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Cau.c-rullocn's Charges Ara Fully
Sustaiued-Reporss ON Irregularities.3 &
Washington, D. C.-PostmasterHisn-s.
eraI Payne has made public all papers. !.
and documents connected with the in-s
yestigation Of the Washington post
Office in 1899 and 1900. as a result OF
charges preferred at that time by se9
mour w. Tulicch. former cashier OF
the Washington postoffice. which were
recently repeated Iiy Tulloch IN for
NAL communication to the Postmaster
General. g
The most interesting feature CON-
tanned in the documents. which coves
fifty typewriter pages. aggre gazing
10000 words. Is the ADMISSION Of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-GenPrhl
Bristow that he recommended to Posi-.
master-GeneraI Smith that the office OF
First Assistant Postmaster-Genefai
Heatl, he investigated. This was
charged by Tullnch. who also charged
that the investigation requested had
v
however. that later the investiga 1on
was made and number OF lrreguiarrl
ties corrected.
The documents made public by Post
master-General Paypo inclrde his let.5s
fer to Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Rristow under date OF MAY II,
1909. calling attention to the Tulloch
charges. and ae'-in~ for an explanarrS5
tion. Fourth Ass'stant Postmaster-Gen-a 4
eral Bristow's letter in re-1.y:y the re-
mort of the ipsnpc+n-s who transferred
the Washington city Dostoftice TO lse
nresent postmastnr. John A. Merritt:s
tho renort Of Ir~nnctor Little. unaer4
date Of July 81. 1an0. and the result OF
the investigation. nv Postmaster.ienfs
eral Smith of THO rharges contatueds ~
the confidential rc~ort Of June 30. 1913
In concluding his statement Postmas.::
ter-General Payne says: ~.
1.-THE papers a'e filed without fcllou
for the reason thrt thev re!ate u .ne
business of a prin" administration. ne
subiect-matter Of The COMPLAINS slsS
four years old. and I'll action thercnnsi
dor was closed o~ar two wears Ego. LIE
charge of Mr.. Trnorh is in Its essence.
AGAINST President Mckinney and Post
master-Gencral S"nitt. President Nc
,Kinley Is no lonce" living: fIstmaster-.
General Smith. whn carried out l'resi.
dent McKinley's policy. has answered
for himself"
The special report OF July 6. NJ re ;pys
CAPTAIN Smith. disclosed. MT. bfistoWs
saws what seemed to be glorihg irTeg.
ularities. and he submitted 1t persoilffs
ally to the Postu,aster-General =, 81 sug' e
gesting that II ccntaine I maffer y
which Postmasta"Gener: Smit ml3nt
want TO give his ne-sonal attention.
The SYNOPSIS Of the report OF tpe ID
vestigation of :Tr - 30. 1899. shows
that an item of 5000 for travelling
eynenses to George ". Beavers. and;
of G, D. Fisher. a rl"rk under Beavers.
to Philadelphia and Hartford. was PAID
ont of the funds of the Washingfon
city postoffice on order Of First ASSIST,
ant Heath, although the expenses
formed no part Of tie legitimate sex-
npnses of the Washington cfflce.
The report shows that Ronert y:
Willett, son, of the former WashinSloH
CITY postmaster. drew two saiaLles5
from July ! to December 10, ls9e. one
as laborer, at $500 year. and one az
a mechanic. at 50 day. OF spectai Toll
for the free delivery service.
The confidential report Of Inspector
Smith names Edward s. Allen: ap..
nointpd at Sl4O0 in 1899 as an expert
mechanic: Fl. A. Cummings appointed
at $500 and promoted to $1,000 on the
a,,I;torr roIl. n M. Monroe placed on
tho military roll hy First Ass.stanHt .stH
perry S. Heath. and Frank +. Murray.
on the military roll at Slooo year,
and says:
"None Of the ahcve named appear
TO have performed any service IN eua.
nection with tn" military postai ,i,ss.5 nats.5
ters. and no good reason appears eisaef
for their original anrointment OF ccn71
'iir Wn January 2 and 10. 1899. First As
sistont Heath transferred twenty
clerks from the clerks roll to the mil.
itary roll. and pit these peopla 70 VOTE
IN m tho Washington citv postoftce, ana
~ Maid iI them from the military appropria-
| ton.
WASHINGTON. n. CAS- a result or an
indiscretion in matters pertaining 70
the award of contracts for printing tne
money order forms Of the Govern
ment. James I. Metcalf. for nany
Years Superintendent of the money OF
dor system of the Postofice depart
mont was removed from office oy 1ne
Postma aster- General. A full inVestlga-
t,on of the case will be MADE ia'er;
The dismissal is the result of acts 0.
Mr. Metcalf in opposition to the Dld OF
poul Herman. OF Rutherford. \. 49,
the lowest bidder by $4,000. ana IN Ia Ia,
yor of the next highest biooer. .ne
Wynkoop- -Hallenbeck- -CraWford oot 1r
many, of New York City, of when Mr.
Metcalfs son is an employe, lot :ne s
contract of printing money oraer
postmaster General Payne, In an-
pouncing his action. stated that 'Ie,S aS
was no charge that Mr.. Meteaif mao ,a
done ANYTHING that is amenable TO tne
law but said thar his conduct was
serious indiscretion that could not pe
overlooked. Mr.. Metcalf. he SAID. HI
Wavs has been considered faithful.
efficient, painstaklng and honest fm'
plOye.
Mr.. Smith VIII Sot Reply.