The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-05-18
MORE CROOKEDNESS.
Postmaster Thompson, of the Ha-
vana Post Office, Suspended.
A. Many as STA Other. Have Been
Placed Under the Closest SUR
Neiiiance. aud VIII ne
Arrested Later.

Havana. May 14.-Carydon Rich was
the man who confessed 20 knowl-
edge Of many Of the transactions
which. In the opinion Of lawyers. tend
20 duplicate Others besides Nicely in
tho post office defalcation. Rich was
Ncely's partner in number OF bust
ness enterprises in Cuba. and also
Folds power Of attorney for him. IL
was through Rich that $4,000 of new
issue stamps were recovered. and he
has not been arrested on account OF
the valuable assistance lac is now Civ
ine in unraveling the plot Further.
he has agreed to give evidence when
Nicely il nrraiened.
The amount OF the defalcation. so
far as discovered NJ present. il $4,000
during the year 1900 aud 500, 600 dur
ing the year 1889. OF this amount,
5000 has been recovered. $1,000 de-
posted In a bank here IN Neely's
ntmc has been attached. and 5000 hs
had ina his possession when arrested.
4 brickyard and cacao grove. the
value Of which is undecided. the prop
efiN Of Nicely. have been attached.
Havana. MAY Postage stemps
Go ihc value OF s. 900 have been recov-
erred by secret service agents as the
results Of Information furnished by
the nnn who has confessed to guilty
knowledge Of the postal frauds. II j.
estimated that the shortage will not
be- more than 100000.
Washington. NAV Ex-senator
bacon introduced resolution in
the senate on Friday calling for
thorough insNtigaiion and re-
port 60 the scnatC of all moneys re-
cviscd and expended In the island of
Cuba by the. United states military
AMI civil authorities until April 30.
1000.
Col. George H. Burton. Of the in
sprctor generals department. has ar
river from Havana. and had con-
ference with war department officials
Friday afternoon. Col. Burton Is the
officer Of the inspector generals de-
partmcnt who detected the postal
frauds in the Cuban service In con
neciion with Charles =. W. Nicely. now
under arrest.
Havana. May i5.-The extent OF the
postal frauds Is far greater than what
was originally expected. Besides TAX
inr in the postal department. the
frauds seem 10 include the local OH
GERS al Havana and various other Of
hccrs throughout the island. aud also
~ have extended To outside points
which have been used for the sale OF
somc 81 the old issue 81 stamps that
vrrc ordered destroyed.
The result of the Investigation at
the local post Office Is the suspension
OF Postmaster Thompson. who was
uriallcd In April OF last year lie will
remain az his own house for the pres
ont Moya and Mascara. stamp sellers
Ia the main Office. have also been ar
rested. and further arrests are expect
ed soon. As many as six others have
been placed under the closest surveil-
larcc. and they will be arrested AZ
>fon a. their services can be spared
A. a matter OF fact. IN they were all
Ia be- subsequently relieved of duty.
Il would not be possible 60 carry on
the postal department OF Havana.
Messrs Reeves and Reynolds. the
auditors of the postal department. are
siill under arrest az their own rooms.
IN charge OF detectives. Special quar-
'crs will. however. ne prepared in
some fortress. where all the prisoners
connected with the frauds win he
taken as soon a. ARRESTED.
Nh. Sheridan WI temporarily ill
ar. Thompson's place. u appears
chat frauds ramifcd in almost every
possible direction, even the rented
boxes having been made a source OF
iliegitimatc gain.
Washington. May 1.-THE postmas-
ter general. after a protracted inter
view with the president. announced
that Joseph l.. Bristow. fourth assist
ant postmaster general. will proceed
60 Havana next Wednesday to take
charge Of the postal affairs OF the
island OF Cuba. The postmaster gem
eral declined 10 say whether Director
General of Posts Rathbonc would be
suspended II is said. however. that
the fact that Gen. Bristow will assume
these duties does not necessarily indi-
cate that Mr.. Rathbone will be re-
licyed of all connection with the SER
wee.