National Republican., 1877-08-28

TANr cAaE OF CRAIG.
crnig ls Gen. Rusks son.in.law. and Is special
agent OF the oflcc. Mr.. Innston almost mmc
dintGly thereafter wrote letter t. the Acting CLm-
missioner of Pensions. recommending Mr.. Craig
pr"moi'on Of which the following l. copy as ap-
pears on pngo l5S mis- press copy book:
last of special AGENTS named in the order Of their
I'iiS T. Dunn, m i,si is,nS n c""s'aaf'' sno,,. mn.
4 SgalE: y n : R,esdsle, Oh
4 Jnnis Il X 4 SlS,hen, Gnsiaye
= 2 G.m,sGg,s, Elements, 1T y y smi!n; r. L
4 Esni EsESs, RaboTt 4 i i Ayii'TS5% iiSii. x"s !"
,n,,Iy I9 ny opinion, all following tSe name q r r.
rns NJ should b, sogpGa or r"SnIs S ns as Sgcn
because of his sIprTincn, liz win ncvc improve 4
far from being horough hui a hard worker
sd oaras,s Gy 3 a" Ia src.a.I Il SS~rss,I,air. y X;
f"or' r''pe''1l'' NtSFFE GSisfs t.TSTSE (. DIVISION
These ratings are grossly incorrect aud false and
were put forward to secure the promotion Of Craig
and the dismissal Of Aycswolth. who Is brother;
Lanston from the head Of the special service divi-
Sion, and reduced him In grade as clerk.
MI. lanston mrthcr asserts that do not state
single fact In my communication Of the 1st Of June
whereby an intelligent public can form correct
epaaSh sSe %hrh TnE
up every assertion have made, and II this be not
sufficient then am willing to test itnpou Mr. Ian.
stons own frequent and fatiering Endorsements Of
my honesty Integrity. efficiency and credibility
while an employee Of the Peuson Bureau, press
miscellaneous press copy book of the special ser
vice division.
Mr.. LAnst0n next proceeds to convict mo of
pEFRAUDrNd THE GOVERNMENT.
under the g,ilsc Of law and publicly calls the at
tcntion ofthe honorable District Attorney the inct
that tho statute OF limitations will operate as bar
to criminal proceedings ailer the close OF the next
month.
stit,itc criminal proceedings against me, or if Mr.
Iaston desires to appear before the grand Jury at
Statute o S.s tGg 'as and srPs Trial wi" waive '
| Mr. Ianston further states that this man Kane
was not of the regular force Of agents hut was n
invite attention TO the following copy Of letter
ceived from Hon. H. NJ. Atkinson, Commissioner
| Bentlcy's predecessor:
| U. r. SURVEYOR GENERALS OspTcRl
H. ,ssSIA "; Nkw MnIico, 9ct; =. isis J
DEAR sini | take pleasure IL bSlrinT testimony to
the cficiCncy and honesty ofMr. 7. p Kane, an old
Mr K,nc pis deidlieI ls ,p,eini no-nt during my
t%T,n rs rommssloner @ and always consldeTcd him
l,s We're entrusted TO him for Investigation and he
| have 80 much confidence in Mr Kans's ability
and fidelity that TAX. the liherty Of commencing
| Very respectfully. II. NJ. ArKrNsoN.
In addition to this desire to state that under
son, a regular commission as special agent Of the
| Pension Bureau under tho broad seal Of the Intc-
rWf Department, which commission nm prepared
i 10 exhibit 10 any pcrson desiring To see II.
| In conclusion permit me tn briefly refer TO Mr..
Iarston's charge that the press copy books Of the
division show me to have been present In the Office
| on days fot which charged
A PER DIEM ALLOWANCE CONTRARY TO LAW
Some time In or about July. 1875. I received an
order from G. y Baldwin. then chief Of the secret
service DIVISION allowing mo an additional com
rensntinn of 81 ccnts per day, with the understand
quarters, and was TO take care OF all the eases re-
, quiring investigation In the surrounding country
6fvirginia. Maryland and in the city Of Washing
=, seldom bgyOui baltimore
| some special case on which occasion was allowed
the usual pTr diem Of sso and cost Of travel
special service division, calc1 the correspondence
desk, the duties Of which required the invcsiiga.
ton OF some fraudulent claims by correspondence,
such obtaining n certified copy Of conrt record
: showing the rcmarraGo of widow, upon which
roll. The work Of this desk became so heavy that
found It impossible to keep 1t nm To date and ut
= tend to tho investigation of outside cases by con.
. was furnished with pass which admiticd me- 10
4 the building at all hours It is rule Of the De
partmcntthst all employees who enter the building
lcr before ONCE hours must register their me
!, in a book kept by tho wntchInan at the F.strGet
entrance which Is open to the inspection OF every
c body. That book VIII bear me ont in the assertion
II ihnt from about July, 1879, ~ about May. 1876 my
: name appears registered therein every Sunday
during that whole period, except when out of the
i city, and four days out of every week during the
y same period as having worked after office hour
Il many times from land 5oclock until dark and
|: sometime allsr dark.
Is If had a case u investigate requiring my hb
scnce from the city, and the work Of my desk wa
not in a condition To leave would go to the ofct
OH the evening previous to my departure and work
the desk IN 10 date, dating every letter written by
me after office hours one day ahead: thus Il would
r. for instance this evening and bearing date Of to
: morrow that was present at my desk In the Office
ri on the date appears In the letters when IN pon
Of fact had left the city on the night Of the da,
on which the letters were written. II is a ruo o
II Tic division and custom which prevails through
out tho Department to date all letters written ae
y the mail has been collected for signature the nex
/ dsy. and all letter. written by me between III,
II bore the date OF Tomorrow Thus again u woul,
v appear that was present In the Office on the dat
n appearing IN tho letter, when might not hav
n been near the Office at any time during that day
Is This was particularly the case with the letter
N chief Of he division has frequently come to IL
i Office on Monday morning and found letters in m
basket written on Sunday and bearing date
Monday, when was not In the office at any tin,
a From July. 1873, to January. 1876 worked on
the present chief of the Pension once, MaJc
,r CLARK, will boar inc out, as our rooms commun IL
ccd and ho himself frequently worked a'
4, 4, desire To state one thing else. This morning
~ W called at the Interior Department with write
p III me an addltionaf per diem Of iii,y:iSe cent cent
ne which order fled with the evidence taken on u
" charges against Mr % fSnston @ Of Which order 4
III following Is an imperfect copy made from memor
nm by direction Of the Commtssioner you are allow
M for each and every day from and amer the day
on -, l57h e r. BALDwtS.
an Chief 5pecial Service Division
Of On the night Of the investigation 7 handed tn
order to the solicitor Of the interior Departmen
who read 1t aloud, and Il was taken down by u
shOrthand writer who was engaged to take the u
timony OF the witnesses. This morning
III THAT oRRER COULD NOT BE FOUND.
as although an npparcntly thorough search was ma
Be. for Ii by Mr. Stiles the appolntment clerk and
I'VE of his assistants On thG last page ofthe testimor
~ written out by the short hand writer all that ~
cs ton of the order following the word comm
'ay sioner" has been erased as 1t plainly bears d
srs marks of steel eraser, and only the words BY
nd rection Of the commissioner remain Taxing In
m consideration the fact Of the Of the impo
be Ant part OF this order and the mysterious ilss
m pearance the order ITSELF rather justihes the
nd picion that
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Ny FOUL PLAf Is BEING ATTEMPTED.
shall at least think so until ! am furnished will
copy OF the order as called for In my application