The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-21
ABOUT TINE TO DENOUNCE
Case of Rank Injustice in Cutting Off
Andrew Huffman's Pension.
Mr. Cleveland's Commissioner Should Re Hand
ed the Accompanying Afidayit-Muncie
Council After Strset-Car Company.
MIR. HUFFMAN's PENSION.

Affidavit That Amounts 10 an Indictment
of the Alleged Reform.
Spec ial 20 the Indianapolis Journal
PENDLEToN, Ind, June 2O.-The pension
departments action in taking away An
drew j. Huffman's pension has created wide
spread dissatisfaction among the citizens
of this section. irrespective of party preju-
dices or affiliations. Democrats unite with
Republicans in denounoing It. Enhsting
In the war seven days after Fort Sumter
was fired on. he served continuously until
July, 1865, when he was mustered out A
member of the Eighth Indiana Cavalry. his
service was especially hard. On one COCA
sion. in the spring of 1868. the confederates.
under Generals Forest and VIII eeler made
raid In the vicinity of Columbia. Tenn,
and the federal cavalry. under SLOVENIAN.
was sent to drive them back. In the can-
palsn that followed Mr.. Huffman bad four
horses shot under him and received the In
jury for which he has been drawing pen
sion until last Monday. To-day MIR. HUFF
man made she following affidavit to the
facts III his case:
Before me, G. f. Goodrich, notary public In
and for said county and state. personally APP
peared Andrew j. Huffman, who being duly
sworn on his oath. declares and says that he en-
listed IN the Union service as n member of Com
pany ID, Twelfth Indiana Infantry, on the 10Th
day or April, 1851. ana served as a member or
said regiment until the year 1862, when he was
discharged. He immediately re-enlisted. and
was ordered OH recruiting service, at which he
served until the spring of 1863, when he
joined his company below Chattanooga, at Ross
vile, Ga lie In company with his lieutenant
colonel was then ordered TO Indianapolis 10 re-
cruit two more companies. after which the regi-
lnent was organized as the Eighth Indiana Cav
airy. The regiment saw hard service with Stone
man during the whole Chattanooga campaign.
The injury Tor which his pension was granted
was contracted while on duty with his regiment
an ia Ga
under Generals Forest and Wheeler. had made
raid through that section OF the country, ana
StOneDan's diyisiOn ordered to drive them
back. He says:
While at Columbia Tenn. during this
paign, my horse was shot under me, ana In fall
Ing was pinned to the ground under my horse.
The horse OF the next man in the rear stepped on
me. his hoofs striking one on the left groin and
the other in the center of the abdomen over the
navel. This injury resulted in double hernia.
one complete, 1 refused to 60 into the hospital.
but put OH bandage and kept OH duty with my
regiment until the Goth day OF July, 1865, when
1t was mustered out.
81 made no application for pension until about
the year 1877. when applied for and received
pension at the rate OF "a per month, dating
back 10 the time of my discharge in 1865. was
examined at Muncie before the Munce board OF
ommendation. Ny disability increasing. and
rendering me more and more unfit for manual
labor applied for an increase OF pension and
of surgeons at Muncle about five years ago
was again examined by the board at Noblesville.
three years ago the l2tn day OF next August,
and again at Anderson, about three four
months ago. The latter board really made no
examination further than that which was visible
to the eye, a superficial examination"
In answer TO the question, "Have you 1T any
time since your discharge been able to perform
manual labor. and. III so, 10 what extentr' Mr..
Huffman said: "Of course 1 have done some
work, but have been at no time able to perform
more than one-h half of the labor a an ordinary.
ablebodfed man; portion or the time not being
able TO perform any labor"
In answer to the question "Was Ii on account
or the disability that you received in the army
that you were incapaciated from labor, or from
some other causeI" Mr.. Huffman said From
the disability received In the army"
Has the disability increased or decreased
since the granting of your original pensionl'
Answer-I know 1t has increased, from the
fact that, as the years pass, am more and more
bothered by IL. aud constantly suffer from the
disability named.
what the facts as to your having to wear
atruss!"
az wear a supporter at all times for the com
plete hernia, and truss for the incomplete
whenever have any lifting OF STOPPING 70 do.
ION the 18th of June 1 received notice from
the pension department. that my pension had
been discontinued. On the 18th instant went
to Noblesville to furnish necessary medical evi.
dence for the reopeninR of the claim was very
thoroughly examined by Drs. T. A. White. Petit
john and HaywOrth. After the examination the
doctors told me that the marks OF the corks on
the shoes or the horse that struck me were still
plainly visible, and they made q report that the
injury still existed Istill believe that am fully
entitled 10 pension OF q greater amount than
have heretofore drawn"