Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-18
HOKE AND THE VETS
He Issues an impossible Order 10
Check Pensions
TO DISGUST or HONEST MEN
Ar1idssils Mast fse wrasen ~ Type
~risrr From Oral st2temeats OF
Alf.E.slt--Asosh-s Suspension


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has nes Ashlsted tn.n1ott@iats' tsueh a.
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a. any q eur public journals II 10 al
AGA uhich cuts she would be peu=ioner
$3.50 49,, - - 80 ,..--.5 ~ ri.
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n''.en - me eaP'e1s " supply ''A
ns<d - Affect an army
To establish claim Tor pension
undeF any az u - necessary o furnish
csrtaia alidaxifs % corroborate that
saede bv the claimant. and this act q
49, S,,iff'. .eefns e.neriaIIy intended
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$3.50 =, .,'.l. ~. sa~r n rroviog r.
So, - s,eaf th.f - solsier xe,,Il
80 a. IL d,srair a. ,heusanes have
ei-c..i, .l,,,. i,,rs "a issl fhe bu.
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W.sn,xrr,,~ M a. Jun. 10 lsaa
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- - ,f.ss-s !. s.,-,s,n ra-:.s al
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- - - f.,rn.aI must b. writtsn.
- $500 ~ H. tvpewritten. 10 the
,'-..s,.'..-. - ~. u,itre.s and rom his
- .i...l.r.sis,rs theo made 10 the per-
-, : - fh..n re.luc.s the testimonv 90
-,-.sinsr ar ter preuares the same TO be
t,s.wr,tfen- And such testimony must
embo.iy statement by tho witness that
sn,.h featiunonx uaa III written. or ur.s-
pared for tvpewriting fas the ease NAV
E. IN his preseoee. and only from his
s,r,.l -f.feroents theu made. sfafino also
To- time MACE AMI per..Dn- when. where
aod - whom he made sueh oral state.
,,ecs~ ao3 that in u,akinr tle anne he
al - a.. and Vas not aided or
1900 ~ anv written or nrinted
fsss~.s..,,t - ,e'.,fsl crenared or dictated
- -. 80 r<,t aftarh.d
- sr6,hi, & - festimonv.
49, -. (lsl.x IN the ,,rararatio,
- -,,..h F.sfin,eux affer such oral state
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~ .lse-.,;,,,' - e-.ss,re all he causs for
reie,.fing such testinonv.
w. T.,s.upxx
CommissIonee.
s~.-o...,. rfo,r. Q~,rv S...r.t.rr
~ - cour~e vhere a Claimant g,es
4, 1900 ,,ith III witnes.es h. m. r.ro-
-. 80. 49, v,-e.rrif.ed .fidax if can
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81. ..,,.-t .,rses 49, sfats riaarlv asd
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- ~ h ofser hsnr~ns that ne;ther
80, ,,s,,..r 90 the witnesaea ara com.
,,..,.~t A. dr.u a proner affid.xit With.
80 sr,..b iu.fr,,ctions. and vet the wiz
s,.s.s- must sxe.r he ..was not aided or
,.s,,us.t.,d Nv nnv written or printed
staferrot ar retail prepared ar die
t,te,l ~ any other uerasn. I cannot
80 how II = now possible for any pen-
s,on rlainnpt To procure testimony nm
Ia. IL, e,.,ss after N in p.r-on and in the
e,re..t ma ior,tv u cases this a innncssihle
And y, a result has pension never will Ia
s,rsnfad We cannot affirm that this
-. ax.s.flv the result the order was in
adj - accomplish. hut Ne couId
hs-,iix s~.art hetser things From, "a
-
slis,iovni.be.l Gentleman from Geo-gia-
- 'Ths res,,lt /. fullv arr,,o rl,shsi
- n.osf claimants muet wait For their
rrnsiona un.iI a repahlican administra.
80 as.in t.kes eharge or unfil Inv
sa.re :, r.ter,ons siis,e nsation ~ Provi-
Srnre ~, obetaejes shalI ore bv one be
removed
Mere IL another feature Of this order
worthv n considsration. The Hon. Mr..
saith Claims n vas iszAod that he
amight ga ~ tie truth" which IL eaual
A. .sxing that the witnesses are usually
Northumberland liars "A well "A the off.cers
~ adoinister the oafh. Affidavit
Ii.nks eootain the foliowinv. sworn
- a. snf~rribed before me this day
~ ~ al.ve named AMI I certify that
rsed said afsiavif ~ said apnlicant
AMI ae,oaintet hin, With ia contents
before ha execute. the same N the
oiiirer - not a liar. aud has not violated
rs oath 20 Office. u would secm TIA, this
new order q Hoks smith Is entirely SUI
ter.iuana. aad - an snsxcusal,le insult
q every nan OF woman in the land con-
ptfent b. administer an oath and afnx
az ofiirlal signature. IN is also doubt
ICES A ease = righteous Judgment. sfhe
horora6is erntietaan from Georgia il
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