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Subject: Re: Federal Courts-pension forgery
Date: 21 Jun 2006 23:04:28 -0600
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Surnames: Beaupre, Studor, Bull, Wisner, Lincoln,Santee, Thompson, Weygant, Skelton, Powelson, Carson, Gurnee, Neville, Coleman,White, Sharp, Benedict
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1891 > February > 10
A WORD FOR STUDOR.
Capt. WISNER Comes to the Defence of the Circleville Applicant for Increased Pension.
Capt. Lewis S. WISNER made the following statement to a PRESS reporter this morning:
"That story in Monday night's PRESS about John STUDOR, was a little too hard on him. While the finger-cutting story is true, John was not discharged at that time.
"Some one in the 124th sent letters home to John's wife, while he was serving at the front, which worried the woman and had an effect in proportion upon John. He was anxious to get home, and [finally?] deserted. He was caught and placed in the prison at Washington. While there, came the attack upon the city. President Lincoln went down to the prison and said, 'Let every man who will go into the barracks and fight, step one pace to the front.'
"John was among the first to go out. He fought well and hard, and he was pardoned. Later, a wound received in the arm earned his discharge, and he holds, to day as honorable as I do."
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1891 > February > 11
THE CIRCLEVILLE PENSION CASE.
A Large Number of Names Alleged to Have Been Forged--The Government Official Again at the Scene of the Trouble.
The Circleville correspondent of the PRESS writes as follows:
The pension official will be at Circleville again to day (Wednesday), and has summoned a number of persons to give their testimony in the forgery pension cases before mentioned.
It has been ascertained that the age of Dr. Santee, the examining physician, has been raised from 26 years up to 66 on the report of the examination that the Dr. made.
Among the large number of people whose names were forged to different documents were Dr. THOMPSON's, of Goshen, and Col. WEYGANT's, of Newburg.
On a list containing about fifty names stating that they had known STUDOR, and that he deserved an increase in his pension, more than two-thirds, it is said, were forged.
Another plan of STUDOR's was to get different people to write letters for him, he dictating them. These he would get Freeman Bull to sign H. BULL's (his uncle's) name as notary public to, as thought they had been sworn to or acknowledge [sic] before him.
Some of the letters he would afterwards alter to suit him or sign the names of prominent people to them.
All kinds of rumors are afloat, implicating different persons, but with the above exceptions, as far as can be learned at present, STUDOR with young BULL's aid, made out the papers to suit himself. Not hesitating to use any name that he thought would add strength to his case, some of the names he says he did not write, but in the examination, last week, he could not remember who wrote them for him. Some say he is trying to shield someone else.
It is understood that the officials of the pension bureau will carefully examine the papers that STUDOR obtained his present pension on, to see if there is any crooked work in them.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1891 > May > 8
ORANGE COUNTY.
Crystal Run.
Correspondence of the Press.
.. H. Gurnee is very sick with the grip; also E.M. BEAUPRE, and the family of John CARSON.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1891 > December > 30
Obituary Notes.
--Mrs. Mary E., wife of Mr. Edward M. BEAUPRE, formerly living near Crystal Run, died Tuesday noon aged 45 years. She had been ill for some time with dropsy. She is survived by her husband and a married daughter. She is survived by her husband and a married daughter.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > February > 5
ARRESTED AT LAST.
Beaupre, Who Was Wanted in the Pension Forgery Case, is Captured.
Edward M. BEAUPRE, who is wanted in the Studor pension forgery case, and who has twice eluded the Assistant United States Marshal, was to-day located by captain Lewis S. WISNER. He has been arrested by John R. SKELTON, deputized by Assistant District-Attorney POWELSON as an Assistant U.S. Marshall and was taken to New York this afternoon.
BEAUPRE was hiding at the house on the farm owned by Thoams NEVILLE, near Mechanicstown, where he has been working.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > March > 16
SURROGATE'S COURT.
Report of the Proceedings Ending March 15th.
Before Hon. Roswell C. COLEMAN, Surrogate
WILLS ADMITTED.
.. Mary Ellen BEAUPRE, Hamptonburgh, did not qualify; ...
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 13
The Pension Forgery Case.
The StUDOR - BULL - BEAUPRE pension forgery case comes up for trial in New York city on April 21st. Young BULL, who has been out on bail, has been notified to appear upon the above date.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 25
Circleville.
Correspondence of the Press.
--An officer from New York was in town Saturday subpoeaning witnesses to give testimony at the STUDOR-BULL-BEAUPRE pension forgery case. STUDOR's trial comes off in New York on Tuesday, April 26th. Young BULL's trial was set down for last Thursday, the 21st, before Judge BENEDICT, in New York city, but the Judge not arriving home from Europe until the 20th, the case was postponed until May 2nd.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 27
THE PENSION FORGERY CASE.
Examination of Studor and Beaupre in New York City.
The pension forgery case against John STUDOR and Edward M. BEAUPRE was commenced yesterday morning in the post office building in New York city before Judge BENEDICT. There were many witnesses who testified for the prosecution, among them being Capt. J. S. WISNER, police officers Elisha WHITE and Joseph SHARP, of this city, and Col. C.H. WEYGANT, of Newburgh, and Harrison BULL, of Circleville. The case was adjourned until tomorrow. It is the opinion that both will be sentenced to a term in prison. BULL has pleaded guilty and will be sentenced the 10th of May.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 28
THEY ARE ACQUITTED.
Studor and Beaupre, Under Arrest For
Pension Forgery, Declared Not Guilty.
A telegram from New York states that John STUDOR and E.M. BEAUPRE, under arrest for pension forgery, who were on trial this week in New York, had been acquitted by order of Judge BENEDICT.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 29
The Studor Pension Case.
The pension case of John STUDOR and E.M. BEAUPRE before the U.S. district court, for fraud, was thrown out of court. There was no question of their guilt, but the indictments were found to be faulty and the cases were necessarily dismissed. The judge told the district attorney that new indictments could be secured. The case of Freeman BULL, who signed the name of H. BULL, notary public," to the affidavits, will be heard on Monday.
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Middletown Daily Times (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > April > 29
HOW THEY GOT OFF.
They May be Indicted Again But it is
Doubtful if They Will be.
The news of the failure to convict John STUDOR and E.M. BEAUPRE of pension forgery, published exclusively in the TIMES last evening caused much astonishment among their numerous acquaintances here. It had been generally supposed that they would be severely punished.
The case was dismissed on technical grounds. The parties are liable to indictment again if the government chhoses as the forgeries were all proved but it is believed that the cases will be allowed to drop. The old army comrades of STUDOR generally hope that this is the end of the matter.
BEAUPRE as soon as released came immediately home and STUDOR went to his daughter's in Newark.
Freeman BULL, who plead guilty, has been ordered to appear before Judge BENEDICT. He will now undoubtedly be given his liberty.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > May > 2
Gone to be Tried.
Freeman BULL of Circleville, who plead guilty of signing his uncle's name to pension papers, went to New York today to appear before Judge BENDICT. He hopes to escape as easily as did STUDOR and BEAUPRE.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > May > 10
Several statements have appeared in the papers in regard to the release of Messrs. STUDOR, BULL and BEAUPRE, who were charged with trying to defraud the government and also with forgery. The facts are these: STUDOR and BEAUPRE were indicted for trying to defraud the government. They plead "not guilty," and the charge not being sworn against them they were released. It is also said that there was some flaw or error in the indictments as drawn up. Young BULL was charged with forgery in signing a notary public's name to several papers. He plead guilty but as there were mitigating circumstances, sentence has been suspended. Whether anything further will be done by the government is not known. Many think that the three have received punishment enough, since no money was obtained by them.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > June > 6
John STUDOR returned from Washington the first of the week in high glee. He had been examined while in Washington, and been given to understand that he has a good case and that he will surely get the increase in his pension with back pay to the amount of about $6,000. John's pension has been a constant source of worry and trouble to him from the first time he ever drew a payment, he being always on the lookout for an increase and also having the idea that some one was trying to prevent his getting any.
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Middletown Daily Press (Middletown, New York) > 1892 > November > 10
John STUDOR, it is said, will not sell. He thinks there is no place like Circleville, and he cannot bear to leave his friends. Better, he thinks, to endure the friends we have, than to fly to others that he knows not of.
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