The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17
BRIsTow IMPnICATEs HEATH.
Fourth Assistants Fall Report Bris-
fIcS With Accusations

II OuIAn AeSlSJilil = talA la Ass-
tics With Accusations.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 16.-The full
report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow was made public to-
day, with the exception of the exhibits,
which are withheld because of the
pending criminal cases The report re-
veals many new facts brought out by
the months of investigation and not
embodied in the official abstract made
public a fortnight ago These are
mostly in the way of important sup
Elementary information regarding the
alleged connection of executive officers
of the department with fraudulent con-
tracts for supplies, alleged efforts to
promote mining stock among Postoffice
Department employees, irregularities in
outside postofflces, etc.
Edward S. Allen, now d clerk at the
Cleveland postofice, testified that re-
ports he made on the merits of the
Halnpden canceling machine were not
satisfactory to First Assistant Post
master General Heath nor to Beavers,
and says he was plainly advised that it
was Heaths desire that these machines
be installed and the desire of Beavers
'and the general" that he do less talk
ing derogatory to the machine. He
saws he was forewarned OF this by his
brother, then chief clerk to the First
Assistant Postmaster General, and
thereafter Allen testified he simply in
stalled the machines and refrained
from any comment. The machines
proved worthless.
The report says that H. J. Truesdell
of Binghamton, n. Y, of the Canceling
Machine Company, told inspectors that
before the order of June 30, 1900 was
given for one hundred Doremus can
ceiling machines two hundred shares
(S2O 900 WORTH of the stock Of the COM
pany was transferred to First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath, who prom
ised TO order not less than three ma
chimes at 1925 each. in mis- affidavit
Truesdeli states that Green, a State
Senator from New York, told him he
had made this agreement with Heath
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel one Sat
urday night and that he thought Trues-
dell and Doremus should ''whack up
with him. Truesdell states that he
agreed to contribute his snare and that
he transferred fifty shares of his stock
to Green for that purpose.
Truesdell further states that Green
at the time submitted to him tele-
gram or letter from Heath acknowl-
edging receipt of the certificates of
stock. and that afterward he, Green
and Doremus discussed the matter and
Doremus agreed to contribute fifty
shares Of his stock.
oF
stock having been given to Heath, but
states that he did contribute fifty
shares of stock, par value $4,000, to
Green to be used for the best interests
of the company.
TruesdeH further states that Green,
at a subsequent date, purchased back
from Heath this stock. Doremus ad-
mitted to the inspectors that Trues-
dell told him subsequently that the
stock which Green, asked them to con-
tribute was to be transferred to Perry
S. Heath in consideration of4receiving
a large order for machines.
Truesdell said that the payments
made to Beavers were cashed at the
bank by the former bookkeeper, Mrs.
Ida A. Crowell, she bringing the car
rency to Beavers at the office of the
company here and then absenting her
self from the room when Beavers call
ed to receive the currency; that the
payments were entered by the COM
pany as commission account" and
that the payments which Beavers al
legged were to be divided With Perry S.
Heath were made with the positive
knowledge and approval of George f.
Green and w. D. Doremus. The evil
dence against Heath was submitted to
the Grand Jury here, but the District
Attorney decided it was not sufficient
to warrant his indictment.
The report of Conrad and Bona
parte on their examination Of the fore
going Bristow report non-concurs as
to certain passages. The Bristow re-
port, referring to a certain transac-
tion, says:
THE question of the legality Of a
contract with a Senator-elect is mat
ter that should receive consideration
in connection with this case
Conrad and Bonaparte suggest that
the Senator elects name and the ma
terial facts in the transaction shcUld
have been given. They also say that
the omission of the names of the mem
bers of Congress with whom Bristow
says Beavers made contracts for the
rental of premises is hardly just to
Congressman generally.
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.