The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-26
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DALLAS, Nov, 10 Editor HERALD. -
During tho recent political contest,
you made some alusion to the alleged
naughtiness of Col. Dudley, commits
sioner of pensions. Ifthere is a real dc
sire to develop the genuine ugliness of the
X-commissiOner Ofpensions, | will give
you tew pointers, which, if followed
up, VIII IN some measure dovelOp his
method of surrounding himself with
uDsavOry odors, and at the same time
indicate, or spot, few OF his particeps.
On or about May ., last, letter was
written by Jesse StanCel, from Red CLAY,
Nhlteteld county, Georgia, to II. l.. Me-
tmland, claims and pension agent at
washington, ID. g., IN reference TO the
pension claims of Thompson Hurst, late
| OF company Il, Fourth Tennessee cav
! elry volunteer, that viii lot in raw or
iWo OF light. On Nav ~ last, an a0ida.
| VT OF sad rhOpSon Hurst, and an ALI
| daVlt OF William Fucker referring To
| the said pension claims OF The said Hurst,
were mailed nt Dalton, Georgia, to tho
sad Mcfarland, aud by him filed in the
! pension office in the said claims. These
aiddaYlts are public documents. and the
public has right to know their con-
tents. They quite conclusively prove
the gross naughlinoSs of MIR. Dudley,
aud one or moro of his partceps. These
auldaNlts show up some things about
Inc pension Office in quito an unpleasant
light,
Ono letter was written 10 Mr.. Dudley
by the same party who wrote the letter
herein referred to, on May 5, last, land
one on the I'D OF tho Same month, u
reference to the pension claims of Mrs.
Louisa Harmon, widow No. 3l3.Ui3.
JONI Harmon, company @, Third reni.
ment Tenn sseo cavalry volunteers, that
viii further indicate tho naunhtiuoss
and ilagrancy about the pension Offices
under the management Of MIR. Dudley.
These letters were written to Mr.. bud
Icy IN his official capacity and in direct
reference To his official duties, aud the
Official business of his Office, and ara.
therefore, public documents. and should
Toe on file in the pension Offices. They
eliminate certain Odors about the PEN
SION Office that are quito uninVitiug not
10 use stronger and moro pointed terms.
Some time in the month Of June last, a
letter was written by the same party, 10
Secretary Teller, calling his attention
TO the above mentioned letters, aud the
nNughtineSs of Mr. Dudley's conduct
therein referred To-, also Informing Mr..
Teller that the writer of these letters
was in possession of the information
and evidence to show up tho corruptiOn
of MIR. Dudley ana some of his accom-.
plices. Up to date Secretary Teller has
not even intimated a disposition to ha, o
this said information and evidence
placed NJ his disposal. How much this
said letter may havo had 10 do with
bringing about the resignation of this
celebrated pension commissioner, is a
matter that may he best known to Mr.,
Teller and Mir. Dudley.
Enough was elected to show that merl-
l0rlOus claims were ubstructod In the
pensions office to enable outside sharks
10 iorcc-yes, force, that is the proper
word, TO force money from these meri-
lorious, and in some instances impoy-
erlshed claimants, ana in other instan-
ces fraudulent claims were nut through.
aud attained, whoa things were so fixed
that quite an item of money was or
would be forthcoming upon the success
u; said fraudulent claims, Tho necp.-
sary evidence to show this state of
things under the administration of Mr.
Dudley can be produced.
There is an affidavit Of Mr.. Elizabeth
], Fennor, claimant in widow No. 3d.
uo9, Thomas Fcnnor, company G., Tenth
regiment Indiana cavalry volunteers, ON
lille IN hor suit on claims in the pension
office, that brings TO the front some olo-
CANT plans in the directions herein
above indicated. Perhaps n sufficient
number OF pension hounds have been
herein posted for the present.
Respectfully,
jon BLACK.