The sun., 1900-01-06
ALBERT c. REISER RESIGNS
Elsmere Postmaster Vigorously
Denies the Story That He Is
TO be Removed.
EXPLAINS HIS ACCOUNTS
Affairs at the PostofHce are ID
Excellent Condition and ssr
IIeiser wm Step Ont Ia
March After 0 years'
Service.

When interviewed Last evening in ref
erence to publication in yesterdays
Every Evening, purporting TO be d
special dispatch from Washington allee-
ing that Albert G. Heiser, postmaster 1t
Elsmere, had been dismissed fer i'm
properly conducting the postofiice under
his charge, Mr.. Heiser branded
the story as utterly false and indignant
y refuted it in detail With one little
exception be says there is not a sem.
blance Of truth in the publication.
The dispatch yesterday said The
dilatory and unsatisfactory action1 OF
Postmaster Albert @. Heiser at Elsrncr6
postoitice, near Wilmington, will pro-
ably cause bis dismissal.
shortly after his appointment to t 8
Office, during the eaily part of Mr.. G
lands administrator, the Postoffic $s|3
partment notified HIM 70 collect s3$
the governments by the former Els
postmaster. The several letters semi
him by the Postmaster General, at I'm
time, are reported to have been ignored}
but owing TO his good character and
strong recommendations the usual dis
cipline was not executed. Since this
complaint, however, bnainess IN thas
Office has been carefully watched by the
postoffice officials and as a result Of bis
failure TO furnish Auditor Castle the re-
quired reports, notice has been given
him that his position will be vacated on
the Sth of January, 1900"
The above special was taken up sefi-
atum and denied by Mr.. Heiser
"About the $50 owed the Government
oy my predecessor, James Gebhardt, it's
partly true and partly untrue, " said Mr..
Heiser. when the postoffice at Silver
brook was discontinued or merged into
the Elsmere office, Mr.. Gebhardt col.
ected $50 and failed to turn il over toi
the Government. When | took charge
mere about six years ago Mr.. GebhaFdt
owed the Government $50, including the
$50 sppkpnof above and was flss4tEt !.
Ell bv the Authorizes d Washington u
collect the $50. j succeeded in getting
$50 Of it from Mr. Gekhardt's suresies,
who we're his brothers and were poor
men. The other $50 / most emphalicaiy
refused to collecs. l-did not ignore the
letters sent me in reference to the matter
but answered without hesitation that
lid not intend to collect the money Is
was an unpleasant and l would have
mad to get it few lbllars at q time, aud
| did not consider 10 my duty to collect
It. Postoffice Inspector Maxwell finally
collected the $50 and no more was said
about it. L
.As fsr as the stFtemcnt that affairs in
The Office had hEen closely watched
goes | am not awdre Of anyone watching
me nor do fear Anyone watching. Once
turing the six wars | have been in
ltfice my acconntf fhaye been gone over
by Mr.. MAXWELL. / think it was about
she time that tlS office was made 2
money order Off fe and if Mr.. Maxwell
ound anythipgt 4 wrong 1 am in tossl
ignorance OF thef fact. afy accounts arc
straight and VII the exception Of q
title misunderstanding which arose
lver my last rebors there has been nc
Jar of any kindt When sent my report
u the last OF kctober / informed the
| department thH they were my debtors
ID the amountkf S., but in their reply
thew informed me that | owed them SlS
| don't knowIhoW they make ii and am
!, ready to have anyone examine my ac
counta.
/ II have never been notified Ipat
would be l missed from the aflse, 80
"a tie other hand haYe ten4 pred ni.
esignation, which is TO tskS8effect on
March Is, at which time exp&t to take
| 80 nv residence near Newark on farm
which recently purchased. | sent ny
resignation in at the same time that
ient my December report, and hav'
recommended Delaware Lyman
seventh and King streets, as my enc
! ,essor. went around with Mr.. Lyman
N New Years night and assisted hiu
IN securing the signatures OF all Of tn
most influential citizens in Elsmere I
his application.
| Congressman Hoffecker has not bee
10 see me nor have received any wor
| from him in reference to the postotlis
or any other matter.