The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-29
Ex-MARsHAL PORTER IN TROUBLE
Accused OF Embedding Government
Emnds-NelI Known Men Under Fire.

The steamer Willapa arrived IN port
from Alaska Yesterday. bringing Sitka
and juneau p0pers 10 Nav . containing
interesting news OF the charges OF official
nasdoing.
Ex-Marshai Porter. OF Alaska. has been
indicted by a grand jury at Juneau tor
embezziement. Joseph Murray, special
agent Of the treasury is looking after the
case. Script TO the amount of 81. - was
Illegally issued, and Porter biames his
deputy. Meyer. Porter says the govern
ment can not be compelled 10 pay the
script. which was issued for witness fees.
Porter makes the following statement
through his attorneys: while the grand
jury had ex-Marshai Porters case under
consideration the district attorney. Lytton
Taylor. came 10 Mr.. Porter and Informed
him that the grand jury were about 10 re-
turn "A true bill of Indictment against him,
but that il he would acknowledge that the
script was issued by Adolph Meyer. his
confidential clerk was a valid claim
against the government. the grand jury
would drop the matter. This Mr.. Porter
positively refused TO do. During this in
terview OF the district attorney and Mr..
Porter. the ex-marshal informed Mr.
Taylor that he fPorter) had in his pos
session transcript taken from the books
of the treasury department at Washington
City by his attorney. ]. X. Gamsen. about
April I, 1895. which was a full. correct
and complete statement OF Mr.. Porter's
accounts with the government. and that
the ST IL. - representing the value of the
scrip which Mr.. Porter was accused of
embezzling was accounted for in fees of
witnesses. fiscal year lssS; the n.mber of
the warrants being given, so there could
be no mistake but that Mr.. Porter had ac-
counted 10 the government for the same
Notwithstanding this explanation TO the
a.
bill OF indictment against exMarshal
Porter. wherein it charged him with en-
bezzling and converting to his own use
the sum OF 81 122- 30. These are the facts
as We understand them"
Juneau merchants hold most of this
scrip. and claim that the witness fund
was short the amount of scrip issued. and
that the 5000 available fell short the
s. f23.50.
They claim that the government sent on
the amount TO liquidate the scrip, and
that 1t should have been paid. The gov
eminent asserts that the issue was I'M
lawful.
Tho juneau News Of May % says: The
big bomhshell which is about TO explode is
the one cast by Special Agent Murray at
F. O. Sylvester. Max Endelman and J. F
Malcney. He has demanded an account
Ing OF over $2.0Q0 sent in checks from the
tftSt NtNiViAdl NdilE At fDFbiaEQ. Inc
United States depository f. O. Sylvester
has made hut one account and is stiu
looking over his accounts and disburse-
ments 30 show how 1t was paid out At
torney Maloney has been requested 10 ex-
plain why he received a check for about
Si05 and has been asked 10 swear TO his
claim. Some $1,000 on another account
coming TO Max Endelman and r. .. Syl-
Vcster from the government has been
levied on and viii be held until Special
Agent Murray Is satisfied with the dis
hursements. Max Endelman was seen,
and declares that all his accounts are
straight and that he courts an investiga-
ton"
The Nillapa brought twenty tons Of
freight and the following passengers: s.
II. Davis. " Morley l. a. Richie A.
y. Malthy. .. 9. Htllman. ". z. Hudson.
Fred Kendall. r =. CaeilI A Stewart.
u. Roza Edward Lynch. Indian Johnson
J.. oLeary. Juro Zyski. J Goshewski
Miss Wheeler and VI. Madison