Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-18
Charged That Counterfeit Cuban
Stamps Were Printed.
AT NEELYS MUNcIE PLANT.
Thompson, Havana's Post master, Bailed In
sum OF s1ooo-.Tho inspectors E1am-
ined Ra'hbone-Ntcly's Bail Money Be-
lieved To DO His own-No Suspicion
Rests On Tho Postmaster of Baracoa.
by Telegraph TO virginIan- pllot.I.

CBy Telegraph 10 Virginian- Pllot.l
Washington, May 17.-Representative
Jones, of Virginia, to-day introduced a
resolution directing the Secretary of
War to furnish information in connec.
ton with the Nicely disclosures in
Cuba. 1t follows the Bacon resolution
i'll the Senate and adds three further
inquiries, viz:
What amounts have been paid in
Cuba in the way of allowances and SAL
aries to Commanding General, the
heads of the various departments of the
United States Military Government in
Cuba, Including all persons employed
as clerks or otherwise under said gov
eminent?
What amounts have been paid in
Cuba TO the officers OF the late Cuban
army, and what amounts, IL any, are
helnS paid at the present time to said
officers?
In each OF the expenditures concerns
ing which inquiry is made, out of what
fund was said amount paid?"
,COUNTERFEIT STAMP Plant.
Muncie, Ind. May 17.-One OF the
governments detectives who has been
mere working on the Muncie end of the
Cuban postofffce embezzlemcnt cases
made the statement to-day that the real
steal has been the sale OF counterfeit
stamps. which. is alleged. have been
printed in the office OF n printing COM
pany in this city Thousands OF dol
lars worth of bogus stamps are said to
have been issued and distributed to the
cuban postmastcrs, I number of whom,
1t is alleged. shared in the profits. The
printing office Is said to have been
searched from garnet to cellar for tho
material used. Heretofore the search
here was supposed to be for an alleged
package of money. 1t is asserted that
almost two million dollars worth of boz
gus stamps have been printed in Num-
Gle and sent for distribution to Cuban
postofiices. The system was to distrib-
ute these stamps In numbers that would
not cause suspicion to officers who fur
nished the regular consignments. When
Rose Cowan, president OF the Nicely
Printing Company, was told that story
To-day he did not seem especially con-
cerned, but said:
You may say that II there is any
story ailoat that the Nicely Printing
stamps. either for the postal or any
other service, it is false. We have
neither printed stamps legitlmately nor
ileSitima tely. The government con-
ed TO shoot the engineer if he did not
denied. II is most OF the form OF print
ed blanks This work has been con-
Quoted for the past eighteen months.
since Nicely took office. and my books
will show that it has not exceeded
$4,000, while the printed stories are
that it will reach $4,000 Do you sup
pose that the government officials that
have overhauled my place would have
found some evidence II the gignntIc
stamp factory you speak of was located
here?"
Havana, May 1.-THE principal
charge against the Havana postmaster.
l.. u. Thompson. who. with w. II.
Reeves. deputy auditor OF the island.
and Edward Moya and Jorge Mascara,
Cuban clerks in the stamp department.
was arrested yesterday. VIII be he en-
tered ia to a conspiracy with Carrydon
Rich. the clerk who has confessed to a
knowledge OF many OF the transactions
and who will give evidence for the gov
eminent 20 shield. c. r. W Nicely, tina
arrested financial agent of posts.
The prosecution says Thompson de-
liberately received vouchers and order
ed that the changes be made IN the
books and accounts with the manifest
intention of shielding Nicely.
Moya and Mascara admit selling over
$500 worth of an old Issue of stamps
through the windows. which were not
called for In the reuuisttion.
Thompson says that though he or
dered the alteration of certain figures
at the request OF Rich. still he did so
without knowing that they were of q
criminal nature. He thinks he might
have been treated with more considera-
ton. either dismissed or requested to
resign.
Thompson's bail has been fixed as
10000 cash, which Is not yet forth
coming.
THOMPSON BAILED IN $1,000.
Thompson's bail was ultimately re-
duced TO $1,000. which was deposited in
cash by the Danish Consul, Herr Cul-
nell, a wealthy merchant.