Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-27

entitled to pension. Please fill up the enclosed
blank Immediately it raises expectations Then
m0ney-One dollar for postage. &C. One of these
things was addressed to this widow. She thought
she was entitled to pension or not,
and so she signed the papers and sent them on.
Some time afterwards the express agent told
her that there was package for her marked 'col-
lect on delivery, ten dollars What in the world
could it be? The express man brought up one of
these large envelopes with Union flag and the
words u. s. Pension agent printed on it, She had
only ten dollars in the world-some money sent her
by former friends of her husband, who are now ly-
ing In Nebraska. This she intended to use in buy
Ing her winter flour or coal The express agent
went with her to the justice OF the peace, who said
agent and that the ten dollars was his fee allowed by
law They went also to the lawyer, who said Ser
ta1nly, that 1t was the pension certifcate.' She
went hOme got the ten dollars. which was more to
her than ten thousand dollars To some people; went
TO the express Office joyfuly with the money. She
brought her pension just at the time that she
| almost starving. She gave the ten dollars. The
express agent opened the package and read the
agent In this city with the inscription received our
fee, $10.' The express man said, this is such an
and write to the man He wrote, but got no further
allowed by law"
"Another letter of one Of the firms that think
has been suspended, from what / read in THE
STAR last evening-a letter to confederate SOL
"sThere is balance OF five dollars still due on our
fee. You have paid only five dollars Please send
us the balance as soon as possible so that we can
proceed haven't time now to go all over these
papers that you see before me; but what have read
are fair samples, and Illustrate the methods Of
doing business"
TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE GRAND JURY.
"The matter will be investigated by the grand
jury?" said the reporter.
"Certainy. That is my intention. When COM
menced the investigation felt satisfied that the
law was being violated. I thought the matter
should be presented to the grand jury, and intend
to present It,. 1t will, hope, entirely break up
this business"
HOW THE GOVERNMENT is LOSER.
"Do you think that the government can be much
OF a loser by these fraudulent claims?" asked the
reporter.
"If pension attorney" said the district attor-
ney, "will file fraudulent claim, knowing 1t to be
such, he will assist, countenance or encourage the
nllng OF fraudulent testimony. / have no doubt
that the motives that induce him to file at-audu-
lent claim will induce him to procure the testimony
to sustain that fraudulent claim l have. for in
stance, case of filing fraudulent evidence.
haven't any doubt that the man was encouraged to
file such evidence by the cupidty of the men who
induced him first to file the fraudulent claim. This
investigation and prosecution will, expect, pre-
vent the filing OF fraudulent claims. and in that
way work saving to the government as well as
protect the unsuSpecting from fraud The law pro-
nDt1ng The taking OF more than $40 counsel fee to
forward the prosecution of pension claim has un-
queStiOnably thrown all the business into the
hands OF these men, for reputable lawyers will not
take. prepare and prosecute claim for pension for
fee Of $1O.'
SOME NOT YET SUSPENDED.
"Do these charges affect everybody in the busi-
ness?" asked the reporter
81 know was the nOn-cOmmittal reply. s'there
are some firms here that have not been suspended
as yet"