The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-23
HEDGES REMOVED FROM OFFICE
~ PERINTENDENT or CITY DE-
LIVERY DISMISSED.
He Is Accused Of Falsif,inS his Diary and
Lending His Travelling Commission
He says He did What is Being Done
In the Post Ofiice Dept. All the Time.

was to-day borrowed from the office of
superintendent of ci,v delivery for falsify-
ing his diary and 10. ding his travelling
commission"
This announcement, was made late this
afternoon bv Fourth Assistant Post MASTER
General Bris,ow who had n conference
about A o'cloc,, with Mr. HEDGES and n
few minutcs later issusd n tatement in
regard to hia removal saving.
Charles He Ices was to-day removed
from the ofRco of s,,rar;nt erGept ~ citv
daliverv ro. ralsie,ino bis d;,ry and ,e,d-
inc his tr,,ollin. cor,,,isa,on ue re-
norted h;r,u,ls -, ,.,.;o,, ,,I,oos an ,,uhGo
b,siness v,her in soct no was NOT IN those
nlacas IN tho dates mentioned hnt clao-
where IN com, inst ,rres hundreds of roies
di.,,, m, no, ~ 1000 ha s,ot.d ,,nde,.
,,.h il, Me Jr,r,, thot H.. ,,.,s ~ Jo,li,
Mo m ov,ous;a, ~ rr,o dsl;,.or,, sor,';ce
,ybn, l., ra,, ha ,,., :, ,Ion,eeld oh;o
o,,on,l;,,- ,I,,, t,,,,e,,l 90 ~. e,aorot,r., Inln
s,,a.,,nr ~, na,, > ,so, H., ro,o,,. hi,,-
.o,S -, Ca, ,n,o,,;, To,, .inu.s,i,otior
o,r.,on., ..".,.;,,', ,.h;,, j., ,,,, Ia n,,s l.,
N-ov;o, ,n,,,,;,;, ,,,;.;, ,',ar,a.,,.
.I,, ,,,a re- go, 1000 W.
wc,.hon .,,,,or;n,onao,,, - s,oo a.;,ar,,
v.cs .i,I, ,,i,l ,,.,,,'a,., s.,'.n W., u.,nss
u,s =, ,ho lo,,,r,,a,,, .o,;,n ~. s,,,rar
;r,,n,,o,. y, 49,, ,;..., ,,.,a,,.
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"th 'he' ne WIS ~ Narlo'lS pE'ces, nEmely,
New York, Philadelphia. Bridgeport. Conn,
Camden. n. d. and elsewhere, 'gctusllv
anooyed in ,,.,.a,I;,o an tho Ius;naes Of
,h', s,n<, I,r,.a.,. -,
Wv. ''ee uei'e's e''l'o
Assis'th' superlhlendchts OF Tree DO
livery ere allowed per diem Of 81
in lieu of expenses for each DIV enap ped
,ctucuv Prevailing ~, tho Lusirass ~ tho
- ,, va ''I W Wv
"'i't'' .n"il', HeaBeS h'ise S'"te"'h's
IS to his Whereabouts on these dPvs we're
manfeStly for the purpose of collecting
ner diem to which Le WIS not entitled
.rrhor, ,r, ,,,,,. ,,hor ;ru,oroas
=, my
Oh SlnhEr i"Hlhc%'ioh. me iac'S were
submitted to the Postmaster-Genercl some
DAYS since, who directed HeAges's removal
for tine reasons sct forth
NJ pri,,,,,. .I,,,i,,a,, -, ,v;,., r,,,,,,.
W. "''7'"" ''',''e" W sN Guy '"'
details hnt MI Hedges volunteered the
stGtement thGt he he'd hcen removed for
,loinr what is Icing done in the Post Office
t,o,cr,,,,r, oil ,ln ,ir,o IN or, rorr, mr.
~ - - ,,
,ho'I'e'' 10 we newspaper 'ePo'"IS N''
Hedges cXplclned that his offences were
o,.,,. tocLniccl and bo aid mot fool tLct no
"tN ,'',''''''' Gnu ,' WV "0' ,',, "" Nv
,.t,ar ,Io .r,;r ,,o,,I,, l,o ;,,,n,o,Ii.toI,.
WEI t ,n' I'M, ,l, m'ro .or;n,,s ,I,' rrc,,
connected WIN the more serious c!Hrgcs
against other "tcWiS.
Mar, HE'D ges waS par lcuiarIN bhter IN ms
denunclatlon OF W W. Nalem!lhe' clerk
in the New YORK Guy POST oIilce, VINO had
been ms conhdentlal clerk, ana IN one sense
his ass'S slant, Tor three years. ne ATTRIBUTED
his discharge to valentine, VINO, nc de-
cIared, had turned over TO the postal m
-pectors CoEi'H OF his private letters ana
papers, II was from TINS correspondence
that the oinc"rS secured the dala mat
enabled them 10 cheek up Mr. helges
diary and also ! Is actual movements during
the three wears that he served as assistant
superintendent Of the free delivery system,
with an "th"c IN New YORK Guy; ne nad
been appointed TO tins once july !, 1878,
ard, though Il native OF oho' ms appoint
rlent was Credted TO leXaS ne was wen
known TO Senator Hanna oil ono, ana his
unc!e Is Harry q. Hodges. VINO Tor huinper
OF years was law partner OF 1ohh SHERMAN.
MI. heigcs says he saw nothinR IN inc
law that prohibited nm from craving
per dem WINE on Journey, Shoulu ne
deficit IRON inc dlrect route ana go some
where on ms PriEhte business, ne 40
nlltl"d Ina' WINE ne Ilau I'porteu I" lle
Iost oiho' i"lat'ht ~ .liaI ne wa eil
liileo I" per di"hl Tor oInclai W"pk III H. o"Pal,'
MO- ne was NOT NEE on oC5, % ivou' ~.
was acl'laiy az hai a, oi'lo' a'Vei'''''s
thc 'uheral Oh oohh S,ierimah' ..., H..
70 the reporters VT. Hel9es sap tnaI
whlIe AZ 'oPIn4 ne reces'Si Ler,Hn ran