The Clerk read as follows: Win Danni miss, Wisnise ios CITY, April 3. 1866. Bin: I are instructed by the SecyWar to authorize you to investigate all casesof fraud in the provost marshuls dept of the western division of NewYork. an all misdemeanors connected with recruiting. You will from time to time make report. to this Dept of the progressof your lii pors, and will apply for any 5 icciiil authority for which you may have occasion. Hc Judge Advocate General will be instructed to issueto you an appointment as speeialjudge advocate.for the prosecution of any casesthat may be brought to trial before a militarv tribunal. ou will also appear in behalf of this Deptin any cases that it inay be deenied more expedient to bring beforethe civil tribunals. Very respectfully.your Obedient AanefaMblecrclaril of War. Hon. Rose o: Cosiruse. Wan Drraariisivr WASHINGTON Cirv. April 3. 1865. Hon. Rose oe Conkling having been appointed by the SecyWar, to investigate transaction: connectedWith recruiting in the westerndivision of NewYOIka all telegraph companies and operators are respectfullyreguestedto aflprd him accessto any dispatches which O may require for the purpose f deltgcctiikf gratiidlagd bringing of criminals to trial. yor ere the SecWar: C. A. DANA Asrulan! SecyWar. Wis Dsrmruunr. WASHINGTON Cirr. Apnt 3. 1865. Hon. Rose oe Conkling having been appointed by the SecyWar to investigate transactions connected with recruiting in the Western dlVlB lQnof NewYork. all rovost.marshals and other military officers are here ydireeted to give him free accessto all their official recand correspondence and to furnish him certifiedeopiesof any papers thatheniay require. hy order of the Secretary of DANA Arnaiant SecyWar. Wan Daaaarirssr. Wasmsorox Cirv. December 21.1864. GESBRAL: I have the honor to. return to you the papers in the case of Captain Richardson. provost marshal21st distriet NewYork and respect fully recommendthat said Richardson be at once arrested an held in custodyfor tniil by court martial. The roofsin this case disclose a reckless persistency in frandulent practices that not only demand his arrest and trial, butalso a complete renovation in thIe ofllce of said district. " if u 0 am. genera N. very respec u y. our ) is servant. TERNER B uh Judge Adnocalo. IS. “8 or “on BY. Proeolf Marshal General. WASHINGTOS, D. 0. March 31.1885. Sin: In obedience to paragraph 78, SpecialOrders No. AdiutantGencijalsO on current series and to your verbal instructions I madean inspectionof the board of enrollmentfor the2 1st district. State of NewYork, and have the honor to report as follows: The prominent men of that district. thesupervisor! of its various towns and people.generally united in a determination to fill its quota under last call with outsendin citizens of the district. To this end a bounty of iTZS was provided for every recruit and each supervisor wasauthorized to procure men. If recruits could be had for less than the above mentioned sum, the difference accruedto the s ervisor. The board of supervisors thus became a card of beauty brokers. Contriuits were madewith ii. notorious bounty broker. Aaron Richardson, for a supply O llllll. This machinery for filling the quota being properly constructedWith great considerationfor the district and regardless of the rights of the Government, there {gasfound only one did the ulty in its practical operation. An order from the acting asst. provostmarshal general of the western division of NewYork required ae igdhetphossoitf twhiethboofluincteyrsaid of the U.S. objectionable to the classo men furnished by the supervniors and contractor Richardson, who very greatly preferred taking care of their own funds; and there goorieii oruese rmueit ninegf tdhide dniosttrpiertodgcrvessed rapidly. ninSgosmcheeimn e to obviate this difficuliy. Each recruit was instructed to say to the provostmarshal that hedesired nolocal bounty; that he went from better motives and that Govertiiment providedas large bounty as hecared to weep. The provost marshal admired the disinterestedness of the recruit and mustered him in. Men were now obtained rapidly. Bounty jumpers cameto Ulicaby car loads and to use their own slang. the enrolling board of the 21st district became “a perfect walk." I one facts are notorious throughout the westerndivision of NewYork and are amply proven by papersreferred to mefrom Provost Marshal Genera 5 Offlceand herewith returned. During the administration of Captain Crandall, provostmarshal 2final.district, from 2lth Jan uary to 14th March. show that there were enlisted 41 men who refused all bounty, 269 who oance eogutond fircftdyt dooltl waroshtu hundred 5 owllahros.aaenedepotneedh from 123 whoreceivedmorethan 300 dollars. m Inbyal l.afpotuarin hundred daalln.dosfixw o emighMtawjoerremustered Haddock. acting asst provost marshal general. western division NewYork. reports that 65%. desertedbetore starting to the field. Had Captain Crandiill retained in his hands 5 eihths of the bounty receivedb the We 150 deserters 0.9t, h0eoroe.would iiive accrued to the Government The amount paid over by him was very small. but I was unable to ascertainit exactl. did pneont wthases1u3ethen Mdaerde and the aejoiirro Bllein boar of this is. 3rd regi iiient Veteran caorve corps relievedeaptain Cran dall. Mine r Beadle statesthat he found the affairs of l he offico in confusion. llis statement iaappended, marked“ Exhibit A.” Captain Crandall admitted that he had in posses FlOli3255.75b3elonging to recruits and bounty brokers, but refused to turn it over for reasonsgiven in his communication to Provost Marshal General, dated 11thMarch, 1865h. erewith returned. It isproper to state.in relation to the Violation of Major Haddocks order to retain 5 8ths of reoatp rtiaiiilnsObioauiindtayl.l explained hwehfiyrhset d 17 cases, it and Major tHhaisdd Coacpktawin as Csraatnisdfiaelldbwaits hedt hheis explanation. Upon subsequent nction. the correspondeuoc is anuexed, marked" Exhibit B." Aside from this transparent seliemoto defraud the Government by filling the quotaof their district with credits insteadofmon, there is nothing objeeticuable in the official conduct of the board. Some communications upon tile in the Provost Marshal Generals IOllice allegethat the sur conpassed unfit men. But um die needto regnr these casesns incident to hosts an overwork and not as shcwmg crimmality upon the surgeonspart. The character of the surgeon Babeock) has been above reproaeh. as also that o QilDlttlll Crandiill. Gommissioner Munroe haenot cmoyed sofully the confidence of his fellow citizens. I do not regard the conduct of the board as legally ggluairltiny, g but morally they have perpetrated a most and inexcusable fraud upon the Government they were sworn to serve. They esllfltejl their conBUIBDOCbNy cusuistry and regulat their actions by the counsel of unse rupulous legal adVisers. Misled by sophistry. by an undue desire to serve well their friends and by constant pressure from cowardly neighbors drcaing a drntt, theydid this greatwrong to their country, disgraced themselves and brought uploi: their district.a Wide spreadreputation for ras caIi v. respectfully recommend that every member of the board of enrollment for the 21st district of NewYork be dismissed the lervwe and that the mono in possessionof Captain Crandull be seized and ccause of the disgraceful reiudice existing among the demoralisedgeopleof that districtagaipst filling their quota.with ccent men. thus prev entili R one of their own citizens from doing his duty to his country as well as his county, that an officer of the IArmy 0detailed as provost marshal of that district. have the honor to report further. that incident to the impection of the 21st district facts in relation to the administration of Mine r John A. llad dock. acting asst provost marshal general for western iliirision of NewYork. were educed which had inc tlo the conviction that he is OH )0 10 unfit for the 9051 tS 1865the records of his office Men of undoubted eharacter chargo him with bein insolent and abusive in discharging his duties. an grossly immoral; that he is in collusion With bounty rokers and grostitutes his official position to personul ends or proof of these charges I refer. at Uticii. to the postmaster and Hep. B. Conklin; at Elmira, to the me or J. l. Nix Postmaster. F. Pickering. Provost larshal J. S. Wright. Colonel B. F. Tracy. commandingpost: Captain Eu encDivin and Peter A. LaFrance; alsotoColonel U.Buker. Very respectfullysubmitted. E. H. LUDINGTON. Major. Asst Inpector General. Brevet Brigadier General J. A. HAiwiic. lama tor General U.S. Army. Respectfully referred to the Provost Marshal Genera. JAMES A. HARDIE. Impector General. Wm DEPT. Aprill, 1865. WAR DEPT, Pnovosr MARSHALGizsi niiifs Bijiiiuu. WASHINGTON, D. 0., April 1. 1865. fIwiipecttully submitted to the honorable SecyWar. 1. I recommend that Major J. A. Haddock be relieved from duty as acting asst provost marshal general of western diVision of NewYork and that is conduct befurther investigated and that Mine r S. B. llayman. U.S. Army, be detailed for that post. Mi or Hayman is on duty in Indiana and can be spared or the purpose. 2. That the appointments of the members of the board of enrollment in the 21st district of NewYork be revoked. JAMES B. IRY, Provmt MarceelGeneral. Presented to SecyWar April 1.1865, and approved by him. JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal General. HEADQUARTERS DRAFT Rzsnszvons. Enniiu. NewYorknir. February 20.1865. Mama: The 21st district. NewYork rk, is evadingGeiicrnl Order 305. Men from that district bring with them to general rendezvous from 20 to 22 dollars each. The supervrsorshave taken someaction with a view to evade the order. The district is filling its quota with bounty Jumpers. 15 desertersfrom Auburn in one squad. This is giving to this district an undue advantage over the other districts. There is now a rush of bounty jumpers for Utica. Major Haddock actin asst provost marshal general, declares hiinsel powerlessto correct this evil. 1 from him to provosbmarshal at Uitnieclaosewhteiclhegrams his views of the subicct. General or or No. show worthlessand should 306 is berevoked unless the recruits are required to bring their moneyto general rendczvous. Unless this is stopped at once other districts will be compelled.in self defense.to resort t. of the samedodge and one of the best orders over issued beIcsuoimzgeeiis.ntullity. that commandingplficers of rendezvous be instructed to refuse to room tfor any recruit and substitutefrom this district unessliebringswith him his local bounty or the amount paid him for becom "If aamsu. bMsitniotur.tev.ery respectfully. your obedient servant. (band 12m.U. s c. 1:, GimmundiiwRendezooiu. Major ll. CLAY Wooo. Aniolant Adjutant General. Washington.D. C. Hun curses Curr Snwann, ununii. cw Your, March 4. 186:. SIR: I have the honor to lay beforeyouthe following items in regard to the provost marshaliiofficeat Utica. I learned from t.w oapparently reputable menfrom Utica that the businessat that.othee is conducted in the following manner: the supervisorsof the county mot and resolvedto pay a county bounty of 8600;they met again and resolved to add $125to the $600, makiig8725 local bounty to be paid by the county; the en resolvedthemselvesinto a recruiting committeeto furnish the quota of the county they get the men at as low ii. figure as they can an charge the county the full ampunt “$725. The provost marshal and the examining surgeonseemto be but the creatures of these supervniors.Men rotten with venerealdisease, totally unfit for an duty. are passed by the surgeonand sent;her e fer ut. One old man. just discharged for disability. having the iles badl. before he got to his home was grabbed by these ticaliarpies, put through by the Olficlulrl. with, as he alleges.but 8190, somebodypocketing the balance and sent here. He is utterly worthlessas a soldier. 9 10ths of the recruits sent herefrom that office are the most worthless set of scoundrels you ever put your eyesupon. I am. very respectfully, your obedientseiviilnlt, lL o Firat Loom 19a v. Mr. Cbmmandina dim. M or Jens A. HADDUCK.Aqopq Anislant Provost fianlial General, Wutem Dinine n NewYork. Hasnemnraas 1920REGHIBNTNewYork Vonosrsnns. ALBANY. February 4. 186a. Comm in: I have the honor mostres ectfully to protestagainst the reception of recruits or the 192nd regiinent NewYork vol unteerswho are musteredby the provost marshal at Utiea. The menwho have beenreceivedat the Yet eran Reservecorpsbarracks from that city are, without doubt. “ bounty jumpers." and should not have beenmusteredby any intelligent musteringofficer. Very respectfully.your obedientservant. Gill me!192d Regiment NewYork AXVoTlEuLnLte.ers. Lieutenant Colonel F. IOWNSE. Superintendent vomitingService. Wm Dariirrusnr. Paovosi MARSHALGranule BUREAU. WASHINGTON.D. 0. November 6, 1865. Sin: The instructions of this bureau required provost marshals to turn over to the nearest disbursing officer all funds which came into their hands. The bureau havmg been informed that B. Crandall, thenprovost.marshalof the Uticadistriet. NewYork. had in his possessiona large amount of money and bonds and that he had not.turned over the sameor irtegoorft Medatrhceh.fa1c8t6t5ot.oth tiusr onfliocvee.r htehweamsoonrdeeyr.ewdhoienhthhee refusedto do. On the 10thof the same month the order was repeated, and again dlflfibefifid. lie stating as a reason that he had beenadvised ycouuse l ofliigh standing that he would be held personally responsible for the money. Agoanint dhiesofbol cloyowding da the order was reouted and Esq. his cpunsel. Wn.idtlnitseedshtiamtetnhiactnht tehcaotuldanrodtHsaufnetl.y compl With the order. On the 30th of March hewas again orderedby telegraph from this officeto turn over the moneyat once and on the 1st day of A by ril following, be answer telegraph that he won d immediately comply. It subsequently appeared that instead of turning over the whole amount, 10.which he had previously stated was in his possession, he had only turnc over 88.095. 0n the 6th day of April his attention was called to that fact. To this a reply dated April 13.wasreceivedon the 2lst day of April, in which I was informed that the bondsin guest10nt$20.00(h)a) d beenseizedby a writ of repleving at the suit of Richardson and in which let"tIer Captain Crandall statedas follows: respecttully r charge nest the Government to take of the suit on relieve me from responsibility in regardto it. In the event.however, that no charge is taken of it by the Government I have placed it under the direction of Messrs. Hunt, Waterman & Hunt, who will appear asmy attorneysin the case." On the 9th day of March. 1865. Captain Crandall wassuspended from othee and on the 3lst of Ma.y, 1855. 3115 services as provost marshal were discon tinue. No further information on the subject of the $99.000incount bonds was received from Captain Crandall until t in letter dated September 15, a copy of which is transmitted by lion. se oe Conkling. I have never approved of Captain erandalls course in relation to turning in thesemono 2!.nor of the interconrse between bii nand Aaron liehardsoii. the bounty broker. by which he. Crandall, came in posssieosns.ionHoafvm$0g.0. 0h0ow country. tabkoenndst.hneosewbounnddse.r Captain Crandall was ordered to turn them over to a designated disbursing officer of the Govoriiinen which he refused to do. This refusal resulted in is suspensionfrom duty. a correspondence and a.renewal of the orders to turn in the money. in answertn which renewed orders the fact appearedthat during the correspondence and delay occasionedbyCaptain Crandalls disobedience.the money was taken out of his hands by a writ of replevrn at the amt of Aaron Richardson, the bounty broker. It will beobserved that in his 1st. report of April 13 on the suluoet. Captain erandall as sof tbo nit and relieve thhiem Governtihnecuret tsopotanks ibecihlitargine regard to it. but says “in the event. however. I. at no chargeis taken of it by the Government. I placed it under the direction of Messrs. Hunt. Waterman tit Hunt. who will par as my counsel." When I received this otter. I did not think and do not now. that the Government wase alled upon to relieve him from the responsibility in this matter, and as ho contemplated and had provided for ine contingency of the Government not assuming the suit and had employed eounsel and placed it under their direction. no action from this o onwas necessary and I thereforetook none. In his letterof So tember 15.renewing the cabinet. he says. " Unless the Dept. tllQfOfOfO, I lV95 instructions to the attorney for the defense. unt. Waterman ilz Hunt. Utica. NewYork and alanine the responsibility of the suit. the defense will be abandoned by me and Mr. Richardsonwill beallowed to tuke a judgment for the recoveryof his bonds and to obtain the osseseionof the same." did not t on and do not now. consider that the threat to abandon the suit. contained in this quotation. called for any action train this othee. Mr. Cran dall saw fit as a Government officerto receive these bonds from a bounty broker: he refusedto obi: the orders of this bureau as to the disposition of them and permitted them to pass out of his hairs and become the subject of a civil suit: he assumed the suit and emploed counsel to conduct it. the same counsel, it may O remarked.under whose advice he had refusedto obey the orders of this ourcirito turn in the funds. He now (assumingthat tm within letter speaks for him) again asks the G rernrnent to assumethe suit. that is. pay the lawyers bills. Mr. Crandall having employed the lawyers and placed the caseunder their direction. I do not advise this course:on the contrary. [recommend that the responsibility ith which. Mr. Ceraadnodpatlsl thases cuomuresde in this matter propose din his letter of September 15.to abandon the suit and lot. Richardson have the bonds.it will. not. I presume. invalidate the right to proceed against him for the av., amountif the Government hasso goodelaim to it. Ida not deem the insinuation me oin the letter of Mr. Couklinz, that an opportunitfils sopght to alIront or punulh the Union people of is district, worthy ofI curator oomlnent. am, sir. very respectfully, yoJnibbedient servant, B. FRY. ProooatMarshal General. Hon. Enwuv M. Srssros. SecyWar. Before the Clerk had concluded the reading of the above documents, Mr. BINGHAM asked whether the further readin of the documents could not be dispense with.