Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13

the document to the Department of
| Justice for the action OF the Attorney
! General, who undoubtedly will cause
| its presentation to the Governor OF New
York without delay.
1t is declared to be the purpose of the
administration to leave nothing undone
to ascertain the true situation of af-
! fairs in Cuba and to bring to speedy
justice every person who may be found
| to have been connected in any manner
whatever with frauds upon the postal
revenues
POSTAL AUDITORS JAILED.
Havana. May 12.-MIessrs. Reeves and
Reynolds, the auditors OF the postal de-
partment, who have been under sur
Vigilance. have not been sent to Jail.
| but are detained in their own rooms
under the charge of detective. They
VIII not be allowed to communicate
| further with any employees of the post
Office until after the investigation iof
the postal frauds have been completed.
Carridon Rich was the man who con-
fessed to knowledge of many of tho
transactions. which, in the opinion of
lawyers. tends to imolicate others be-
side Nicely. Rich was Neely's partner
! IN number OF business enterprises in
Cuba and also holds power OF attorney
Ior MN. II was through Rich that
$o.OQO Oh new issue stamps were recov-
cred and he has not been arrested on
account OF the valuable assistance he
Is now giving in unwilling the plot
FURTHER. he has agreed to give evidence
when Nicely is arraigned.
Inc amount of the defalcation, so far
us discovered at present, is s36. 900 dur
ing the year 1900 and S69, 900 during the
| year 1899.
OF this amount $1,000 has been re-
covered; $1,000 deposited in bank
mere In Neely's name has been attached.
and $4,000 he had in his possession
when arrested. n brick yard and cocoa
groves, the value OF which is yet I'M
oeclued, the property OF Nicely, have
ipeen attached. Neely's bond with the
j Fidelity Deposit Company amounts to
$4,000. and the estimated bonds of
others, against whom evidence is ac-
cumulating. will amount to from SIS.
600 to $4,000. The probability is that
the Government will lose in the neigh
borhood of $4,000 or more.
WILL GO TO CUBA.
New York, May 12.-John D. Lindsay.
counsel for Nicely in the Cuban nost.
master matter said to-day that Nicely
was perfectly willing to 20 to Cuba If
Governor General Wood desires his
| presence there and he thought even
that e%tradition papers might be SUPER
| nous. However, he admitted that both
| Nicely and his counsel preferred to have
| the case tried here, where it would
come before the federal courts of the
Southern district of New York.
Everybody knows the condition OF
the courts in Cuba" explained Mr..
Lindsay. "All maner of irregularities
| exist there, made worse, IL anything. by
the passage of war over the Island.
FROM time to time General Wood Is
sues an imperialistic edict stating that
so and so will obtain in the courts
hereafter, or gives out a statement
| from Washington to the effect that
henceforth such an such q section in
the penal code will be changed"
Mr.. Lindsay went on to intimate
that the state OF affairs in the Cuban
courts was so uncertain on account of
the capriciousness OF Mr.. McKinley's
policy that Nicely much preferred. If
| possible. to stay under the jurisdiction
| of the plain United States law.
Washington. May 12.-It Is under
| stood that Governor Roosevelt will
| leave here for New York tomorrow
morning. and that an officer of the De-
partment of Justice will meet him there
on Monday morning when the reauisi
ton for the extradition OF Nicely will
be promptly honored.
Late advices received at the War De-
partment from Governor Wood intt-
cate that 1t Is the opinion of the Ha-
wanna officials that the defalcation in
the postal funds will not fall short of
$751; 900.