New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24
RUMOR OF PENSION FRAUDS HERE
WHAT OFFICIALS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
WASHINGTON REPORT.

wsshnrton Dec 1.-Commlssioner Evans. or
tho Pension Bureau. has received a report from
tho special examiner who was sent to New-fotk
10 Investigate reports Of wholesale FRAUDS IN pen
slon cases Il shows that number OF persons
hav, been arrested some Of whom have been tried
and convicted for various violations OF tho laws
during the December term OF tho court ne state
men, is made that these infraciions Of me , law
as result, OF tho investigation OF tho rolls OF the
New-York pension agency
When Samuel Trucsdell. who Is the paymaster
OF the New-York Pension Bureau, was seen at his
home No 80 Clifton Place. Brooklyn. last even
ing he declared that he knew nothing OF tho re-
port OF tho special examiner. After perusihs the
dispatch carefully ne said:
THAT Is nil stun referring 10 our pension agency
I don't know anything about any such report
don't believe that any report has been sent In
don't believe tina, dispatch came from Washing
ton"
Have not your books and rolls been examined
by n special agent7" no was asked.
Why yes: there is a special examiner. who has
an Office under mine He hns authority TO look
over our rolls and inspect all criminal cases.
don't have anything to do with him. He does his
work and / do mine. When md any fraudu-
lent case we turn II over to him.
IN any such report has been sent In 10 Wash
lngton II has been done by A. W. Roome. He II
the special examiner lie has been In Network
since May No, ! don't know where he lives. |
don't know him very well. He has not spoken TO
me 81 any fraudulent cases" Then Mr.. Trucsdell
made the statement that he had not had more
than ten words conversation with Mr.. Roome
since the examiner had been in NewYork.
Mr. Truesdcli refused to discuss In detail the
cases OF fraud In which convictions had already
been secured and again declared that he knew
nothing about the statements In the dispatch lie
continued with this statement:
as far a know. there have not been over haIt
n dozen cases OF pension frauds discovered since
last MAY I cannot tell the exact number but
there have not been over that number. ms far rs
am aware I don't know anything about them,
as they have all been attended to BY the special
examiner lie Is a sort OF detective. and works by
himself All this fuss over pension frauds does
not bother me any. We do not make nearly as
many mistakes In dlsposng OF the amount OF
money which we handle many business Arms OF
equal magnitude do"
Assistant United States DlstrctAttorney Robert
II Roy was seen at his home No. GOA Jefferson
ave. Brooklyn last night by Tribune reporter
and said that Special Examiner Roome had some
time ago made n special investigation In Brooklyn
which resulted In two being brought to tho
United States Court In either the defend
ants were women who had been drawing pensions
ON ,G,daylts setting forth that they were widows
OF soldiers OF the civil War II was found, inc
examiner alleged. that the women had remarked.
and that they we're obtaining the pension money
fraudulently In order to secure tne money. II was
necessary to have two men swear mat the april
cant was a widow. The men who swore In both
cases are also being prosecuted for perjury MT.
such cases as these when the investigation Is pros
ecuted further.