The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-29
REVENUE OFFICE SCANDAL
Charges Made BY Mr. Burke Against
Collector Herring.
SOME OF THE AffIDAVITS
Tho Curtain Lifted Upon Colonel Col.
quit's star Chamber Court-Afh.
davis from Postmaster Nandiing
and Senator Mcdonald.


Special TO the Scranton Tribune.
Washington, Feb. 2s.-W. ]. Burke
has been he for several days, and
has spent IN g, of his time at the treas
ury department looked over the papers
in the case against Collector Herring
Mr.. Burke has never been able to learn
what had been done by Inspector COL
quit or See the papers filed in behalf
o: Collector Herring until now. He
discovered some things that must have
surprised him.
Lcgan Carlisle chief clerk of the
treasury, has been given charge of the
cast against Collector Herring, and as
h is a man of business he will no
doubt push the Investigation of the
charges as rapidly as possible. Mr..
Carlisle treated Mr.. Burke with more
courtesy than is usually extended to
Interested parties in cases of this kind.
II" sent for all the papers on file and
allowed Burke to look them over.
Burke found several letters from peo-
pie that he had no idea We're taking
any interest in the case
MR.. M'DONALD'S LETTER.
Among them was one from eX-State
Senator Mcdonald, whom he has here
tofore believed To be friend. The
senator's letter is no doubt responsible
for some of the delay in the investiga-
tion.
Among other things Mr.. Mcdonald
50 I'm, IN LAfn
Deputy Collector Fasshold, is this re
murkable sentence:
81 am astOnished that Mr.. Burke
made such an accusation, even though
| have known him intimately for years,
and know that he is exceedingly vim
dictive, reckless and eXtravagant Of
speech and would stop at nothing to
crafty his desire of revenge for an al
legged wrong done him."
HtlRKE'S SPECIFIC CHARGES.
The charges filed by Mr.. Burke are in
the forln Of aiiidarits, eleven in all.
They are of two classeS-une alleging
that tn" detailed work of the cullec-
tors office under Mr.. Herring's man
HSiitIl mas Ih'fll lipi li'Nt III a
less aud inefficient manner; that mis-
LEADING iepuitS have harn made; that
money has been collected in u manner
not authorized by law and that in GER
tain instances violations of the reye-
nue. laws have been ignored. The other
class of charges relates to alleged i'm
morality on the part of officials in the
department. They are of u character
unsuited 10 publication.
Mr. VANDLING'S AFFIDAVIT.
An affidavit of Postmaster Nandlng
saw any bad characters lettering about
the federal building might or day, and
that Collector lIerrings conduct was
always proper for all he knows.
John White, night watchman of the
federal building, tells "A different story
from that of Postmaster Nandling
He says in his testimony before Chief
Colquitt, in answer to II question, that
the actions of Collector Herring were
such that he once reported the matter
to Custodian Nandling.
Mr.. Burke is much pleased with his
success in reaching the papers filed by
Colonel Colqutt showing the character
of Heiling's defense. lie has filed
eleven additional atidavits as testi-
nony, and feels that there is no qucs-
tion now that the charges made against
Collector Herring have been fIIlly sllb-
stantiated. He denies that there is
any malice in his prosecution of Col
lector Herring, and has placed on file
q copy of letter which he wrote Com
missioner Miller I'm reference to viola
tions reported before he (Burke) left
the revenue service. The letter bears
date of May y, 1895. and Mr.. Burke
was not lcgislated out of Office until
some time after that date.