The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-10
a 6RIndIer Arresten.

A political fraud has been nipped In
he bud by the arrest OF a. T. Reed, a
clerk in the Pay Department, charged
with sending circulars TO postmasters
and others throughout the country,
soliciting, on behalf OF the National
Managing Committee, five dollars from
each person to whom they were ad-
dressed. The circulars purported to
come from authorized persons in the
Republican party. The idea was con-
veyed through them that the contribu-
lions asked for would be used for cam
paign purposes, and the doner was as.
sured that his gift would entitle him
to consideration by the Managing Com.
mIttee in Washington. Reed was sub
Jected to preliminary examination
last Saturday night, when the special
detective of the Post Office Department.
Mr.. Depro, exhibited the printed elrcu-
lars, also letter from the postmaster
at Bridgeport, Ohio, who had read one
of the circulars, and had written to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General,
enclosing the Eve dollars and circular,
saying that he hardly thought the cir
cular genuine, but II SO desired the
Second Assistant Postmaster General
to Hse the money ms requested.
Mr.. Depro states that after haV-
ing the above letter placed in the
Managing CommIttees's box, inform
ing them that letter OF value was at
the post Office for them, Mr.. Reed call,
"a nd nFFplfaH fIRn let
tiers taken from the accused's trunk.
one postmarked Rochester, and the
other Walworth, N. y, dated April 8
and respectively, and directed TO the
accused, were exhibited by Mr.. Depro.
The latter made oath charging Alanson
7. Reed with having used the United
States post Office at Washington, ID. ca
in connection with other persons IN
known 10 the United States Govern
lment al the present time, for the pur-
pose of defrauding postmasters and
others in different towns of various
sums of money under false and iraudu-1
lent pretences. Mr.. Reed pleaded not
held to bail in the sum OF two thousand
dollars for temperance on the 10th
inst. The two letters discovered in
Reeds trunk are signed "Reynolds."
No dates are attached TO either
except such as the Postmark ex-
hibits. Reynolds, IN wiring from
lays ont plan of
forming The managing Commit |
leo," and says that he has consulted
one of the criminal lawyers in |
who said that no one could |
t>e Indicted for pursuing such course;
sud ii an arrest took place IL might
Gauss trouble fas some time, but no.
.ssaS a1ala s,A done. He also, in his
ls,sl4,-, s1xses TIA; he told Rowley THAI
Is was az ruISTq-lss hatched by his |
-ursII I-nE s0z1s politicians Mr.. De- ]
,Tru testifed <hRt Ssout SIS had already !
r,E,fFr r1ilecgea.- The Hccasea has been
& t,terE f1- suDs TIME past In the dsvis-
Sun df rsfs--sd claims, PAymaster Cen
erals nffISs, Is about - or 40 years OF
age, Eud appears to be quite an incl
ligeut MN. While he asserts his en-
.t-e Innocence OF the matter, he never
theiess 1nok from the lock-hox the I4t-
ter which led 10 his naIecIinn ana
opened II and IhR letters Inun6 II his
trunk plainly Indicate tha; hs- Is. party
n " hat would nndnIbtsdIy hHUs hem
AZ Immense svInEjH, unless niJpsG IL
"a tud TX lbs warnings n the press
H-Ia 1hs y-lE.IEpcs u The Officers cnIs-
usrEE5 with lht Posi- Ofhcf Department.