New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-07
WASHINGTON.


CONTEMPLATING AND MAIL CONTRACTS.
DISCOVERY OF SYSTEM OF FRAUD-A COUNTER
YXrT STAMP UsED-PosT-0rFIcE DEPARTMENT
CLERKS AND UNITED STATES MARSHAL IN col
LusIoN WITH MAI. CONrRACToRs-DErAns of
A CONSPIRACY.
lBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUNEI
WASHINGTON. April 6.--Mr. Tyner has sig
nalized his entry upon his duties a. secona ASe
Postmaster General. by folly unearthng i'sou' :"
tanning contracts These havo been long en'p'o' " 49,
IN Tho m ain we heretofore escaped detection IN ''
inyestlg CATION he has had esrnest support VI Nv -
ell. Through bribery Of q certain nu"oe'o VI VIC -
messengers all the figures Of BIDS were oo''"'. ~
official stamp affixed 10 each old a. opo"'"' vas
n,o-,o,,aa NV An engraver and bids were thcn pre-
psred 10 meet the state OF bids hed Ihs countries
,o,nn vos attached and they were then slipped into
the pile of bids for recording by tie proeo c'erAs.
Ahout 20 bids obtained In this way have been discovered
md Cancelled and all that were awarded by Tue Depart
,pent at the last lettings Will be thoroughly examined
Mt once Several cerks will be dismissed tomorrow
United States Marshal Kinds Of Alabama was reported
br GOV Jewell to-day TO the Attorney General, at the
Cabinet meeting. implicated in the matter, having
used counterfeit stamps lis dismissal Immediately
ordered
DETAILS or EXECUTING THE FRAUD.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArcHl
The following particulars have been obtained from
Official Tno stamp used by the fost-Ohlue d
partmeDt when lids for CARR Ing the mas are 0pes
contains the initials Of the FIRST and Second Posnss
Generas AZ each bid is opened the tap Is pun upon
1t 10 show that the bid IS p1rmG Jaee III lossessV VI
srnmped thew are passed clerks detailed for Tie !u
pose OF classifying, indorsing ana making @reoo u
Mr. Kettle. who has large contracts FOR Texas. OBJ
named Eot rock both employed the Pos, ONCE De
pdrtmebt |oe s1miie OF the genuine ana from tna'
Cbpn,I Obtained iur hIs services IN this business 200
aud Ro,brock $50 Mr.. Kettle next Obtained, thougna
with
OF the lowest bids number " routes III Iehh>'
whrh we're opened at the Lest regular let,log aoou,
month ago. He then made up fraudulent Dlus AZ q
smaller figure. with the impress OF tne Irauuu4snt
sIau D. ana Employed Chahne, 10 snp len cnnnleie
Ketir loimed partnership with Jerome D. Hihes ,sNH
appointed United Marshal tor Alabama TIE ierus
OF winch were That each should pay an equal shire or
Nil the necessary expenses OF getting these Dds W
corrgptipr the clerks Kettle lrauduenty bid in the
Hines principally IN the name OF wn. a. iuei h,
There have thus M been found seven Fraudulent nis
IN tbe maine OF LoughliG. two In the name or
HusS AID from twenty five TO thirty In the
IS % . ife sd os S discovered Kettle made
confession the condition that he should not Dc lose
cuted IL fur her appears ma. many se"' n D
by means Of s Sl'e vs sy ,a TH to his ROOM
from time 10 time by the cieTk Casp p i,d lof
were made up on "a Sunday III Illness room, ana the
fraudulent stamp put upon them IN tne presence VI
out but admts that he knew the bids went IN iraudn
lently after time. and that oy COLLISION VIII 'e cei'
Willie the bids for Arkansas were opened hines ap
proacned Rothrock messenger. claiming that he
had md on certain route IN thai state WHEN ne salo
was IN ssng and he privately offered Iothrocz 80 10
ain bid Into those lettings in lieu OF the pretended
losr one Hines on the Investigation admitted IN l'On
rocks presence he did ask MIN 10 slp tine Du ID
hut den ed off ring him money.
RothrOck Gays that IN January or feoiu"ry
last Hines asked him TO watch the mails as
tgey care INTO the Department and ABSTRACT
from them important circular from cert-M
nersons in Cal Oruia aud in consideration OF that ser
vice offered his monthly compensation from
go TO SEQ and continue the increase from IDOntu 10
month. Before the Texas bids were opened, hete ar
ranged Win a clerk named Floyd WHO had charge VI
the desk for formation to enable him TO commit
the frauds and for the service 10 be thus rendered
pad nm $500, OF which $1,000 was AFTER
ward returned ascertainlug that lIVyu
would not have OF the Texas oids the Depart
m, nt having as a revolutionary measure Temporarily
charged the clerks al all the desks connected WIN tne
lettings for the various States. clerk IN the elAtn
Amazon, Office named F!eek was also used by
Kettle IN reaching clerk Colt. and was paid sunry
sums amounting TO $40 The clerks above auuueu
10 wero immCd itey Dismissed because
their discharge would have prevented the ootllnAs o
uformI non reach other persons; but tty VIII an W
nisui.sed tomorrow and also subject 10 criminal
prosecution. fraudulent contracts as nave peeh
AWARDED Will OF course be annuHcd Ihey were " go
into eft the ls OF next July and 10 continue iuur
wears The main discoveries were made week ago lhe
Poe General wantOi to make tlem puDc al that
time but was dissnaded from doing so by Assistant
POSTING Cieleral Tyner Chef Special Agent Wood
ward aad Special Agent Potherorcge, VINO nave since
Developed all facts and obtained the confession OF
all Inc persons connected with the TRANSACTIONS.