The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-15


State.
Early last week, SPECIAL Agents Hen
derson and TIdbail, of the Postotice De-
partment, appeared in this city. The
fact of their presence here soon became
known to a REGISTER reporter, who,
with the zeal usually displayed by him
in the search Tor news, lost no time in
calling upon them. Upon beng in
formed by them that their Investigations
in this vicinity would necessarily extend
over a period of several days, and tnst
any published account of their operations
would tend to defeat the ends of justice
and inAict injury on the public, the REG
lister, solely with purpose to prevent
such d result, determined TO await the
announcement, which 1t was assured
would be duly communicated.
Having already come into possession of
the Developments, so fer as made-which
were carefully guarded under the assur-
ances given-we were surprised on see
ing an account OF the investigating In the
hteLligencer of yesterday morning.
A REGISTER reporter called again
upon the officers and requested an expla-
nation, and was informed by them that
the account as published in the IatetEgen-
Ger, was wholly without their knowledge,
and exceedingly unfortunate. Our IN
terview with the Special Agents
was very pleasant and salts.
factory one, and we publish the account
as coming from themselves.
Reporter-I have called again in view
of the understanding between US TO ask
an explanation Of the report Of the post
office Investigations as published in the
htsILigeacsr OF yesterday morning?
Oficers-We cannot explain 1t, not
knowing how the information was OBJ
tanned. We were not only surprised, but
greatly disappointed on reading the
statement, because we had been assured
by the IatslLgencer that our work should
not be exposed by q premature report OF
our operations.
Reporter-Do you think that the pub
LEGATION referred to will be the meals
OF thwartIng your plsns?
Oliicers-We very much fear such q
result. A pal" OF one Of the parties we
arrested resides in this vicinity. and
catching the "cue" from the expose
already made will doubtless lose 10 time
in covering his tracks.
Reporter While regretting that your
operations have been prematurely given
80 the public, still, since sllusion has
been made thereto may inquire, with a
view of publication, relative to charges
against the persons referred to.
Internationally. We shall be pleas
ed 10 inform you.
Reporter - What is the acCustion
against w. l., Jacobs2
OGicer-He is charged with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes.
Reporter-Where is the act alleged TO
have been committed?
officer Here, in Wheeling.
Repeatedly whom was the COM
plant made2
Ofiicers-By SPECIAL Agent Hen derso n
who, by the way, is a resident of Baiti-
timore, and not of New Martinsville, as
stated IN the TnteLigeHcer.
Reporter evidence, | suppose,
was sufficient to warrant the Commits
si9ncr in holding him to answer?
Oflicor-That inference would natural
ly be drawn from the report. The fact
is, however, that no evidence WAS submit
ted, Jacobs waving q hearing, making it
obligatory upon the Commissioner to
mold HIM to bail or commit him to answer
the charge. Bail was furnished and ia
cobs released.
Reporter-Csn YOU consistently give
me an account of Jacobs alleged opera
tions?
OGicer-No, we cannot. We shall be
pleased to tell you anything that will not
expose our plans. The evidence we have
must remain our secret until 1t IS dis
closed before the court.
Reporter-The charge against r. h.
Sayre, Postmaster at New MartInsyille,
how came that about?
Oficers-By the failure of Mr.. Sayre
TO render, at the proper time, the reports
due from his office on money order &C
count, suspicion became aroused al the
Department that be was delinquent, and
We were sent to investigate his office.
Reporter suppose you were not long
| III LLAlIR klt VI ub EkhLC VI AIS dCOOulk.
Oaicers-About two hours were con-
sumCd 10 going over his money order
account from October last when the
money order Office was hrst established
until the 9th inst, inclusive, when, on
striking q balance, we found deficit of
SIX hundred and twenty-siI dollars and
thirteen cents.
Reporter-I Judge from what followed,
that Sayre was not prepared to make the
amount good.
Oficers-No, he could not raise the
money, aud We were obliged, under our
| instructions, to take him into custody; al
though every opportunity was given
him to secure the money.
Reporter-When was he arrsigned be-
! fore the Commissioner
0ficers-On the llth inst, after two
days spent in fruitless endesvors to raise
| the money. The charge of embexzle-
mcnt was filed against him, but securing
bail in the sum of ST ,000 ne was temper
arily released until the 18th inst at
which time it was expected he would be
able 70 produce the funds.
Reporter-I have Just heard that
Saver has been in the city, and restored
the money?
OEicers-Yes, be arrived to-day, in ad-
vance of the appointed time, and refund
ed the money, $626l3, for which we gave
him q receipt.
Reporler-Did the refunding Of the
money do away with the charge of en-
bezzlement, already preferred2
Otiicer-Not by any means. The
charge Of embezzIement still stands, the
Commissioner requiring Sayre to give
bsjl in the sum of $1,000, to appear at
the September term of the United
! States District Court.
Reporte7-Wba is the foundation of
the charges against Ii. S. White, VIM.
Criswell ard Alfred Crow. l see they
were dismissed by the Commissioners
Officers The charges against Messrs.
White, C7iswell and Crow were, in our
opinion, entirely malicious. The charges
being made under oath by a citizen of
the State, we were in duty bound to in
vestigste them.
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