Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-23
$4,000 for the quarter In question. known
as ra1,iSinp No 2S34 2 NJ C.. Aprll- IS.

$4,000 for the quarter in question, known
as revision No. 1884, p. M. G., April 2S
1885,
1.-THE letter referred to was not a disal-
lowance, and this Mr.. Tulloch well knows
It was a letter of inquiry. 1t required the
postmaster at Washington. in some IN
stances, to explain and make more speclnc
the nature of certain services; but generally
it called for explanation why certain claims
had been paid from one fund instead of an
other. In other words, it related to seem
ing Irregularities
ITO this letter the postmaster made de-
tailed reply as Is usual under such CIR
cumstances, and thereupon all the items
were allowed except about $3.50. Mr.. Tul-
loch himself. who had actually paid the
money admits that he prepared the reply,
caused it to be typewriter. and sent 10
me. Relying upon these explanations. l al
lowed all the claims except about $780,
and Mr.. Tulloch does not now claim, as
understand him. that l allowed any claim
that should not have been allowed upon the
explanations which he made.
Flatly Contradicts Tulloch.
again he says: Some time later 1 called
upon him and informed him l had been re-
moved from my position as cashier LOT
supposed assistance given his own expert
during the investigation
This statement is untrue. I never spoke
to Mr.. Tulloch in my life. and he never
spoke to me. Upon inquiry l have learned
that he came to my Office and stated 10
my chief law clerk, Judge Terrill, in effect
that he had been accused Of giving Mr.
Gilmer information. This he said ne want
ed to deny; he had given Mr. Giimer no
information whatever. Judge Ierriii olu
not introduce him to me. and he dlo not
speak to me. / did not know him. nor olo
I inquire his name nor his errand.
Excepted From Examination.
.put What Mr. T,,poob laws greatest
stress upon is letter to Mr.. Gilmer. as
follows:
" Treasury Department, office of the con-
troller of the treasury.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept 10, 1892
"'Mr Gilmer: You may take up for ex-
animation any postmasters account for the
fiscal year 1899, except New YORK CITY anu
(Signed1 "R. J. TRACEwELL,
Controller.
THE impression sought to be created by
publishing this letter is that called on my
expert when he was on the eve or olscoV
ering grave frauds. This letter Is In MI.
Gilmer's own handwriting. He prepared II
without suggestion from me and asked me
to sign it.
II have four experts furnished by the
government with which to investigate. on
my own motion. the accounts passed IN the
Offices of all six auditors, employing an
these experts the greatest Latitude Mr.
Gilmer had instructions to give MS time
and attention to the auditor for the Slate
and other Departmental except one-sixtn'
which he was to divide,Ieas nearly as prac-
ticable. between the Post once Depart
ment and the Navy Department. The other
three experts had similar assignments, ana
all gave some time to the Post once De-
partment uwsE
Irregularity, but No Fraud.
"Mr. Gilmer had gone over the work OF
the Washington post Office for one whoie
quarter and spent four months thereon. NO
fraud was discovered. Some irregularities
had been discovered and corrected. Some
claims had been paid from the wrong ap.
preparation. but they had been paid and
audited. and under such circumstances,
when the amount is small. do not ordlnar-
lily disallow. as 1t would necessitate fts
being covered back into the treasury and
again paid and audited from the correct
fund. l do, however, correct the practice.
This did in this instance. and not even
Mr.. Tulloch claims to the contrary.
THE post Office business Of all the army
camps in the United States and the Island
OF Porto Rico was done through the WASH.
ington ONCE; the p0sk Office business OF
Cuba was done through the New Lork
office; the post once business OF the Phil-
ippine Islands was done through the San
Francisco ofiice. and ! did mo- think II
strange when Mr.. Gilmer pfessnted the
letter excepting these onlces from further
tbst ths aotol kner a. 30 d cs Dspast
ment was In daily need Of the Mas and was
objecting to their being taken away. We
had had several conferences In which the
auditor asked that conduct the examtna.
believing It would be . bad practice and