Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-16
EXAMINATION OF KINDS.

when our report of the examination o: tire
postal contract fraud eases closed yes 'erday.
Commissioner Ineersoll had rendered his d =
cision Gischarging Van Week.
THE CASE Or JEROME J. KINDS
tor corrupting the clerk Coit), was then re
sumc,'. and A. NJ. Colt testified thar he was
corr's ronGing clerk in The Post Office dc
pariment; all questions relating 20 contracts
came 10 him. 1t was his business to indorSe
the bids. and by this means he became ae-
quaintCd with an the names aud amounts o.
the bids fiOm Texas. He received money
from kittle on giving this information. Wit
ness considered the money received from Kit
tie rot a. pay for the Information. but m rrely
as q loan. lie fully intended 10 return il: han
himself loared money without giving any
due bill; had lent over $50 in that way. H
rever expected row 10 get his money back
When witness said the other day that he was
told there was 5000 in it he was mistaken.
The evidence here closed as TO the charge
Of corrupting Colt.
ANOTHER CHARGE.
The charge against Kinds for corTup,inc
tharleS RothrOck was taken up. and Mr..
ROthfock testified that he was q messenger
in the Post Office contract bureau. He said
while sitting at his desk several months ago
Jerome j. Kinds, whom he knew approached
him saying, - l want you 10 come TO my
house tonight" On telling Kinds that ne
had no money 20 ride in the street cars.
binds gave him fifty cents for that purpose.
reaching the house, Kinds took h mi up stairs
and there told him that he wanted him to
watch the mails ard bring TO him certain
~.
Altman, Hartletlge & Eldrelge. and al
dressed TO the Second Postmaster General:
Kinds said To RothTOck, " You have hal 30
much trouble from loss of children ard your
own bad health, that you can scarcely make
both ends meet. but bring the circulars TO
me, and VIII give YOU thirty dollars every
month, which, in addition to your salary.
Will net you 81 200 a year" witness thought
Kinds said he would procure Senator Span-
GERS influence To have him promoted 10 a
better place in the Department.: the witness
a. ToSIDpSin 7
10 it," he then LEFT the house and returned
home; ne thought the interview between
them was previous TO the mail-lettings; sub
sequentiy Kinds Gale To him in the hall of
the Post Office department and said to him
% he had a bId with check on ii, AMI If he
could prt the bid into the mail-le'ting he
also refused 10 do that.
WHISKY AND CoD-LIVER OH.
ON DISCRIMINATION he said he thought
he had asked HindS for little writing to do
10 help along; he was pretty fair penman.
and could 60 tOlcrably well at copying if ne
sat down deliberately at his desk and took
Kinds gave him gallon Of Risky after he
had given him the fifty cents for car fare.
witness took his whisky with cod Liver Oil,
for his disease: he did not take the whisky 10
the department, because the Postmaster
General had issued an order that Iiouor
should not be used in the department: wit
ness; alter his memory was refreshed by
Kinds counsel. I DuGh. Kinds gave him n
bottle OF WHISKY the night he called at his
house; three years ago Kinds gave him
bottle of whisky, but did not give him a
bottle of apple brandy. as he promised to do;
witness had repeatedly sought promotion: a.
TO Senator Spencer, that entleman would
merely bow 20 him as he came into the Post
Office department; he was a very pompous
Kind OF man, although he might be very
fine gentleman.
The examination was adjourned until this
afternoon.
In all there are four eases against Kinds
charged with severally attempting To cor
rupt Colt, RotlIrock. Channel and Floyd.
The two last like the two aforementioned.
Will be used as witnesses against Kinds.
TO-DAY.
The hearing was resumed this afternoon a
O'Clock and the case of Kinds for corrupf-
ing John .. Floyd was called. Mr.. WI.
kittle testified that he paid - 500 TO Floyd
~l5c0 about The 18th of January and ~ 800
before the list of February, for his services
IN putting in bids for routes in Texas