The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-12

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THE ALLEGED LETTER
The letter alleged to haze been sent
by Starke was mailed here .cn November
b.h and was addressed to THE President,
Washington, D. c." Tile direction was
printed on a large white government:
envelope, Which contained {. sheet OF
paper on which was written In pencil,
under which was written in pencil under
under date of October 24th, the coupiet:
White without and black within,
a '.nigger' in a white mans skin.
J. w. S.
Inclcsed in the same envelope was 2as.
OF a familiar advertising sheet 1T IN,
Poll, Miller drugstore. on which Is 4
picture of negro boy standing on MS
head. on a pill box. On this card. vas
written the oksce reference, w.sch 's
he alleged violation Of the laws. ana on
which the prosecution relies Tor conFtc'I
ton This letter. it is said, did not reacti
Mr.. Roosevelt but being intercepted by
his private secretary. Mr.. Cortelyou on
the eth OF November. was inn!ediassly
turned over to the Postofice Department
whereupou it was referred to Inspector
Bulla.
DID NOT REACH ROOSEVELT.
It is believed tile President never saw
the insulting card and knows nothing OF
the incident.
These incidents bring the story to the
time the postoffice inspector arrived IN
o'ahmord 10 work upithe case.
It was a kEotty proposition even for.
Mr.. Buia. who has proven himself ope
OF the smoothest in the business. but this
formidable aspect did not t:eter him in
his work in tine leasts
FIRST CLUE IN CASE
AS frequently happens. tre first ciEe
came when least expected, through the
identification OF the handwriting by Mr.
I. n. Jones. Mr.. Jones declared he knew
the handwriting: but growing suspicious
declined to give tho name of the man,
and dismissed the officer presenting the
letter, saying he would give no further
information. This clue was followed
closely. The officers were not Inclined
to believe that the initials u. w. s..
signed to the communication were really
correct, but acting upon the supposition
that they were, they at once searched the
directory for some one connected with
the I. n. Jones establishment with those
Initials. and soon found the name of John
w. Starke, pressman.
CLINCHED THE CASE.
This in measure clinched the case.
ana Lieutenant Starke was called in for
an Interview with the Inspector This
interview occurred Friday night in the
Custom House. and fastened the suspi,
cion on the Lieutenant. In fact he al
mitted having sent the lines of dogsere,.
but denied that he had put in, the card
bearing the obscene reference He would
not intimate who. if any. were his asso-
ctates in the preparation of the insult
to the President
INTERVIEW WITH BULLA.
This interview satisfied Inspector RuIla.
and as the next step III the case the fol-
lowing warrant was given out BY him
and served yesterday afternoon:
10 the Marshal of the United States for
the Eastern District of Virginia and
TO his deputies or any of them:
Whereas. complaint has this day oeen
made by John W. RnlIa. Postofyica IN
spector, on oath before me. Henry Fies-
enheiner commissioner OF the tinted
States for the East District OF yirEin.a.
charging that John w. Starke, OF tho
city OF Richmond. Va. did on or about
the 9Th day OF November. 1901. in the city
OF Richmond. In violation OF section ssas
Of the revised statutes. as amenced by
section Of act OF Congress September.
26, 1885. uniawfuily and knowingly de-
posit or cause to be deposited In the
postoff1ce certain envelope then and
there bearing the address OF The t,resi-s
dent. Washington. D. c." and contain
ing among other things a certain and OBJ
scene picture. there was an epithet Of
an indecent character.
Now. therefore. you are hereby COM.
nlanded in the name OF the President
OF the United s.ates of America TO ap-=
prehenG the said John w. Starka and
bring his body forthwith before me. ons5
of the commissioners.
Given under my hand and seal. january
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