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II declined to pay unless some re.
sponsible official would acknowledge
the receipt of the goods, whereupon
Mr.. Livingston became confidential,
and told me his company did not have
very much capital; that work had Eot
yet even begun upon the furniture.
but that George had agreed to ad-
vance him the money in payment. 1t
is needless to add no payment was
made"
Mr.. Tulloch says payments were
authorized to MFR. Livingston amount
ing to about 81 800 on May 5, June 3
and June 10, 1s99 That of June 10
was for S1,725, for Porto Rico, and
was rendered in lump sum. An inti-
mate friend of Mr.. Heath's. NJ. ID.
Helm, was the vice-president of the
company 1t is stated the company
shipped 5000 to $4,000 worth of sup
plies to Cuba on orders from Mr..
Rathbone and Mr.. Neely, and fitted up
the American post office at the Paris
exposition. Mr.. Livingston was also
in charge of the Washington office OF
the Keyless Lock Co.
Extensive purchases of furniture
for Porto Rico, amounting to over ST.
500, and involving some wash stands
at very high prices, Mr.. Tulloch says,
were purchased by order of the first
assistant postmaster general April 25
and May %, 1899, George w. Cobb,
Jr., No. 72 Nassau street, New York
city. Mr.. Tulloch says the post office
inspector in charge, William b. Smith,
of this city, made an inspection OF
the Washington post office, and dur
ing that inspection received word
from an associate of the first assist
ant postmaster general that he would
better be careful or he might lose
his own head.
Confidential Talk.
Mfr. Tulloch adds: II was credibly
informed at that time that the mat
ter so prepared, with perhaps other
evidence, was laid before Postmaster
General Smith by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster Bristow, who requested
the appointment of a commission to
investigate the office of the first as
sistant postmaster general. This was
refused by Mr.. Smith. who looked up
on it as another manifestation of the
relations existing between Mr.. Perry
s. Heath and Mr.. Bristow."
Continuing, the statement says:
Residents of Washington remem
ber well receiving few years since
an official letter from the postmaster
at Washington recommending and
seemingly requiring the purchase of
an expensive house to house collec-
ton and delivery mail box to be at
tached to their front doors. Many
persons bought these boxes. This
box was the property of individuals
or an individual company. 1t was al
ways supposed that certain depart
mental officials took more than pass
ing interest in it, in connection with
certain other prominent personages.
1t was well-known regulation of the
department that under no circum-
stances could the postmaster or any
employe inform anyone with regard
tn the address or residence of any
the agents uf u.i~ r~-- II 70
fusal of the postmaster to furnish ad-
dresses, brought an order from the
office of the first assistant postmaster
general directing the turning over of
the letter carriers route books to
these agents. The postmaster inef-
fectually protested against this unau-
thorized use of his name" Mr.. Tul-
loch then cites Endorsements by Mr..
Beavers and Mr.. Machen, of the Eco
nomic Postal association as an in
vestment proposition.
other Incidents Named.
"a clerk in my Office, Charles w.
McWhorter, informed me that an EN-
ploye in the mailing division, whose
name he gave me at the time, had
told him he had been approached by
another employe, recently trans
ferred. who made the statement that
he had been used to pick out seven
men from the mailing division for
promotion July l, 1899, providing
those promoted would divide with
high officials in the post office depart
ment."