, 1859-06-25
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We. the undersigned, whose names are herc,ntn
Subscribed. being '!ny swvrll Il" >cvcrally .ltro~e
l!lu say that VT arr and have heun cnlp!uved III
the Chicag" Pest Office, in the several raa"i,ies
AMI from til: times set "rlu-i;e "uE nanc= RESPECT
tiscIy: that We have l'crn made acquainted with
The rhArgcs preferred Hgais>t lssac Cook Post
master. ami as to the first charge do .poSc :r.l
oH eItI state Us iu"w-:
]. Tlat our salaries lave uot lecn principally
n:! ~ us in I1aFcF money-bauk htlls-as is .ta:
t't III said cfsargr hut that in INSTANCES. and
m"rc particularly, when we have received 1noury
IN acsuuut of -aIatt tc-ure pay Jay, We have
tt'lscl same lMpcr money hut hare never. 1T nuy
i1n. l'rrn refused c"il. in payment Of salaries
whcn fue. or 1t any time; anil that ut 10 timr
have receipts been require: "t, given Iy u. III
respect whereof We "r any uf were refused tl.
knowledge or kept iyls"rant IF the all,unt. in
>-rtel therein. is specified in *url charge .r
t"r Il larger sum than actually received by us.
= ~ tu the second charge. nc further uE oath
state. that the Utmost diligence has always Lesu
required "f Us by the Postmaster and Iii. ls>i.t
ant i'll the Transmission ln'l distribution If 1Hlr:s
d"cuincnts. letters and mil matter, ami that il, TO
instance have ]'llt.s, I"rumrnts lettr> 1,.4.n
hs Us ev:sari!y improperly detained III tic
'hlrly" l'-t Otlicc. "r Intentionally brrh put n
plarc1 where they did nut belong. with the ,ten-
tim If preventing their delivery T., Iii. }cr-rt- L,
"i'"sa they addressed. otherwise n"r have
We 1T any time bcr:l authorized. i'll any manner
directed "r Instructed from any one t. lrslrct "r
disregard duty iu the behalf aforesaid
:; as to the third charge, We further en u,,h
state that letters hare III" hy us been "},.nv4l in
tn" said Post Uilicc; and that NC live ,,pt been
;I'th"r1zct +" to 'u nrr il it Il custom If the Of
Htr H. SANG "r any rAtcnt. When letters are not
plainly directed. "r w'tcn there Is a d'a,ht III I"
whom they are addressed, "r where they aro IL he
>cut. I" Instruct auiurzc i clerk u any r!rrt
10 open such letter or letters for tn, purpose Il
:,anin; thu information desired Ut f"r any pur-
1"S: ll that neither large numbers "r !rtters
''r any letters, are often mt any ti:r Intention
ally misplaced by the clerks in ilIc "flice. Iut in
lI"e thereof. tile instructions z ivrn to tn earl
"f ns by the Postmaster aud hi, assistant arr. ,li-
rc"tly l" the contrary in the particulars lcfre
mentioned. AMI arc by faithfully observed.
!. As IL the seventh charge IL. further IN |
oath STATE. that VIC have nnt t,ccn required IL make
contributions toward the establishment, anl sup-
port "' newspaper called tho Chicago bAi1r |
llEn,". either against oui inclinatinns beyond
"ilr ability. "r hcen in any WAY i.nrnrtunrI ly |
Mr.. t''ek hi, assistant fn t.nntriEutc IL the |
maintenance thereof. threatened directly or in
directly with removal fnr any failure III our part
t" contribute +" tho support shere"f that any sub
Srrpt"n- ua'ls' b.: us thereto lave lcsn purely t
v''',n'ary.-that +" ;" inush Of said charge a. r.
latcs to Il suit "l ci.1llr-. further saw that we
ese 'aSs %fSsr fcd ee @ 1sl with i t. G. ::nF!hnts e IT, r
III sail P"'t Office rr;"r I" tIe firs: day If jan
,tarv. 1882. hc~ lrarc t' represent that IN tlc all
srn"c ol Mr.. Cook from Chi"a." and voluntarily /
nwn part. without his knowledge. am. t,r
thr purpose If tes.fviuy by san. act. "r ;,,rc-
cat'H ''f his uniform E,lnc>, t"wnr,l us. W.. IL.
-ctrr with ":hcrs outside cf anl mt employed in
th,' Fu~ s'fficc. dill purchase IL suit "f clrlrs.
which Mr.. t"rk wa~ prevailed ui'm, t, accept