The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-20
POSTAL
INQUIRY
NEAR END
Bristow viii Now Ask Dis.
charge Of About Is Sub.
chiefs and Clerks.


the middiing ish In the postal scandal.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow Is now spreading his net for the
minnows. II is expected that within
few days he will make haul OF about
rs sub-chiefs and clerks and that then
he will write 'nnis'' TO his task.
Mr.. Bristow is now preparing a list OF
employees whose dismissal he will recon-
ment "for the good OF the service" with
out specifying the exact causes. He will
simply set forth that some OF the cul-
prits either participated directly or indi-
rectly I'm the irregularities. that others
neglected their duty by not reporting
their suspicious or knowledge of irregu-
lar practices TO higher officials, and that
still others were inexcusably unable TO
discern wrong that was being done right
under their noses.
| r 1t is stated that the following are slated
for discharge under this head;
SLATED FOR DISMISSAL.
Mr.. A. w. Louis superintendent OF sup
William II. Landvoigt. superintendent
Louis Kempner. superintendent OF reg
: Miss Ina Liebhardt. chief clerk OF free
delivery.
H. Conquest Clark, superintendent of
c. p. Grantfield. assistant superintend-
ens OF sIas Haasrd ann DIVISION superintendent
OF rural free delivery, headquarters In
New York.
j. ID. King. superintendent OF rural free
delivery civil service.
George A. c. christiancy assistant at
torney.
g: I. Mccoy, assistant superintendent
. j. Nj. Masten, assistant superintendent
of railway mail service.
Emanuel Speich. chief OF accounts, ru-
raj free delivery.
II. II. Rand. confidential clerk to Post
master General Payne.
Hazards dismissal will be based upon
the charge that he drew "a a day for six
weeks while In Providence hospital. In
this city. suffering from pistol wound
government. His offense occurred thrye
years ago. and prosecution is barred by
the statute OF limitations. The per diem
was allowed him In addition TO his regu-
lar pay. though to draw this per diem II
was necessary for him TO swear that he
had earned II in the discharge OF his offi-
cial duties while travelling over the coun-
try. Hazard has the strong backing OF
Senator Platt OF New York. who. IL is ex-
pected. will make hard fight for his re-
Miss Liebhardt. as chief clerk. virtually
ran the free delivery division. She knew
all about Machens business and had
carte blanche to sign his name 10 all
Official papers The young woman is
now on her annual leave in Indiana 10
which state she is accredited Her sal
airy is $500 a year.
DEAD LETTER OFFICE NEXT
NJ. A. w Louis was appointed super
intendent OF supplies by Perry g. Heath
Charges against Lewis Of gross extrava-
gance In the purchase Of cancelling inks
from Cincinnati firm are now being in
vestgatei Heath has made several
trips to Washington from Utah in behalf
OF Louis.
Tuesday Louis was given a ten days
leave ov absence. IL Is understood ne
will not return TO the department
II. Conquest Clark also owes his ap-
pointment 10 IIeath. He was conspicu-
otisly identified with the reconstruction
period in Louisiana and there gained the
favor OF William Pitt Kellogg who Is
still one OF his political hackers. Clark
II not charged with any misdeeds except
that IL ts pointed out that had he inform
ed higher officials that he must have
known Machen was doing the great scan
dal might have been averted.
j. M Masten will be on Bristow's list
because II was Masten who. while act
ing as chief clerk to First Assistant
Postmaster-General William NJ. johnson
of New Jersey made the four year con
tract with the Bundy Tfme-Keepine
clock concern.
H. III. Rand. Postmaster Genera
Payne's confidential clerk, .s carried or
the rolls of an assistant superintendent
of salaries and allowances. at n salary oi
81 $50 He has not reported for duty
since July s. and IL said to be III at his
fne suburban home near Laurel. Md
Rand is considerably older than the post.
master general. and for years was one
OF Mr.. Paynes lieutenants in the lobby
at Madison. Wis.
He also was we'll known member oi
the lobby In Washington and he ha:
commands great influence I'm high Re
publican circles While Perry Heath
was first assistant postmaster-general
Rand represented several az the get
rich-uuick concerns before the post of
Ace department. Most OF these concern,
have since been denied the privileges o.
The mails and some OF their officials ar
now under indictment.
II has been decided TO push the nvesti
cation of the dead letter division. New
charges have been filed that letters con
aiming money and valuablcs have disap
peared.