Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-15

part was under your predecessor. In
seems TO have covered a period from
J une q 1sS0. down 10 January Is. 1884.
Does that help your case? You zsre at
the head OF the department. a year
ana nine months of tha. De-
Rod, aud yonr predecessor about
year and ten months. He was
In office on the payment of the dr-t
false voucher, June q, 1881. and up TO
April IL, 1882, when you came, and VOC
then uatiI the false voucher
paid January u, 1884 Thus il vas
almost equally divided between Yourself
and yoar predecessor How much OF
the x65rOo Wac paid out under yourself
and how much under your predecessor
your letter does not show: bat. sir, upon
that question | was discussing it does
not make any difference who Vas Sscre-
tary when the false vouchers were paid.
urge that cases like this, when frauds
are concealed IN tie vaults or DO ,ks,
the only remedy for the people is by a
cnange OF csnirol, 80 taat the books
and v1uchsrs sh Ill come under the ex-
of new and disinteressed
men. DO you think | am answered
when You say | am mistaken in sup
posizg IN this case that the frauds
were all under your administration,
when. IN fact, part extended back into
that OF your predecessor Whv. sir,
that makes your case worse, for tue
bureau OF medicine and surgery def
cheney Is large, bat more serious fact
10 that IL could aud did extend through
two administrations Of the Department,
and proceed nearly four years without
detection, bat it becomes more serious,
so far az you are individually concerned,
when the fact is considered shat yoa
had notice and yet took no sufficient
action. The information on which
speak il from Washington on the l6th
of last month by the Associated Press,
the same that brings me ysur letter.
The Associated Press obtained its in
either in your Department or
from tue investig aling committee. IL
yon are correctly reported that was the
time for complaint. You testified that
the total of suspicious vouchers
discovered so far Was about Sb3.-
OOJ. and that the money fraudulently
obtained was divided between the
Carrigan aud Chief Clerk
Now what notice nd you According
w kuS hoSDcihtC0 y EcrS EcPptb Va ypdI
testimony You read letter last year
charging Carrigan, one of the PAL ties,
With drunkenness, and after that man
came 10 you and told you tn Il krkwood
and CarriRan were eng tged in frauds.
Didn't that put you upon your gutr
At the investigation you testifi I'd that
some inquiry was made aud tAat the
was that while there were
some suspicious circumstances they did
not warrant a conclusion OF guilt. Alter
a notice, verbal and IN writing. you left
tho men In Office. You did not bring
the frauds to iight--no guilty parties to
1t was Government De-
tective Wood VINO discovered the frauds,
and the Associated Press report says that
Wood declared that he would have
40 fartaer dealings with your depart
ment, bot would press the inyestiRa-
ton before Congress. What Ii your
next excuse Worse, If possible, than
all before You say large number of
Congressman, including some gentle
men of great influence and position,
that the head of the bu-
Feau, DIR. Wales, should DO reappointed.
The members OF Congress knew nothing
Of the frauds. They had no opp Drtn-
nifty to know. II WIS within your reach
and duty. They were probably his per
sonai friends. You were his official
superior. bat in fact did you appoint
him. ! understand not. Perhaps the
discovered the frauds too soon,
but DIR. Wales WAS NOS one of the guilty
parties. He neither forged voucher
or embezzled money. His responsible
ity in the case IL just the same an your
own. He WAS the official superior of
three rognes, as you we're of him l
have nes thought of or considered this
"A case of politics IN addressing my
| said that this aad like
OASIS admonish them To demand civir
service reform in tue removal of ali
from office who will not seek to promote
II within tie sphere of their oifiolall
duty and authority. Respectfully,
L. A. HEsDgIoKs."
serious Accident.
NEw York, July IA passenger
train running at full speed ON Textbook
lyn and Caney Island Railroad. came in
collision With AN engine aud coal car
near the curve at Greenwood cemetery.
the engine and the passenger train
we're completely wrecked. No one was
killed outright. Ten persons were in
inred. Tue engineer of the opal train,
so whose oarelessness the accident Is
duo, has not Yet been arrested.
Wonderful Record.
SPaIsorrgLp, Mass. July l4.-Wm.
horse 'Sour Mash" was
driven twenty miles ia II minutes and
30 seconds by Sam Richards at Hamp-
ton Park thls afternooa.
Cruel Een.
New York, July Il Gen. II. +. Bat
Ier left tonight for Washington. lie re-
fused TO be- interviewed.
Relaid.
SALT LAKE. July A.--Advices received
from Grand Junction are thst the mile
II track torn up by Lovejoy. late Presi-
dent of the Denver Il Rio Grande. Was
laid down again today by force of 30
men under charge of Superintendent
Dragaed. shet aad Robbed.
HARgIspuRa. Pa, July 14.-Riohard
A. Robertson, OF GFeenville. Mercer
county. was indu sed by two men 60
walk up the river bank yesterday morn
ing. just beyond the city limits he was
given bottle of dragged beer, and then
shat in the back and robbed OF $500.
Leadvtlic Sire.
LEApvILLx, July 1.-THE cencentrat-
ing works of Estey Il Hall we're burAed
last night; loss $4,000; insurance half
that amount
Say Geuia Retire. frem the Mereaa.
sii~ Truss Company.
New YoRK, July H.-Rumors were
current yesterday that Jay Gould had
Withdrawn his interest in the Mercan
tile, Trust Comsany. The capital stock
ia f.. COCO IL mas been paying per
cs.,st The Equitable Life Insurance
majority of the stock. and
Jaw Gauld aud his associates owned tbs
balance. These rumors concerning his
retirement from the Mercantile Trust
Company are confirmed by both Gould
and Lewis Fi'x2etald. MIR. Gould said
he had merely sold sut his stock Ia the
company.
As.tx nmeat
Rock ISLAND. July l4.-B. ID. Buford
a Co, corporation owing the Rock
Island Piow Works. made an assign
nens today. No figures were given On
the schedules, bat as near as could be
the liabilities are about
x;so.uo. half Of which in secured by
on real estate assets, $780,.
600.