The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-27
CHARGES AGAINST HAYES.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer, August 2d.1
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer, August 25.]
COLUMBUS, Ohio, August "a, 1875
The story Of the old Harper and his payment Of
$500 General Hayes and the subsequent conundrum
of what became Of that money, continues TO be the
sole topic Of conversation among the political circles
hero both sides. The public appetite for the de-
cous morse Is only Increased by the fact that both Of
the Columbus daily papers totally ignore tho thing
have up this time failed to alluae to In
tho smallest paragraph. II Is now believed that Gov
ernor Hayes and hts party managers are hunting a
mana good able bodied w-citizen-who will ac-
knowledge to having received that $500 and applied II
to tho purchase tako the place mado
vacant by tho execution Of Monkey. There arc doubt
less several thousand able bodied citizens well hecod
as TO character who would be willing TO accept tho
responsibility with the prospect Of getting All ap
pontment II Hayes should be elected, but the
trouble is to Tx up places and dates and all that
sort thing make them consistent with the his
torical facts which liable TO be turned when tho
official xpanaton shall finally light When Chap
lam Harper LETT the city yesterday no carried with him
an autograph letter from Governor Hayes certifying to
his the Govcrnors) belief In his honesty the matter
at the same time claiming that he (thc parson) was
mistaken in tho identity vi the person HON he paid
the money and it upon this question Of identity that
tho whole business Tho Chaplain insists with
great deal presidency that he paid the money over
positive that never received 1t. or At least II he did,
that II passed to tho Judge Advocate
vino presided ut tho court martial and here ms matter
STANDS Neither party show any receipts or vouch-
and tho thing resolves itself into question VI
memory OF events that TRANSFERRED twelve years ago.
there was another cohIurence to-day OF oihcers who
supposed to know something about the afhsir
but they like all The Others aied TO bring light The
missing link which was 80 much desired.
The following arc She points that viii appear In tho
official statement Of Ihc prepared here If IT should
ever have the good fortune % attain publication. They
omc no n gam bee "A
meetings, ana we're gwen 10 your correspondents with
permission 10 be used
The story OF tho dcserter, who was shot, can DO
told in few words lie gavo the names Of White
low, Hail aud whtion the thrcc occasions when
mo belonged was IN custody OF tho Twenty-tAird
regiment whiic the regiment camp at Charles
ton ". Va. la 1868 he enlisted and received
his bounty, and, takin. sisk, he was sent TO
the Lospi,al, where no remained several weeks
Upon recovering no was cent TO Tho ranks where he
three watches, eight revolvers aud horse. a month
later, when tho regiment Ia the battle OF CIoyde
they started back with hun, intending to Try him for
descrton. While ON tho way no escaped aud nothing
heard OF h,n for nearly year. until Que day while
the AT Monterey Junction, batch OF SUBJ
sttutes drafted wero brought IN aud lie recog
~ OF them. Ho was that evening arrested
anu tried morning by drumhcnd court martial
and sentenced to be shot sunset Tho sentence
executed soldiers BONG Delegated to carry OUT
General, then Colonel, comfy the oliccr APP
superntend the execution, but tho Thought
- having such du,y to perform made him sick,
that surgeon Barrett retorted him unit Tor aoty
and he was excused. He COMFY remained ia his tent
all day, ana thus proves his aiio lilo coild not
possibly have Hayes headquarters to SEQ the
money paid over, because ne was IA his own bed
The court martial when tried Whitton, which
the gave presided over by Captain q.
tis Ms Judge advocate, and It's findings certified
up to General Crook, the division commander, and by
him TO General Hunter, who had command OF the do
psrtment and were Endorsed ny HIM aud returned In
lhc order As they came.
General Hayes, VINO WAS only brigade commander
II Is claimed, never saS ihem or had anything To do
with them The next day after the execution the
moved up into the Shenandoah Valley, and tho day
foiowing Captain ellis was Killed.
ono iurtncr circumstance Is also alleged in proof Of
Hayes OF the matter and that that when
they went into camp al hoDocacy ne poisoned himself
by handing POISONOUS vine, add Tor several days
obliged To wear a bandarc over his forehead and
tie greater part OF his lace, thus renaerng
his recognition by any one "a diiicuit mattcr-a tbing
that the Chaplain lzs 10 recall explain his story
This rs Uricf tue story OF the delence as IL
has proceeded They have been tccgr phtug Tor two
days To the War Department Tor nil me records that
throw any light on the disposition OF the dead
mans money, but ncthing has been found "a yet
Meantime the republican party orators 30 aud
howl about the necessity OF continuing their lease OF
power, III, wickedncss OF the democrats the horrors
of Con tcderatc Congress and all that sort vi thing,
with a cheerful disregard Of the prociIviies tina
round their chosen cheitaIn. one word from the dis
embodied spirit VI Cakes Ames would settle Tho whole