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Captain George 13. CaTtcr, of Platteville, who was an officer in the 33rd Wisconsin Infantry, makes the following interesting statement to the State Journal, with reference to a little speculation in town bounties which occurred in connection with his regiment. He now calls upon the parties interested to state whether it is true or not.In the winter of 1803 and 1S0C I was a member of the 33rd Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and was at home on recruiting services, as was also II. L. Farr, who was then also a member of that regiment, and is now, _ as Iam informed and believe, an officer on Governor Taylor’s staff. During a part of that tunc, I boarded with Farr at the Meredith House in Madison, and it was brought to my attention that Farr and one Wm, R. Taylor were engaged In procuring men to fill the quota of the town of Cottage Grove, in Dane county; that the town had voted to pay for such men $200 each, and that Farr and Taylor were actually paying much lees sums for them, in some cases from $1C0 lo $150 per man, dividing between them thodiflci*Guce between tbe amount voted by the town and the amount actually paid for themeo. Farr and I being intimate friends, I told him what I had beard, and he at once frankly confessed that he and Taylor were making money out of the Iowd of Cottage Grove, in the way above stated, and that they had made and divided between them between $400 and $500. That Taylor was chairman of the town, and was acting in the matter as Ihe agent of the town lo procure the men, and himaelf proposed the arrangement to Farr.This matter was recalled to my mind by the nomination of Wtn. R. Taylor two I .years ago, but as so much time had elapsed ; I was not positively certain that the person nominated was the person associated with Farr in the transaction above referred to. But the first time I saw Farr, I reminded him of tbe transaction, and be begged mo not to expose Taylor, as there woq r.hanr.o of his elec'.ioo.
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Janesville Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Sep 15, 1875
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