The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-26
Of CelIusion Between Reeves, Rath-
bone and Nicely.
MAINTAINS HIS INNOCENCE.
The Official Report Says That the Ni
rector-General Drew Fraudulent
Per Diem, Paid Unwarrantcd
Personal Expenses from
Postal Revenues, anG
Failed 70 Account.
Gay Associated Press.)


"A9i1i->' Y ~ ''!is 81 ~ u 'liiS'7-
ter-General has made puoAc the report OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Genera
tsrs+o,.. VINO investigated The c,ul,.n nos
tai IFaues MI l'i : y" I" mus l'i''' 'eiS ;
embezZlement aggregates at least $i3l, ,tl3,
and saws he was justlIied in the removal of
,,,,.,,.-,r p,,,,f.,,a us,.ri,e. he was I'M
liien 'eu - l'ic
aaS L-'-1@ - I.'I
lenses anu peieot'at ..,.ts9 .'s Una "
luily aipt"i'iiapeo " rs wa use
ol me upd" its eiiues' -'t'o to- - ti
Eristow says he thinks Mr. Rath7one
shouid be required 10 answer
In The report MI bf4Slo" says there
was no check Whatever on NetIy ac-
tons; that RathDone appointed -NtelE,
who had custody OF the stamps, and that
Nicely and Reeves entered INTO con-
spracy 10 report larger quantity OF
stamps destroyed than were actually de-
siroyed.
But the report says Neelys fraudulent
transactions we're not confined to these
entertainments, and While the amounts
,rara srnull connarea with the latter. they
sboy, the Same otft.ial danrayity and utter
7ssrs.,sr5 NJ +ba interests of the public
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10y us ,,,.,,,r;[+o,, I,.,fora he
% "A-Iti ,' ""s - I.i.,I1:,la7
"'h' - rnIIsT,e. .>rT, c,I-r,cII,JT4c
loi>ii'l1'o = : -. - ,-,rot,,.,7
ne i'et,di iileli' u -
from me ~: - l1'ei. s,-i,,,,a
G anap2ils' @li'A'' worm .. ~ - - ~. :
This company paid NeeiE $},-'2 IN Two
cftecks-oirf' i'i go ihu '"s "si',' -
S"-tt. III Hiiat i'4t t''''sS 'iiit iti'''
paid him does not appear ne ne A o14!A 70 Iea-
sonaple conclusion IS that II was paid as
COMMISSION. stnSl"y OF pt-,c lo'
the privilege OF supplying posAoliiee lUi ~
ture -
in July lSS9' me money a "l,.'.,.e
salaries was delayed ana al ->eeiS s"s-
geStion kath5ene au'Hot.%st, a w or. ~,
u uheNfended l'alallce i9F 'iiy ,sea a.
eneiS J",'o ''''il' ~ - t.1 ~
""''t-ieu tIe "t'it 'l-i' va '--' :. r7
sts5p on ,,,.,!,, s,i',s-l,.,7 ~. ,,,.,.isy
mace no te9Gii'1lll y l5S ''iI-ES 49,, IN
"li,h = S.S /" - 7.,t9 -. wa (
- a. 80 = '''''
.f,,o fi,,anciaIl,r enbar-
= =. ~ LII, H., I;nion Ma
!,I ,,a-5 "a lI,,,S.j,. n,as freoucntly.
,',5,.-,,,, y, },,.1,,,.,, ft, lSqg he sent 4
5l,,.1s-aE 5000 -, t,t Nftl0cia bank. and in
- - MI, ~ .,.i,iit;onai depos-
- ,.,.S,.S+t.i q 5sa Thns EeeIy. with a
s,-,r,- ~ S150 = month was able within
NJ. ,,,s,,r-,. to denosit $. S5s, conclusive
rroa, thai his cmbczzIcm4nts began in
j7tbr,.,,y- 1854
yba mari continuing. saws:
..R5cb ,lsims IA a. innocent. but lie at
,aast ba5 l,,7op,.e,i.5a of NeeIy's emoe1zIe-
,ne.is iors. before ho claims 10 have ted
Rathl,one Reeves, cont ssed fhat Neeiy
paid him 81 .60l for corceaIing the fraud in
III. destruction OF the stamps
FRAUDULENT FER DIEM.
December 2ls1 lSs.. when Bathbone was
appointed Drector-G neral Of Posts, his
salary VAS tixed at S4,e&.. -At his '@quest
thu instlaaster-Geae allowed him per
diem of y in addition.
In January Ratithone asked for an Official
residence; this MAS allowed. The FoSimaS-
ier-tieneral officially fixed RatAbones sal
arl nj &i.5ta, making il effective August
tst AJtl,stry-l, tl,.. rAr. diem MAS cut, kaln-