New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-10
". ". HILLS CHARGES.
HE HASN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTICE THAT HE HAS
BEEN DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF THEM

HE HASN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTICE THAT HE HAS
BEEN DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF THEM.
" W Hill. who was reported from Washington
70 have been discharged from his place assist
ant superintendent OF the free delivery system by
the stmaster-General for making unfounded
charges against Superintendent A. W Machen, was
in the cl;y yesterday. and was seen by Tribune
reporter. He said:
when Robert u Monroe ran for Congress in
tae XVIII District Superintendent Machen sent
word that the services OF the Ave Secret Service
agents in York should be utilized 20 defeat the
Tammany candidate in the X1Nth District. and
further the election or Mr. Monroe. l was put In
charge OF these to that they had plenty 10
eat and plenty TO drink. They received good sal
airy and their expenses from the Government dur
ing this time for electloneerlns. when they should
have been watching the mails to that no rob-
berry was committed. and received my salary for
sitting axund Democratic headquarters Two other
men in the employ OF the Postoffice Department
were also used in the same way.
Another way in which Mr. Machen has wrong
fully used his influence when the letter-carriers
were allowed to buy their uniforms whore they
pleased He then wrote to Postmaster Sullivan. OF
BROOKLYN asking him TO use his influence 10 make
the letter-carrers buy their uniforms of Denim a
CO.. II Baltimore, In the prosperity OF which hrm
he was personally interested. In Washington re-
Gently Mr. Machen told the First Assistant Post
Mr. Morgan superintendent OF the city delivery at
the New-York Postoffice. rejecting on my charac-
ter and integrity. Mr.. Morgan denies that ne ever
wrote such letters , .
'One OF the most serious charges Is In regard to
some money belonging TO Henry l.. Lorenz OF 10
ledO that was due him about year ago. AZ thd'
time had charge of the overtime claims o. letter
carriers Word was received at the auditOr once
in New-York from Mr. Machen 70 antedate the ap-
polntment OF Mr.. LorenZ from November 10 july
l. The voucher was day short ana called Tor
l22 days at g day. instead OF l2S Gays MI;
Nachen asked that the money be sent TO MN /
told Mr. Jardine the auditor. that would De re-
suonsible for his sending 1863 instead OF WOO some
time afterward | met Mr. LorenZ and tod MIN that
he was somewhat indebted TO me. as l had peen
the cause Of h.s receiving the q. he asked me
how and wher I told him about 1t he said that ne
had never received cent of the money Inc dupli-
cate voucher had back indorsed with Mr.;
Lorenz's name but the writing resembled the hand
of Mr.. Machen. $1,000,
II was learned at the Federal Building yesterday
that check for the back pay had been made out.
and that the duplicate voucher certifying It's pay
ment Mr.. Lorenz was in the safe Inc orcals
were not inclined believe the story OF the forg-
cry Postmaster-Cieneral Wilson and FIRST AS
sistant Postmas ter General Jones apparently 90
not believe the charges made by NJ. Hill Although
Information from Washington says positively tnat
Mr.. Hill had been discharged from the Postoffce
Department by the POstmaster-GeneraL ne sara
last evening that he had as yet received no omciaI
notice of the fact.