St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-30
swIyDLNG SOLDIERS.

It is learned at the Office of the second au-
| ditor of the treasury that soldiers are being
extensively swindled by false representations
on the part of attorn eys as to money alleged
to be due them under the new law, on ac-
count Of the bounty, etc. Nearly 500 let
tiers are received daily from soldiers, inquir-
ing into the status of claims which they have
been induced to file, under the pretense that
| they were entitled to additional bounty under
| the alleged new laws. They are persuaded
in this way to pay an advance fee of from 81
to So to attorneys to prosecute their claims.
The claims are rejected, of course, and the
claimants never hear of it until they apply
to the department. Attorneys pay no atten-
ton to the cases after receiving
the advance, as they know they are without
merit Soldiers are also induced to send
their discharge papers to these attorneys, who
refuse to return them, in hope that they may
be benefit to them in the event of legisla-
ton in future, similar in terms to the pro-
posed equalization bounty act. Nearly all
the bounties payable under the existing laws
have already been paid The second auditor
suggests as one method of preventing these
frauds, that claimants who suppose they are
entitled to additional bounty write directly to
his Office for information on the subject.
Members of the Utah commission had q
conference with the president to-day in re-
gard to the questions before that commits
sion.
Senator Garland reported favorably to-day,
with some amendments, from the committee
on judiciary, the bill introduced early in the
| session by Senator Edmunds, to provide for
the adjustment of their accounts with the
United States of railroads aided by the issue
Of subsidy bon DIS.
THE KELLOGG CASE.
In the criminal court to-day, Justice Wylie
presiding, the case of the United States
against VIM. Pitt Kellogg was called Kel-
logg is charged with having received from
James B. Price, notes and drafts in consid-
Grafton of influencing Thos. J. Brady, second
assistant postmaster general, to make certain
orders for the expedition service on the star
routes, in which Price was interested, and it
resulted in heavy increase in the contract
ors pay. The routes in question are Nos.
81: 14S, San Antonio to Corpus Christi and
80, 1873, Monroe, La, to Shreveport. Mr..
Kellogg was present with his
counsel, Ingersoll, Gere Wilson and Ma
thaniel Wilson; Ex-Second Assistant Post
master General, Ihos. j. Brady, was also
present. The government was represented
by Kerr, of Philadelphia; Samuel Reynolds,
Lancaster, Pa, and the district attorney.
The following jury was selected: Henry II.
Bacon, Eugene P. Miner, Henry Mason,
Richard Reggles, John R. Mansfield, Charles
R. Evans, Cornelius P. Bailey, Lewis II. Nc
Dade, Vim. NJ. Frank, VIM. H. Morgan,
| Adolph Miller, and Samuel j. Owens.
| Mr.. Ker opened the case for the govern
ment. Ker'rs opening occupied only about
half an hour and was simple recital of the
allegations contained in the Indictment.
The defense reserved its opening, and Thos.
B. Kirby was called by the government as
their first witness. He proved the copies OF
| the postal laws and regulations.
| Joseph Cochrane, an employee in the con-
tract Office, identified the documentary evil
dence.
Mr.. Woodward was placed on the stand and
questioned in relation to the papers, but his
examination was somewhat curtailed by the
court, who remarked that its time was too
precious to be wasted in trifes 81 am not
going to make star route business of thi:
case" said Judge Wylie, 81 received les