The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-13
THE HOLMES CHARGES
He Is Accused Of Withholding
Grand Army Funds.
DETAILS OF SPECIFICATIONS.


- ,.sst sss,rsrrasgier 7. y. Scott Of the
eerarsuaent ~ Warrington ard Asss1a
a. A r. against IL M Holmes, tast
commander ard e1-aSEIEfAnt aaS1A@.4A
general caused Widespread dascnsSa91 ~
sne esfv. especially among @. h IL rneF4-
4, vsz resnarkasta. hozexer. hos nfasai-
nous they were Ia fhe statement fnat
fss~y al not kso~ aayfntng about fne
sx.ar4se esxarEsz and had nat heard Of the
matter except ar coming from the PAPER.
The charges IN fun are IS iSfA@sA'
"CHAnGE.
s.fonSucst nnfsecoFnfng soldier ana .
gentleman ia his relations To the Sf@ta
Army Of tire Eeguslsc.
.-sPE1.9PfCATToS6.
- In this tlsss the Na11 gaFfnFas@ Was
during the psrio9 Intervening bffwcsn
the Ist aay Of Nay. A d lsst- aEaa The
ga day Of April, A u. fssI iire com
ma ms3er Of ahs Department Of Washington
and Alaska. Graaa Array Of The hepaf'-
: liz. enlv elected Installed ard acting
that while department COMMANDER af0Ee-
saia the said eomFade dill, without aA-
thorfty and wrongfasIys assume the 1H-
tlsg and preregaftves OF the asssA ant
quarter master ecnsrai Of said 0eFdft-
rnent By eoIiecsi1s. resolving and retain
ing fn hEs own custody fige FUNDS @ns
and bsgofing 10 the aafa department. 20
the aggregate amount OF s. sssg s.. that Ga
on about the 81 day Of April A. II.
1851. In the state % Washington. In said
department. OF me Grand army sf tha
Republic he wrongfslly and fraudnlsntiy
apDrosYfatsd Go his oSu use Of such funaa
the sum Of Es5 under the false and fraud
uisnf prefsnse that an Indebtedness
against said department to that aggregate
+. amount ia favor of one r. Is Dearborn
had been paid and discharged Ok him
and claiming and receiving credit for MS
said assistant guartermaMter general for
Ia r.
in fact. such ia xTnens had not been nor
has IL ever been made, al to the great
scandal OF the DEPARTMENT and the order.
and that the said delinquency and mis-
appropriation Of funds was concealed
from the knowledge Of the department
and It's officers aud membership aud
vas only discovered on or about the
lat daY OF March. A. ID. 1876.
- In thia that the said romraae vas
during the period Intervening between the
ist day Of May. a ID, iss4 and the I'll
day OF April A. D. fS8f. the commander
OF the department of Washington ard
Alaska Grand Army OF the Republic duly
elected Installed and acting: that while
department comma nder as aforesaid he
did without authority and wrongfully as
sumo the duties and prerugatiges Of the
assistant aaartermaster general OF Eaia
department under him. and did collect,
receive and retain IN his custody the
pariment to ths aggregate amount OF
s s. $3.50: that on the Fri day of April.
A. u. 1881. he the said comrade. did I'm the
name and behalf of the said assistant
anaFtermaster general. make settlement
with the said department FOR the moneys
so collected and received by him. where
In he claimed and received n credit for
said assistant quartsrufasfer general for
the sum of tasi a disbursement 70 one
r. r. Dearborn on an indebtedness due
said Dearborn from said department:
that I'm truth and in fact the said dis
hursemcnt had not then nor has IL ever
since been made. bat the amount Of the
same was at the time wrongfuly and
frnudaientfy appropriated by said com
rade TO his own use. all In the state OF
Washington, In the department OF Wash
ingtan and Alaska. Grand Army OF the
Republic. and that the same was eofa~
ceaied from the knowledge OF the said
department and It's officers and member
chip, and was not discovered until about
the lst day OF March. 4. ID. ixs.
- In this. that the said eomrade WAS
during the period Intervening between
the Eth day % june. A. II. iSs2. and the
ziSt day OF june. 4. % 1904, the assistant
aimtant general 90 the department Of
Washington ard Alaska. Grand Army OF
the Republic. duly appointed. Installed
and acting and while such assistant ad-
tutant general aforesaid he did wrong
fully and without authority assume the
duties and preromatsves OF the assistant
ausrterrnasser general of said department
by reCeivelnk. collecting and retaining
the custody OF the funds due and belong
fnw 10 the said department 20 the agRre-
gate amount Of g. 2glls. that on the stst
aav 81 June. a n 1884. the assistant
0aaTternaster general of the department.
made settlement with the department. FOR
tho fund ~ the department 50 collected
and I'm the custody of the said eomrade
"a aforesaid showing a balance tn hts
hansfs az said funds af x57a -, 30 be turn
81 over IN his successor tn Office. when
IN truth ard IN fact the said balance was
and had an the time heen in the hands
and custody Of the sail cavnFade Holmes.
that on the 81 day os June. A -. is4i
tho successor of the said comrade and
The SUCCESSOR ~ the said qasrternaster
general were duly arpolatea and Install
"a and entered up0n the dutfes or their
respective Offices. that the said eofnrs IL
tp0n fhe installation ~ the said newly
appointed and Installed ef'icers. and for
long time thereafter. To vii: until the
sth day ri August succeeding. utterly
failed and refused 20 pay ever 20 the
salA newly installed assistant quarter
master nenerai ths said amount so due
tNe Hegsartrnent from him or any part
thereof or - accaunt fnr tie same.
though often requested 20 make seitle-
fWeutf that 81 ire sas1 Afa d8S
az August. fsaA after repeated fu-
tile efforts on the Part of the
ssia assistant Qasrtermaster general
ARA the department eagnmAmaar - ofstatn
. wesfleFuenf with the said eousTa3e. he.
fme esSa tegnras.. az last paid oVrT - che
Nssf assistant gear .efsTssss e - general the
san % gssT o. in cash ard delivered 81
him A r~s-atpte3 fsll for aHege1 rXsseaai.
torres geaAn Is hkgn % the aHoumS a
81 = claiming - retain in his cwn haniz
shs balance - 500 due the department
Frssra htaa stsr the payment far thn print
far and hln4lag 81 the proceedings CT t'ee
Teafalfth department eaeAmpment. then
IN ss~~ssarartan onsfer hts supgrv sss31
wrAAsh tpaywrsesss he assumed and aRrvtd
ara rrsgnsse So make N it@,haTxe ~
ssas tnsz.steslaesS - the department.: sNsf
she publication - the aaja proSe@ttaNs
had been ard was shereaftog unreassa-
aasty delayed ~ ssse failure - the sd
c4s~seaae 80 furnish capy 40 th@ ssFae
unsu atssus tae first day 81 Ss-psansser
tSa4 whea y 9&S al last completed aed
fhA r~eseofsnrs wrrs ready for stessSegy
eAst she ~ssa ersnra3s thaa fakesi and
refused 50 gssy fAr she SANE amA as "a
result tAev VIEW wAhhe}a Eraas dsslNev~
~ re .ahssshcr wae refused - tar-
W. tnA same unkl paVmaeat sheath -
tvass rARs or the s1th day - Is~-eryssser
a = fSst sbv -r<so4si sFygsEE esas@et gre
Esss rry~-~esssawv were a. bAet s@i3varej
- ths department. eczTsEs@ nsfsse w0eai4 Tor
sNe - 4 ~ s.asSAer ss#& cRs ssntfE - he.t
eSe ssra rs-sAnf for she SSta payment ans
sssssnsesrvss - making frSsssefgt siszrszf' s.
or IL % tse seraa sseyNAregn~af efss-erS
thag nos nnta ne sslh cav ~ t'e4arssAry
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