The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-10-31
INDICTED MOODY.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY RE
: TURNS A BILL AGAINST
Ex.CONGRESSMAN FROM
OREGON.

Took Letter Addressed to Another
From Pos.office at The Dalles,
and, it is Alleged did not
D liver it-He Denies
Portland Or.-O It. 2S.-The jour
nal says: Malcom A. Moody, ex-
congressman for the Second district
of Oregon, was indicted this morn
ing by the grand jury accused of
opening and destroying letters ad-
dressed to Mrs. Margaret L. Conroy
of Tbe D,ll.s. Mr.. Moody's home.
The letters were from the comp
troller of the currency to Mrs. Con-
roy, in counectftn with affairs of
The D4lles National bank, of which
Mr.. Moody was president.
The indictment of the federal
] grand jury alleges that Mr. Moody
went TO the poetmasier at The Dali
les, j. M Paterson, End repreaeG-
ted to him that he would, if it were
delivered TO hin, readiness a eer-
tain letter and forward it to Mrs.
Conroy. the, letter containing
receipt for her signatures to the
comptroller of the currency
for her final dividend OF 16 O3.
per cent, or $4,000, which
was her claim as one of the deposi-
tors of the dsfunct bank then in
the hands of the receiver; that he
destroyed The Letter.
The indictment does npt state all
l.of the allegations the government
4 will make. Ole Of the witnesses
Assays that It will be alleged that the
depositor, Mrs. Conroy, had inter
est coming to her on the amount of
her claim, and that $92 was retail
ned by Mr.. Mo,dy, which was de-
ducted from the total Of $3.50. so,
only the principal being handed to
her, or $268. go.
The statement of the witness is
that Mrs. Conroy called at the off
cs of the lec liver and he said to her
that she had check from the
comptroller coming to her stating
the amount; that she stated that
she had already received the money
and when she told him the am cunt
he informed her that the SUM was
larger; that the postal inspector
| had his attention called to the mat
Ter, and that the grand jufy's at.
tention was called to it through the
inspector.
The following account is devel-
oped from other sources.
q The transaction on which the
charge arises relates to the final
payment to depositors OF The Dai-
les National bank at Dalles City
Oregon Of which Mr.. Moody was
an officer, the department at Waah.
ington had declared the fnal .divi.
dend and sent letters to the depos-
itors, addrt ssed to them at The
Dalles, notifying them that their
final dividend had been declared.
Numbers of ths persons to whom
these letters had been addressed
did LOT reside at The Dall7s. and
the postmaster asked Mr.. Moody
to assist him il finding their ad-
dresses, which he did. There re-
manned some letters addressed to
persons whose addresses we're not
known, among others, Mrs. Con-
roy. Upon inquiry Mr.. Moody
found that she livad in Albina, and
the day OF the presidential reception
in Portland, called up Mrs Conroy
by telephone and informed her Of
the fact that the final dividend had
declared. He made an appoint
ment with her for the following
morning at her residence, but being
at the presidential banquet that
night, did not arise in time to see
her before The Dulles train left,
which he was to take, He went
to The Dalles the same morning
and Immediately telephoned Mrs
Conroy excusing himself for not
calling, and asking her instruc-
tions about the matter
She replied that she would be in
The Dalles in few days and wan
ted to kaow of Mr.. M ,ody if she
could get the money there. He
told her NO." that the money was
IN Washington. She said she was
disappointed as she was closing up
some businass matters In The
Dalles and wanted the money. and
asked Mr.. Moody if he could pro-
cure itfor her. He answered her
In the negative, bat told her that
the First National bank of The
Dalles had formerly taken up