New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-20
CHARGES AGAINST WESTERN UNION.

CALLED TO ACCOUNT BY 4 RIVAL COMPANY.
AN ALLEGATION THAT MONEY HAS BEEN PAID TO
THE MUTUAL UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY EN-
PLoYEs IN THE INTEREST OF WESTERN UNION
GENERAL EcKERr REFUSES TO SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT THE CHARGFs.
The subioined letter was sent by vote of the EX-
ecutive Committee of the Mutual Union Ieiegrapn
Company to each director of the west
ern Union Telegraph Company yesterday
by registered letter. The statements made IN II are
said TO be absolutely correct by John y. Evans
president of the Mutual Union Company, VINO
offered to substantiate them by producing the org
inas of the documents and letters referred to- Inc
authenticity of these proofs attested also by
members OF the firm of George William 9auou ~
Company. the financial agents of the company
The proofs have been submitted to able counsel
who are reported to have confirmed their adequacy
and TO have advised the conveying OF the tacs 10 e
officers of The Western Union Company. Mt
Wiman who is charged with attempting to corrupt
clerks of the Mutual Union Company was eiected
a director of the Western Union Company at tue ne
recent election. II was suggested last evening py
riends Of the rival company That ms eiecipo!h
might have been owing to his activity III thio
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
MUTUAL UNioS rEIEGnArH Co on isai
No Al PfNE-sT, NEW YORK, OCT. IL, 1851 J.
To he President and Directors Of The Western Oh'0" ie
graph Company: -, ,.,, q,
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trust for the Western Union Telegraph COMPANY nIo
nfty dollar tIned states cgaltend"r notes iunr'o
3gl 772 both OF series Of 1874 and one hundred
dollar Uritcd States lcgalteDder note nulhDeTeHt ~
hundred and hy dollars paid by certain Officers
and directors the Western Union Telegraph Com"any
dhe hundred dollar bill having come directly tloh tno
treasury Of that company To clerk IN the eupo{ ne
81 the contractors building the lines oi me Mllua
Teerrauh Company induce him to steal from MS IN
ployers for the benefit Of the Western Union ItlesIan
Company, certain documents ANA extracts HVh 49,
Z mi
uf the Mutual Union Telegraph Company. ,., 81,
We have also original letter o. Erastus Nlman o,
the firm of Dunn, Wnau Co. one al the directors Dl
The Western Union Telegraph Company, directing lne
of money TO the clerk and requesting that one
VI ihr docamrnts thus 10 he obtained om him should
be delivered the General Manager OF tue MesrrI
Union Telegraph Company. Also the receipt OF lhonaS
T. Lrkert the General Manager OF the west
crn Uuon Telegraph Company, for the pa
request wnicn receipt discoses upon ia face know
edsc of The source from when the paper was obtained
Also a memorandum IN the HANDWRITING oi ~ ~.
..sistaut General manager OF The western Union iele
gruIn Company, specifying certain aaulionl "Iiia
ZION which the clerk War rApctl'u va kp,u,, 81" ,t
autograph letter OF brastus "iman, Offering 10 provide
the clrrk with situation at salary nl @i,UVV per u
mum m The event oi hi- los'nE h' PI's,h
We m rrtby informed hat the assurances oi TINS itt
ser wcrc verbally confirmed In the strongest manner Dy
Nh Eckcrt and Mr. Bates.
how FAR this conspiracy has extended We oil course,
cannot know The list furnished 10y ar safes linI.s
the necessity ot -uhorlhs Chhl.'u ,.t ~ a., "a ~
Office of me Mutuai Union Telegraph COMPANY pu W
fore II shall be carried any inrtErr we ~ Se III III ]
TO the governing body oi the Mtsei lh'h ii,I,ipi
Comua thar IL be- stopped II the persln' named are
u-eful Ia western Union N"ihPah'
their services cannot bo wholly dispensed WIN,
.l'i' ,ns,.ctfully request that their zeal he
We within the limits OF common
hasty and tbat IN their efforts To break down ihe
f i',i,n Telegraph Company, they shall not De al
49, -, r.E do yu all the rules ~ morality ana husl-
- aud All sentiments Of fidelity and 10y alty In
.,,r..a tny ard their employers irrtni ~ 10 rcmlnd
90. ttat the Wrrtrfu Union Telegraph Company i en-
49, Il, , buaiucs- which makes Hs employees the re-
po-iiory Only Of Papcrs e"mg ip IL own tt"nso
, " nj hers such q corporation should De the Last
g. cr.,,gc in carrupfiug the clerks Of others
We rrspectuy request that all Of the papers relating
% our irs which have been procured n II dHh0n
,i manner returned. and that hereafter the oIpo
ston 10 this coupauy De limited to al hunnfahlc rlffy
Te very bsh character OF the large majority az the
directors of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
and the relations which they sustain 10 TIC DINER
.r,t corpnratous the country. us every conh-
deur that thsy will not their silence appear To
nurrovg of this conduct O: their associates The w"
hundred and nfty dollars viii be returned Nheh hpph
lion shail be made aud proper receipt g'eh Ia
should be SAID tnat tn" value or inrof
taucr of the documents obtained IN The manner STATED,
- No. nam az the Issue between IL IL the method ~
which thcy were procured thAi - alone thc E"uuu "
our objection and protest by order EaeonuNs ,oni
mutee, - - ''''
General Thomas T. Eckert. vicc-prcsldent and
ccrcrol manager of the Yves, crn Union Telegraph
Compauy. whose name is mentioned IN
tbc letter. was seen last evening at the
Windsor Hotel by TRIBUNE reporter
Ue ocknoUlcdped having received q copy OF the
communication but declined to say ans ihlug wat
ever i'm regard To the matter. lie refused 10 hihh
or deny the CORRECTNESS oi the statements ana eA-
Libite considerable surprise when informed OF some
al the sources ol the iniOrmation but ne th'h
treated the matter lightly, and SAID that the whole
fIlng Was not worth, of his notice