The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-18
THE SCGG FORT SWINDLE.
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u. oOJIRNU TNT OFTICIILS.

a.Nf fl
,,ranrttt lad been Rejected by Congress.
v.,.fl.oroN, oct. lj.-Tho recent de-
..,.a. ~ thc Wt,wsN claim, the mar
....f N.i.n have been given n I'M srN,
..in directed attention t. the uutor-
...... lUtt f.lud, and led the District A.
..y. under Instructions fem the Attorney
,.,.r es office, to institute new proceedings to
l..Ncrartics concerned I'm procuring the al
tr...t.rl faymcnt Of that claim to deserved
,.,-..rf. The history u that case has only
.ni. uly liyen to the public, and the fAcil.
10. with which totn that aud tue witowskl
Im were pushed through the accounting
e.e. ~ ,he Treasury, fully justincs the con-
....n that there Is a screw still loose In the
r- .lry Department calling for Secretary lIfis-
tn'simmcdiatc attention.
ri- known that evidence of collision and cor
f.rt.un on the part Of officials Of both the War
anil Treasury Departments VS. developed by
The .rcrd AGENTS " the Treasury, appointed
ttortle clum had been raid, and that 1t IL
c.esrlv shown in the report ~ those agents, as
v,H sun thr report II the House Committee ON
N.rtI .u.s. which pretended to investigate the
nat.rtuNatd the close If the last session Of
Congress, that THIRD Auditor Rutherford and
Second comptroller lirolncad allowed the claim
ilhe put through their respective Offices after
t1i hHnr-. without that thorough nd reth
i'' ~ n,"'' ''' ,"t' ,',, ", ,. ,"v
v.iNalrtttr-. ufatilus 1t CON r.--Wtu l'ni-
e. Do. llltI. w .''.' N' l" w w t'."' a.
Ni.t uf.lu t.e .tr" 20 ANY clHim Witch hn
% sht ut.e fore settlement. while ihcfc b. reason
Z 'l'N. t.Al ~ was "i M 49, ~" - IL.
I.fi-' rejected us tAe lloIse Committee
.l Nar, Iun-.
lur uisrory or rrr CLAIM
IA .ff
relief Surs Fort of ll9herts.n county. rcnn.
w.. ntr -ou;,l lu the llousS OF l'tnF1er ntau.cs'
a'n I'I'l''n .ne 'V'lUfl zee u VIZ ~ nus
I. n hi .leIcd INV from d eccmner, lFi2;
I'D l'-'' -'''i "ir.is ~ ho"r 81 tu' ,'u' 81
Z l.l A ,i, ~. =, ll -.,,-' ~, were
tN.N il",n .'. ulll- IN robertson county, itHh,
" ~ Sltt's Wiill.rN authvilllcs py uitc-
o. 90 10 "'n. * 10Y: u. Mitchell then command
~ t Na-nNlhe' shn'' hud that Tie sald unur
~, "''l ny lut h.'vd SttitS NruN' me ,ll
.'l WE lux J''I ne "sre ',,. 'u'f'u ln
if 'fWitte' Nhith on the -'th Il My
hN, NiusN vtufieu III rclorleu auNcrsylN 10
i'e d. g. ihu II was so reported on The ~ 81
',hf' l''t ,,.--, -.
d. ~, ~ ~ IN record eNlaencct h!t, uhEIess-
u, " vl,h H. pn,'e, lm Api,i anu June, A.,
alt' tfu 'tiuIe 'ha' committee repeatedly III
., i 'l OIL ,n,usn ne Wa nut cou-tt, ient
~ btiltfr' iuM huiler urged the committee to
report tlli referring the claims for eXamina-
u'ni9 the t"miuissaiN General "iter " had re-
!ar'cd tre clam, that this was refused, though
ilt' Nlnlttcc were Wiling mat me case shnild
fI ih' IWml~-iuntrs ~ 'ltlms for eXtmina-
b D. yni'h rtr was re- used 10y bntlet on Pc
r'-t rr-ulutiH 40 under Suspension ~ tile guie.
ierNn- the cise to tnc Comm. IS r,-Erueral IT
s'eI-itnce re,tuchhr MN 70 the evidence
tlnmtte 10y the cAig ant; that M, efott
! i'.i, ',ciNihI orN dozen vote, 10 thch be-
r- stated mat the claim n.d been order re-
ins; tht Butlcr s,cur. d cD,ic- ~ cert
H. ,V ,5 N' III , & i, ' i''' ~ ~ ~
.f tb, lll,ls. t,',.r.t,' ., ri,r ,i,.,,' q, w.,
, 49,, w., ~. & ~
fI.ie, orIv fnlr GAYS .fter the close #
t...-ion Of tbat e 9sr.s. '"'
- ""' -
QUICK WORK.
.ffNHr aI ne o. that four DAYS af,nrWurl.
oIf.N .Nu oi Ju'e, the Conu..s.iY- General
'.lf.n..t td fhe claim to the lhrd Aunt J. uf
f...... ..II. recommending pufuDnt iu q ID as
fuIt the papers r urheI the IhIrl Au-
,tt. le. Tout . O'clock OF tnatdaN followed
soy the Hon. ROaerick Il. Is itler. Fort.
or. N.I. Mitchell; that the Thid Auditor at
f..... IUtd O. take uu the case for examina-
i.u.-.tIUt that IL must AXE tle regular course
t4tLltNt welded To the ucrs stence Of lut Ter
aI .... lhe case "spcci4l'; mat Butter
s4t.d tNe mira Auditor that the claimant
v.-trNl-ttuent u ms and a lloyd man, aud
t.tn..t.s Use nctiHn had hetn taken hy Con-
Hr4n committee there E.. .lud ho the
uHp'lr commenced IN earnest. the account
vt-t.g. .t... nIy stated, the clerk vino pi~seo 10
twrlI.- 100 zee merely verified the c.rIl g.
q -ui .le tommis-iry GclD rl-that g. tu L.
ifitI -..tl nv $50, and asctitaihei that t
amounted to s-3,i2iJO, and sent the case down
Gre second C1mpiroller's onicc. No eNam-
.,I o. ui tur case Whatever was made IN the
l.r 40 tipr'- once save tins multiplication
r. ',.e, hlagh under ordinary circum lances
e Iuu would nave had lpug AMI tl-ld cN-
o. iiiun in all It's uetdil-. he accounts Of the
eAr- 40 duty at Nashville duuns the time
N.tN I, Ms alleged the -four " IS taken were IN
o. Oh 10 the Third Auditors Office. ea-ily ac
r-- .'. and reference to them would have
'l uWn tho fraudulent character Of the
''..'' .........- ,....-.....
tiu"Ie, 'hc,uEh lhe tlaln 'uls 70 'ne
~ An9l'oI ounce recY,'!n, hnel ins pay
VIC .l.slIf utieigi oI S,u'l,'-
TO irnte 70 ~. ~. IVti a, "''N M,ulu uiNe
uu'e tudI tnat Vlnuial, u9'lalihH rom
lU@ receiving C'nlhi~-iIi or Tue
,er ~ ca rye ol trdnspuItltlun az
IlhE nc ia e wren II " a. cIaimeu
' ' We taken examined Nnlth would
" .N ul-'l scd lhe Itct IN IL helthrr
,.'" ITO - Mhl oI curse woulu nave TAKEN
.' 81 '.f u tuclr returns II u hau ever been
,t'Hv 'il, knew ahItnlng OF the
lf', "hN yrlr previous me
'Il Hehtr u ha Ielu.ei 70 examine
'.lN 'i luV LIuunu OF want 81 Jufisn ctlph.
'' " go" ul A'uHg ,"millsshN nrhrral
" 81 'u IRE '9hnlcl WIN the previous
'- '"IIAI,- H-hell 'fal RAJ IN
81 BE-, tsH,hed the SECOND CON piroleTs
a. A''" ci"ch' Just as lhe CLERKS were
. ~ u'lnlr' Nehtph 81 bu ltr' VINO
W. ~ 1He So u"Nh ghu' stcuIeu IA
"'r gelphi the clam 6elng 9gAln made
a., ,,''' I,,eNins a suIIleH eAanlna,i ~, aud
tN. 10 lhe lHlu -Auu t'T "ellg
80 '.N' " heh me papers teacheu the sec
u .lel ana u was Uncovered MAX the
" ''' Ie',n " peeh ttloie congress- ne
4. 81. lI'9 -n1htI"i ia fultr case Gth Op.,