New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-14
PINCILLY CLIIM AGENTS.

sEFRAUDFD SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEETING TO
Plan ! WAY 10 RECOVER MONEY STOLEN FROM
THIN
A number OF the members of the Soldiers
,,d Sailors Protective Union, which was organized
ader the name OF the Deraudod soldiers ana Sailors
association, in April 1-G9, met last evening at No. 40
t,anton-si. Discus The measures 10 bc taken Tor the
tecovery OF number OF discharge alleged 10 be IN the
hands Of a certain York lawyer and resent me
noral To Congress praying the United states Govern
bent 70 sue the Chatham National Bank for the amount
OF winch many soldiers and sailors claim TO nave been
dcirAud,d 10y J. b. Herman and other claim agents.
The cause the trouble dates back more thah t"eVe
ears At that time bill passed by Congress ac-
.rrag to wL.ch veterans who had served during tho
s,r w,ibou, having received bounty previous to ell
,sfmeut were allowed the extra bounty OF SIoo
Numerous claim agents srins NJ throughout '"e c"uh-
nv Tho bill allowed any atofneyat-!a" 10 become !"
Vain, AGENT provided that lie observed certain pre-
erh.d forman;ics Among those agents VINO aiter De
o,rg OF IL veterans GefrdGded their
,te,ts was I. 3. Herman living at No.
30 Canal-st This received in 1857 the
.,tiica.es Of discharge Of over 500 soldiers
md sallors through the recommendation OF william
! Darliu. who had been appointed by tie Sanitary
s,,oot-sol 10 look after the veterans interests The
hbC,.asu.er OF the Cnuet states Treasury. Mr..
Sauyke had orders make Out the checks Tor every
,e,on whose discharge was presented by himself or by
4, oufherzed calm agent. and thus Colonel Herman
Gd little difficulty IN obtaining tue money Os'cHsioy
.r ia cicus When discharges had been examined at
10 roaspry they were sent back to him with the Sub
rreosure,,, checks on the Chatham National Bank.
Far check, should have been signed by the persons IN
riaso favor they were drawn. bat Herman forged Inc
Games OF his clients and presenting The checks al the
,nk received payment for them. fcW days later, The
s.ciop, Of the deraulci veterans were aroused and
ne Colonel was arrested on warrant Issued by
rui,ed states Commissioner Butts Ball was A2ed al
s,oOao and Il was furnished. Herman then disap
,earl Ills clients attempted 10 obtain payment out OF
ne forfeited ban money, but II was found that SRA"
k.," had bcen furnished To cOmpicate matters Her
san. lawyer obtained the certificates OF dschhEc RON
Ia client and transferred them to tllld person iIcu
bnnsnn II las rocently been discovered where K"Dlil
.r il and the 5000 discharges III MS posScSsioi
,ouoht from "A number of fraudulent ann agents are
auy offered TO their owners at TIE price ol % ~
The moneys stolen by Herman ana DINERS ,niou."Vu
a. Ii,cJ ,tcs are computed at over III mon ol iut
Az Herman alone having appropriated iuIF f-o'oOU
,veyl fraudulent claim agents were DrouGht H7
A., mir criires and among them one RIuthoI 80 ~
ud,.nn.st who WAS arrested In August. IL W am "oi,
20 n.il In 200 f. b. swift was Daleu IOl @0'VVV' "''
H. e. Dougherty for SlOOV .,,, r,,,o,, loo. even
TprEr ~ reporter asked william flnIeH, ,us1
mr. the pre-dcnt of the SOldors anu oalio' 80 . >,
w. fridn whether any attempts had been mace vi Ia
Nv ,o ol,,ain payInent Of the bounties from 'h
!" We lave tried times enough" was the repy, am
t.vsoonstanily failed However we nave hot gwen :.
no,r Of ,et being rightcd lii TINS matter VIZ ,
An, behalf for the amounts Of the chccks pau " ma
non ..o,,,i,.heo last nigh,
,nr a. adj onrnInent took place for a fortnight