New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-30
TIE CHARGE, AGAINST MR. WHEAT.
,..,ru5,xv FOR AID AGAINST THE FosTMN>Tr
OF TIE HOUSE

TI,STu my FOR AND AGAINST iiif' t''''
OF TIE HOUSE.
Washington sept o0-The investigation of v"
charge, AGAINST POSTMASTER Wheat. OF Ia" li""" :"
Ec,Ir,"uta,iS,>. VIA continued 10y III" '"'''''' ""
Accoun,- to dav. Hci re an, Witnesses "cr 'N''''
,ucd rr,cntn'ive Ca-wcll. rpr~atine Nr "hc"''
c,,ed ,,c attention ~ tho committee I" III" AT MAJ
, .,,r n,,atIons for tho House p"''oiire. ana con
,cnd.a tat r!r,>'"l"cv gave t" fhr postmaster '
,,.. r.,, to the ,.ooo appropriated for carryi
the mall. ~ .,,v,
vr Dalton IN" postmaster In tho XVlil'h NLlHth
and Lth Crurr.,>"> wa> present. ana d''irn J." 'N""
+, statement He said that when h" ehtri'N upon III
Office 4 contract was In cxi''"ncc i'r carry hs Wv
mails, bat me person doing the work going n'' "'h':
hu.,ncs. ne entered Into contract with Henry WI
Sac, , Car ding the uora al 5000 per year lie
mayor circ,y or indir.cv. received any part "f ms
money Il, a pcrque!,c Of the "ile" l" MF' "r''h's
witness .nid he never had scs'n Mr. Whcats son b"c
10 day that II" during the six years M" so' I"
ron, ont 81 the contract with Culhes"n ana mat nc
never It'd Wheat about any OF Inc pcr0"s"c' VI '"'
Office
!, ur,d,cr WAS the next witness. Was acquainted
.,,h o.ma.,cr Wheat: had never performed any
work a, clrh IN the lionse postoiire, but had ocrn
sworn IN ~ messenger IN the postoh'c. io"hs ''
Wheat had to his house ana asheo nun ~
.utcd IN make some money By being sworn In In tile
pocc IN the po>toiicc OF a man VINO WAS eApc'~"
I'm several days from i)ihoth Inns '"e" ""''''
Dcunv Witness wa, then sworn In. Az Tie enc OF
March he drew something over 1911, all except a.
~ which he gave to Young Mr.. Wheat ii had boci'
arranged that young Wheat was to get his Application
for place in the C,,Hrrnncnt Printing once ihuorsri
by Representative ta>wrl. When tine next month
,pri came around the man from Dakota had arrived.
and 4 WAS arranged that the witness was to be the
substitute on the roll for another man, banned Hall
For this he drew $40 IL, the money for the entire
m,uth April. with the exception OF one day. witne,,
,houub he should have more than So asking for half
the amount At this time the postmaster Was also
,,c,,u, and suggested that they get Mr.. Caswc TO
,,i,bdraw hi, Endorsement Of w.tnc,s'> application
,r , uacc I'm the Printing Office. II finally
.,,,cd Lax witness retaining $40. subsequently, Mr..
Wheat called witness, attention to the improperly OF
hr. having substitute In the Office and lie WAS
discharged
REPRESENTATIVE Caswell. who represented Mr.. Wheat
WAS then sworn. Wheat was constituent OF his hc
.,h. witness supposed that Mr.. Wheat. when nc
entered uuon his duties. regarded the money o. a
legitimate pcrquiste Of the Office.
Walter Wheat the postma,cr's son. then took the
stand CulbcrtSon. the contractor had said 10 him
there was Dethins wrong In the contract. that the
money was his Waltcr', and lie could do with II
he pleased. Witness testified that in March man
named benny was discharged from the Office and he
was called upon to I'LL the place. Denny was route
man. AID witness could do his work In addition Ia
his own without conflicting with his dutes. IL WIN
week, when another man was To arrive from Dakota
TO take It. Meanwhile bradley having applied for
work. All arrangement was ELECTED by which bradley
was to his the roll and To get NJ ii
the salary, while witness was to do the work At the
cd Of the month the Dakota arrived but Another
man having been displaced witness took his place and