The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-05-09
From the Boston Traveller Of May 9Th.
CHARGES OF FRAUD.
'a'hc Wall service in the West.

's'hc Wall service IA the West.
The Jrdrt(ier has already called atten-
ton to the charges of frauds in the letting
of mail contracts in the far west. That
the nature of these charges may he under
stood we publish to-day the substance of
the statement of Congressman Luttrell Of
California. which is To be investigated by
committee OF Congress- If he tells the
truth. two or three Of the contractors are
making pretty large profits in n manner
which the public will not commend.
On the resolution offered recently in the
House of Representatives,, asking for invcs-
tlgaton into alleged frauds and abuses in
the letting of mail contracts in the west,
the Hon. ]. X. Lutilcll of California. ap-
pcarcd before the committee on postoflces
and post roads. and submitted the follow
ing direct charges:
llorsE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April 20, lS,4D
Hon. John b Packer Chairman of Com.
on Postolllce and Post Roads:
SiR-ln accordance with the request of
your honorable committee that | prepare
specific charges in relation to alleged irregu.
laritics and abuses believed to exist in the
matter of mail contracts and the payment
of contractors, | have the honor to submit
the following:
First-I charge that Bradley Barlow, G.
G. lIuntley, Owen Miller. J W Parker, 5.
= lluntcy, J l. Sanderson, + + Sawyer, b
ii Peterson, Gilmer & Salisbury. and others
were paid in advance of services rendered
and in direct violation of section 2Gi and
sos Of the postal laws of the United States.
Sarnnl--I piarpn tinr Lao ,F
the above named parties were settled in the
office of the sixth auditor of the treasury in
an irregular manner, without proper cv-
idence that service had been rendered. and
upon certificates issued by the pOstofice
department that said parties had performed
the required service, said certificates being
false
Third charge that contractors have
received full pay where no service was rem.
dercd, upon fraudulent certificates now on
file in the postoflice department. certifying
that Sc. vice has been performed regularly
upon routes which have been rendered inn
passiDe bv heavy snow storms. and that
the records of the pnstoilice will show that
where complaints have been made by post
masters of the failure Of contractors to
properly carry and deliver the mails the
pns,mastels have IN several instances been
removed and their o
Fourth-I charpe
made win irrnsnons
moi rivn hnnla
If such contract.
agents of COZ
dciralll the 90
Ra,lo,v + p saw
peterson and other
western STAGE Comnory u,u ,,,
tracts were made and nrc now in fore,
ofter tho regular lrttin.r or Is-o tilnI tn
oht,in service onl thoi soil ,.,tios Ur,I
lev Rorlow + p SAWYER G. q Tnn,lev II
II Peterson and others-bove offered and
oiven n consideration IN bidders an rontcs
Contracted Inv them to withdraw their con-
tracts or fo;I tn eyncute ,hnm i'm o,dar thot
I thejr service mioht fail into ihe hands nf
The noriies above nomcd ali of wh1cI, Is II,
Iirert yiolotinn If soct,on o5o of thn pnS,ni
Laws f The United States
Ei,tb / chorro ,h.t ooil ,or,,os o,,,,r,l
,non% othnr r",7tes The rnn,a rom Kei,nn
J'toh Ia Dallas Oreron for whicl, thcv
recciyn nav nn,nuntinr a. 900 ooo nc,
,ur,m H.. ,,'',n Iron, w;nrnm,rcco Nn.
Gala ~ Uni.n ri,v iIoLn f". ,,,;ch ,ho,.
ra "~G, ,l', ,, ,i,,'o W. ~ mon Wv, w.:
onnnn, ,h,. r",,ie fron, orn,ill. Col;for.
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m", ,,o, o,,,n,,,,;r, "'N' '''a c
nnnnn, a,G that rh;Ie this co,h;ro,inr
"n',trni,ci ,he ,,hoIa ~ ,i,js Ia,,or rn,,,o
,,;nh s no,, so,,,n,,,,ot o,,rtoiIaI H., tho
or,on.im, ~ cha ,,;irood tI'n ,,oji ,',as
cnrricd ~, tho rai,rnaL cnmnanv nor, "f
tnc Iistonce at ,In evnonsa ~; ,he s,o,c
cnr,mnmy and ,ho o,,,o,lt ,,oi6 ,hn s,a1o
oon,nam; ,vos ,rron,i,, IL, 800 IF H.
omornt Tho law womb hnvo ollo,ynI i've
railroad con,nar,. fo, ,ho Sa,,o snr,;ce
Siyth N nbaryo ' ,ho, ,'i in ,hn Snnin,o, 81
1870 and in direct vi"lo,ion Of socti"n ,ix,l
y, tho nostai Lave 81 tIo ",i,oI So
large si,n, was aiio,r.J ,he s,nos cnn,m,rY
Gov incroaso5 SnaeJ IN t,en'ah H.,
ron,n From, 0rdvilIo ~ ~ vi, 'rtl' ,'' G ~,
coon On sail mail h,,in,, hnen ,SI~,I, rar.
ried nv tbe raiirn,6 con M, Inn hoIt
anin" ,,' ' sch " ,innn '''''
Sn1yer,h I ci,nrro ,ha, q y urn,lev
who is y storo contr,ctor yoso hiiGrr IN
,hn stcanho7t ronio No GIia from New
orcanS In ~ Kew West Fla on Which
the nav is S;0 00o ner ann,n nnd although
NOT the contractor and NOT owninr INV IN
,nra', In ,i,, sto,n,I,nn, corr,in,r 7ho mil