, 1876-03-06

speetal Di,patcA to Ths ca.eags 7rtauns
IHDlANApoL1s, Ind, Msrch 6.-Gsn. JeT O.
Davis, who passed through this city ycatotday
On route to tho homo Of his parents In Clarke
County, remarked to . friond that tho salo OF
post-traderal,ipa was a nattor Of common ro-
mark on tho frout1er, and that ho had known for
some time that tho trado11 It Fort Sill veta pay
Ing ~ cxosbtsant bonus for their privilege, and,
In return, ttoy were charging e1oroitans pr1coe
for o7orythiug sold. II waa understood among
tho o1ioers that the system Of aolllug out tdose
postA originated at the War Department..
Efnfhs ARsoetdted fTtss.>
AnkEs AND ROBINSON.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 6.--tTfth reforouco
to dispatch March 1, uasocisslug Capt. George
A. ATmes with Capt. George r. Robinson In
criminal ptaaticea whiln oflcoro in the United
States army, Capt. Arnou saya that, although
ue!tter friends nor associates. II appears, from
ofieial documents, that Capt. Arnics waa sriod
and tBrniHsod from ecrvca on false chargos pre-
9errcd against him BY two officers agaiust whom
Which they wero tined within two months thcrc-
,iiaeod, cashierod. and Imprisoned in lilo
penltea..y, fos shroo yeats sea a. 1nea eco
in February, 1874. IN tholr report on tito bill
authorizing and directing tho Heoretary of War
to give 70 Capt. Asmea An honorable discharge,
say that there waa nothing in tho record to lis
tify tie Reutenco that MSS imposed by tho court
1nartl1l, tast tho charges Wero profar1oa through
motives OF Jealousy and 7eveugo. and tho pro-
oocdtpgs show that theEo uas > determination on
tho part Of those of1coso WHO tuatigated tho
prosecution to hAyo Ar1noa diausbsed Il any
cost. The bill to which Aluason La aboyo
mado became = lnr, under which ha waa
hono1sbly discharged with QUO years extra
nay. 4 lstsor H. on alo IN ths War
bopattnont. rntsen BY Capt. George Isohinson.
April. 1e7t while .ho findings Of tho court.
| martial In hs osso and its Recommendation OF
dsmisaal on account Of his Aalllng duplicated pay
aceounts, etc., we've ponding before tho Depart
| msnt. In big letter, 1lobnaon wrote that he
Fort Btll, aasert that they had to pay money tor
| Qun. Dolknap's beno6t, oto., and that hs WaA Ut
| thtt time, April z, 1875 preparing charges
| agAinAs thom Tor malicious alandas Of tho Seo-
| 1stary Of War. ue continued,
ard action fslks, and shall bring this hr1u 10
speedy juat!ca, whether ain In or out Of tho army,
l4hail, II you deste, transmit Il! documents entire
| you may scs nt to take.
Ills letter explains that these documents con.
| sisted OF memoranda ha had made OF thiuRa hs
had hoard said by Evans and other members ct
tho firm; Thu findiogs OF tho Court were ap-
proved bJ tia President, aud Robinson was
shortly Afterwards cashlered on tbs grounds
the1eln stated.
| uuANpLxn-wuAr uE SAID TO nzIKNAp.
sweat N1patsh 70 7hu Caieaaa Tfsba"&.
| Chandior'H connection with the case has also
| been much misIepreEentad. lie learned Of the
facts before midnight preceding sheir publiea-
tiol., snd early no1t moraiug visited Cen. Bel
tuap At blu house, snd asked him II tho charges
admitting that thsy waro Bsoseta1y Cbandlar
then infotnad hin that 1t ~, ho Rhonld E%siRa
tuB0diatAly, Ana unlas1 he did ht4 Qhandlsl
should hinislf rsslst inasAnsty. haasa&d suaA .