The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
GRAVE CHARGES
AGAINST JEROME
Eugene A. Beauce Files a
Protest in the Treasury
Department.
Says He Was Juggled Out Of
His Position Contrary to
the Rules.
He Calls Attention to Strange
Mixture of Duties and
Salaries.

| A protest from Eugene A. Beauce has
been received by the Treasury Depart
ment in Washington, and Special Agent
Moore has been instructed to make an in
vestigatlon into the truth of the state
ments made in the protest and to report
10 headquarters concerning the same.
Mr.. Beauce was until recently a clerk in
the Custom house under civil service
regulations, but was removed on a charge
of insubordination after Colonel Jackson
assumed the office of Collector of Gus
toms. The following is the text of Mr..
Beauce's protest:
l respectfully represent that I, Eugene A.
Boauce, a college graduate and citizen of
the United states, was on July Il, 1897 sum-
marliy dismissed from the customs service at
The port OF San Francisco (where l had been
employed Tor over nine years under and by
virtue OF the civil service law, without pre-
vious knowledge OF intimation OF such dis
missa.. After my dismissal, the Collector of
the Port John P. Jackson, Informed me that
he had removed me upon verbal charges pre-
ierred by a fellow clerk, one +. W. Gushing,
subordinate in the division in which was
employed. The general charge 1nsubor-
dination TO said Cushing.
ubmft that said Cushing was never clothed
with supervisory powers, and that he and !.
as sui bordina ed, were directly subject TO the
Deputy Conector of our division, al that time
Colonel J. J. Tobin, whose voluntary state
te with the Civil Service Commission at
Washington
When l asked the Collector if the executive
order of Ju 27. 1897, did not operate in my
case he SAID that he had not received the or
der, and that he WAS acting under the old
method OF procedure, as told him by L. B.
jerome, clerk in the customs service. Isub-
init tnat said Jerome wilIfui.y misled the Col
lector when he advised him TO remove me
without granting me hearing, lor he well
knew, at least from the newspapers that the
in off ha Ia /
was promuigated-viz. July 27. 1877 hav-
ing been removed July 81, 1897. four days
later, and being Il Government ,fficer during
those four days was legally entitled to ali the
benefits of the civl-service law.
further respectfully cnarge upon informe-
ton and beliel that said E. B, jerome willfully
mlsicd and deceived he Collector by sta tlng
That said Cushing my superior officer
when he well knew tnat said Cushing hau no
authority other than that appertaining TO his
own desk. had never been apprIsed OF such
condition and submit tnat il was utterly
impossible for me to be insubordinate to II
subordinate. Any other CHAR Is affecting my
character as gentleman or my aDii ty
c erK l brand unquai tedy iaise, and 1
snail ever pray lor me opportunity TO prove
their falslty.
I further represent on inform tion and be-
lief that said E B. Jerome and +. W. Cushing
together conspired, and did vii fully and ma
lie ously mlsrV present me 10 the Collector Of
Customs Tor the purpose OF causing my dis
miSsal from the customs service. The motive
Of Cushing WAS to crafty petty personal
animosity toward me; the motive o. Jerome,
that he might thereby through corrupt ana
illegal egerdemain cause the promouon of one
OF his favorltes. and lhat by my dism ssal he
did succeed in prevainng upon the Collector
Kenny, typewriter IL the Collectors Off sc;
said KeDny's salary had been recommended
10 be reduced from $1,000 TO $1,000 per an
mum; said Kenny was thereupon promoted
to $l40o per annum, L. escaping the pro-
posed cnt In his salary OF $1,000.
Said Kenny, however. has not been assigned
TO the GeSk from which was removed, but is
stiil performing his old dutes typewriter.
further represent that the duties of the
desk which l occupied were compile ted,
multiarious and ouerous, and required the
services OF Il competent clerk. Thy were in
effect:
Flrst-The transcribing OF regular warehouse
entries on the warehouse Iedgers.
SeCond-The transcrlbing of Hquidatlols of
said entries.
ThIrd-Tne calculation of the duties on
witt drawal entries for consumption.
Fourth-The entering of same on warehouse
ledgers
Flith-Credits entered on export entries.
S1xth-The entering OF same OF warehouse
ledsers.
Seventh-Entering the date of payment of |
Withdrawal entries on warehouse ledgers
Elghth-Numbe bering such entries.
Such duties entailed a vast amount of labor |
on my part, which l performed in the main |
without any assistance, very often having |
been obliged TO work long before and long |
alter the regular hours | had been led 10 be. /
lieve by the clerk whom | succeeded that
Gushing was to help me when occasion needed, |
but have received very scant assistance from
him, aitao Igh the Deputy Collector in charge |
OF the division mad on several occasions or
dered him to assist me. l appea TO every |
merchant and customs broker at the port of |
Sar Francisco with whom [ transacted busi-
ness during my period of official service in |
proof OF the fact that was prompt, correct
rapid and obliging TO all alike, and not one |
scintlla OF complaint was ever made of nv
methods at the desk | occupied.
lhe work OF The desk which | occuDed is |
now being performed by one Rawlins who !
when slappoin ed, succeeded To Kenny's for |
mer salary OF $1,000 per aunum, but mas siuce
been reduced TO $1,000 per annum, the cut in
tended Tor Kenny having f en- upon said
duties Tor $1,000 per annum for which / re.
ceived $l400.