Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-01
THE ARLINGTON CASE
,r,cs THE ONLY EXPLANATION
Of THE ARREST.
ACCOUNTS ARB ALL STRAIGHT.
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WASHINGTON, u. c., August al
s,,clal)-The arrest OF ox-post-Ofice-
,,.oector Arlington. on charge OF en-
,szrHne $3.50 OF government funds. and
,ts immediate release or bond OF 1900.
,,re not only "a matter Of great sur
arise. bat a shock 10 his many friends
,ad acquaintances in official circles. II
MS Is case OF political persecution.
II is most outrageous and malicious
ne The arrest occurred on Saturday.
ana a brief Telegram merely announcing
,he fact and the charge was flashed all
over the country. giving no explanation
0! the matter. Mr. Arlington Is from
Rocky Mount, n. c.. where he has
residence and considerable property and
ibis morning. while l was in his Office
n the Atlantic Building. on + street,
he was in receipt OF large number OF
letters and kilograms from some Of the
most prominent gentlemen in that state.
Al OF them expressed their entire con-
ldence IN his Innocence, and extended
nsir sympathy and deep regret that he
should be ennbarrasse by such foul
ac,usation Among these gentlemen
we're Judge Connor Hon. f. a. Wood
ara. Or. Whitehead. president OF the
STATE Medical Society. and others.
Mr.. Arlington held the Office OF inspec-
t0r-in-charge. having number OF SUI
lordlnases under him. His official terri
Tory consisted Of the States of Virginia.
North Carolina, West Virginia. and
Maryland. and the District of Columbia.
He declares there is no just ground for
the charge which certain officials Of the
Post-Office Department have made
against him. He cannot account for
their action. except on political grounds.
he Is a Democrat, and was removed
from office and under the law and the
late ruling Of the President. there must
he some ground shown for his discharge,
IN order 10 make room for a Republic
can When arrested on the charge OF
embezzlement 10 the amount OF 5000,
D. appeared before a United States COM
missioner and the man who swore out
the warrant acknowledged that ali the
money due the government by him had
been paid. with the exception % $40, and
This amount Mr.. Arlington does not ac-
knowledge that he owes. and has no
usa when or where such amount was
collected and not paid by him. He has
not had access 10 the books since his
removal. and the circumstances connect
ed with the $40 have not been explained
10 him.
HIS ACCOUNTS STRAIGHT.
He is perfectly satisfied that his ac-
counts are all straight, but if. through
nv mistake. or by reason Of any other
sause. he owes the government 40, he
had not been advised Of it before his
arrest. and no demand had been made
m,ct was indebted to him $50 for salary
uncouected. He feels entirely confident
that there is nothing wrong in his &C
counts. and that IL will be shown in the
investigation Of the matter that he has
acted oonscientiously and honestly du-
ring all the time he has been connected
with the government. He has been in
the inspectors department OF the post
Office since 1855. several hundred thou
sand dollars have passed through his
hands. and every dollar, as far as he
could possibly know, has been paid over
to the government. The utmost that
might be charged is a possible delay in
converting checks into money before
turning them In. as the Treasury De
Sartment will receive nothing but cash
personal POINTS.
Congressman John f. Rlxey, of the
Eighth Virginia District. was In town
to-day. ana accompanied Mr.. Harlow, Of
Alexandria, 10 the Navy Department,
with a view 10 securing for that city
government plant for the manufacture
Of armor-plate. The Board OF Experts
who are investigating the various estab-
lishments In the country, In order TO as
certain their ability and capacity for
making armor-plate. and TO consider at
The same time the advisability OF the
governments making its own plate. Is
now absent in the North. and Mr.. Rixey
and Mr.. Harlow will call again.
Fx-Congressman Smith Turner, Of
Front ROYAL. Va, was in the city to-day,
and he called upon Hon. Holmes Conrad.
at his law office. on Il street. Mr.. Smith
has seen no indication OF the promised
prosperity Of Mr.. Mckinley in his sec
ton OF the state. He says the farmers
have good crops. but the prices there
for are exceedingly low, and the demand
IS very small.
Mrs A. =. Rhyme. Miss Lilly Rhyme.
Mr. Henry Rhyme. OF Mount Holly, n.
c.: Miss George Lour and Miss j. c.
Lour. OF Louisville, n. c., and Mr. c.
81 Neneron. OF Cranberry. n. c., are at
The METROPOLITAN.
D. O'Dwyer and wife. of Richmond; G.
Bradbury and wife. Virginia; James 5.
Wilson, Richmond: II. 4. Smyth. Rich
w.
Woodruff. Greensboro. n. c.; W. II. Gill
bert. Va; 5. S. Land, Nirginia-Howard
House.
POSTAL NOTES.
Jennie woodward has been commission
ed a fourth-class postmaster at Mechan-
'csburg. Va. and Susan \. Martin al
Nasons. Na.-not money-order dthces.
RaIroad-service changes have been
made IN North Carolina as follows;
Wilmington to New Berne-Wilmington,
New Berne and Norfolk railway. SSH
niles. From August /, 1897. pay the VIII
mington and New Berne railroad for ser
vice over this route. instead of the VII
mlngton. New Berne and Norfolk rail-
way, evidence of change Of title having
l.en submitted.
PATENTS.
among the patents issued to-day are
DE following: William y. Baker, AS
senor 20 W. T. Baker & Brothers, New
port News. Va. combined beer-tap. cool
er. and pump: james a. Bonsack, Phila-
tephis Pa, aFsignOr 70 the Bonsack
Machine Company, Salem, Va. cigarette
machine. two patents; Kent II. Carper'
asslgnor 10 Bonsack Machine Company
Salem Va, continuous cigarette machine;
James d. Clark and c. Humphrey, 81
Paul Va, dumping-car: Charles e. Dun
car. Old Hundred. n. c., rotary engine
Carr j. Melin. assiGn0r 10 Richmond Lo-
comotlye- and Machine-Works. Richmond
Va. emergency valve device for COM
pound engines: Thomas Odlum, Rich
mend. Va. welding compound; Richmond
Locomotive and Machine-W orks (see
Carl j. Melin. assignoD; Leigh a. Smith
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