The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
SAYS Documents TO Substantiate
Allegation of Postal Irregular
tiles Are in His Possession.
He AWAITS PAYNE'S PLEASURE.
Paper Showing That New York
Office Was Excluded From In
vestigation of Accounts Said
to Have Been Found.
The Republic Bureau.

Washington. May II am ready to sub
stantiate everything have said. i have the
papers and other evidence to prove the
statements / have made. If Postmaster
General Payne wishes me to produce them
l stand ready to do So"
This was the comment made tonight by
Seymour w. Tulloch, former cashier of
the Washington City Post Office, on the
latest phase of the Post Office scandal
brought to light by his own charges of
smothered investigations under the admin
istration of former Postmaster General
Smith and Perry S. Heath. . a.' =.
Postmaster General Payne has not yet
received formal reply from the letters
sent out yesterday touching this matter.
He has been in communication by tee
phone with Mr.. Smith III Philadelphia and
the replies from the Washington officials
who have been addressed will be handed to
him Monday.
On account of these charges the Washing
ton City Post Office will be investigated,
while it is altogether probable that the af
sars ess eovagn ri sher NE as iassS foar s
years, will be inquired into independent Of
the investigation of alleged sold promotions
now going on in New York.
The scandal appears to be growing and
high official of the Government said to-day
that there was no other course open to Mr..
Payne now than complete and thorough
investiga ton of every bureau of the de-
partment. Mr.. Tulloch Is a well-known AMI
respected citizen and his stauCing il the
community. both here and in New York. is
such that his charges. which he StanuS
ready to prove by documents. cannot be is-
noTed.
DIVIDES BLAME WITH WANAMAKER.
The prompt reference of this phase of the
case to former Postmaster General Smith.
p.- = loo. !, ,tl il,rnl hn G
caused much comment in Washington to-
day. Previous To this Mr.. Payne had al
ready made the statement that many of the
methods now employed in the Post Office
We're those instituted By former Postmas-
ter General Wanamaker.
Ii is intimated that his bringing so
promptly his predecessors into the case
arises from feeling that. the affair having
already grown to such large proportions
and promising a still greater scandal, he
should not be called upon to bear the bur-
den alone.
Mr. Tuloch who arrived in this city to-
day and went to his home at Forest Glen
tonight. had this to say in addition to his
former statement
Il the PAGERS and documents cum ss to bear
that made We're serious. l also knew ex--
actly what l was talking about and SAID
nothing which could not be verified. The
technical denials from the officials. con-
these will not In any way affect the evil
dence which / am prepared to prOuuce. l
can make good. That is all l care to say
The charges which Mr.. Tuloch made at
the time. the investigation of which he says
was suppressed. involve:
Improper disbursement OF washington
City Post Office funds. covering a period of
two years ending September 3o. 1898:
Favortism in appointments in violation
of law.
Irregular classification of employees.
Other evidence besides the supporting
statements of Mr.. Tracewell. Comptroller of
k1,N T,.an hnlr nrlY Of Mr
Tulloch. that further examina ton of ac-
counts of the Washington City Post Office
was stopped by those who M had ,io the author,
officials and officials of the Treasury De-
partment knew about 1t at the time and
the accounts were frequently referred to as
prohibited"
CHARGE OF PROHIBITED OFFICE.
A postal official. who is In a position to
know. said yesterday at the department
that there is probably in existence paper,
Treasury. September u, 1899, and signed by
r. ]. Tracewell. the Comptroller. addressed
to, one of the expert accountants IN his
office:
''l will not attempt to give the exact ' Ian. Ian.
guage of this letter. said this official. but
it states in effect that this expert may take
up for inspection the account of any Post,
master in the United States for the fiscal
year of 1899 with the exception of the
Post Office at New York City and WASH
ington d. c."
All this was after the commoton over
the examination of accounts for the Wash
Assistant Postmaster General Perry S.
Heath to the office of Comptroller Trace
well with a protest against the alleged
in asking for papers. and which was fol-
lowed the next day, September 20. 1899 by
his transfer and reduction in salary.
The name of this expert accountant Is
Thomas w. Gilmer grandson of Thomas
W. Gilmer. who was Secretary of the Navy
in President Tylers administration Mr.:
isrn nnta- lr>1nr n
the Auditor for the state and other de-
partments and is the clerk to whom, Mr.;
T1aceweil referred in the interview printed
this morning.
Postmaster General Payne said to-day
that he had not decided whether or not to
make public the replies to the letters sent
out by him last night.
II shall give them to Mr.. Bristow." he
said. What more shall do can not say
now. ! have no doubt that the public will
know their contents in time