The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-12
Deputy Marshal Jones Brings Serious
Charges Against Marshal Hawkins.
Queer Manipulation of the Office Accounts in
Order TO Hold Down the Net
Receipts Is Alleged.
He Declares that His First Lesson Here
Was to Learn How TO Steal.
Misunderstanding kbout Salary that Started
The froubia- Developments in
democratic Reform"

Deputy United States Marshal Silas p.
tanned attorneys McCray Il Ashby to bring
salt against Marshal Hawkins for alleged
failure to comply with the conditions of
the contract under which he began his
work in the office. Jones also makes grave
charges against the office. in which he i'm
putes dishonesty in the manipulation of
it's finances. The resignation OF Deputy
Jones was rendered and accepted by
Marshal Hawkins and at the same time
he gave Jones a letter saying that
he was u thoroughly competent deputy.
and had given satisfaction in his service.
Commissioner Van Buren also gave Jonesa
letter. in which he said that the deputy had
been known to him since the time his serv-
Ice began, and that no had made q good
officer in every way, both in the detection
of crime and the apprehension of offenders.
Jones was last year chairman Of the Posey
county Democratic committee.
Jones says that be was appointed as dep
uty the same day that Hawkins received
his appointment. and that the telegram
notify I'M him of his O appointments stated that
the office would pay SIPS per month. The
appointmentof Jones was made through the
influence of ' oOrhees. who was prevailed
upon by Major Menzies to have him made q
deputy under Hawkins this being the
price of Menzies's support of Hawkins.
Jones resided on q farm lear Mount Yer
non. and says that he did not seek the ap-
pointment. it being rendered him without
solicitation. To q reporter he said, last
night, that when he came here. May i. to
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the office of marshal was not worth what
1t had been reputed to be worth. and had
run down, as far as receipts were
concerned, to such On extent that he
(HawkInsl did not see how he could
Day Sl25. At this time. Jones said.
Hawkins agreed to pay him aa much as
Dunlap had paid any of his deputies,
and this was accepted. Jones says that
since he has been IN the office he has re-
ceived but S75 per month, and IL compelled
to pay his expenses out of that. other Than
travelling OK penses. He had a statement
last night of the emoluments of the office
under Dunlap which showed that one of
the latters deputies during the last year Of
The basis of the suit which Jones proposes
TO bring 10 this alleged failure on the part
of Hawkins to keep this agreement. The
measure of DAMAGES asked WILL be the diff
ference between this amount and what he
will be able 10 earn outside of the mar
shars Office.
Jones said that there had been q great
sorambling In the office to prevent the re-
ceipts from reaching more than the maxi
mum and being compelled to turn o part of
them over to the government. 10 accom-
piish this ne said that John Foley had re-
ceipted for more than the actual expSnse of
the office. the amount being aboutS 900.
In the course of his con versatiol Jones
said: 81 have always worked against the
Republican party because | believed it to
DO q party of corruption and thievery, but
enc of the tirst things l had to learn when
1 came MP here was to steal"
What do you mean by thati" was asked
of hirn.
In what way wereyou compelled to learn
TO steal, and what was it You were to steals"
That will come out later. | am not
ready to say anything more about that at
this time"
The government allows the marshal q
salary Of 81, coo per year, If the net receipts
OF the office reach that sum. but any net
receipts above that amount must be turned
into the United States treasury. Jones
claims that these receipts for sums larger
than those expended were given to keep
the net receipts within the 5000 limit.
Marshal Haw kIns Is out of the city and
could not be seen last night. but his chief
deputy. John T.. Foley. was seen and asked
about the statements made by Jones. Mr..
Foley denied them most em phatically and
said there was not o world of truth In any
of them. The substance of Mr. FOley's
statement was as follows: "As to lrregu-
larities in the marshal's office 1 appeal TO
John Robinson, who occupied under Dun
lap the position / now hold. The Office is
now conducted the same as 1t was by Hsw-
kins's predecessors and according to the in
structions received by hIs Office force that
had BEEN temporarily retained by Haw-
kiDs. Ii Jones received any tele Gram say
ing that no should receive 1925 per month
for his services 1t was sent by somebody
outside the Office who had no authority to
fix the price. When he came mp here and
spoke of that amount Hawkins told him
very frankly that he could pay no such fig
ure. bat would pay him what had always
been paid to travelling deputies, and this is
S75 per month. Jones had made himself
dissgreeable about the office and is re-
garded by the men as irresponsible, and
there is absolutely nothing In the charges
which he makes against it.
The statement that there has been an Of.
fort TO Keep the receipts of tho office below
the maximum Is unqualitiedly false, and
the fact is that the receipts Of the office for
the first quarter were very much below the
maximum for the quarter, $780,"