New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-14
THE ARMY AND THE NATIONAL GUARD.

THE ARMY AND THE NATlONAL uoAnD.
meeting of the Military Service nstitutioa was
n nsia y the e0''i rmy IAN and Of the National
Guard of the State were present, A
paper on the The Military Service; what h Is N w.
ina and what 1t may do; Its relations WIN tne SS
tionai Guard was read by General Alexander >;
Webb. After speaking of the work the instltnt114n
had already accomplished be prged .1a' s said in
be extended to the Natlonai Ouaiu- AA0
part: -, thu
may growth to th. full apP.ecaa1SGaal Of po iS
sns s Sm 6Snen 'he the
port Army and Navy II through TINS
reaching school Of military instruction BY *
with all OF the officers OF the RAJ ,ts Of this
associate with military men Of known scientific ability
men oces Of rank in the National Guard who
must in the end exert most influence on Ur
the A Ss sT Of SsR IN under
proper surroundings quarterly or monthly meetings
here NAV be read for instruction and discussion may
through proper Journal interest the CITY, the Stae
three.
Among the officers of the Army present were Cen
erals Crttenden, Reeve, Sawyer, Fry, Perry, no
d%S k WddRRS Se hsm han Nc
Clure and Mendenhall;. Majors Mckee, Gardner
Parker Ash and Randolph; Captains EessenG nn
Thorp. Among the officers of the National Guard
present were Generals Shaler, Barnes, M0llneux,
KING and Ward Colonels jones' Porter faa Gn'
tain Appleton. Major Randolph OF the EnglIsn
Army Stone Pacha and General Wingate were also also
present After the reading Of the paper genera
discussion ensued.
DEFRAUDING THE LEGIONlOF HONOR.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST PHYSICIAN OF JEh-
sEY CITY
Rufus W. Peacock, .well,known, physlcnIaHn, OF
Jersey City, and Elan W. Corey, OF NO. ~ Mag
nolia-ave were arragned before Justice StilshiS ia
the First District Police Court Ill that cry yesle
dav on charge of conspiracy to deiraud the Amer
lean Legion of Honor. DR.. Peacock Is the eXahllh-
ing physician of Union Council one 9i me r ofn' i"
of the order. In June last Marvin b Corey u son
of Elan W. Corey. was admitted TO Union COunGGn
on DIR Peacock's certificate that he was phyScaiiS
sound. He was insured for 20 0oO OF wc1 0 900
to his cousin, Eva Williams. In about Two inonlhs
Corey was taken i'll; he was attended by Dr Ie3-
cock until October, when he died, as Dr. feae9ck
certified from pneumonia. About that time Miss
Eva Williams, a niece of DR.. Pcacocks WIFE, was
visiting at the doctors house. After Goreys death
sign it, She saw that 1t was certihcate OF Marvin
b. Corey's membership in the Legion OF Honor
and that it provided that a 2HO2 SaoH pc aS a TO
Vim b. Corey's cousin. Miss Williams told Dr. i'ea-
cock that she had no cousin OF that name ana re-
fused to sign the paper and S tbsS for bs
first time that his son was insured Tor 9oQoO. ne
told Dr. Peacock that his son had no cousin named
Eva Williams but the doctor TOOK MN 10 new u oIh
and at Twenty -thrd-st and Eghth;;91ye introduced
him to young woman rs Eva Wllllams. corey
and r the tbG yopn met TGm" Hanston no. Prominent
member of the order; John Philips, secretary OF
Union Council and John o. Reilly treasurer OF tho
Council. Young COreys certificate was produced
aud Corey and the Young woman signed their names
to il. In due time two drafts, one 1or S3oou anu
the other for 81, 00O, were sent from Newark by
John NJ Gwinncl the Supreme Treasurer OF the
order Corey and DR.. Peacock took the drafts to
the Germania Bank and had them caShed, Corey
keeping the $1,000 and giving Dr. Peacock the
In the meantime Miss Williams told Mrs. Fredcr-
lex W. PangbOTn about DIR. Peacocks request oi
her Mrs. PangbOrn repeated |: to her husband
who is member of the order, and he wrote To the
Supreme Secretary in Boston; aHd IN tnal Way hn
Investigation was started. Cher OF Ponce Murphy
closely questioned DIR. Peacock and Corey atcr ti,y
had been arrested by Detective Hutton. Corey dc-
clared that he had been duped. "On last Monday
night" he said DR.. Peacock sent for me and told
there was trouble brewing about me AFFAIR ne
that must go TO Pennsylvania NJ once anu posi- H.
took the letter but had not followed his directions
at the time l was arrested Inc letter was as
follows
HAIRY. Penn. Dec. 49, 1888.
DEAR UNCLE: You must cxcnse me re for not wrligg
have been living. thank you ror your kindness IN
drawing and sending me my shaIe OF dear consn Mar
depSt and viii start this evening Iw let you know
when get settled Don't know Just where v Tiil stay
p 81 WIN stop TO see some friends hlty or sixty
miles from there. Will get through ticket Tor me lar
West. H'N'
The address on the envelope was: " Elan w.
Corey No. 20 NagnOlia-avc., Jersey CITY" Dr;
Peacock admitted having received the $4,000 ana
said he had used some of il To pay debts. Alter
making that statement the doctor said lac regretted
having admitted so much and refused to answer
any further questions Miss Eva Williams tcstIhed
that the signature the certificate was not hers,
and John Phillips the treasurer of Union Council,
testified that she was not the woman who signed
the certificate in Mr. Rellys house. The exanIlna-
ton was postponed until next Tuesday.