The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-21
Taylor and the Cottage Grove
Soldiers Bountles-
Hon. ]. W. Sharp Heard From
He Answers Taylor's Appeal
Men Rejected Others Substi-
tuted Struggle With Colored
Taylor Successful.

UuVOu MA uSSAO ~ AVA "
Man Taylor Successful.
/ It will be remembered that We pub
|lished few weeks ago the charges and
evidence against VIM. r. Taylor, as
agent of the town of Cottage Grove, re-
crulting soldiers to fill the quota of that
town, receiving 5000 each and paying
them q less amount, in the statement OF
Capt. Carter and the affidavit of Col.
Farr. We also published at the same
time the reply of Isaac Adams to the
appeal of Gov. Taylor to him and j.
w. Sharp. Since then Hon. j. w.
Sharp has been heard from as follows:
MAsoNv1LLE, Iowa, Oct. 1, 1875,
EDITORS STATE JOURNAL see By
the Wisconsin papers that Gov. Taylor
has got into trouble about his manner
of filing the quota of the town OF Cot
tage Grove, in the early part of the year
1854. Isee that "Gov. Taylorauthorizes
| the Neacs to saw \ x he was at that
time Chairman of the Board for the
rowp, and acted for the Gown in filling
the quota. He was associated in this
duty throughout with Hon. Isaac Adams,
member of the Assembly last winter,
and j w. Sharp, for many years post
master of Door Creek, in the town of
Cottage Grove. The three hired all
substitutes and paid all bounties, voted
by the town. Gov. Taylor appeals to
the testimony of these two men, both
Republicans las to the facts.
The facts are that all monies raised
by the town of Cottage Grove for bounty
purpo es, aoere dts6ursed By and through
Coz. Tdylor, and he knsaO tbis to DO the
feet aoEen The statement aoas made. had
nothing whatever to do with the dis
bursement of the money voted by the
town for bounty purposes.
might further state that /, with
others. by request, did assist VIM. K.
Taylor in obtaining money to fill the
quota of the town of Cottage Grove in
the early part of the year 1864 That
several men procured by sDme one beside
Gov. Taylor were for some, then un-
known cause, rejected by h'm and
others substituted in their stead by him.
On that occasion while the quota was
being filed went into room at or
near tho place then occupied by Fl. d.
Catler and found that one or two col
ored men had been enlisted to the cred
| it of the town of Cottage Grove. There
was an older colored man present who
claimed to act for the boys and he
charged Taylor with pot doing as ne
should by the boys and THAI he was
bound to see that justice was done them
A struggle ensued between shis man ana
Gov. Taylor for the possession of the
papers IN which Taylor was successful.
saw very few if any of the substitutes
paid, but Gov. Taylor afSerward showed
me and one or two others some of the
receipts for the money he had paid the
substitutes, and remarked that he want
ed us to see the receipts as some might
feel disposed 20 charge him with max
ing money out of the bounty business.
j. w. SHARP.
A Soldiers Acknowledgement $3.50
BOunty-Gave Receipt for $500
Carter And Farr Confirmed.
DEXTER G.. HARRIS, of Avoca, one of
the soldiers who was accredited to Cot
tage Grove, TO whom Col Farr refers,
confirms the truth of Fairs statement,
with the following letter and affidavit:
AvocA, Wis, Sept %, 1875.
EDITORS STATE JoURNAL:-J have
read in Jour paper, history of the
Cottage Grove bounty business, and it
reminds me Of the fact that / enlisted
as soldier and was credited to that
tom. I hand you affidavit of facts
in my case.
1t seems that there was SEINE specu-
lation in the matter on the cart of the
agent, who was Chairman of the Board
that the toaon supposed I aoas 1Yceto6ng $500
,ossn only got $3.50 think the good
people of the town ought tocompel their
agent, to be high or low, to pay me all
the money he got from the town on my
receipt.
W. .,o,r H.. r.-.