
the army we're interested had beeeme law ny
the action of the late Congress- II the elAlAaHt
WOuId feTWaFd his record of service TO the Gov
"uH'H ~ ~ N a,ninIns, ,se the marty m
eIhiAsht hhl sih ~ Ipia,A'aE sWouiI tase
hMEts pIphuha aIps ,h'7 sec ire The amount of
thsI ~ ~ hab i6es va entitIrI undsT ths
lIuA'1 W nhlsn me- No. nc - 'oma disTh lrJsd
new ~ lHthIi tnsiis srTpo 10 Ia m sasiIv
soluleIs w WI ~ ranSb Ihem IN minated the
ILn; piShh H. oibt he tsansa ttion Ia lIIht
enn piallls wv udsH NJ aIIsr ~ ns rsferrsd
hh1 ollelhl and ,,ivsn into the ans
10 Tue pIiI uS si' P'u In saImtton win
ons Spd Sontide1cs ihat The guilty parties would
l unu ~ 60, AZ he nffireT had NOT
been long enFa led IN the work before he bsclme
rItshed that the operators were
yvoRKINo Under ASSUMED NAMES,
Ill. - =, ,na ,noro "A f,cpIt 10 ,r,es them out
nui inHS III srrast AZ he nrogressed in the
ana secure th n deyao1rJ hs beSame pretty
seHhoh anG "a tSat Tho cbieT nnerator was man
wei mad Gnorvc Emerson 1sInr the alias OF Col,
! meu TeoIso Ens1asJny he 5rsIme conyInosd
" en- ,;ress nj hIs suspIcIon. which was
OF IhI vi IT,, tn mi, wise. AZ tntaIn I w Fen.
tnD InipeS states oicer stltioncd at the arsenal,
made compiaint oL nIs "r sn dong He said
ohe!ihR SoUss tWo weeks aro opeued
inst Ih SItn 70 him md instead Of bringIng
letter nGIoIsins 10 Sn cnTH nT The cnmmInica
~ ~ W an ~ ST. So, cd tbTi n had 'been
'iOp' "1N ''~'SN '' "
OPENED by MISTAKE
nv Col F. W, Feltou, and that the Colonel had
direc.ed him TO bring the ItIeI 70 H"t,,a
anu HSs sbnnt II tvng his houss with
= ,P1. Su ~, re 0onI1i and tHid the man. who
o ~! M ne ne Cjrorge EnersoD 10 ell again
49, " ILa or'gnSI Ielter as he CouId NOT uu-
snu er,ns ~, ie o NJ IN otfsTny him eopy of
III gdJrcssf 10 him persopalIy under
,SaI A. the second mC sting. when que toned by
AZ inc s1J hainS nre"tv tightly cornered.
~ aLnIo1 I tbat ne was nsInu the name OF
nc N w ET,n and RAD nnrnp n in doIng sO
The Captain ordered him from the houss and told
-, nm I.nJ noL. mr.. snfTer for n YcgterdAy he
3G ~ dcTt I've Of Sant Een.nn's Ietta-s watch
So ro nix 70 ao hefnpc Insticc samuel a. MIs
~, GU I'LL ~ ." DN-N
anu
SWEAR our A UNITED STATES WARRANT,
charging that "a certain man named George En-
C.sop. alias Col, +. W. Fentou did, on or about
the 18th day o. March, 1875, obj I'm from the
limit. d States post office Wan lgton ID. c., two
letters or PACKETS addressed to Can't. John w.
Fent1p and did opel said lettsrs with intent ID
pry into the business Of the said capt J; w. Fen
that the sad letters p-ckets were the property
Of the said ]. W. Fenton, q I'd that said Emerson
had no authority IRON the said ]. W. Fea!on to
the $ lme." ~ no..,-
.,!o he MnaSiit Tbp 1bot evsninx fo1nd the
med a1J tool him 10 notice bCSdouPrterg IL
SSS si.o d. 1veTed that he hai rented room AL
EeSsraI RniISin1 corner Seventh and F street1
noTtbTest and Ri ont the siqn OF Emers5n &
% yeDerai claim agents ana intelligeoce ONCE
m
ARRIVING AT HEADQUARTERS
the subject was talked over, but he told q ramb-
ling, disconnected story, contradicting himself
repeatedly, He said that he was English by
birth. shipped at the age Of fourteen and was
now about thirty years old. He came to this
country in January, 1861 and was in Jefferson
CITY Mo- when the war broke out, and enlisted
in the Second Missouri volunteers for three years.
He served two months and was discharged for dis
ability but shortly after Joined the Fifth Iowa
cavalry and served nearly four years. When bis
term Of service expired he entered the Twenty
seventh United states regulars LOT three years,
d OUT r ND an sssnmed name taInI that
~ TOss, fXie he did not desre 70 he snoWn
Vi oso az IopSor He vas dtscbs rSsd ron
a. , SOn :ns Toycmhsr sG Is2S rssnIistsd
tne mtIIne ooIPs III en- bac' sacntnd az
Gnu tnen St.cbsS9.. and rsenIIStsd This lima
az @ Is, sno Ss.I bonntv thai vas dns nndsr
81 o ,he nsUa If LmSrson lie AZ All dsn,sJ
AssIDe the , VI ny, sSnt ~ $500 % JSS ~
@ ~ sne Ia 81 thc ua SHnnS % ~
s ahu ~ mS tay ira tha natl anS daiIyar 4, ~
Wy P ISV - are Streat noar RosHSii's hSnS
TIL .stsr 10 Tant Fsnfon same IN I,oI Fsnton'
InS iet W W L ", , 10 1900 I. ~ 49,
KH!l. a. !, y" y, aS 49,. T. UPn e. "i "N "'H
he 'VOA ~ ~ S"P'' S'O"' Oi
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASONS
of his own hs acknowledged then that he was Col
Ernfnn lie nod aiWRyS taken the nail ram tha
i,nSt SfHrr, did not KNOW where Col Fenton lived
~ toardsd or where he had k's ofirs Tho circu,
buiidiSg When he made the mistake ysstSrdSv
In 0peping the two Iotters James C6npoiIy or
IirsabdTia iormsfiy a fnesssnTor al tho Arsenal
was present.. lie told Connolly IL was o mistake,