New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-22
ACTS OF THE PENSION RING.
WHAT THE HOUSE COMMITTEE MIGHT
HAVE LEARNED.
HOW SOME ATTORNEYS HAVE BEEN PUNISHED
BY THE EINGSTERS-CNFAlR
PROMOTIONS.

Washington. sent. 81 (SpcciaD.-If the Ram In
yo,ticatin, Committee which appears to have ad-
d c,scd Itself TO the important inquiry when IL con
Quoted with blue glasses on ana us ears carei'i'S
walded with cotton. lest peTadvcn'urc some ray OF
Ii-ht or some rncha.t fact might penetrate 10 It's
inner Uc- lad suDpocnaeo the clerks WHOM
refused to hear. it might have developed hiuch IN
tcres,inv matter Ii could have learned for instance.
that the now celebrated completed hleN' system
was not only useful Instrument for eNpeditnS the
claim, Of certain favored attorneys but strange a. 1t
NAV ppear was also used for the purpose Of ctaidns
the adjudication OF already placed upon THEM
which we're filed BY an attorney wDon ulc ring DIS
ih-d. Thus they kept the fees from him.
A case in point illustrating this ingenious punitive
system Is that Of I'm attorney VII" Is hihiscH oaoN
wounded soldier. and from whom for that reason his
clients looked for unu,ul devotion to their Interests.
This gcncman's frequent and earnest appeals for u'-
tce to certain claimants inccneed the officials. and
they warned him that he must he less urgent in the
t,tnrc rc>~>c however. that he was merely per-
forming faithfully the duty for which he was paid.
he continued to ur-c his clients rights MARK inc re
suit The practitioner referred to knows that II" has
many claims upon the conlpe'cd hicS' hn' tue! aye
an held up. he cannot GET mem adJuHi'a'co' anu
he IS suffering seriously not "h'! III MS business
INIT Also for money for his own living cApcnse~. In
couscouence These vindictivc rnss;"rS were, nat
,,,-,I,v uc aware that their malignant pursuit of This
unfortunate attorney equally cruel toward the nh
happy veterans whom they thus Kept ont OF tier
pension money and whose cases they were paid ana
sworn to adjudica,c faithfully
Your Committee might. moreover. haNc N'uhDicn
upon the written complaint OF second attorney.
prominent In the business circles OF Wa'hi'e'oi VINO
called attention 10 the fact that ia hundreds OF claims
filed by him under contract fee, of 10 each OILY so
fee, had been allowed IN .nrh cases a. iI'' W." '''
Indicated rhi> letter Of complaint was uhIr"cica i'
MANY months has not been replied I" Sc'. Nhotr
modern instance" that NJ an atom WHO hau II"
Cured the cnmity OF the ring upon whose track tiny
nit certain NAL duiols special agents Tor inc purpose
~ formulating CHARGE, against his integrity. Falling In
.bi> emnenly pra worthy effort thcT NEXT a'tache"
IN, pukct and performed the Office oi the io"Psh Only
IN a decidedly and ingenious manner i"'> a'o''
nov fled many claim, with 80 Zee coh,'u''H' '''"
these fee contracts werc'coavcncniy lost IN spite "'
his frequent protests. and a fee OF ""'s NV pau, "'o
attorney ,lu. losing Sl3 each claim whioh j.
unfair A. he j. AN able lawyer and UNUSUALLY thorough
aud stalking in the preparation oi ms cases
The visiting statesmen w"nM possibly also nave
come across in tie second 'orfi""f pI' ~ VII" '
trunks which a patenl n",cnmr furt Sc. !" , t.
p ~ ,'dv If their case, and paper, Will" IN ~" field
and might easily have trippcd over ths nc.t' ~ ~
infnrns Tho Tribune va fNHnd when, pcncA u '"'an
supply Of Ger ain atorrcyS '..'n!air. ~ ,,nrd
.pcclai examiner. whom III" tr'ihN 10 "'-'" ""'
,i,sr crcn,a, whether he d.>trnn,,d Tn al al."'s ~!
soldier, along his ro;tc. thus 'anNa>"lNi f w. ,n
II 4
,rr, tr,l.k ~ali.d VITA '..t>' ~. WV
do, umpnts hy JnnmlcrS o ~" rinS 10 r'' HI" H''
t,,,ilir are r,attcr> winch might WcH LN, cII w.
lie committees attention. II w'n' I'~ ',lN, ~
icon lrpfta l.. also L. "H,ni - fmih'r "a; . ~
tI,n who tested % clihy. rrr"'tiv '' ~ &C."
n,,.,, ,nnn r.a,Ne e. tho manifold b'",~"xc co"
irrrcl lv The >v-t"m Il III" "c"Hp"'ca r,r, a.,
whom mi. Renal !I,lu Adlninl-t atl"n n!@h'; d.
n9rntlv have safely l~ft in Tn" un"Hl' al "> h''H "
rh en- the Vhy seal Wicch' rr!'ritcd nm Al 60,
profit 70 ITSELF. VI. Arn f. th"i o." M >"t' wv
Division and tr,t fed in a >"ia"w'i' Nah-n on
manner about his fle-. b"l. p:o'f'dE "n l' -.
tine omit - Sat. whc.,r? "r Ne, VIZ, ~ "a
apiab,. assistance Edcar i. Pony III cry "' '
tIIe- ne he administered t.. EATER A. !" -
away from conscientious and ha:d """;'r c' inil -
numbers OF claims which thcv bid ""r 90 "p :" =
pOnt vh.rc the, ready or nerrl; ready Tor az
tutication -. A.. u,o,,or
Inquiry might have been further made ~ I" ~hc'"r
these cn were the" assigned 10 worthless cHali"f'
for Ito ,;o,bl" paip,-. OF ke pin: arr '"ih Woo,
tie .rhicf" ds,lrc~ from making nav ir"".' ~ ~.
and az securing tho uufi'r promotion %. M" I'"N
f,vor,tu. This witness might hav" testified fur'"r.
whether still thrti.h the 49, nee ~ .h' c'a'n
Icrrv rccontlv promoted. ot 'our~. 20 All Si."",
no III 81 hr Secretary N"h'c t'i> system IT, not
prcvlcd for year, pat. In the S"it!'"rn D.vl'ii'
under IT, fOIIne. chiefs.
Dut then Confines on"r Kaum la- largely ihoci-"i
the eli, rlcv a,d d.-cipnc Of the Bureau.