The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-17
Says TuNOch Deals in GIt-
 tsIing GsnGraIiies
STATEMENT IS MADE PUBLIC
He Admits That There Are Some Things Which on Their Face
 Look Wrong and Need an Explanation.

Washington, May 16.-The formal charges of Seymour w Trloch, cashier Of the Washington city postofice for many years. until his removal four years ago, alleging irregularities in the postal administration, were submitted to Post master General Payne today. MT. Payne and Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow went over the statement in de- tail.
 Postmaster General Payne, reviewing the charges, said this afternoon:
 s.The great bulk of the irregularities of which MT. Tulloch complains, was the result of the government taking over the postal service of Porto Rico. MT. Tulloch refers to troubles caused by the payment of the Porto Rican accounts through the Washington postoffce and makes some other insinuations, as for example, the promotion of letter box schemes, etc, but there is no evidence, nothing but words All that will be of any service whatever to the department in looking up matters in connection with the investigator is comprised within three pages. The bulk of the statement, however, consists of an
 
 ments on his own removal. He gives letter bearing on his removal, extracts from newspapers published in various parts of the country, and deals in glitter ing generalities In criticising ex-Postmas- ter General Smith, He refers to vouchers and payments of certain people which he claims to have been illegal and makes a pretty severe attack upon the comp troller of the treasury. He makes some reference to the alleged smothering of the examination of accounts of the local post office, but offers no new evidence or docu- ments to substantiate his allegations merely referring to certain people, certain yegchers and certain accounts.
 Nothing Very Important.
 rhere are no pa icularly interesting points except in m explanation of what he heretofore has said in a general way. l am greatly disappointed that the docu- ment will not be of any great help to us. MT. Tulloch encloses a newspaper clipping regarding a dinner given by a former Washington newspaper man to the post master general and his first assistant and other officials, but 1 fail to see what bear ing that has on the subject He also men, tions rumor about the department that a cablegram had come to the department which said:
 Papa send a transport here quick. am sick But that is given only as a rumor. An argument is also made that the the Washington postmaster should be a Washington man.
 There are some things that of course look, on their face, to be wrong and that need explanation. All the charges refer to matters pertaining to former Postmaster General Smiths administra- ton. It is to be presumed that the comp troller of the treasury and the auditor for the treasury and the postmaster of light on these matters.
 Vouchers Were. Charged.
 "The bulk of the offenses alleged is that vouchers were charged to the wrong accounts All of the items which were not allowed by the comptroller were fin- will look Into the records of these matters of course.
 Now once for all I want to say that this investigation of the affairs of the postoffice department will go on to the end, will reach into every place and in every direction where there is reason to believe anything wrong may be found. The investigation will be pursued relent- lessly. Any talk of the newspapers to the contrary is pure gratuity. Any thought of flushing up the investigation Is a pure gratuity on the part of the person who furnishes such information. l am not the man who is disposed to turn tail on such matter I have got the man to go after the facts"