The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-28
SOLDIERS BoUNTlEs.


In addition 20 the evidence that Will
liam r. Taylor speculated in Soldiers
Bounties heretofore presented we give
the following:
JOHN N. PARKER, of Resdsbury. a
master mechanic, whose reputation and
character are strongly endorsed by the
Reedsburg Free Press, makes the follow
ing affidavit:
State Of Wisconsin, Sank County, S.
John N. Parker being duly sworn upon
his oath saith: That in January, A D.,
1854, he enlisted in Company 'F,' Sd
Wisconsin Cavalry, aud was among the
number that filled the quota of the town
of Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wis.
| That he received as his bounty the sum
of $3.50 only. That said sum of $3.50
was paid to him al the Dane County
Bank in the city of Madison in the pres
ence of William r. Taylor, she then
chairman Of the Beard of Supervisors OF
the said Cottage Grove, and II. l.. Farr.
That he went TO the said Bank with the
said Taylor and Farr at their request for
the purpose of receiving his said bounty.
That he was required by the said Taylor
and Farr, at the time said sum was paid
to him as aforesaid, to sign and give to
them receipt for the sum of 5000 in
stead Of for the sum of $3.50, the sum
actually received by him.
! Deponent further says, that there were
three other men who received bounty
from said town at the same time and
| place above mentioned also in the pres
ence of said Taylor and Farr, no one of
whom received as much as the sum Of
$3.50, and each Of whom was required to
give receipts for the sum of $500.
JOHN N. PARKER.
i Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18TH day Of October, A. D. 1875.
r. A. WHEELER.
Justice of the Peace for Sank County,
] Wis.
SILAs FORD, of the town of Fort VIM
nebago, Columbia County, says that he
enlisted to the credit of the town of
Cottage Grove that he expected to re-
ceive 5000; but that the agent and
chairman of the board of Supervisors of
tie town retained $50 for his own trouble,
and paid him and two others who en-
listed at the same time only $175 each
and that each of tie three signed re-
ceipt for 5000.
The following is his affidavit
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
I COLUMBIA COUNTY. %
SI1As FORD, being duly sworn, says
i that he is farmer and resides in the
town of Fort Winnebago, in said county;
that he enlisted into the military service
on The 4Uh day of January, 1864, at
Madison, and became member of Gym
i pany 'H'' of the 18th Regiment Wis.
Vols. That at the time OF his enlist
ment he learned that the town of Cots
tage Grove had voted the sum of 5000
bounty to soldiers who would be credit
ted to SAID town, that he applied to the
agent Of said town, who was then paying
Ia bounty for the town, that said agent
i represented,himse and he had every
reason to believe he was the chairman
of, the board of supervisors of the town.
That his deponeLt Informed him that
he expected $500 bounty, but said Su-
Epervisor stated to this dcponent that
he must have some ofthe bounty for his
own trouble, and he paid this deponent
only one hundred and seventy-fve dol
lars, and retained the remaining $25.
Deponent further says that there were
1.-TWO others who enlisted to the credit Of
Cottage Grove at the same time, each of
whom received the sum of $175 that
one CT the number was killed in the
army that at the time the money was
paid to us we each signed receipts for
two hundred dollars.
ft44 SILAS FORD.
| Subscribed and.sworn to before me
this 22d day of October, 1876.
ti NJ GRIFFIN,
Ell Notary Public Columbia Co., Wis:
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TAYLoR's friends claim that his
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