Smyrna times., 1876-08-30

The Democrats elected delegates to the
State Convention on Saturday. The Dele
gates from Duck Creek are-Wm. A. C.
Hardcastle, j. w. Denney, II. r. Mustard,
w. T. Cavender, Chas. II. Register, James
Startling, Sam'l Wheatman and James w.
Mitchell. Alternates, ]. C. Lassell, Sam'l
Taylor, B. II. Smith, w. P. Legg, Sam'l P.
Truax, Andrew Spear, NJ. Hutchinson and
J. j. Jones.
From Kenton-Nathaniel r. Griffin, VIM.
NJ. Jones, John Craig, R. B. Garman,
Emory Temple.
From Little Creek-Geo. Boyer, Benz. F.
ITamm, J. w. Fenimore, Henry NJ. How,
James York. The Convention meets at
Dover, Sept. 7th to chose Presidential elec-
tors and Congressional candidate.
FRAUDULENT Pension CLAIM.-Last Thurs
day the U. S. Marshall, J. NJ. Dunn, came
to this town to arrest DIR. U. j. Swain on
the charge of attempting to obtain pen
sion from the Government upon fraudulent
affidavits, but the Doctor had "cleaned
up" and it is reported that he has gone to
Europe. Thore is some doubt about this,
however.
This is the case recently worked up here
by Mr.. Wager, a Pension Agent from Wash
! ington. The circumstances arc these: DR..
Swain, a young physician of our town,
claims to have been a member of the 9th
Del. Regt. (home guards) which did about
six weeks guard duty on the line Of the
2. w. &. B. Railroad in tho summer of 'G3,
! Whilst performing this duty lit is stated
that he was out about eight days only he be
came afflicted with necrosis of the bone in
one of his ankles. lie claimed that, mas
much as the disease came upon him willis
in the service Of the Government he wa!
justly entitled to pension. He was ;
member of Capt. IIydrick's Company, en-
listed at Bridgcville, in Sussex county, w,
are informed. lie accordingly sent on hi
application for pension in 1874. With tn
application were affidayits from Capt. Jas
P Snow of Co. F., (the Leipsc company
DR.. Melvin, the post surgeon, (now of Fel
ton, we think and one or two others, Gel
tifying that they justly believed the Docto
entitled to the pension he claimed.
seems, however, that he dated his applic3
ton several months i'll advance Of tho tim
when the regiment went into active (?) SCI
vice. This caused the Pension Bureau t
send Mr.. Wager here to look into tn
, matter. lie called on the DR.. about tw
] weeks ago to learn tho whereabouts {
, Capt. Snow, and he told Mr. W. that tn
Captain was dead.
Mr.. W., however, soon learned that sue
was not the case, and drove down q IL
Neck " to see the Captain. The Captai
said his affidavit was a forgery, and tn
that was the first knowledge he had Of Il
matter. This opened up the whole matte
On Mr.. Wager's return the DR.. confess'
that he had forged the names in eve
case and acknowledged the wrong. !
G. left town shortly after, representing tn
lr physicians in Baltimore had pronounc'
e his disease as incurable and that he cou
1t not live longer than eighteen montl
ID With the whole community in sympat
a. with him he left ostensably for the VIII
m Sulpher Springs, and his whereabouts ha
it not been known since. lie was work.
into Il large practice here and his prospe
ii were looked upon as very promising.
~ lie sent word to collecting agent Ii,
ft last week to sell his property and pay
:, debts, but it Is understood that the S
,r would not cover his liabilities, and alrca
- several attachments have been served.
!. stood well before the community in pO
% of character, and his practice was decic
good for a young physician. He was
married. lie is a native Of Bridgevi
his where his parents now reside.