New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-23
TIE CASE OF GENERAL SWAIN
, COURT or INQUIRY ORDERED.

THE SECRETARY OF wAR. not SATISFIED WITH En-
PLANTATIONS. RECOMMENDS AN INQUIRY.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Secretary of
War today addressed the following lelt'r 70 the RES
ident:
Or April l6 A. +. Batcman, Of this civ, member Of
TIE nrn OF Bateman ( ,o bankers. addressed TO me
letter ia which be alleged that General d. G. SWAIN
the Judge Advocate General OF the ARMY had committed
fraud upon said finn the nature OF which he described
a. follows: "Some two years the said ID. O. swsim
having deposited the OF 5000 received upon his
departure Tor the West simple dnc b at h' reln''''
Ia have an case an accident should Oe.ai MN. ms
amount was checked ont su3seluen, 10 that date by said
j. G.. Swain. for watch we have runbrr OF vouchers
After having drawn an the money out and settlement
benz made he negotiated aud transferred the due o'H
for the full amount with certain parties In 'his o'y N',
Bstcman further alleged tina; General swain asSSta'
O. NEGOTIATE with this firm Army pay vouchers, which
be kew 70 he fraudulent. ana duplicates % out
s,autin. accounts" and asked " that a court maTuh
lie orr. Ted for The tii Of sil @. swain on char-e-
preferred" on the next y. and before any 'tol va.
Coui.uu.cauOu fIum hin WAS received by me n ih'
foi.l.. woIds: Toe suit AGAINST OIL Urn on !culc
il mentioned IN CHARGES o. vest rtW 'gnn~t g.. n
tr g. d. swain having been W { drawn, AM the dh,r-
Snrc, 1ci,e.u Cieucrd vain myself st Actorly
F.ftid hereby withdraw tie CHARGES contained IN my
Icl5- Cd: A0 Is as'i 'aii i,,n "a, -, 3D. a n 9 of
Let, wuicn concorc
GrNER,L SWANS siD~ OF THE $40 y.
ON hr next day thc,e letters were t. "ae rc'rred "
General ~wou hy Endorsement upon the ne al r.
cci,r. for ,lch rcin,r., lac may desire 10 submit
uuou tuc Allegations made IN tie W.T. ia coiG incaiiou
ard cog ans Application he desire 10 make. On the
same day GcneiaI ew,m returned Gc papers with the
fol'Wi"S mi mch. gag " n' ~, a." -, az i
al pci interest Tor which nev gave me an inNu1i
ii"ht I'""hR; O'c -, " ",'-'' o1, .', 81 ~ MS
Van i..tArL Ia cI'h X 20 ," H'. tgi' ~
L. 49,. This Is $50 -utdbe pro ni-'olY do'r foId
ING toa the autlouucs an tue subject ana W'N diH
frrtr iu duc O business tht ptytol, demand d
lIt reused bvten'h " 30. t'n'i .'-'A ~ '. u" 10
setlcI with thcn. or refer tue MATE, 10 an alD
TRAITOR. ma without euoc Tue 'ir "'s rn ih SUE pm
tor. AMI with that vieN the Sit m been w.. drawn
the possession of Bright ~ HluOuIcy, the !nior'er'
Thereof L. gard t. the 'if I tH' p n'I uer,, tu
tie time 'eI OF General 0lcrut >Sih, onnpr'-
ONCE ONE ' IN com no ' With aooiacf odcer and
requested me 10 advance him s'vrrd m'nh,
iud oi business, bu. ma friendly way referred MIN to
lrosrr> in the city DOING such hn>inrs> ANA l,d nao
man * Co. with others. may nave gwen nm mote ol
nii,p., i EIt,Intn a Co. had adv ,lcci rJooy to
Colonel Norrow ON IN, pa, accounts. n wit re Son
that haj 300 concern or interest iu l'>r pay 'rc"ut
whatcv,r and al dd ~. tie friendly ri .. lhlI"in
In a brother officer those Who were ~ the hHh oi
doiur what could NOT do Tor him hIye 30 sno@,.'S
OF any acr pay transaction with bdlrWln IL
Go rur ouy request have lo make j. thN tas ,,ac-
m,ut ma receive Tho same publicity Tat the wiIain
false accusations receive
ClNNKNrs ny rIe SECRETARY OF WAR.
MI Saten,n thought 1t proper TO give 70 the press
copy r letter the day of it, dlie and the grave
charges made by him against the Judge Advocate Gen
era Ne,c tHus gwen awide publicity. i' object Was
apparently az enforce Tecsniiry adjustment h means
a. Offensive az possible and his letter 90 the next day
shows tn't, no;~t i,t lu- thr "l'ih ~ e." DIS drN
Of ,I,i his orual Wit-dr 'ai OF a'- c.tr."- "tn
Ht"it.htH' VIII s>t'i' '.','. '' T.. ~, l I
l,rl u ci4ag-c- I4 . pre'4o1- letter Nir t"ienan
Lu.n,-, i. on,ure- 10, ,uutel. U,l,. any cream
st,uo.- to The p,o'Du OF TIC "o. l'n'T meat ht
tie u..-.Ity ANA Csc ni'i-.tnr~' %. i"t "h''' q" Ih
army "-o rl'.t, d. Cd. e'c' 'o',, 'I. pr ''",,
winch I Dr. t ddtN OBJ Iil 0'''' '' 90 '' 80 ''' "