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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-18
MIR. TULLoCH's CHARGES.
Postal 'Irregularf ies," as Seen by a
Decapitated OmciaI.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE full text
Of the formal charges of irregularities in
the administration of postal affairs pre-
ferred by Seymour w. Tulloch formerly
cashier of the Washington City postoffice,
was made public to-day by Mr.. Tulloch
The charges are embodied in letter to
Postmaster General Payne in response to
the latter's request to be furnished infor-
nation that would substantiate published
statements of Mr.. Tulloch. Some of the
matters complained of will be investigated
Immediately by the inspectors.
Mr.. Tulloch. In his letter, says he Is at
the service of the postmaster general in
rendering any further assistance that may
be desired Mr.. Tulloch says that In all
instances of irregularity and favoritism the
proper allowances. records. vouchers, were
most carefully executed and kept, as q
rule. and little information can be ascer-
tanned by their investigation; that "the
real facts, behind the allowances and
vouchers. are not of record and are known
to few-those interested who will not, and
others, clerks. who dare not talk"
For upwards of nineteen years." the let
ter recites. 1.-The conduct of affairs between
the Washington city postoffice and the
Postoffice Department was regular; then
came the first break. the precursor of a sys-
tenn of allowances to the Washington post
office on account of departmental expendi-
ture. which afterwards led to irregularities,
abuses, extravaganza and nay removal as
an obstacle on June 30 1899. Mr.. Shepard,
then chief of the salary and allowance di-
vision of the Postoffice Department, de-
sired a file case for the use of his office.
His requisiticns were turned down by his
superior officers. Later vouchers were pre-
sented to me for file case, accompanied by
funds of the Washington Office. made by
Mr.. Shepard and signed by the first assist
ant postmaster general. / directed the con-
tractor to obtain certificate of delivery of
the goods Mr.. Shepard refused to ac-
knowledge the receipt of the goods, fearing
exposure during the audit of the vouchers,
and 1 refused TO pay for the case until
some one was willing to father the same. -
MAKING PRECEDENTS
Soon after the Mckinley administration
came into power the first assistant post
master general sent his clerk down to me
with a voucher for a lump sum for travel
ing expenses accompanied by an allowance
for their payment from the funds of the
Washington office. Such demand was ir-
regular on it's face. But the official be-
came very angry at the idea of mere cash.
Ter attempting TO make any suggestions
TO him and refused to amend and itemize
his voucher. The postmaster explained 10
him that had only asked for what was re-
quired by the auditor and according to pre-
cedent. The postmaster on his return stated
the official had said, Look here, now, this
Is new administration and new crowd
and we intend To make our own precedents
The auditor Of the postoffice departemnt fin
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GRAVE ACCUSATION MADE
Judge Hammond, I'm Opposing an Or
der to Take Testimony Abroad,
Makes Startling Charges.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, May 17.-Opposing a
motion Of the Duhme attorneys for a court
order to take depositions in Paris, Judge
Hammond, counsel for Frederick s. Chase,
made a sensational accusation in the Cir
cult Court chamber last night that startled
the auditors and caused furore in the
courtroom. Looking directly at Attorneys
Gaylord and Haywood, of the Duhme side,
he said:
These gentlemen are not here in the in
terests of Moses Fowler Chase, as they
pretend. but are bending every effort in be-
half Of that miserable wretch, Mrs Duhme,
who for three years kept the boy in dun
geon for the sole purpose of taking his
life and they know. it!'
Shaking his fist at the startled lawyers
Judge Hammond hurled the accusation
with great emphasis. The Duhme attor-
neys turned pale. and the onlookers craned
their necks, expecting a fstic encounter
But the court called for order. and Mr..
Haywood. in an embarrassed manner, de-
MED the allegations of Judge Hammond
Judge De Hart refused to grant the order.
The Duhme lawyers had prepared their
petition, asking for two weeks time in
which to take the deposition of certain
Paris doctors. who, they allege, would tes-
tify that Moses Fowler Chase was taken
by force and fraud by the agent of Fred
erick s. Chase from the Comar sanitarium,
where he was placed by Mr.. and Mrs.
fore Judge De Hart Saturday afternoon to
argue for and against the motion. The
Duhme counsel presented an affidavit set
ting forth their reasons for wanting the
dispositions from Paris, and why such an
order should be granted.
No sooner had the affidavit been read
than Judge Hammond jumped to his feet
and asked the court to refuse such an
order. I'VE have been trided with for
weeks" he said, land 1t is time this
ceased. False affidavits have been used
to delay the final settlement, and we will
prove that they were gained by fraud.
Every form of low method has been en-
ployed by the Duhme lawyers in their
desperation TO make a favorable case for
their client. The case should have been
disposed Of In few hours, but instead of
that 1t has been delayed and blocked from
day to day. until all of us have been
driven beyond tolerance"
Then he made the strong charge against
the attorneys for the Duhmes, and accused
their client of an attempt to murder the
demented boy for his money. Ever since
the case first came UP many bitter accusa-
tions have been made by both Sides and
charges OF fraud have been common but
never before has any one OF the Chase at
tOrneys made deliberate charge like
Judge .Hammonds against Mrs. Duhme
The court cited authority in case
much like the one presented, and then said
that as the motion was virtually one for q
continuance of the trial. he could not grant
it. He held that il would take longer than
two weeks to get the depositions and as
this would delay the case until the fan
term, f> refused the request.
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ally sent word through the postmaster that
on account of the feeling shown in the mat
ter If / would inclose the voucher in my
next account its informality would be over
looked. An inspection OF the Washington &C
counts will show many similar subsequent
payments OF travelling and other expenses
on account of departmental officials without
the usual departmental checks.
Washington Office was surprised one
day to receive from the salary and allow
ance division of the first assistant post
master generals office a printed circular
stating il was intended to require all en-
ployes at postoffices to give a blanket bond
direct 10 the department, said bond to be
furnished by a single recognized bending
company, irrespective of the fact whether
such employees could furnish good personal
bonds or might desire to avail themselves
of competition in premiums between other
bonding companies. similar blanket
bond was. / believe. to be required of the
ference with George w. Beavers. then chief
of the salary and allowance division, and
reported that Mr.. Beavers had said: 'Sena-
tor Platt, of New York, would appreciate
the fact If he would select the senator's
company The original circular was subse-
quently modified by allowing employees to
select their own bond or bonding company.
Considerable feeling was manifested
toward me in the office of the first assist
ant postmaster general because l would
not pay vouchers for services or supplies
the telephone. ]. Holt Livingston pre-
sented vouchers for payment, one after
noon, amounting to several hundred dol
lars for postal furniture. 1 refused to pay
until the allowance had been received. I
was informed that ii would be sent down
by private messenger as soon as IL was
signed by the first assistant postmaster
general 1 again refused. Mr.. Livingston
departed quite angry. and some time after
wards returned with the allowance prop
erly executed and still damp from
the copying press. 1t was for a
shipment OF furniture, as re-
member, to- Cuba or Porto Rico. No one
had certified as TO the receipt of the goods
and 1 called the attention of Mr.. Livingston
to the omission. He explained 1t would be
all right and that he needed the money. 1
declined TO pay unless some responsible
official would acknowledge the receipt of
the goods. whereupon Mr.. Livingston be-
came confidential and told me his company
did not have very much capital, that work
had not yet even begun upon the furniture,
but that George had agreed to advance
him the money in payment. 1t is needless
to add no payment was made"
PAYMENTS AUTHORIZED.
Mr.. Tulloch says payments were author
ICED to Mr.. Livongston amounting to about
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL -
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FOR PERsECUTED JEWS.
Great Mass Meeting in Baltimore Pro-
tests Against Outrages.

BALTIMORE, May 17.-Three thousand
people attended a mass meeting in the
Academy of Music this afternoon in behalf
of the victims of the anti-Jewish outrages
in Russia 1t was participated in by many
leading citizens of the State and city, and
several thousand dollars were subscribed.
The meeting was presided over by DR..
Fabyn Franklin, editor of the Baltimore
Evening News. and among the speakers
were Ex-Governor William Pinkney Whyte,
ex-CongressElan John v. L. Findlay, Mayor
Hayes, Roger w. Gull, Leon Greenbaum
and others. Letters of sympathy were read
from Governor John Walter Smith, United
States Senator McComas. Attorney General
Isador Raynor, Simon Wolf and leading
Jewish divines. all expressing their horror
over the massacre at Kischeneff, and the
conviction that the United States should
use its good Offices to bring about sup
preston of such atrocities in the future.
DIR. Daniel c. Gilman. president of Car
negie Institute, declared that similar meet
ings should be held in all parts of the
United States. to the end that the public
opinion of this country should compel Rus
sia to adopt a humane policy. Among the
letters was the following from Cardinal
GiDbonS:
'Dr Harry Friedenwald, Chairman: My
Dear Sir-I regret that my enforced alb
sence from the city on May IL will prevent
my presence at the meeting you have called
TO give voice TO your horror at the events
that have recently taken place at Kische-
neff / have no hesitation, however to ex-
press my deep adherence at the massa-
cres that have carried to their graves
gray hair and innocent childhood Our
sense of justice revolts at the thought OF
persecution for religions sake; but when
persecution is attended with murder and
pillage, the brain reels and the heart sick
ems, and righteous Indignation is aroused
at the enormity of such crime. What a
blot upon our civilization is this slaughter
of inoffenSive men, women and children
Please convey TO the meeting my grief for
the dead. my sympathy for those made
helpless by the murder of their natural pro-
tectors, and my sincere hope that this
twentieth century will see the end of ali
such occurrences. and that peace, good will
and brotherly love may prevail Or earth
JAMES, CARD. GIBBONS"
A series OF resolutions was adopted call
ing on the United States to bring such
influences to- bear on the Russian govern
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Is.

by the representatives of the men and mas
ter builders. About seventy firms which
had not heretofore come to an amicable
agreement with the strikers were repre-
sented at the meeting.
A compromise wage scale was agreed
upon which will be ratified by the local
unions tomorrow night. Under the agree
ment, the carriage and wagon painters will
receive SIS a week: painters helpers who
shall do the rough work but not handle the
brush, SO a week; blacksmiths finishers,
$2.25 a day; blacksmiths' helpers, $1l a
week; blaeksmiths' apprentices, 4 to 81
a week. Fifty-four hours are to constitute
a weeks work, and the men are TO receive
time and one-half for overtime work.
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Nothing New I'm the Yesger Case I'm
Howard County, but the Investiga-
tion Is still Going On.
BLUE LAWS" ARE ENFORCED
NEWBURG HAS A TASTE OF THE OLD.
FASHIONED PURITAN SUNDAY.
Mutilated Body Found I'm the Tippe-
canoe River-News OF the Colleges
-Other Indiana Matters.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
GREENCASTLE, Ind, May H.-One OF
the most puzzling crimes that has ever
been committed in this county was the
murder OF Mrs. Henry Seward in her home
a mile and half west of Fern station, last
evening.
With her head crushed by blows from a
club, lying in a pool OF blood by the side
of a bed in her front room. Mrs. Seward
was found by her husband when he re-
turned in the evening from his work on the
farm. The couple had been married less
than year and had just gone TO house
keeping on their own farm. Mr.. Seward
was alarmed when he neared the house by
the lack of signs OF his wife's presence,
and he quickly went through the rooms
till he found her.
There was no sign of robbery having been
committed In the house. or of criminal as
sault, and the motive for the awful deed
cannot be found. The murderer is thought
TO be a negro tramp who was noticed
climbing on a freight train on the Big Four
Railroad, going west. about 4:45 that even
body was found. She evidently had been
dead about an hour and half.
Her body lay by the bed. in the front
room of the farmhouse. She evidently had
been taking an afternoon nap on IL when
she was disturbed. She had removed the
fancy pillow cases and the bed itself was
pressed in as II by the weight OF her body.
When found she was on her face. with one
foot under the edge OF the bed. One ear
was split open, her cheek was cut to the
bone, one side OF her lover JsxxaS. hrok,czl
and on the back OF the head at rne basS
OF the skull. was found the mark of the
fatal blow. The skull had been crushed in
and death had probably been instantaneous
after Ii was inflicted. The blows were con-
fined to her head. On one side of her neck
small piece of skin mad been fiicked out
but below her neck there was not a mark
of violence.
Freight trains coming eastward toward
this city were searched by officers and
.tramps were taken on and put in JAIL but
there was no indication that any OF them
had known OF the crime.
The excitement in the neighborhood In
which the murder was committed was In
tense and had any negro been found on a
freight train and taken back to Fern, his
life undoubtedly would have been thing
small value =
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MARRIED WOMEN BARRED.
They Are Not Wanted a. United Pres
byterian Missionaries.

PITSBURG, May n.-During the closing
session yesterday of the convention of the
Women's General Missionary Society of
the United Presbyterian Church. a resolu-
tion was adopted that only unmarried
women be sent out to do missionary work
where ordained missionaries are already at
work.
The Rev. c. r. Watson. of Philadelphia,
explained that Ii had been found that mar
ried women could not do missionary work
as well as unmarried women. Others said
that there was much work which il was
Impossible for a married woman TO do.
One of the new officers is Mrs. Charles
Grove, of Philadelphia. who was elected
vice president.
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TRANSFERS MODIFY DEMANDS


OMAHA, Neb.. May 1.-THE strike Of
trades unionists seems to be nearing an
end, so far as the shutting down of busi-
ness is concerned. The first break in the
teamsters' ranks came TO-DAY. when
twenty-five men employed by one of the
large delivery companies decided to return
TO work. A meeting of the teamsters' union
to-day also decided TO withdraw the OBJ
1ectionable features of their demands on
employers, but IL was said that the latter
would also demand lower scale Of wages.
Tomorrow several of the large down.
with nonunion men, most of whom are
colored. The employers have not made a
concession thus far. and state the plan of
arbitration proposed by the strikers will
not be accented
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VIII Stimulate Emigration.

ST. PETERSBURG. May I7.-Lieut. Gen.
Won Roaben. Governor of Bessarabia (the
capital of which is Kischenef) has been
summoned TO st. Petersburg. A minis
terial circular forbidding the Jews to de-
fend themselves has been issued II is eX-
pected that this step viii stimulate Jewish
emigration to America. Three suits for
damages have been instituted against the
state at Kischeneff. the damages being to
the amount of $1500,0O0
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NEW TRIPLE ALLIANCE.

Chile, Argentina and Brazil Jubflant
Over Relations.
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, May 1.-THE
members of the Brazilian commission ar
rived here to-day. Fully $4,000 people wit
messed the arrival of the visitors and their
manifestations of friendship were un-
bounded.
The city was decorated in honor of the
delegates. In the large procession that
passed through the streets were a number
of categorical cars. The Chilean, the
Argentine and the Brazilian flags waved
together and were saluted as symbolical
of the formation of South American
triple alliance" The Chilean authorities
are preparing to entertain the Brazilian
visitors
= The strike excitement at Valparaiso has
subsided and that city is perfectly tranquil
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Found I'm the Tippecanoe River By
Two Ffshermen.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
WARSAW. Ind. May 1.-THE grewsome
find by two fishermen OF the mutIlated
remains of an unknown man here this af-
ternoon has caused considerable excite
ment. Frank Miller and Clyde Kyle. while
fishing in the Tippecanoe river at an un-
frequented spot. came across the head and
arm of a man near the shore and few feet
farther i'm the stream they discovered a
small dry goods box in which was deposited
the mutilated trunk and legs both OF which
Were severed
The case is shrouded in mystery, more
so from the fact that there has been no
murder disappearance IL this vicinity
that would give clew 10 the Identity of
the body which was entirely nude when
found. While the flesh Is somewhat decayed
and shows marks from turtles and fishes
the features resemble those OF man OF
about middle age.
1t is the general opinion that the man
was murdered in some city, possibly Chi
cago, shipped here and surreptitiously taken
to the spot and hurriedy dumped in the
river. Coroner Smith and Warsaw police are
now working upon this theory.
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M. q O. Striker Arrested.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May I7.-Special
Deputy United States Marshal Stanley to-
day brought to Springfield and lodged in
jail James Duffy. arrested at Williamsville.
Perry county. Duffy is the first Mobile &
Ohio striker to be arrersted for violating
the injunction issued by Judge Humphrey,
of the Federal Court. 1t Is alleged that
Duffy hid between cars and fired on the
crew OF passing train.
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PROSECUTION ORDERED.
War Department VIII Proceed Against
Lieut.. Arthur Meyer.

SAN JUAN, p. r., May 1.-THE War De-
partment has ordered District Attorney
Pettingill to prosecute Lieutenant Arthur
Meyer, of the insular police, who formerly
lived in Brooklyn, and who was at one
time quartermaster of the Forty-seventh
United States Volunteers. for an alleged
shortage of $1,000 in the regimental pay ac-
counts.
Lieutenant Meyer says in explanation
that the recipients of the hay failed TO re-
ceipt for 1t. Secretary HartZell has re-
voked Lieutenant Meyers permission to
visit Washington pending the settlement of
alleged irregularities in Lieutenant Meyer s
police account. Many policemen and mer-
chants are lodging complaints against the
lieutenant. He is still serving with his reg
iment, awaiting Governor Hunts decision.
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GREAT WAREHOUSE SYSTEM.
Twenty-Three Large Warehouses to
be Erected Together

PITTSBURG. May 17.-Negotiations were
concluded Saturday by the River and Rail
Terminal Company for the purcha Sc from
the American Steel and Wire Company of
the Oliver Roberts wire and nail mill OIL
the South Side for 100000 and for the erec-
ton on the site of twenty-three six-story
warehouses that will cost $2.000000
The sale necessitates the removal IN,
August of the entire wire and nail plant
to Donora and the change OF residence o.
some 400 employees. IL also means the es-
tablishment In Pittsburg OF one of ths
greatest warehouse systems IN the country.
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OBJECT To THE TERMS.
Australian Engineers and Firemen
Not Pleased with Strike Settlement.

MELBOURNE, Victoria. May ia large
majority OF the locomotive drivers and fire.
men who were recently on strike are in
tensely dissatisfied at the surrender OF their
executive committee to the conditions i'm
posed by the government in the matter Of
resumption OF work on the line.
Because OF the objection thereto Premier
Irvine consented 20 waive a condition con-
cernsng the unemployment OF certain men
and TO employ all the strikers, with the
exceItion OF the actual leaders on short
tin.e. The men. however still object to the
other conditions imposed. and they have
form "a strong. cenmittee TO arrange for
a resumption of the strike unless better
cone itions are conceded.
FIR he present the strike time table re-
mains in force and few trains are running
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Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special to the indianapolis Journal
SEYMOUR, Ind, May 17.-Sunday morn
ing Henry K. d. Mascher. a well-to-do Ger
man farmer residing six miles southwest
of this city. shot himself in the stomach
with shotgun, infiicting fatal wound.
The shot was fired with suicidal intent
About three years ago four of Mr.. Masch-
er's children died of diphtheria within a
had been melancholy and respondent
Brooding over these deaths in his family
doubtless caused him TO shoot himself.
Mascher was fifty-seven years of age
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TELLURIDE. Col. May H.-District
Judge Theron Stevens has quashed twenty
four indictments returned by the grand
jury last December for the Smuggler Union
riots and murders of last year on the
ground that the jury was Illegally drawn.
The district attorney intends to file indirect
informations against all the indicted men.
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DoubIe suicide Tried.

CONNERSvILLE. Ind. May l7.-Miss
Clara Sherwood. daughter OF publican,
was to-day found in grove near this city
suffering from the effects OF carboIic acid.
She told where the body OF Van Moore
could be found. and IL Is supposed that
they took poison together. as they had been
walking together previously. Moore was a
married man and said TO be infatuated
with Miss Sherwood.
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DENVER, COL, May 1.-THE national
convention of the Brotherhood Of Railroad
Trainmen will begin ten days secret ses-
sion In Denver tomorrow morning. All
the officers of the national body and 700
delegates arrived to-day. They were ac-
companied by friends, which swelled the
number to over 5000. In all, 1900 delegates
are expected to participate In the conven-
ton