The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-26
REPORT ON CUBAN FRAUDS
WHOLESALE Conspiracy OF POS
TAI OFFICIALS LAID BARE.
The Minimum ofNeely's EmbezzIements
Shown TO be SI31,7i3.so Official De-
pravity and Utter Disregard for Inter
ests of Public Servtce-DcstrUctlOn of
Surchnrged Stamps -DircctOr-Generai
RatHbone Implicated Improper Per-
sOnal Expenses.


Rathbone Implicated Improper Per-
| sonal Expenses.
| Washington, July 25.--Postmaster
| General Smith tonight gave out for
/ publication the report of Fourth AS
sstant Postmaster General BristoW on
his investigation into the postal frauds
in Cuba. In the beginning Of his re-
port Mr.. BristoW says:
AS q result of the investigation / am
able to submit the following summary
oc the financial transactions Of C. #.
w. Neey:
Stock received from January I,
1899, to May 10, 1900. ....... $9I0, 454 IL
Cash received from all sources,
January L, 1899, to May 10,
1900 ......... ........,..... ooU,o2u.oU
Total ........ ..............$ 81, 527 ,3S0.93
This $1,527 ,9S09S is the total amount
with which Nicely is chargeable. His
records, as he left them, show him en-
titled to the following credits:
Stock On hand. d.,.............. $19l .032. 06
Cash On hand. nd....,............ 2,333. W
Stock furnished to postmasters 459, ,101.40
ed ........... .............. 447, ,27S.o1
Miscellaneous credits ......... 4,445.51
Surcharged stamps alleged to
have been destroyed. ........ 302, ,5S9.37
Shortage to balance. .......... 10000. 73
Total .... 81 527, $3.50. .9S
That is, if Nicely had balanced his
own books, taking all the credits he
claimed he would have been short 500
tl,,t h,a lie, wifi
81 for surcharged stamps destroyed,
which is In part a fraudulent credit.
The surcharged stamps were used from
January 1, 1899, to August 81, 1899, when
the new issue Of Cuban stamps was re-
ceived. Neely had received 1922, 900
worth of these surcharged stamps. He
disposed Of and held receipts for $780,
1920 worth, leaving a balance on hand
August 81, 1890, of 1921, ,S2080. So that,
if he had destroyed all of the sur
charged stamps that he had on hand
August 81 he could not have destroyed
more than 1921 ,S208 80 worth, or 500, 768.-
81 less than he was given credit for hav-
ing destroyed. 1t is not believed, how
ever that he destroyed all Of the sur
charged stamps that he had on hand.
There were s44.59 worth In the depart
ment of posts on May 20, 1900, when the
inspection began; 5000 worth We're sold
a. ~ ''e a. tooo .,'ia oi-
10, -0' anu -. l'0V' 'au llu''i9lous ,e, 80
'''e ~ s'''i'p a.N
oUlieetui ", ol 80 So .na' a',''ilpa
W .',8 ~ w, ~ 80 20 iio'
sellsss 900 ooo "a ,n,,,,, AZ, 20.
e-eo.u 94V''VU, az = '''i' ''i' i'o'
~. ~, ,.,. 80 ~ nI.,,., ,,,,o
ins1 -,
49,. ss,,a.,,
'rortnEs rornr1s Us sno"n W MS own sso coo ~
Excess Of credit by destruction
Of surcharged stamps definitely
ascertaihed ''.'''' '''.''''..' lol'1l3.lo
Total S131 ia 80
This will be Increased NV the discov-
or,, ~ add,tional sa1es If snrcl,ar wed
starns bnt vii, not excaed s15o ooo In
a. ao,.rooota Az ir+aras+i,a oor,,,i,
alton has been made from Neely's cash
book 1t shows
Cash raceiveo fran nj, sources s55O 75o 65
Cash accounted for r........ AL, ,4s117
500 go -,
"''ne a e''n '"o, " . 'Piio' : 'o''o
ms CASH pooNe w iio' siiow aI'
curate amount VI cash ieeeiVeu, oe
cause tnele Is eV,uence Una. i'e uio iio'
enter on MS poohs al lpe cash r.
celVeo from uipoiiueu pos masters me
iils' coiiip ipu.alioii 10 ooiIeiuei c" VIC iiios'
ieilapie eseiiha'e ol Nee.y eiloeA~le-
iiiei.ts tiiat can We alllveu a''
Dlrector Ienerai 1athooie appointed
y. o. w. Nicely cnael OF the bureau
oi lhaLce, VINO hao cus'ouy oi t,ie
staEhps' w. II. reeves asslstaht auul-
tof LOT the isiaho OF Cupa' the oHly
man VINO coulu III any way nave hao
check upon NeeiyS transactlohs, ana
-. Mafllelo' c,Slel OIL tue bureau OF reg
lstratloil' as coihtiinlssion 10 ueStroy
the sufcharsed STAMPS Nee'y ana
reeves entered lnto conspiracy 10 re-
port larger quantity OF Stamps ae-
than were actuaily destroyed
ana thereby oelrauo the CUBAN govern
fneht.
Other Fraudulent transactions.
Neely's fraudulent transactions how
ever were not confined to embezzle |
ments only, and while the amounts
thus received by him We're small as
with the outright embezze-
ments, yet they show the same official |
1epravity and utter disregard for the |
interests of the public service. Before