Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1890-05-24
APT. SIMPSONS SERVANTS.

aplaints against the Naval Academy
superintendent and His Reply.
uressman Mudd has in his possession
Endavifs Of the cook and stewart 10
ID William T.. Sampson. superin
ut OF the Naval Academy. certifying
he captain has retained portions Of
nav. They have not been laid be
lie Secretary Of the Navy.
! sffidaRits referred TO are as follows:
polls. Md, May 10, 1890.
IA WalkeR cook to Capt. w. 4.
on. Z. S. n. do hereby certify
IGN the pay rolls In the Office OF
knsster OF the United States Naval
lhy as cook for the sum OF forty
per month and q ration, which
/ retained n the pay ofiice. Also.
said sun of forty dollars per
br which | receipt is taken 10 a
nbf the household Of Captain w.
| lion by his order, and nineteen
d9ereof paid 10 me, and the re-
maken aud kept by the member
VI w. II. SIMPSONS household
a. Ia. And | do further certify
Ina IN OF twenty one dollars per
mon aforesaid has been regularly
TAKE me every month since my en-
llstnA IA on al least two occasions by
Oaptimpson himself. My ration
none v cents per day, is pad by
Tue pqer 10 Captain Sampson, al
shough obliged to pay my own
noaid. sum OF nine hundred and
Sky d.has thus been taken from
me " b Sampson.
Ann Nd Nav 13 1891.
oeorge mry, chief steward to the
cotnmanl chief, do hereby ceretify
mat si2pay rolls in the Office Of
the paymbf the u. s. N. Academy
as chiet sh for the sum of forty-five
collars pe,th aud ration, which
Iaiion T. I'd in the pay Office; that
the said of forty-fiVe dollars for
y, mhlch reds taken TO Captain w.
i. Sampse S. N. Academy, and
thirty dollasaid sum taken by the
ssld capt. sampson, and fifteen
uoliafs paiqme. And / do hereby
cerlily that IN Of thirty dollars pr
lhoh1n as aid has been regularly
lakeh from nery month since my en-
,ls'ment. Mon money was paid TO
Oapt Sampsothough / was Obliged
q ooard myse GEO B. LOWRY
Altached 70 of the afldavits Is the
isuai Iormuiat the statements SET
oItu are JUST a.ue. They are signed
y James W. Giustice of the peace
VI lne secobd act of Anne Arundel
Captain Samps az made the follow
~ sLatemeht; facts set forth 10
10 eiiiuaVlls are although they are by
= means compile As superintendent
thls institution entitled under the
y uiatlohs 10 threergants al the ex-
snse OF the goYernat, cook, steward
III coxswain. BcWslker and Low
enlisted In the sera At nv personal
10 becomnv servants. At
= llme they enlistedle amotnts they
ere to receive were FL understood be-
zeen US. AS the gov, ment fllows ne
cook. Walker was rd AZ such. al
ough at the time he esred tic service
already had servent this capacity.
ais servant being q wouD. /, tcourse,
ia not enlist her, bu W &er was
rare that bis duties wouA be B assist
woman In the kitchen Ad tdo other
vice about the house. ID b always
en- so employed. / have laishim all
greed to pay when he eLlhd, and
the difference between wnl he re-
we'd and the pay allowed byle gov
Iment TO q cook went to thSwoman
o did the work. / was not hefitted
the least by the transaction, nd not
cent OF the money retained I'm him.
been applied to my personal al
1t Is the same with Lowry. 2.
ierstood what he was to receivt z, 20
vices, and seemed perfectly Foisnl
b the terms. While he is nokluaS,'
steward, the duties OF this pee ina
Tally performed by George Gle, ara
amount retained from LOWS pay
to Chase. These boys alwai seem
perfectly satisfied with their Hitions,
not one word Of complaint Is ever
70 from them to me, as / have right
xpect would have been the Csc had
become disconnected. They d what
called in the navy special-serve men,
are not controlled by the sam&tring-
rules that regulate the men VIII enlist
he general service. In the Ease of
e boys they could and wouh have
discharged at any time they sAowld
abstraction with their work or upoLa
lest that they desired to leave. It's
scret In the Naval Academy tha|a
lon Of the pay Of each has been e.
ID TO pay to persons whe render tome
ervice for which the boys enlised,
lave | at any time attempted to on
this fact from any one. 1t has fire.
lily been done before. both here and
there. The man who is carrid on
oils Of the Academy as my coxsTain
present employed In the book bind
establishment of the library. Each
b / sign to the paymaster for the ia
that the government allows to Walk
d Lowry"
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