Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-09
SENSATIONAL CHARGES.
Startling Stories Concerning the Assistant
Appraiser at PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-President Har-
rison has made only two important APP
poiutments for Philadelphia since be has
been in Office. They are Appraiser of the
Port j. Granville Leach and Assistant
Appraiser William Cav, Leach was APP
pointed about five weeks ago and Cav
about two weeks later. Gaw's appoint
ment was a complete surprise TO the poll
ticians and to no one more
than TO Appraiser Leach who
Was not only surprised but extremely
disguised. He had another man that he
wanted for the place. Cav was assistant
appraiser under a former administration
bpt nobody among the politicians and the
workers had heard his name mentioned
for the place under Harrison until his APP
pointment was announced. Then every
body Was surprised and mystified as &c
where Gaw's backing came from, I'D thS
mystery OF the assistant appraisers office,
instead of being cleared up, has grown.
because Appraiser Leach has persistently
refused 10 recognize Assistant Appraiser
Cav. Every day Cav has reported for
duty. and every dav Leach has refused TO
assign him TO duty. Cav has done
some talking TO the newspa-
pers, complaining of Leach's treatment OF
him, but TO all inquiries for his reasons
Il have nothing TO say"
The real facts leaked out today and
make startling story, and no one VIII be
more surprised to see the story in print
than Apr iser Leach and Assistant APP
praiser Cav. The facts are that secret
investigation by special agents of the treas
ury department of very grave charges Of
Mr.. Claws official integrity has been going
on IN this citv for several days past. The
investigation has been conducted under
the supervision of Appraiser Leach By
Special Agents Hanlon and Shantz at odd
hours in the clerks room in the third story
OF the appraisers building The priuci-
pal testimony in the case has been
taken. Its preparation in official doeu-
mentary form has been completed, and
viii be forwarded to the secretary OF the
treasury tomorrow or on Thursday MIR
Cav Is not only charged with incapacity,
but 1t Is charged that he is Implicated IN
the stealings Of the samplers in the custom
house, and he betrayed, for money. the
testing secrets OF the office TO commercial
firms and thus assisted in defraudiDg the
government of enormous sums of money
that should have been paid Is duties. The
polariscOpe test was then not generally
known. Ii was used by the custom house
examiners in discovering the qualities of
sugar or molasses Mr.. Cav is said TO
have been an adept at polarization.
Gaw's accusers claim that, after test
ing IN his own office samples of
sugar taken from invoiced goods received
at the custom house, he would make the
official report of the points by which the
quality of the sugar was measured TO con-
form TO estimates made by the importers.
1t is charged that he did these things in
return for brides. and that thus the gov
ernment was defrauded out of immense
sums. Cav did not hear that the investi-
cation was under way until yesterday He
demanded TO be heard, but was refused.
1t is now alleged by Gaw's enemies that
his appointment, which so much surprised
the politicians, was secured through the
influence of the sugar importers in whose
pay they say he formerly was 1t is said
that Appraiser Leach has notified the
president that they must revoke Gaw's APP
pointment or accept Leach's resignation.