Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-26

The GLOBE has hot one to hand the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing this
morning. The author Of the following
card was formerly an employe or watch
man in the Bureau. Since his discharge
he has kept tab on the Bureau and he says
IL is not better or worse now than 1t always
has been. However we will 6rst insert his
communication, minus a few Examinations
which we're decidedly libelous. Assistant
Chief Of the Bureau Mr.. Thomas J. Sui
livan is thus pulverized:
wAsHIScroN. D. c., Janua,y 1902
Editor Sunday Globe.
Iwish to expose the inhumauity and
utter want Of justice that exists in the
Treasury Department.
Topenly assert that some of the Bureau
officials run that department as unscrupu-
lously as the War and Navy Departments,
or even more so, and the only wonder is
that more tragedies like the old soldier
Mcdonald, committed in the Treasury De.
partment have not been enacted in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing is no
sign they may not come off any day Gov
ernor Shaw can easily find a task Of
cleaning out the Augean stables, when lie
takes hold, IL he has eyes to see aud ears
70 hear. One man there, Assistant Chief
Thomas J. Sullivan is most despotic, un-
scrupulous and unjust, running men and
women by weaving evidence against them
50 they are helpless, and several that can
be uamed have died others ruined, unable
70 bear his malignings. are drifting wher
ever they can, barely able to live, and exist
by mere sufferance. MY own case, which
can be easily proved by the records. is only
one Of many similar cases. In 1877 came
here FROM Ohio having lost the use OF an
arm at the siege Of Vicksburg
President Hayes, being personal friend
requested Secretary John Sherman to give
me position as watchman in the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, which held for
ten years During that time Mr.. Sullivan
resorted 70 maligning me to the chief, Col
o. II Irish, and succeeded in makir him
and the Secretary believe chat was CON
spiring with two others to steal sheets and
plates from the bureau. The two were ar.
rested and put in the District Jail in Oc-
tober 1882. Six months previous that is
May 1882 Mr.. Sullivan instructed one
Henry Piper, colored, to go into the chiefs
private desk and steal certain papers and
letters therein. l, in my line of duty, found
him in there and made a written report
of Il.
Mr. sullivan deliberately pocketed that
report, and in October made Col Irish and
the Secretary believe that was the thief
and was arrested by Colonel Brooks. who
confined me in his office and charged me
as above. On final hearing Colonel Brooks
questioned Henry Piper so closely that he
"A eaN . tt,,tf he, asI t,.A
did find him as stated I was restored to
duty with loss Of FIVE days pay the two
men in Jail. Messrs Ward and Salter, were
released. The consequences Of all this were
that Colonel Irish, when he fully realized
how Sullivan had deceived him, so suffered
from chagrin that few days or weeks after
wards he died. Mr.. Sullivan accomplished
has purpose by publishing through the Asso-
ciaged Press dispatches all over the country
on October 49, 1882, that these men that
were arrested we're in the employ of General
B. z Berry. of Philadelphia who was an
applicant for Colonel Irishs position
thereby killing of his, General b s. aspi-
rations. Mr. Sullivan promised to let me
alone IL would let him alone, which did
but in Ave years, during which he put up
two or three Jobs similar to the above, he
Harrison IS and Mckinley s administrations
l demanded hearing aud Secretary Gage
appointed acommittee Of three, Assistant
Secretary yanderlip Charles Lyman and.
Commander Hendricks but they all re-
fused TO send for my witnesses to verify
my assertions. | have time and again
through the papers of this city and New
York dared him (Sullivan) to have me ar
4 r.
but lie is a coward by instinct and a liar by
training and the last thing ne breads Is to
face me in the courts. These are only few
samples / can give many more of others.
Yours respectfully
JOSEPH l.. JACKSON
Oar Madison ave, Chicago
Formerly Co A, 7zd Ohio City Address,
7a4 5th street. Washington
Supple mentary to his communication,
Mr. Jackson called at the GLOBE Office and
unbosomed himself of a great deal Of inter
esting information of and concerning the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
1T is the rottenest department OF bureau
of the government" commenced Mr. Jack
son II do not know so much about the
stealing carried on. suppose there are the
usual rake offs and pickings. What refer
20 Is the morality, or rather the lack Of it
among some of the employees. During my
service there heard more obscenity, pro-
family. and filthy language than 1 ever heard
in all my life before or since, and this was
not confined TO the males eitherl OF course
there are good women as there are men
among the force, but tell you there are
some Of the worst cases Of deprEvity have
ever encountered working and employed in
that establishment. I could make the pub
lie hair rise as high as the monument should
1 recite what have heard, seen, and know