New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-18
APPRAISER McMULLEN AND THE BROOCH
HAS THERE BEEN A VIOLATION OF The LA"
AGAINST PRESENTS TO sUPERIoRsI

AGAINST PRESENTS TO sUPERIoRsI
An affidavit signed by william +. Parkinson, ais
charged cmploye Of the Appraisers Department. was
published yesterday, which charges United States hp
pralscr Louis McMullcn with soliciting and aftcrwaiu
receiving from his subordinates diamond brooch III
violation Of the Act Of Congress known as LISA Oh o
Revised Statutes of the United States, which PROVIDES
that an officer in the Government employ who shan
receive any gift or present from other officers cierhs
or employees who are in receipt OF less salary uan
the officer accepting the gift, shall be summary us
CHARGED frvsi the Government service. The Officers
and clerks who solicit contributions for the GIT or
who contribute for 1t must suffer the same penalty
par,dnsoos statement duplicates Chief Clerk Rufus
Rose and Examiners Cyrus A. Stevens, Eugene Honey
we'll and James A. Dumond In the preliminary ar
rangements for the gift In question, and In the pur
chase and delivery of It, Examiner Stevens is SAID
20 have made the presentation speech when the brooch
was given to Mr. McMullcn, which is said to have oc-
CURED in December, 1885, An officer OF
the Appraisers Department said yesterday that no
was cognzant OF the facts Of the at the time, and
thai money was raised in the office for a diamond
brooch In December, 1885. 1t was not, however,
presented to Appraiser McMulen, for they all knew
that such gift would be violation OF law, Dut IL
was sent to his daughter AS to whether or not Mr.
McMullen knew that the money was being raised OF
was aware Of the purchase ard delivery OF the present.
the official protested ignorance.
Mr. McMullen was seen al 0lS HOHlcs INo' ~3i '"'
ingston-st. Brooklyn, yesterday, and In reply 10
questions said that Parknson's statement was untrue
He had never received a diamond brooch from subor-
dinacs Of his office. He declined to say whether or
not such present had been made to member OF
his family. Mr.. McMullen said that Parkinson had
held the position of opener and packer" In the Ap
praser's office for the last three years at 81 10
day. Such appointments did not come within inc
Civil Service rules General Horatio c. King, the
Appraiser said, was ParknsOn's hacker, and at the
Generals request as a matter Of favor he had been
set at clerical work.
He was removed" said Mr.. McMullen, " to make
place for another man. These places being OUTSIDE
of the Civil Service rules, held 10 belong 10 inc
politicians. This is the rule of the Office The
higher places are filed according to the law and
the Civil Service regulations. l have never caico
what party an officer belonged to. l have been
tenacious as to his qualifications only This attack
upon grows out Of the fact that brother OF me
editor in whose paper It appears failed to OBTAIN Ine
position Of examiner which he sought The applicant
posed as a veteran soldier but found that AIS ST.
vice consisted I'm HIS going to the hospital direct from
the enlistment Office and his discharge for disability
followed almost Immediately thereafter AT inc
Civil Service examination his percentage was 70.
The man that j appointed passed at $50 1t was
impossible for me to appoint the editors brother,
but the successful applicant happened to be Repub
lican, and the editor has followed mo with malignant
hostility Since"