Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-10-19
MORE PENSION FRAUDS,
Old Soldiers Duped In by Nav
Wilss.
The Doinss Of W. 7. Fitzgerald Who Does
Business by Express Under lnyes-
tigation-SeyeraI Sam.
pie Cases.

WAsIHrGToH, October lS.--Auother one
of the FItz ;eralis, pension claim agents OF
this city, is under investigation by the PEN
sion Ofiice for sending worthless co |. pack
ages by express to applicants for pensions.
This time it is W. 7. Fitzgerald, brother
of y. W. Fitzgerald, and having his office
IN the building Of the latter. The atten.
tion Of the Commissioner Of Pensions has
heen directed to four cases in all-threa
from Illinois and one from Iowa. Part OF
these cases were conducted under the name
II Taylor Fitzgerald, from Winfield,
Kan, where W. T. Fitzgerald conducted
business for time. After some invcsuSl.
ZION the Commissioner concluded that
Taylor" Fitzgerald was an assumed name
for ". T. Fitzgerald, who had resumed
business in this city but was still known
to a portion Of his clients by the former
name. A letter WIS then sent 10 W. I.
FltzCera'd. inquiring if he was doing bust
ness under the nsme Of Taylor" TO which
he responded that Il months ago he
Removed 10 winaeid. Kan.
to practice law. Finding q large number
of ex soldiers worthy OF a pension in that
oCaIi'". and having had practical expert
encr IN. filling pension claims while with
his rOther, n. w. Fitzgerald, he mace
This business a specially. From boyhooc
he bad been called Taylor" and more a.
a matter Of sentiment than anything else
he dropped wv" in advertising. No
finding business as he expected in Win
field, he decided TO remove to this city
With this object in view, be ceased adyer
Using as Taylor" and began advertising
rs "W. T." with headquarters here.
The special case now under investigation
is one
Reported 10 the Onice
by Mrs. 4. ri. Lowry. lale matron OF tn
Soldiers Orphans Home st Normal, Ill
She REPORTS II a. her experience with TIT
firzgeraids, though the papers hlei in tn
office seem 10 show that Nv. T." is tn
particular one involved. She bad intrust
I'd her claim TO them and paid -. Sh'
heard nothing for six months, when pack
age marked &C .. y. $lu 80, came 10 thu
eA press Office, and notice by mail iron
The claim agent that important papers OF
her claim had been sent her by express
She wrote 20 the agent that she would have
nothing to DO wIh the package, and be
lieved II su imposition.
A case reported in May and under ex
animation with the rest was that OF Sober
T.ancy. Company y, Thirty seventh lows
Volunteers.
He Had An Agreement
with Fitzgerald to pay him so il pension
was secured. and nothing IL the case failed
Very soon he was importuned for s., and
paid il. Next 20. o. d." packsge Tor -
With 20 cents charges, came. lie raised the
money and took it, wheE he found only
his discharge returned with q lot OF papers
uhirh were worthless To him. An0the'
&C q. D." package for 50 IS was sent TO W;
n. Phelps, Allen Springs, Ill. IL contai ned
An order for examination which the Pen
sion Office would have sent wi .hout any eG
pense to the claimant A sc. .. D. Pick
.ee for - was also sent 10 the mother 81
George Phelps. OF the Thirty.frst Illinois
Volunteers, AT Allen springs.
The Latter Cases Are Old,
but the whole record is now under review
10 determine what action shall be taken In
he MISTER. a, set, it il a question which
II the FlrzseIa!dsjs responsible in one Oi
the cases.