The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
President Roosevelt's Own Repre-
sentative Is Here to Take Evil
dence in Case.
POSTMASTER Is HEARD FIRST.
Witnesses in Support of Charges
and Those Who Defend the Of
fetal Will Be Subjected to
Final Examination.

William Dudley Foulke. Civil Service
Commissioner, yesterday began what will
probably be the final and decisive inquiry
into the charges against Postmaster F. W.
Baumhon. 1t is believed by those who have
closely followed the case that Mr.. Foulke'S
report will be the determining factor in
inducing the President either to vindicate
Mr.. Baumhoff by a reappolntment. or tao
lily sustain the charges by appointing an
other man to succeed him
Mr.. Foulke comes here as the Presidents
personal representative, and he will report
the result of his findings direct to the Pres
ident. All the testimony hitherto submitted
has already been passed upon by the POST
master General. and President Roosevelt,
and up TO TWO weeks ago the indications
were promising for Baumhof's reappoint-
ment.
sonai friends. having become acquainted
while the President was serving on the
Civil Service Board. Mr.. Foulke at that time
was acting as chairman of the National
~Civil-Service Reform League.
The favorable dispatches sent out from
Washington two weeks ago aroused Baum
Gus steps to eounteract favorable action
that the President decided to postpone final
action until the later allegations submitted
looked into. 1t Is for this purpose that Mr..
Fouike was sent out here a second time
with Instructions to get at the rock-6ottom
oSNop aAo " iAN4oA CoPSNhahy $3.50
sertion that the charges are the result OF a
political conspiracy.
HAS QUARTERS CLOSE BY.
Mr.. Foulke arrived at T:30 a. m yesterday
and registered at the st. Nicholas. Owing
to a lack OF accommodations a temporary
room was assigned him until he could be
served with proper quarters. One of his
first callers after breakfast was Charles
Nagel, who Is said to be inmical to Baum
hof's reappointment. Mr.. Nagel was in
After his departure Mr.. Foulke went over
to the Post Office and had a half hour talk
with m
Mr.. Foulke began the work in hand at 3
examined. the examination being conducted
In the Postmaster's private office. Stem
ographer Allen, who Is not connected with
the Post Office Department, took the Post
deposition.
Mr.. Foulke began by reading to Mr..
Baumhon the charges sustained in the am
dayits, which form part of the Official rec
ords. He then began his examination Of the
witness. Newspaper men were not invited
to hear the PROCEEDINGS.
Mr.. Foulke said he would be glad to make
public as much Of the proceedings az would
be compatible with the instructions of his
supertors, but. that. by the very nature o;
these instructions and the character of the
posal would necessarily be very meager and
unsatisfying.
The investigation Of witnesses continued
until 6 o'clock yesterday evening, when Mr..
Fouike repaired to his hotel
RECEIVES MANY CALLERS.
He spent the night overlooking the testi-
mony Of the day and receiving callers. It
Is thought, also. that some of his visitors
were questioned In regard to the BaumhoK
the evidence or to divuige the names Of wit
neSSeS.