The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-23
Gov. Hendricks Returns to the charge
and Routes the secretary-the Forged
Vouchers.
IEpIAEApoLrs. JuIv ID 1894

INDIANAPOLIS, July IA, 1884.
Hon. w. E. Chandler: Sir-I find in
the newspapers this morning letter to me
| from yourself, written yesterday and circu-
lated through the Associated Press. You
complain that / did you injustice in an
address to the people of this city made
the evening before. In that address / urged
the need of having the books of the gov
ernment Office opened for examination, and
as an illustration ] cited the case of fraud-
ulent vouchers in one Of the bureaus Of
your department, and that upon your testi-
mony before the subcommittee Of the Sen.
ate 1t appeared that the frauds amounted
to $4,000, and is not every werd of that
true?
You were brought before the committee
and testified as stated; and you admitted
under oath that the sum Of money lost
amounted to $4,000. But your defense 4
that the ENLIGHTENMENT did not wholly oc-
cur under your administration, but part of
it was under that Of your predecessor.
1t seems to have covered a period from
June q, 1880, down to Jan. IS, 1884. Does
that help your case? You were at the
head of the department one year and nine
months of that period; your predecessor
about one year and ten months. He was
in Office at the payment Of the first false
voucher, June Il, 1880, and up to April
Ia, 1882, when you came in, and you con-
tinued thence until the last false voucher
was paid, Jan. Is, 1884. The period was
almost equally divided between yourself
and your predecessor. How much Of the |
$63, 600 was paid out under yourself and |
how much under your predecessor, your |
letter does not show.
RsTf H.. Al. r
cussing does it make any difference who |
was Secretary when the false vouchers were
paid? urged that cases like this. Y hen 4
frauds are concealed in the vaults az n
the books of department, the only remedy
of the people is By change of control ~ /
that the books and vouchers shall eome
under the examination Of new and disin.
terested men. Do you think I am an.
Wered when you say / was mistaken. q
supposing that in this case the frauds were
all under your administration. when n
fact part Of them extended back int
that Of your predecessors
Why, SIR that makes vo1r case vvo....
Tor IN the Bureau of Medicine and surgery
the defaleati0n Is large. But . more -
rlous TACT il that il could and ala er-
lend Through two NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. az tha
department, period Of nearly four YEAR
without detection.
But Il become more serious. A far :.
you are individually concerned, when ~.
TACT 4 considered that you had notice snJ
yet took no sufficient action. The infor-
nation upon which / spoke va f-on,
Washington the 18th Of the past mon,I. ~
he Associated Press, the same fhat b-;r..
ne your letter.
The Associated Press obtained ia -
ormailon either IL your department \,
rom tne investigating committee. III van
we're not correctly reported that vas A.
fn1e Tor complaint and Corrections
4ou testified that the total NJ ss,.n....
'oncners dIscoverered 10 far was shont
~. QO0, and that the money fyadri Isss.s
lbtained was in some insfsnaaa S;..:.s-y
.etWssn the wAtehmen II ~ den.rs' $3.50
lorrigan, chief clerk. ana KirR~- ..s1sa:.
barge Of the ACCOUNTS. : : w. An
Now what notice had Won Aoco.ss.-
the Associated Press reuort II -. '-s.-s
.nlony y0u received letter 80 -. -
naE4lng Ccrrigan, one Of the nars;s. s 49,
drunkenness, and after thai 49,, . 49,.
you and told you that Tirles-..s s'.....s
.orklgan were engaged ID frauds. RI - -
Is. PIT Jon upon notice and inVe-si 49,
o@ tss.lneq thai some inquiry was n,asle
na ne conclusion was that pkiIo &c.. {
go !. some suapicioua cfrcunirtsness 49, 1
q nos warrant the Consolation 81 e~;ist I
.tsax nQt.oe verbal and III writino' va ~.
IS men q once. You did nj slss ~, ~. T Z
'.4ee g light noz the GUILTY Ssel' -, y. / !
1Nl.Ament. Twas Gov |.7.'lt ~, -
Feed Who discovered ths fF1f7'e 80 ~.
'ztsq k.fess report 1afs Wool a1SsIs.-.s
NeSla have no fufIlS SI's.s
trl would 6rsrs ~ ir. i
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