The Evening critic., 1881-08-04
A BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN
OF PosT-oFFlCE REFORM.
Some Facts In the History of j. j.
Hinds-Tbc Kind Of Men MIR. James
Gathers Around Him.

Some Facts In the History of j. j.
Hinds-Tbc Kind OF Men MIR. James
Gathers Around Him.
The appointment of Jerome j. Kinds to
the position of Inspector of the Post-oflice
Department has created no little comment
in official circles. The appointment, how
ever Is in keeping with all the recent acts
of the too-frcsh Postmaster General. In
making the rounds this morning, q CRITIC
reporter dropped in upon prominent Off
cial, who is well acquainted with Kinds,
and who knows all about
His Crooked Record
as a mail contractor. The CRITIC asked:
What do you think of the appointment
of Hinds?"
ut is said the gentleman, certainly
disgrace to the Department to appoint q
man with so little character and with such
stained reputation as he has"
What do you know about him?"
81 know that his connection with the
Post-ofiicc Department was not at all credit
able to him. He was contractor to con-
siderable extent, and l know gave the de-
partment great deal of trouble, be-
cause Of
o. Failing to Pay His Men
who carried the mails for him and rs con.
sequence the service was performed In q
rloyoa 1,orId ho oo,,s+o I'll, rof,s;r,, o. a..
tinne tho scrv;co ~, acco,,nt ~ ,,nt ,o.t;,.s,
Maid Rut tho nrincno, Saat,,ro ~ H. s; cn,,s
ncct;on WITH the Post pot,,cc Dar.rtr'n S 80
Cured In 1873. during tbe ndn,;n;strat;on
of Hon. Marshall Jewell. At the an
nual letting which occurred in the spring
of that year. large number
of bids were put in, which were supposed
to have been fraudulent. After careful
.xs. + u a T.
ment it was found that
Kinds ana One w. ID. Kittlc.
n mail contractor. had consnired toyether
for the putting in Of these fraudulent bids
II il known that the bids when onened are
stamped by a certain device. by which they
may be identified and the uniting in Of
fraudulent or CATER time" bids prevented
Kinds & Kittle were ingenious cnouob tn
eyade this method of nrotection. on the
occasion referred TO they -
wnyI.,d m, Tho s..oo.
a.. ,sso,,,,cu ,c a., $500. =.
heen sent re Tho engro var;s ~ hr;no tho d"'
yico ,vh;cb ,vas 70 70 rso5 -, a. nnrort
n,ont iTho,, t,oi, U.s. ;,, .mo no ls !.
and nrocnre1 from another nnnraSor y, Co..
s;m;Je which thew ,saJ In star,n;nn ior,o
nmn,ber of h;ds ~ ho MI IL, rtar tiso tI,nys
had been onenod and tha anomnta 1 80 S s,,o,'
h;Js J;soo,,p.aJ ~, ti,a IT,, LII. y. o @''a
80 .I.a ,o..a ~ ~ oi w W nnu
ou. ."o ",'ouu ~ Va eno ,oMe'. p,u ou e s1N
i .., o. Una. eney ovuiu Pu' III 'ho,r "i,cr
.i,nc pius lew uoiiars ioWer thah inc
o'hcr con.r"c'ors' they
brioeN Four or rive clerks
of the Department, who had been entrusted
WIN the examination anu receiving OF the
bius NJ TINS letting. Ihese clerks furnished
them tue Information, and they were
enabled to put in their bids. When this
bribery and fraud was discovered, Kinds
was arrested, indicted and tried ON the
charge of bribery Of U. $. officials. The
iac's os tho stamping Oh inc Dias, the DriD-
,a aS ~. az anu ail .i.nsac.,ons apove
10y e., w VIZ oie"ty pioven Nv 'he 'rla''
80. ~ sC s Wy July mieu W 'oii
III r. t' ion .no l.tsoh Una. one
;,.i;oa.sI 1 ~ .' ai was sNeh W Pcrsoii'
4 w. T;t., In Ia; ,' ot 4i'n ov
od H. nn',as.o VIZ" Nv '"e s''"'o 'i'hc
"' IN ."S g. l", ;,.,,. - y,..,.
ioi ooio inoo ;,a rc'32n ni.V,c,
Mno was cqu"ily suiiey WIN Iilhus, was
sNsh en.lle immunity my, anu was SIMPLY
useu as WITNESS. ms was prooa1iy ow-
Incn cnIel Vi sPec,ai aeehtsol tne Iost'omce
Depar.Incn,' anu hau tne principai manage
1Iehs vi Ihe Case Ever Since this triai
Ii'""S mas pccn
ord hoe ror ho"', "odn,';,,, h;,,o.
or oontraoto, IsI noa,',i, ..;,.I'. tI,sS,
inst nrevious to tbe discoynrS " these
frauds. was appointed TO- some birb posi:
ton. probably Il. s. Marshal of Alabama. hut
his annointment was revoked -
n,IIy CooL