Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-28
PENSION FRAUDS DISCOVERED.
Several
Interesting Cases !
brought 10 Light,

several interesting cases of discovered
fraud in obtaining pensions have jus; come
to light. Mary ). Rose is the widow of
David G. Rose of the 18th Ohio In
Ii ntry. and was drawing a pension as such
"A snort time ago an application was filed
pIrporting to be from the original David
u. Rose An examination Immediately fol-
lowed, and il was shown that the appli-
cant was allan ID. Rose of Circlcyille Ohio
who had never been in the service. and
who was endeavoring to obtain a tension
b. impersonating David G. Rose. He was
promptly arrested and sentenced 10 Two
years in the peuitentiary.
The case of Patrick II. Horrigan shows
another method pursued to defraud the
government OF pensions. IIorrigan was a
member of Company q, 91th Pennsylyan MIA
lEfantry. When ne died his brother Mi
liam q. Horrigan. was appointed admins
traitor and CARED possession of the de-
ceaseds discharge papers from the army
upon which he claimed a pension, which
Was granted He was discovered after hay
ing obtained S.J9.G0, which he was made TO
refund, together with S14.13 interest. He
was convicted. but up to this time has not
been sentenced.
There Is quite romance connected with
the case OF John e. Syeaningsen, who was
impersonated by Peter Nikkelsen who sue
ceeded in Gefrauding the government, not
only OF three years pensions, but two
years maintenance at government expense
IN the San + FRANCISCO Soldiers Home. Sven
ningsen was a soldier in Company 1 OF the
LIST New York lEfantry. He was nonorabiy
discharged during the war and boarded for
a few months with Peter Nikgelsen, a
LoardinS house keeper On the East Size OF
New York.
When Sronninssen went away 10 try h.
fortunes as miner in the west he lrf;
ms discharge lapcrs Hitn ElrSkeisen lUi
| safe keeping. A few years later Sven
ningSen went 10 julle. where he renamed
fourteen yeats. Duu his return 10 ln.>
coGE1Ty he Landed at San Francisco and
visited the Soldiers Home there for the
pul pose % looainS up some old conn d les.
Through curiosity h" looked over tht lisi
OF inmates, ana was SURPRISED 10 see nis
own nSEle recorded thrir, together with
the name of hts old COMPANY. tae a~>"i
the Superintendent TO introcuce him la
Svenningsen-hls double-and shortly after
ward SUI prisei 10 meet his Old board
ing house keeper. Nikkcsch, face to lace.
the lattcr hds promptly arrested, tried.
convicted ami sentenced TO year in tnc
pe:iitcntiary.
ne pens. on office authorities have just
rec eived Information of the conviction IN
Christmas cay OF Ben Dellcm- s for for
gerry in peGsIo3i cases at Hainesyille Ala.
DEMOS is Il mulatto and a soldier draw
irg a pension. tie has been employed in
the court house at LoWndcs county, where
he got acc, IS 10 the clerks seal. and used IL
for the frrtherance of his Illegal acts. He
also was q pension attorney ana prose-
cuted claims before the departments. This
is net the first time he has gotten inso
trouble. the records OF the state showing
several indictments for forgery. But he es-
capped punishment. the examiners repor.,
because of his cuteness when brought to
trial He would fegn epileptic when
brought to trial and manage TO play on the
sympathies of the jury in each instance.
The pension bureau first heard of Dele
mos thu ough his application rs attorney
for Thomas Cook, colored soldier of
&C mpany B, Goth L. s. Colored Infantry.
The claim was a good one and promptly
allowed by the department. Dellemos.
however. never informed his client OF the
action of the pension Office and drew half
dozen checks in the name of Cook. which
he regularly forged when the vouchers
were presented. When he attempted TO
draw the seventh voucher he was prompt
ly arrested and tried on Christmas day.
His conviction followed, although the rec
ord Of conviction has not yet been re-
ceiyed