Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-20
MORE RASCALITY

Developed IN the Conduct of the United
States Mint.
Washington Dune 10 Special to Chicago
Times.
Glovers committee have just completed
thorough and exhaustive investigation of the
minis as administered by Director Linderman.
A synopsis which Glover has caused to be laid
before the President and the secretary of the
treasury states that the following facts have
been ascertained: Prof. Rogers, of the Philadel-
phia mint, was sent to inspect the Comstock
Iode and making an extravaganza report of its
mineral resources sent The value OF the stock u p
from 5000 to 81 900.
Rogers was stakeholder in the Consolidated
Virginia Mining company when he made his re-
port. DIR. Lindelman made purchase OF 81
500, 900 of silver of the Consolidated Virgi mia
Mining company, for which he paid $3U,UO0
more than the same amount Of silver could
have been purchased for in Europe and placed
the same in the assay Office in New York. DR..
Linderman, brother and wife own stock in the
mine. His brother sent to the San Fran
cisco mint to perform service which could
have been done at one-half the cost by the
parties in San Francisco. He used cast iron
pipes at excessive cost to run off acid, which
pipes were consumed in few weeks earthen
pipes being necessary for that purpose, and
having been previously used. He supplied coal
in San Francisco for the use of the mint, on ia
contract, charging 81 per ton more than the
market price of the coal in San Francisco. DR..
| Lindermans wife received present OF ST. 600
| from the employees of the San Francisco mint.
| In the accounts of one year for parting bullion
| in the assay office in New York it appears that
| 1here was loss Of about $4,000 to the govern
| ment, and, upon an examination of the &C
counts OF the Office by Glover's experts, it was
proved that there was gain to the government
of over 4 ,O0u nj he very trans ctiol of whichthe
! above mentioned loss is charged. making. with
| other items, aggregate difference of s27, 900
! There are discrepancies in lJr. Linderman's
published accounts, ranging through period
Of eight years, aggregating $3O,OUO0OO. This
| is not regarded as proving theft, but as show
ing that the directors figures are unreliable
! and of very little value. Frank Gassaway,
| formerly assistant cashier of the first national
! bank of this city sent to San Francisco
| by Dr. Linderman, ostensibly to make an in
ventory of the furniture at the mint. Gassa-
way was employed nearly a year and received
! almost 1900, and when he left the service he
| had not even made report The proof is a
| letter from DR.. Linderman to Gassaway, COM
| planning Of not having received the report. In
| his testimony DR.. Linderman states that he
| sent Gassaway to San Francisco because he was
| in the way of Bristow, who asked him to get
Gassaway out of town. The report contains an
account of a number OF trips made by Dr.
/
lie expense, and without any ostensihle pur-
pose beyond that OF giving the young man ar
opportunity to see the country and take some
fat contracts of a dubious character
The whole Linderman family seems
to have been quartered on the
government some way. The charge, re-
peatedly made, that Linderman notified F. F
Low, president Of the Anglo-California bank a
San Francisco, of the stoppage of coming trade
dollars before the stoppage was publicly an
nounced, thus enabling Low and his friends tt
clear profit of $4,000 or more, appears to b.
true. John Sherman has the impudence to cal
this synopsis Of established facts allegations
and to say that no action will be taken in refer
ence to them till they have been fully investi
gated by persons competent to do justice t,
the government and to see that no injustice il
done to Linderman. This assumption that rh
committee are not competent, and this intima
ton that their work is to be gone over by per
sons designated by Sherman, is deemed b.
Glovers friends a direct insult to him and tn
committee, and they say it is unlikely to b.
tamely borne, especially as it means that Sher
man will refer the facts discovered to Under
man. in the treasury, who will whitewash him
DIR. Linderman's term of Office has expired
though he claims to the contrary, and tn
President has postponed the making of an,
nomination for director of the mint till GLOW
er's committee shall have finished the investi
cation. It appears to be conceded that Lin
derman will not be renOminated at present.