Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-22

A decided sensation developed during the
past week in post-ofice circles, the parties
to the affair being two post-office inspect.
ors, Charles l.. Doran and Charles Hedges.
Mr.. Doran was arrested the past week on
warrant sworn out by his fellow inspector
Hedges, who charged him with threatening
to kill Mr.. Doran was placed under one
thousand dollar bond in the United States
branch of the police court on Thursday
last, to appear for trial in ten days and
there the matter rests for the present
Now there are various accounts flying
around the Post-Ofice Department and
rumors are as thick as leaves in the Vale of
Valambrosa, hence it was exceedingly diff
cult for the GLOBE to separate the genuine
from the false and fnd the real kernel OF
cause of the quarrel between the two post
Office inspectors. From the best informed
sources, however, we are led to take stock
in the statements that Mr.. Charles Hedges
made himself too oficiously conspicuous in
interfering in the domestic affairs of Mr..
Doran and that Mr.. Doran on his return to
the city having discovered by the perusal
Of couple of letters which fell into his
hands that Hedges had the presumption to
offer advice unsolicited to Mr.. Doran S
better half, he became furious and made
straight for the Post-Office Department in
search Of Hedges. Mr.. Doran, as stated,
had only just arrived from Denver when he
made this discovery and not finding Hedges
at the post-oifice after a diligent search, he
unbosomed himself to a confidential friend
as to Hedges conduct and the injury he at
tempted to do him (Doran) without, how
ever, entering into particulars except to
state that if Hedges had been guilty of what
he (Doran) suspected, he would kill him
on sight.
Mr. Doran's whole manner and appear.
ance indicated that he considered the matter
at issue as most serious, and that he was
laboring under suppressed excitement from
some grievous injury and chances WERE if
he ran across Hedges there would be blood
shed and probably murder
Mr.. Hedges having got word of the condit
tion Of mind of his fellow inspector, and
being admonished that he meant business,
became alarmed and Immediately swore out
a warrant charging Mr.. Doran with the in
tention of executing the threats aforesaid.
Mr.. Doran appeared in the United States
branch of the police court and filed bond
for one thousand dollars, but it is surmised
by those acquainted with both men that the
matter will be amicably settled and the
issue, whatever it is, will not come to trial
or receive further ventilation by the press.
This has probably been brought about by
the interest manifested by one or two mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives who
are acquainted with and know both men,
and are anxiously desirous of hushing up
the scandal to the end that there may be
neither blood shed nor loss of Office on the
part Of Mr.. Doran and Mr.. Hedges.
II is evident that there has been some
grievOus error committed by Mr.. Hedges
either against Mr.. Doran individually or by
his interference in matters that do not con-
Germ him, and il has taken considerable
pressure on Mr.. Dorau to prevent either
tragedy or a serious violation of the statutes
and which might result in one or two va
cancies in the post-ofice inspectorships.
The daily papers as is usual when a real
live item of news hits their reporters, crawl
into their holes and pull the hole in after
them for fear that by some accident a news
item which would interest the public would
get into their columns. 1t therefore re-
mains for the SUNDAY GLOBE to exhibit
this matter in so far as it has developed to
the public in general and its army of read
ers in particular.
Mr.. Hedges is not now a post-Ofiice in
spector, but chief assistant to Mr. Machen
in the Rural Free Delivery Division where
he has plenty leisure to write letters to
other mems wives and sweethearts.