Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-08-17
GOV. HENDRICKS.
A Few Points From his In
teresting Career.
The History Of His Connection
with q Mule Claim.
A Piece of Sharp Practice for
which the Law Mentions
States Prison.

Especial Correspondence of the Cincin-
natl Gazette
WASHINGTON, July 81.
If Mr.. Hendricks is indeed a re-
former, the attack has come on late
in life. The records of the various
departments show several very ques-
tionable transactions in which he
took part while a Senator. One of
these was consummated two years af-
ter he left the Senate; so that the
date of his reformation runs not
back of the memory of very young
men. The story of this particular
job is as follows:
In October, 1868, there were tried
by Military Court, sitting at Gin
cinnati, Charles W. Hall, of In
dianapolis, and f. A. Smith, of Gin
cinnati, contractors for furnishing
she government horses and mules.
Hall was convicted of the following
charges and specifications, and SEN
fenced to pay fine of $4,000 and
be imprisoned for SIX months:
CHARGE lsT.
"Frdad."
Specification - "In this; that
Charles w. Hall, a contractor for
supplies for the armies of the United
States, did, while such contractor, to-
wit: On or about the 23d day of
February, A. d. 1868, combine and
agree with one E. A. Smith and
Olney Gould, his partners and asso-
ciates in certain contracts with the
Government of the United States, to
defraud the Government of the Uni
ted States; and did, in pursuance of
said combination and agreement, pay
or authorize to be paid to one Will
liam Wood, the authorized Govern
ment Inspector of horses and mules
for Captain Jenkins, A. Q. NJ, U. S.
A., at Louisville, KY, one dollar 81 }
per head as bribe for passing
horses under his said contract for
furnishing supplies for the Army of
the United States; and did, in pur-
suance of said agreement and eombi-
nation, fraudulently and corruptly
pay said Government Inspector, or
other authorized Government Inspec-
tors, the sum of four thousand four
hundred and forty-ive dollars
($4,445), and did, in pursuance of a
former corrupt understanding and
agreement between the parties TO said
contracts, settle with his said part
ners, allowing and endorsing the
claim of 81, AS, as having been paid
to the Government Inspector, or In
spectors as aforesaid, as a bribe.
This at Louisville, KY, and at the
date first above written"
CHARGE ID.
"Fraud and WaJul Neglect OF
Duty,"
Specifcdti0n-'I In this; that the
said Charles w. Hall, while con-
tractor for the furnishing supplies
for the armies of the United States,
did willfuliy, knowingly, corruptly,
aud fraudulently, furnish to the
Government of the United States,
horses that were unfit for the service
required--unsound, and not in ac
cordance with the specifications con-
tained in said cantrapts; and did
willfully neglect his duties in the
said premises, and have inspected and
passsd to the Government of the
United States for the use of the army,
horses as aforesaid, that were unfit
for the service required, and not in
accordance with his agreement. This
at Louisville, KY, on or about the
25th day of FEBRUARY, A. D., 1863"
Smith was convicted upon the fol-
lowing charges and specifications,
and sentenced to pay fine Of $780,
600, and be imprisoned for one year
CHARGE-FRAUD,
Specification 2d-"In this; that
said E. A. Smith, beings contractor
for the furnishing supplies for the
armies of the United States from Oc-
tober, 1852, 1.-THE month of May,
1868, said contracts dated Both Octo.
ber, 1862, 1st December, 1862, 18th
January, 1863, 2lst January, 1863
and 1st April, 1858, did furnish to
the government under said contracts
horses that were unsound, defective
and not in accordance with the spec
ifications of said contracts, thereby
defranding the government Of tbs