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other gamblers" Thcreupon Gen. Wright re-
sponded in the following telegram, which tells
the 10 rnaiills

the story i'm its results: ~
nEADouARrERs. CISCISSATt. jan % 1888.
Hon. =. ~ stanton. Secretary Of uar All the
gamblers connected with Major Cooke; So rag a.
Swm sScertns th2se named Tei ~ AND ave ra
over the amounts WHICH they are 70 nsSI
ny Majors Larned aud Coon. p9ymastfrs, an, and
Major Kowlcy. provost marshal at Cairo, that they
Major MSDa%S iu cd r do IT, and they were dis
charged accordingly. The proof agalns, those par
and their own admission and perhaps could not ne
LEGALLY proved against them shall 'heS ne again
Hfhe amour; thus recovered is over 900. The
parties still to be arrested asserted to- have won
Major Mcdowell. at which he believed h. was d2ing
done that no further acton sgaimst them should be
taken; The rest viii bc arrested and held unless
answer tonight. II, a. WRIGHT. Moioracncnl
Secretary Stantons answer canno, be- found,
aud Gen. Wtl;ht's memory somewhat Jailed him
as IL the outcome with the four ohio gam bcrs,
but he thought they had finally iisgorged and
been discharged, on precisely we same TERMS
blcrs who had won considerable amounts from
Cooke were never caugh, at all 1heGoNrrnmcnt.
however through the wise management oi MAJOR
Mcdowell. acting doubtless IN the advice OF Gen.
Wright himself. recovered something over S2OO,-
900, So much Gen Wright was positive about II
in lesser miscellaneous social games which he
did not di,clu'T, and ui which the Government
To- conjecture that the misguided simpctun's
losses were perhaps duulL tn" amount recovered.
] have never been able L. ascertain the total Of
Cookr's dcfalcatiun lie was an ohio man al.
pointed additional paymastcr Jun" |. 1851
Major Cooke was not the only paymastcr who
fell into the hands II the gambling thieves dupng
the war Discussing officers were marked AZ
legitimate prey by these gentry Several others
were iceccd almost in the shmc manner although
In the amount given up" Cooke made and still
holds the record His fate did not have the effect
to stop the abuse as appears from the following
following the close " the war.
HEArgu .RrERs OE Inv ARMY,
WAsHINGtpS June -. lS65. I
tonnd'nhdi C,rcu'ar All department command
wallis, will Immediately put detectives upon the
watch for gambling houses. especially faro banks
md at Tue srErrH,G time mnss 1e.r.n, np"n
Officers Of the Government who may be- found gam.
hlinv III them or Vialtant therein ~ tn time aud
such place III" sam6fins in.ttnii1ns viii be-
completely brGh,m NJ and their money aud stock
esmhlirs instltuttutstc made t" diagorge snd re.
fnnh A. none tn, may rave Won from tinted
he imprisoned anil tiied lmnls, irsly.
Thr sanrc proceedings Will Ice taken hy Depart.
tive commands. IN the cities whcrr dislurslnn 9th
GERS may he located, Except that instead of cnnhs
eating the money and stock VI the gambling estab.
owner, ar prnprirurs ~ the same 10 dsgorge or re-
fund any money thcr may hays won from disburs
INK officers OF the Government. they will lie iminc.
diateN reported To- tn" ct'il authorities for their
action.
This will br kept strictly ndentai except 80 far
a. ~ may be necessary 70 communicate II TO those
L. ; GR,>r. Lieut. Gen.
This shows thath Srt,uuS state ~ affairs existed
The issuanc" Of such an order from the General
Headquarters Ter secret concerted action against
the gamblers and raymastrtS uf the army Is
proof that the drag net. II properly handled was
expected I" catch u good many victims In truth,
gambling was epidemic IN the war days
LESLIE J. PERRY.