From: "MPCgram" To: Subject: MPCGram 884 Date: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:26 PM =========================================== MPC GRAM =========================================== Covering the entire World of Military Numismatics Series 004 - Number 884 Friday March 28, 2003 The Wham Paymaster Robbery By David Klinger Last summer after the ANA seminar I took a side trip to Globe Arizona, on the Salt River to visit Theodore Roosevelt Dam, which had only recently been identified as the dam on the back design of the MPC series 692 $20 note. While in the visitor's center discussing this design, someone asked me if I had ever heard of the Army Paymaster robbery which occurred not too far from Globe in 1889. I had not, so I started my research on this very interesting and convoluted event. I then drove through the area where the robbery took place in the Gila Valley near Fort Thomas. The landscape in this entire area of Arizona reminded me of a John Wayne movie location. When I got home I found the Internet full of references to this story. "The great Wham Paymaster Robbery has almost disappeared from the public mind, but it remains one of Arizona's great mysteries. Shortly after midday on May 11, 1889, a band of robbers ambushed U.S. army Paymaster Maj. Joseph Washington Wham (pronounced Wham, as in bomb) and his military escort along the Fort Grant-Fort Thomas Road about fifteen miles west of Pima in the Gila River Valley. Following a hard-fought gun battle, the bandits made off with more than $28,000 in gold and silver coins. The daring robbery and the subsequent trail of suspects in the heist created a sensation throughout the Southwest. Questions of guilt and innocence, and of what happened to the money, still linger more than a century later." The above quotation is from an article by Larry Upton: "Who Robbed Major Wham?", The Journal of Arizona History. The remainder of this article was drawn from various web sites and from the book: Ambush at Bloody Run: The Wham Paymaster Robbery of 1889 - A Story of Politics, Religion, Race, and Banditry in Arizona Territory, by Larry Ball "He was on his way to pay the men at Fort Thomas, Camp San Carlos, and Fort Apache. Wham, William Gibbon, his clerk, and Pvt. Caldwell, his servant and mule tender, rode in a dougherty, a canopied ambulance, driven by Pvt. Hamilton Lewis, 24th Infantry. The payroll, exactly $28,345.10, in gold and silver coins weighing about 250 pounds, was locked in an oak strongbox and stowed in the ambulance. The remainder of the escort, occupied an open wagon driven by Charles Mermairt, a civilian employee of the Quartermaster Dept. James LaRoy Saline, a civilian teamster, and a Mormon from Pima, was originally scheduled to drive the escort wagon. For reasons that have never been explained, Mermairt replaced him at the last minute. Sgt. Brown and Cpl. Mays were armed with .38 caliber revolvers, while the two cavalrymen held carbines and the seven infantrymen carried single-shot Springfield rifles. Wham, Gibbon, and the two drivers were unarmed." The 24th Infantry was the famous unit of black soldiers called the Buffalo Soldiers. "As the wagons rolled out, Frankie Campbell, a black female gambler mounted on a big bay horse, joined them. Wearing a bright yellow, tight-waisted blouse, a billowing wine-colored skirt, and a large floppy straw hat decorated with a red paper rose and red velvet streamers, she was headed to Ft. Thomas so she could be on hand when the soldiers got paid." "Major Joseph Wham and his escort were attacked by a dozen outlaws near Fort Thomas, Arizona Territory. After wounding more then half the soldiers and driving off the rest, the outlaws simply walked away with the entire payroll. A posse of lawmen rounded up various suspects who were later charged with the sensational robbery. Most of these suspects were Mormons with political connections and the accused men were defended by the famed lawyer Marcus Aurelius Smith. Major Wham and his men were unable to identify any of the dozen defendants in court and they were all acquitted. It was widely claimed that political pressure from the acting governor allowed the thieves to go free." It has been said that Frankie Cambell saw the faces of some of the robbers but was never called to testify at the trial. In reporting the robbery to the Secretary of War, Major Wham described how his "party was ambushed and fired into by a number of armed brigands" The major stated that a large boulder weighing several tons had been rolled onto the road by the robbers to block the progress of his small convoy and that as his escort was making ready to remove it "a signal shot was fired from the ledge of rocks about fifty feet above to the right, which was instantly followed by a volley, believed by myself and the entire party to be fifteen or twenty shots. The officer reported that a sharp, short fight of more than 30 minutes followed, during which time 10 members of his escort, eight of whom were wounded, two being shot twice, behaved in the most courageous and heroic manner." Two of the Buffalo Soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor for their part in the skirmish. Major Wham reported that Sergeant Benjamin Brown, made his entire fight from open ground. Brown's Medal of Honor citation reads in part that "although shot in the abdomen, he did not leave the field until again wounded through both arms." Corporal Isaiah Mays was also awarded the Medal of Honor. Near the end of the gun battle he, without the knowledge of Major Wham, "walked and crawled two miles to Cottonwood Ranch and gave the alarm." Marshal Meade swore, after conducting an extensive investigation, that "I am satisfied a braver or better defense could not have been made under like circumstances." A survey of the ambush site testified to the intensity of the battle. "Three mules, still in their traces, were dead; the others stampeded, and the harness cut into pieces. Along with the shattered strongbox, Wham's valise had been cut open. The valise containing the payroll vouchers was gone. Finally, the men rounded up four mules, spliced some harness together, and made their way to Fort Thomas. Sgt. Brown was left in the field with Frankie Campbell to nurse him, and brought in later." There are many details of the event which are wrapped in folklore and legend, which makes it difficult to sort out fact from fiction. One of the best overall accounts, in my opinion, is by Larry Upton in a presentation he made to the Arizona Historical Society in 1999. It can be seen at the following web address: http://www.wham.org/UptonRob.htm When the members of the Mormon community were acquitted in the trial, others were accused through rumors, including off duty soldiers, other gangs around the West, and one reporter years later, claimed that Frank James admitted that he and his infamous brother Jesse committed the robbery. Of course, that was highly unlikely, since Jesse was killed nearly eight years earlier! But that did bring up an interesting aside for my research, since while running down that false report, I discovered that the James brothers were indeed involved in another Army Paymaster robbery. Phillip Steel wrote about it: "On March 11, 1881, US. Army Engineer Paymaster Alexander G. Smith picked up the government payroll as usual at the Florence, Alabama, bank and started back to their camp on Bluewater Creek some 15 miles up the canal from Florence. He was approached by three men who were later identified as being Jesse James, who had been living in Nashville as John Davis Howard, Frank James, also living in Nashville under the name of Ben Woodson, and Wild Bill Ryan, who used the alias of Tom Hill. Drawing their guns, the party relieved Smith of his saddle bags, his personal watch, and $221 from his purse. The saddle bag contained $500 in gold, $4,500 in $50 bills, $20 bills, and smaller currency. They tied Smith and forced him to accompany them until midnight, at which time they returned his watch, overcoat, and $21 cash and then released him." On April 17, 1884, Frank was brought to Huntsville, Alabama, to stand trial for the paymaster robbery (Jesse was already dead). Frank James was found not guilty, although seven witnesses had positively identified him as being one of the three robbers. The concept of jury nullification has been around for a long time. Back to the Wham affair, I think that they had the right men on trial for the Wham Payroll Robbery. Some locals were even said to refer to the robbers as "Latter-Day Robin Hoods" (interesting play on words). There is even an art connection. Frederick Remington, the famous artist of wild west scenes, painted a rendition of the Wham affair called: "Holding up the Pay Escort". It can be viewed at the following web page along with a picture of the men who were tried for the robbery: http://www.jtraintours.com/serv01.htm If this were a movie, the trailer might read: Major Joseph Wham died on 21 December 1908, and is buried in Wham Hill Cemetery, Marion County, Illinois. The two Buffalo Soldiers who won Medals of Honor : Sgt. Benjamin Brown died on 5 SEP 1910 and is buried in Washington, DC; Pvt. Isaiah Mays lived until 2 MAY 1925, and is buried in Phoenix, AZ. Nobody knows what happened to Frankie Cambell. =========================================== Editorial =========================================== Just when I think that things are going ok, AOL lets us down again. At least it seems that way. Neil Shafer and some others have complained about not receiving their Gram. I have checked the records and their accounts are current, so I believe that AOL is after us again. If you are an AOL user, please call customer support and complain. At the same time, create another account somewhere so that you can receive your daily gram. In the mean time we will fight as much as we can from here. Fred =========================================== MAIL CALL =========================================== Dear Editor, At the summer seminar, please include asset allocation among the different series and denominations, market timing before the hoards, and tax implications of trades as collecting MPC is an investment and not a hobby. Cheers, Sparky I was one that paid a good sum for the 651 Fractionals. Am I unhappy that the price has gone down? Yes, but that is part of the world of collecting. I have some other notes that have gone up much more to offset the down side of the 651s. For the 691/701s...I was one of what I consider to be a lucky one to have purchased the notes for $2000. Yes, there were only supposed to be 50 sets but who knows, certainly not me. I did not consider it to be an investment as much as I did an addition to my collection. Someday I will probably sell the collection and hopefully make some money. I was part of the first 50 to buy the sets only because I was a very small part of the MPC community. At that time I had never spoken to Fred, Phil or anyone else. I hadn't even been to a Fest yet. Am I concerned about a hoard of 651s showing up or of the non-destruction of the 691/701s? Not really. I am in the hobby for the fun of collecting and I very much enjoy the fellowship and friends I have made on the computer, phone and at the Fest. Bill McNease Hello Gramsters! This [possibly release of 691/701 stocks] will not serve anyone in the MPC community! Everyone who bought these sets, were told that they were slated for destruction OTHERWISE nobody would have bought any! All value is based on "scarcity" There wont be any if these are released! By the millions to be sold on what?? "TV" for just $29 a set and then rip off the public!!! As tens of thousands of worthless sets come back into the coin stores, to dealers who will tell them there are millions and are worthless!!. Just remember the British Military certificates!!! THEY ARE TOTALLY WORTHLESS! AGAIN who does this make HAPPY???? Who are you saving these for??????? WHY does anyone WANT TO HURT the MPC COLLECTORS who trusted the "inside community" to handle this very problem!! Why now "RUIN" what has worked so well until now (a stable market for these)?? Why is it that only THOSE who don't own sets "want to set them free" and those who "do" certainly don't! Let's just reprint all MPC and everyone can own a complete set for $29! I doubt if that Larry would go for that! Anyway common sense and forty years tells me this is the bad idea, serving "no one who is truly and MPC enthusiast!" It only would serve profiteers who DO NOT COLLECT or deal in MPC the most!! I can only RESTATE my last to Letters (arguments for there destruction!) I have seen this scenario before over and over again! This only hurts the integrity of those who "sold" these sets! And who perpetrated the "limited sale" of this whole sales campaign! I am shocked that anyone can't do the math! AT LEAST ADDRESS the CANCELATION concept of the "re-released" sets and this would appease everyone who owns sets LIKE 50 + sets at $4000++ each over $250,000 alone in sales to less than "200+-" deeply involved MPC collectors! I still say destruction is the best answer! And Fred should reconsider this concept as to what damage to his fellow collectors and NEW collectors who trusted his NEW BOOK! RARE!!! $3500! for first printing $5 #691 !!! etc per note! Next year! 5th edition!! #691 set! $1.00 each!! AND NO ONE WILL care "what" sheet position they are now! 'Cause they will be so "turned off" We would lose many new collectors! Again saving 10,000 or so sets and canceling them is an only realistic answer that "bests " serves the active collectors as well as the "novice adventurers" who want a "souvenir set" Please reconsider my arguments!! And "Fred" knows I have the "utmost respect" for him!! This is simply a debate on the issue! He is thinking of the "fun" of researching them rather than the financial effects of the whole mess! I am thinking of the WHOLE MPC MARKET!! as an investment and its effect on it's future! I will survive because this is only a fraction of my holdings! But why should I let this happen without a fight! I know I am RIGHT! Time will tell!! The Gram is in concrete for history to tell! Guy M. Araby! Dear Editor, About the argument on the destruction of MPC by the U.S. Government. Just a comment on the concept of purchasing a rare item. Among my many military collections is a vast one of propaganda postcards. I have written about a dozen articles on them for various publications. Among the rarest is a group of "kriegspropaganda" that the Russians used against Germany during WWII. They were impossible to find for about 40 years. In the early 90s they started to come on the market and I bought something like 21 of them (catalogue price $1300) for about $800 each. I was damn happy. Then the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR went into the toilet. Some Russians came here with a supply of them (looted from their archives no doubt) and you could buy them from $300-500 each. My original source in England wrote me a very apologetic letter and actually asked if I felt that he had taken advantage of me? I replied that I was more than happy to pay the price at the time and he was not to blame for geophysical world politics. Hey, you spend your money and you take your chances. On the same theme, the government does not guarantee you a profit. I am also a propaganda stamp collector with a prize-winning collection. In 1962 the government printed a Dag Hammarskjold stamp. There was an error sheet with inverted color. The owners of that sheet had an item worth maybe a half-million dollars. They foolishly announced their find. What did the government do? It printed a few million inverted stamps so that everyone could have the error. The original owners sued and lost. Moral? Nobody is guaranteed a big payday. Collecting MPC is like playing the stock market. They may go up for 50 years, but you have to be ready to lose it all tomorrow. There are no guarantees. Herb Friedman Dear Esteemed editor/battalion clerk/Fest host, Re Fest V, have the dates been confirmed? and what are the costs ? Please advise so I can start saving up! Thanks, Roger Urce Dear Roger, Well, you might have offered an opportunity to either change the topic of controversy or to add a new one. After a discussion here in the Gram the Fest has been moved later in the season to April 23-25, 2004. Registration will probably be $148 barring any unforeseen defense appropriations. Your reservation (below) was the first entered for 2004 so you better start your savings program. Editor Hi Fred: Thanks for distributing the Vietnam token and price list at the FEST. You are welcome to publish the list in the gram. Can provide an updated list via email attachment if you would like. Glad to see the FEST changed to April. May try to make it in 2004. Thanks, ED Dear Ed, If you send the updated list via email, we will put it in the Gram. We would be excited to have you come to Fest V. May I put your name on the reservation list? Editor Dear Steamed Editor, Where are the Grams? The last one I received was No. 867 on March 3- have they been published since? If so, it would be nice to see what's going on. Any help along these lines would be greatly appreciated. Neil S. Dear Neil, Wow, it seems that the AOL gods must be interfering again. Drat. We will implement a contingency plan, but are not enthusiastic about the possibilities until AOL gets it house in order. Editor Dear Gramsters, It was "investors" and not "collectors" who have destroyed coin collecting with their "slabbing" ect. Now we see the same thing creeping into currency collecting. MPC collecting should be a hobby first, and an investment second. What happened to the thrill of the search? Is it all only about money now? Guess I should start collecting match sticks or something that people can do for fun and education. It doesn't all have to be about money. I say release the 691/701 notes for all who want them to get them, not just those who could afford to buy some of the "stolen" few sets. All of us paid into the tax pool that paid for their printing! Sorry David, have to disagree on this one. Larry Gibbs Dear Editor, Does it bother anyone that on the FRONT PAGE of the Bank Note Reporter it says MPC DESTROYED? This is obviously problematic. What does the Bank Note Reporter think about this gross inaccuracy? Al babb =========================================== CALENDAR OF EVENTS =========================================== Masstricht April 4-6, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, contact Jos Eijsermans, Box 3240, NL 5930 Tegelen Netherlands May 30 ? June 1 POW Conference II, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA Registration fees: $150 for general registration; $200 after 1 May 2003. (A day fee of $50 per full day, $25 per half day will be accepted at the time of registration as space allows for walk-in registrants to join pre-regs.) $100 for presenters, uni/college students, senior citizens, veterans of any age, overseas participants. (Registrations must be received by 1 May to qualify.)(Presenters coming for one day may attend half of that day free; if they'd like to attend the entire day they will be asked for a $25 contribution to help defray conference costs. 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Memphis International Paper Money Show: 13-15 June, Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St., Memphis TN 38103-1623 Military Numismatics Summer Seminar Session I dates are Saturday, June 28, to Friday, July 4; session II, Saturday, July 5 to Friday, July 11, 2003 Link for more and general information: http://www.money.org/sumsem2003.html Link to photos from Seminar II http://www.money.org/summer2002images5.html application for military money scholarship http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/MilitaryNumismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf PCDA National and World Paper Money Convention. November 19-23, 2003. St. Louis Hilton Airport Hotel, 10330 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, MO 63134. 2004 April 23-25, MPCFest V, reservations now being accepted. Reservations entered in order received: Roger Urce#, John Cheney#, David Seelye, Phil Goldstein, Harold Kroll, Gail Baker#, Leo May$$$, Kevin Neidy, Cuneyd Tolek, Warner Talso, Cameron Bueschel, Wendell Wolka, John V. 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Except for unavoidable charges like ebay fees, 100% of your donation goes to scholarships. 2003 Scholarship Donors Ed Hoffman RA Medina Dick Freyser Larry Smulczenski David Seelye Howard Daniel Steve Feller Warner Talso Pam West Mr. 691 Leo May John & Nancy Wilson Max Spiegel Gail Baker Chris Connell Bill Haines Joel Shafer Mikhail (Misha) Istomin Gary Hicks Robert Drew Tom Warburton Larry Lee Fred Schwan Mark Watson Harold Kroll Ian Marshall Marcus Turner Neil Shafer Keith & Sue Bauman Contact me at: "Marcus Turner" mailto:maturner@indy.rr.com Checks should be made out to the "Military Numismatists Scholarship." or Marcus Turner 8103 East US Highway 36 Suite 163 Avon, Indiana 46123 USA IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION The last information given in the gram did not include the official release of application/donation information. This information can be found at the link below. 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Thank you http://www.papermoneyworld.net/news/Military Numismatists Scholarship Fund 2003.pdf Marcus Turner Scholarships from the ANA: See the following location for an application for financial aid to the summer seminar: http://www.money.org/sumsemfin.html =========================================== MPC ANA Museum Project =========================================== ANA collection of MPC: Thanks to donations from Douglas Bell, Dick Fryser, Ed Beaman, David Seelye, Philip Goldstean, Michael Cummings, Ray Czahor, David Pitchford and Mr 691the ANA MPC collection is current as follows: Series 100 - [50 sen], [1Y, 5Y, 10Y, 20Y all A underprint] Series 461 - 5, [10] cents, [$1] Series 471 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $10] Series 472 - [5, 10 cents], [$1, $10] Series 481 - 5 cents, [10, 25 cents], 50 cents, $1, [$5] $10 Series 521 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, [$10] Series 541 - 5, 10, 25 cents Series 591 - [5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1] Series 611 - [5, 10, 25 cents, $1] Series 641 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, $5, $10 Series 651 - [$1] Series 661 - [10, 25, 50c], [$5], [$1, $5] $10 Series 681 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1, [$5], [$20] Series 691 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] Series 692 - 5, 10, 25, 50 cents, $1 Series 701 - [$1, $5, $10, $20] [50c etc.] = notes donated by Gramsters --Chris Connell =========================================== RESEARCH =========================================== New modification to the database you can now retrieve your password if you have forgotten at the main logon screen. 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