The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-09
Secretary Shaw Accepts
and OmitS Cornnen-
dation of Services.
COURTESY RECOGNIZED
Considered Probable That
Investigators Support
Tulloch Charges.

Capt. Henry A. Castle. Auditor for the
Postofice Department, has resigned.
Captain Castles resignation was
complete surprise to even the highest
officials in the Postofice Department.
That he has abandoned his post is
taken as conclusive evidence that
Charles J. Bonaparte and Holmes Con-
rad have reported to the President. sus-
tanning more or less fully the charges of
grave irregularities in the administra-
tion of postal affairs and in the office of
the Auditor for the department. made by
Seymour w. Tulloch. ex-cashier of the
city postof1ce.
The Tulloch Charges.
Mr.. Tulloch charged: That in the ad-
ministration of the Postofice Depart
ment prior to and during the Spanish
war the department made a bureau OF
the city postoffice; that thousands OF
dollars of accounts which were irregu-
lar were passed by the Auditor and
Comptroller Tracewell; that repeated
warnings that the law was being vio-
lated were ignored; and that the Audi
tor discouraged attempts to bring about
a better condition of affairs.
Captain Castle replied vigorously to
the charges against his administration,
and declared that he had not knowingly
been a party TO any wrongdoing. He
took up the items in Mr.. Tullochs
statement one by one. and discussed
each at length. According to his YER
sion the large sums which. it was
claimed, were disallowed faded away
until the entire amount which the
Treasury finally disallowed was less
than 800.
He explained away the charge that
the Washington postofice was used as
9 bureau financially. by the statement
that though expenses for postal off,
cials were drawn from its funds, the
custom existed in all other first class
postofices, which were drawn upon for
travelling and other incidental expenses
instead OF drawing the money from
funds of the department deposited in
the Treasury.
Asserts Inadequacy of Force.
Captain Castle has always maintained
that while the business of the depart
ment has grown at the rate OF 10 per
cent per year. the increase in the force
of auditors has been restricted so that
il could not keep pace with the growth
OF the work. He has suggested i'm
provements in his Office which would be
possible only through the addition of
nearly a hundred clerks. but Congress
hes allowed him only few extra ac-
we're made Castle admitted the irregular
tiles might be passed by his subordi-
mates and escape his attention because
of lack Of a proper checking system
In investigating the investment OF pos
tai officials money in mining stocks
for which other officials we're agents. II
was learned Captain Castle was named
as director in the literature of the min
ing company whose stock was largely
disposed Of by Charles z. Hedges. super
intendent of city delivery in the division
OF free delivery. 1t was over this division
August W Machen ruled with an iron
hand until he was dismissed and indict-
ed for fraud and bribery.
What weight the fact that Mr.. Castle
was featured as a director in this com
pany had with the President and Messrs.
Conrad and Ronaparte is not known. but
as the connection OF officials with such
companies was so severely denounced
during the Investigations. II is supposed
that it probably had considerable bear
ing on his retirement at this time.
Responsible Only to Treasury.
Although Auditor for the Postoffice
Department. and having finely appoint
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