The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-03

Black, then commfssary OF pensions
gave. to the man most familiar with the
facts. authority TO investigate these
cases and. IL possible. solve the mystery
In which they were ehrouded. Thata the
right man was selected was clearly dem
onstrated by the results.
Records were obtained showing when
and where jacques Rollinger. alias Ger
man, was born. wash shown that he
entered the French army In May, Iss5:
that he had the smallpox 1.-THE effects of
which were still apDarent) at CONSTANT
nople. Turkey. In 1855; that he deserted
while on furIough from the French army
In December. 1851: that ne left Ham
burg for America January s. 1869: that he
reached New York City March ,. 1862:
that ne enlisted in the organization
known as the Lost Children" March 8
1852 under his true name. jacques Rol-
hnger; thata he deserted therefrom With
In three days. through fear OF failing into
the hands Of the Confelerates and being
by them returned to France as a desert
er: that he Immediately went TO Pilfla-
deiphia Pa, from whence he wrote TO a
which 90 reach that place. that upon
the receipt OF money from this cousin
he went to DeiphOs. reaching there In the
latter part Of April 1852: that NJ remain
Ell at Delphos. working for MS cousin.
iii August IS. 1852. when ne went 10 De-
fiance. Ohio. and enlisted In company X
One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Infantry.
under the name Of Jacques German. a.
surning said name OF Jacques German
Stunning said name for the same reason
that had caused him 20 desert from tho
New York organization. namely, % AVOID
discovery and punishment as deser;er
from the French army: that he served IN
the said Ohio regiment tiH July 70. lSs
when ne returned 90 DelDhoS, where ne
lived and was known az Jacqtse- R0l.iu-
ger I'll 1s7s. when he removed % Shelby
Vile. Iliionis. where ne hal resided am
been known b. his true name from ISIS
So 1855.
It was shown further tba: ne had never
known GuzceitI ~ any Of the witnessa-r
who had testified IN any OF tire various
claims filed By Guscctii. that ~ hal
never made a cialm f1r back par or
bounty. or had knoEisdze % the hFnE
Of such a claim. OF any CAIN for :sngson
other than the one fls1 b. himself IN
ebruary. $50: that n was never usune-
ed and vas never a p-isonsr a. Andsr-
Eonvllie relsewhsrs. ]; Eas a 90 shgEn
that the orsanfzatio1 kno~a a. .-risr,
Lost Children. In which ~ arst enii--e-l
and from which ~ deserted. was made
Of the world: that many az the rbss VII,
enlisted therein deserted and tssst. IN
sted q rePortiag them ~ deserte-s. Il
Was a common practice g tire oeos-s
% All The varaaciss eansed ~ su-h d.
sertions By ;he ealistrssat os ether men
VINO were required 10 assume. ars4~- %
and serve under IN name OF fhe d.
ss-fsr whose piaoe they were made 20
TAKE Il vas ;hns made clear fha1a ATE
RollinEsr deserted sor,e osher mar uhoa-
trse name ard Neatly ran-. eTs- -
main unknown. snlis;sd snd assrrnesf
and answered 10 Ibs name % Jacqnes
Rosiinge-. aaA unser said nznBs Ssssssi
into his gr1Ts No. iSi
One =ftsss ~as foaad wbp Sad. Ehlie
in tire ssrvtce. known TIE tr1s naue 90
ms rnan. but f. had pazssd fro- hs
memory. This unknown sa4a ~as bor- IL
tAe town % wAiiscAzffisr. Fraaes. n
1914 He TOO. se-Tesi in the Frs7ch axzsy
He rad curly hair He vas 20; psek-
married. - VA ths real Jaegsss Rsl-
Inge-.
Reeurning 90 0uscetfi. q was sh0wn
EAss astsr he reaease froz re psuis<z-
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