Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-28
Fir. James EycIeth,

Fir. James Eycleth.
By rtq1as! We copy from the Fud,ricEsim.
News OF M,roh 9. the following Iettr l,,s,
Judge Jett:
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March s, 1889
To the Editor ofthe News:
Having seou, from q card published !, t..
Washington Republican on tho 81 nss, ,u'
from my relative aad friend. Mr.. James F~'.'
eth. OF that ci!Y, hat he has boon proclaim.
andsued BY the United States a. d: f,nI,".
have been at some pains TO ascsr,ain MI H.
pertinent facts 10 the case, and 6od ssI w.
all Who know hin expected to frd, that nm =,
legation is. as Dir. E,elo.h has ciarsc.,r.,
unmi.igatsdly and cruelty fslse. "'
These fsos arc clearly sat forth in ,ha,.
iu!'y Prepared statement wtica l sa5u: vih
this. and ask you to publish, in il:li.a ~
u!iI-Eronged gsot'emau. who hss usu,
fhsncs 10 this and other portions OF The Sla;n
MI. James EVeIeth, on the lss day Of Julv
1880, was assigned by the Secretary Of War "a
sHperlntand the construction Of fr> -pr,ofr,@t
Tor the bulldog at the corner tf Sevepteen,h
soo ft;eets' and to dsburse II.
money appropriated for the same, BY A. su ns
Congress approved June lG, 1850. IKE co,5
stlon OF the bond upon which Mr.. Eya,eth h..
b,en sued s. as rscited 10 the notice of M,
that. 1.-THE above bound James Eveleih sr.,I
and will. in all respects. f,ibtcly perl,rm a.,
Sad Singular the serves assigned I, him =,
abcv. rlclted. thcn the above obliss,ion sb,II
DO void and of mona fec otherwise 10 rsm,;a
10 toll forcs and vir.ue;" aud tho aIIe,s:;au
upon which the suit is bassd is. "ths; the srS
James E7ele.b, not regarding his duties in N.
premises. cid not 10 al: respects fsi,tfuIi, n.,.
form all a0d Singular, tho services ssslrp,dL,
him cs 10 the said condition of The s>;I
TEl:log obligatory recited, 10 this, tts, b, IA
oot dlsborae all the moneys which cana i0,a
his hands By virtue ct mis- slid assisuman, tU
tho Secretary Of War; bu', CO the c,pt,.y
failed 10 disburse. and sppiied 10 bis own ps
the SUN of 50. 700 of said moucys, which al
sun be did utterly neglect md refuse, AID Min
doth reg!ec! and refuse to paw nvtr or te,r.
couct fer tho plaintiff, w: The lai,,6 S.sns"
10 considering these allegations, the frs.
attracts attention is Mr.. EVeletb's grays cH1..
10 not disbursiog all lha public monty ina,
came into bis basds-ap offers, 10 which b. :.
no doubt ready at sny time TO LEAD guilty f,
although gentleman CT q very hiah dss(eo i
intelligence and a disturspg officer o, may
Yeas experience, le has failed, it sesu, "a
esrn that IL has ever bsen his duty 10 d'sho,,.
all the public money that oauo toto rs hsp1,
whether oee6ed for the purpose for gbici i; VI.
lnristed 10 hin or not. o. the o,ntr.r,, l.
has doubtless felt it to b, common lu,y q
every dlsbutslng efioer TO cXtcu!s eye,y uut
conhded 10 kln. es economically as wss OIL.
slssens with fsithiuiness to tho GoyctDmept
10 this osss Dir. E7ele'h executed The wuk
assigned TO him. 10 tho entire satisfaction &,
the SeEctory of var, for $27S u les, than The
sum appropriated Tor il, and ecoordicr'y It.
tufued that amount to the Treasury. So much
So 10 bis having failed to disturse.
IN order to clear unders!an ding OF the above
alleged deinquer cies, it il proper to state ,h,,
the appropriation for the work conlded to Mr.
Evele.h was ITO entb'o The secretary Of Wr
10 csrsa 10 Be constructed fire proof room"
at large. page 260 Surely this act conferred
upun The Stc :etary CT War the power, II il wa.
not already Inherent in his flee 10 selec. ,le
agencies he thought best to employ, and TO d.
rect the expenditures he desmed Necessary 10
accomplish its puIpcse. ard in the * r,se O.!
on the lst Of July, 1850.
On tho Us. OF July, 1889, the Stcsptatrc t:
War, as required by law, informed Mr. Rvtiea
that II was necessary for Ii n to Gle boni in
the fum OF $40 OC0 for faithful accountability il
the public money, to DO from tim , 10 time 3D..
vsnced to him from the Treasury and ,h.l 10
COT slderstiln of that requirement, and for The
reason tbat tho duty assigned to him in connst-
hon with Ina ROOT would ltavo him bu! little
time during the progrees of the work for attention
to ms duties az clerk in the flee OF the UhitfO:
Engi1eersi his falary as ECca clerk, ~ WELLS
MS salary OF 5. 50 per annum a3 Superintendent.
OF Wlnder's Building would be Suspended and
that ne would be allowed instead $500 per month
tjr bis services in connection W tn the root from
the date Of his assignment to tho duty oteu
pellnto! ding ina directing ito con:truc,n sud
olsturslI 6 The money az p:opriated for i! 10 ttG
Lime OF ls conclusion. Under this authority
Mr. Avaeih ID understood to have chsrsoiin
bis accounts monthly vouchers for 500 fJr lis
services, snd to have lied with his fl ret voucher
certified COPE, Of the Secretary OF WARSAW.
,hority upon which the charge was made. These
vouchers an ouat in all to the So 7CO fr Which
MI. Bveleth and his sureties have beer tu.dm
Tor pubic money which he failed to disbussa
and Applied to his own use.
In Mr.. Eveleth's cald "a published 10 he
National Republican Of the 3 inst.ut no milo.
~ chsrs cserz's the allegations against him IS.
"upmlt'gttedly and cruelty false" lsay mildly
for he might with entire truth have sdted, Md
known &c bs false by the person who ins.ig,!ed
them. who. am reliably informed, is the F:s!
Com ptroller OF the Troaaury, whose duty lives
to know, aud who did know that the money IN
queBlloo IVES formally accounted for BY vJlca.
ers in Mr. Hveleih's accounts, 10 the same Way
That all otEet expenditures made ty him we's
accounted Tor. Respectfully. j. 3. JET
A Geld id the head is one Of The BIS! ttiuls
that can happen 10 lady With laoo hantk.-
nhs AH ~ Dill l. - H.,