The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-30
Revenge of Disgraced Official
on Collector Bradshaw.
DID He BORROW PUBLIC FUNDS
Enemies Say He Did, but That th
Money Was ALI Returned.
ADcputy Collector Wood and Attor
ney TrumbuIi, Implicated In Chimes
Certificate Frauds, Trying to Prov
They Are No Worse Than Their Chiei

PoRr TOWNSEND, June 29-rspecisl. j.
Custom-house rumors pretending TO b
sensations have been so plentiful OF lat
tnat when the lasest, pretending to cap tn
climax, was first waited TO the ears of .
PosT-ISTELLI6EScER reporter, last Friday
It was not even considered necessary ii
run the story down to cover to prove il:
unreiiabiIitv. The murmurings of officia
crookedness have, however, been GROWING
louder ever since the day mentioned. and
on Saturday it became certain that this
serious allegations made against Collector
Y. NJ. Bradshaw had some foundation.
-he only parties cognizant of the facts
Were I. j. Mulkey. special agent of the
treasury department; John Trumbuil,
the attorney; Charles b. Wood, ex-
special deputy collector, and Col
onei Diver Wood. The three latter,
oefng Interested personages. at first re-
fused absolutely to make any statement,
ana 1t was he duty of Mr. Mulkey, as q
governmentofficial, to prevent the knowl-
edge which csme TO him from leaking out.
"nen Attorney John Trumbuil was
hrst arrested, tpon a charge of illegally
aiding and absting the landing of Chi
nese, he made public statements to the
effect that others great deal more guilty
than himself werebeing let off free, while
ne was Deing NADIA scapegoat. This was
looked upon at thetime as nothing more
than the attempted sulldozing of a guilty
man TO prevent procedure against him
self. Three or four weeks later. Wood,
who had at his Owl particular request
been suspended from office, pending in
vestigation upon tbs verv same
subject, was sumnsrily removed
from Office upon orers sent ont
direct from Washingto, City. also
hinted that he was being pnished for tine
sins OF others. his persistent demands
for an investigation, which he claimed
would completely exonerate i'm, were ig-
nored. He was under cloud,and. smart
ing under the sense of inneence and
unjust judgment, both he and TrumbulI
determined TO tell the truth. Spec1al
Treasury Agent Mulkey was at oee com.
municated with. He arrived in tom some
two weeks ago. There was rumort that
time that Collector Bradshaw was=om.
$500 short in his accounts.
reporter questioned Mulkey, rho
denied any knowledge of he
matter. The collector went TO Victoa
about that time, and rumor said it was f.
the purpose of raising enough money 1
make good the alleged shortage. Two O
three days later the lot upon which stands
the Key City Clnb building. ard which
was owned by the collector, is reported TO
have been sold for s., 600 to one of the larg.
est stockholders in the First National
bank. If this sale was made. a record OF
the transfer has not yet been made.
With the money thus received. and
what the collector is supuosed
to have borrowed at Victoria. the
alleged shortage is said to have been made
good. Muikey left the city after remain
ing couple of days, determined in the
future that he would pay no attention to
rumors, unless they were backed by affi-
davits properly sworn to, upon which he
could base report to the treasury officials
at Washington City. Last Thursday be
came back TO town, and both Wood and
Trumbull had made up their minds to
make affidayits proving their allegations.
1t took all Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
however. 10 get the necessary papers,
Wood hanging out until his father.
Colonel Oliver, implored him for the sake
of the family's name TO assist in the
vindication 10 which in Justice he
was entitled. There were several
persons present when Woods affidayi. was
made in the office of his father. Trumbnu
was on hand part of the time. and corro-
borated Woods allegations in ALI the
statements OF which he has personal
knowledge. TrumbuIl besides made =
separate affidavit. Wood alleges that
from the time Collector Bradshaw took
Office TO June last he. Bradshaw. used
without authority or warrant of laws sums
OF public moneys asgregating over $50 Oos1:
that this money was taken by Bradshaw
out of the safe in various sums and used
by the collector for personal mr.
poses. ana 1t was returned at
the collectors convenience. The col.
lector has on divers occasions
when special agents of the treasury de-
partment have been here to overlook his
account being short, and when questioned
regarding the apparent discrepancies. he
has under oath declared that the money
was due from SUPPORT offices and was in
transit 20 this city; that he was thus short
last August, when Agents Evens and
Mulkey were here, in the sum of 81 500
Wood further charges that last February
the First National bank was very hard nm.
and Bradshaw, 10 assist the institution in
tiding over It's difficulty, took from
the public the sum OF 5000. which he
loaned the bank: also on another occasion.
when a United States bank examiner was
here upon tour urotinyestigation, OF the bank
was S2.o90 short of the amount which rhe
government requires IL always 10 keen on
hand. and this sum was loaned bv brad
shaw from the public funds. The affidavit
further alleges that on or about January
IS the collector took from the safe in his
office the sum of 81 800, which he handed
10 Superior Judge Morris B. Sachs in
Woods presence; that with this money
Sachs purchased opium st a public sale
Of that article which had been
eon6scated: that this opium vas
sabsea auently sent by Bradshaw 10
Seattle in the custody of customs in
spector, the latter having instructions to
there sell il 10 Chinamen; that It was sub
seqHentiy thus sold at great profit and out
OF the money so secured the amaars which
had been taken from the safe Is rerlaced
and the balance divided eqL4 IS between
Sachs and Bradshaw. 1t is stated that
there are affidavits from both the lzaspsl Tor
VINO carried the opium up the Sound and
also the Chinaman who bought 1t. The
collector is further accused OF drawing the
sum of S60 from the funds in LIS
custody with which to pay for
suit of clothes. These clothes
are ALLEGED 70 have been purchased
especially so that Mr.. Bradshaw might
look presentahle when he made his appear
ance before President Harrison, who was
expected in Seattle a few days later. For