Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-05-22
SERIOUS CHARGES.


the full text Of the charges made by him |
against the Postofice Department. The
charges are those already privately laid be.
fore Postmaster General Payne. They EN-.
body accusations Of irregularities, extrava.
gance, favoritism and the giving away, prac.
tically, Of public money.
The charges are especially directed against
Perry s. Heath, former First Assistant Post
master General and one Of the managers oil
the Republican party. Mr.. Tulloch was
discharged, he declares, because he was an
obstacle 70 those engaged IN wrongful prac-
tees. These are, in brief, the principal
charges:
That an order was issued by Mr.. Heath
directing letter carriers 10 secure their bonds
10 a certain company. A protest arose.
The Postmaster consulted with Mr.. Shep
hard, chief Of the Salary and Allowance Di.
vision, who informed him that Senator Plat
Of New York would appreciate the fact II
he would select the Senator's company. The
order was finally modified to permit bond.
ing in any company.
The the agent for an expensive house.to-
house naturalization box had the freedom
OF the Department, and that Mr.. Heath di
rected the carriers 70 turn over 10 him their
route books; that there was sent out an
official communication on the letter-head oil
the local postofflce apparently requiring
citizens to purchase the boxes, although the
Postmaster did not send the letter and pro
tested against it.
That Mr. Tulloch was called to the Office
j. Bright, former Sergeant alarms Of the
Senate, who was making inquiries 10 behalf
of q New York friend who had been recon-.
mended TO invest in 9 scheme called the
Economic Postal Association by George W.
Beavers, chief of the Salary and Allowance
Division, and August W. Machen, chief oil
the free-deliverY service.
That Mr.. Beavers sent persons 70 him 70
be paid on vouchers not properly attested,
among others J. Holt Livingston, who had
vouchers for several hundred dollars for fur,
niture. There was scene when be refused
to pay. Livingston finally told him conf.
dentially thai his Company had little money
for working capital that work had not be-
gun on the furniture, but that "George" had
agreed 10 advance the money.
That payments amounting to about $25OC
were made TO Livingston; that the Company
shipped about $4,000 worth OF supplies x
Cuba and fitted up the American postotiic'
at the Paris Exposition, and that NJ. ID
Helm, vice-pfesident Of the company, wa
an intimate friend of MIR. Heath's.
That in November, 1897, Mr.. Heath ap
pointed Oliver II. Smith, Of Muncie, Ind.
an intimate friend, laborer at 5000 yea
aud allowed him 20 day for car fare ant
Incidental expenses; that on December i
he detailed Mr.. Smith TO assist In repairing
letter. boxes at 90 day and dated his ap
pointment back to the time of bis ap
poIntment as laboreF, and that Mr.. Smitl
drew these two salaries, but spent his tim
10 reading newspapers.
That Mr.. Smith was in the service a
Camp Alger during the war. Mr.. Tulloc
gives copies of expense accounts alleged /
have been presented by him and paid. A
the same time il is charged his double pa
in this city continued A copy OF vouche
is given In which Mr.. Smith is allowed $15
for painting and repairing letter-boxes dur
ing the quarter ended September 80, 1885,
though it is charged that Tor a number {
weeks OF that time he was engaged as pc
ltical worker In Indiana, Mr.. Heath's HON
State. Later Smith was designated aud
tor of stations at $l7OO year, when he wa
succeeded by Nathan II. Baker, another In
innate friend of Mr.. Heath's.
OF Mrs. Katharine Endsley, said 10 be
sister of Mrs Abner McB inley, Mr.. Tulloc
says:
"On account OF her connection with tn
royal blood, when she visited the city pos
office to draw her 81 or IS per diem she di
not expect to sign payrolls like others |
the cashiers Office, but the guard was pr
raded, she went to the Postmaster's room an
the rolls and her remuneration were brougl
to her with great ceremony.
Mr.. Tulloch charges that when Perry
Heath bought into the Seventh Nations
Bank of New York city he caused the pos
al funds, amounting to a daily balance
from 100000 10 100000, to be trsnslerre
from the Chase National Bank to his ow
bank.
He charges that large complimeniar
roll of women in the Department was ca
ried on the rolls Of the city postoffice, an
names the following:
Emma James, Fanny r. Winans, Fam
Jeffrey, Laura Z. hewitt, Margaret s. Burk
Kate E Whiteside, Lizzie Crowther, v
A Slenker, Francis DAILY and Helen FentoI
He says that Laura 4. hewitt was
daughter OF DR., CLAWS, who for some yea
represented a steamship line at Washington
and who is said TO have arranged pleasur
trip to Europe for Mr.. Heath and family.
The names OF the first two women di
not appear upon any payroll. They wer
paid upon individual vouchers, and he d.
clares that II was MIR. Heaths orders tina, ,h
persons designated should not know that tn
other was 10 receipt Of any money or ha
any connection with the office.
George G. CLAWS, Jr., he declares, wa
appointed a clerk In the local Office, give
select hours, promoted to $1,000. and on DC
tober 9. 1898. was transferred TO the New
York postofflce. He cites number of sim
liar cases OF favoritism and evasion Of th
civil-service rules
Mr.. Tulloch says that persons were 10
Discriminatory Observation-Disclosures clerks
auditors, elc.-snd paid from $1,000 10 $40
ayear, although they handled no money o
postal accounts.
He charges that in the latter part Of April
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