ab o ard ▁states ▁were ▁offering ▁rec ruits ▁en list ment ▁bon uses ▁( then ▁called ▁" b ount ies ") ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁$ 7 0 0 . ▁ ▁Smith , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁eastern ▁rec ruit ers , ▁planned ▁to ▁fill ▁eastern ▁tro op ▁quot as ▁using ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁pay ing ▁those ▁rec ruits ▁the ▁regional ▁b ount y ▁of ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁and ▁pocket ing ▁the ▁difference . ▁ ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁he ▁believed ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁legal , ▁at ▁first . ▁ ▁But ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁get ▁off ▁the ▁ground , ▁Smith ▁took ▁$ 9 2 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁eastern ▁rec ruit ers ▁had ▁depos ited ▁for ▁the ▁b ount ies ▁and ▁used ▁it ▁to ▁make ▁spec ulative ▁invest ments ▁in ▁side ▁business es ▁involving ▁whis key , ▁gold ▁and ▁diam onds . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁eastern ▁rec ruit ers ▁demanded ▁rep ay ment ▁which ▁Smith ▁could ▁not ▁provide , ▁Smith ▁noticed ▁the ▁rec ruit ers ▁refused ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁law . ▁ ▁From ▁that , ▁he ▁concluded ▁the ▁plot ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁illegal . ▁ ▁Event ually ▁Smith ' s ▁invest ments ▁produced ▁large ▁prof its , ▁and ▁Smith ▁claimed ▁he ▁rep a id ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁credit ors ▁in ▁full , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁or ▁left ▁town . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Hav re ty ▁bank rupt cy , ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁given ▁a ▁temporary ▁judge ▁advoc ate ▁assignment ▁with ▁the ▁army