Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-24
POSTAL FRAUDS.
Widespread Rascality in Cuba Is
Revealed.
Hayaua's Postmaster Makes n DAM
aging Confession and Is Arrested
-COngress Is Asked 10 Pro-
vide "a Law TO Fit the
Case of Mr. NeeIy.

! fourth assistant postmaster general,
will proceed to Havana next Wednes.
| day to take charge of the postal af-
fairs of Cuba. The postmaster gen
| eral declined to say whether or not
Director General of Posts Rathbone
would be suspended. 1t is said, how
ever, that the fact that Gen. Bristow
will assume these duties does not
necessarily indicate that Mr.. Rath.
| bone will be relieved of all connection
with the service. Bristow outranks
the director Of posts and the latter
! might operate as q subordinate. al
though on this point no statement is
| vouchsafed.
Havana, May i5.-The extent of the
! postal frauds is far greater than what
was originally expected. Besides tax
ing in the postal department, the
frauds seem to include the local office
at Havana and various other offices
| throughout the island, and also to
have extended to outside points which
have been used for the sale of some
of the old issue of stamps that were
! ordered destroyed.
The result of the investigation at
the local post office is the suspension
of Postmaster Thompson, who was
installed in April, 1899.
! Havana, May II. - Postmaster
| Thompson, of Havana, has signed
sworn statement in which he says
that September 16 last, being in need
of money, he took from the money
order funds $435, giving his memoir
andum as a receipt for the same.
| When the inspections were held Mr..
| Thompson ordered a clerk in charge
of the money order department to
place Icmittances received that day.
which would not have to be account
ed for until the following day, sutli-
cient to cover the amount of his re-
ceipt, which was then Withdrawn un-
til after the inspection. This was
| kept up until April :. when the spe
cial agents unexpectedly discovered
the receipt, which Mr.. Thousson
| then paid. He also admits that
| Charles +. Neely. late financial agent,
| indOrsed a bill for $3.50 which Thomp-
| son had discounted by the North
! American Trust Co.
Warrants were issued last evening
for the arrest of +. p. Thompson, the
Havana postmaster; w. II. Reeves,
| deputy auditor of the island, and Ed
ward Moya and Jorge Mascara. Gu
ban clerks in the stamp department,
and all were lodged in the Niyac the
Tombs of Havana. This was done
under the advice of the postal inspec-
tors who arrived yesterday.
Washington, May 1s.-The Post
says: Congress must come to the
nd OF the administration in bringing
| r T. Nanly tho Cuban IefanItnr to
justice. a new law must be enacted
and enacted at once, which will tight
| n the governments hold upon him.
Every loophole of escape must be
! ,losed.
'AttorncY General GriggS has al
ready made his appeal to congress.
Yesterday afternoon he forwarded
| to Senator Hoar, chairman OF the
senate committee on JuuIctafN' ana 10
Congressman Ray, chairman of the
similar committee Of the house,
copy of bill drawn especially to
meet the present situation. He ac-
,ompanied the bill with a strong let
ler pointing out the necessity for it's
prompt passage. He expresses the
nope that the measure may be passed
without delay.
irst provides that the statutes of the
United States relative to eXtradition
between the United States and coun-
trics with which the United States
has treaties of cNtradition shall APP
Dly to the eXtradition of fugitives
from Justice from Cuba. while the
government of that island is eXer-
Used under the authority of the Uni
ted States. This section is directed
10 the NeeIv case.
..rhe second section is to guard
against future troubles in the pos
sessions over which the United States
has unouestioned control. 1t pro-
vides that the domestic extradition
now III ior r'V '"' va ~
;,',;,,as o,';r Gu,rn IIaIyai; and Porto
pinn
"WbiIe the attorney general is con-
fdent that Necly could be cXtradited
under present laws, his confidence is
4 l.. loo, Il ~.