The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-02
FORMER POSTAL SCANDALS.
STATEMENT or 4 MAN DISMISSED
ron KNOWING roo MuCH.

FVH nNuVSNu AOv 'WsS"s
Ne says Detailed Charees were Nsas IN
1900. Names oS witnesses Owen sssa
. rest masesr.Genersi Smith Challenges
:. 10 Make an investigates Charees
!, Issmissed BY the OfDcers lnvsivsd.
y WARRINGTON, May l.--Postmsster-( Cen
eral Payne. this afternoon, emphaticeDy
denied the published report that he CON-
templated dismissing or suspending Aug'ne
w. Machen, superintendent OF the Free
Delivery Division Of the Post Once De-
partment, pending the investts alton OF
his Office. He said that there has besn
no request for the removal or suspsosion
Of Mr.. Machen and that he will not re-
move or suspend him unless request
for his removal or suspenaion IN made ~
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster -Ge.ersi,
who b conducting tho investigation. OF
there Is evidence that can DO substanssaesd
that Mr.. Machen lie guilty OF some uniaw-
. full or improper act.
A statement OF Seymour w. Tuloch,
formerly cashier Of the Washington City
Post Once, who was dismissed about four
years ago. has attracted considerable at
tention. Mr. Tulloch said
the investigation, will ever ascertain or
realize all the qualifications Of certain
coterie OF officials past and present, to-
gether with their political hackers and par
! ticipating friends. Very few good things
have lasted longer. been enjoyed with
. greater effrontery, or been 20 proteots0
BY those high in authority and influence
"That is pretty direct language. but
nat I atLf}n1 atH0taf
Detailed charges were made In 1900. the
names Of competent witnesses we're given,
and Postmaster General G. Emory Smith
was challenged to make an Investigation
: Those charges were treated as frivolous
and dismissed by the officials involved.
They remain unanswered 10 this day and
may yet furnish interesting matter for .
truly jealous examination.
Il was cashier of the Washington city
post Office for over twenty-one yeasD and
was considered one Of the experts in the
service. served during The caebrsfsd
star route investigation and trial; Conse-
] am personally familiar. occurred, l pro.
tested, and very vigorously. and demanded
everything In writing for my own protoc-
ton and that Of my bondsmen.
-Ibecame what First Assistant PosemAstr
General Perry 8. Heath called N obstacle.
this CITY az an ofScaI Of the Pot OhBce
Department, was appointed a. our local
postmaster. and he very s,4nznasily rsmsvsd
the obstacle in less than evs minutes
'. .pr , TO The appointnent Of Mr..
Merritt an investigation OF the scooont u
Of the Warrington city post ONCE wan being
made by an expert oonnected WITH the
Alter these same accounts had been passed
bv the Auditor Of the Post once Depart
u ny St'e The off3oials Of the Post O6soe De-
nartment, who were likely TO b involved
had gwen positive orders 70 Re oe.l Pss:;
Nv him from tho Conntrollsf Vsre 10 b
RRyyonaht 70 than innnnedisfelv mon re-
oeint and that thew alone should dictate
ali pr.,nI;es '
O.. .Unhapplly, before 1 was swsre Of this
at latter received' Direct persopsl Md
,,r;,,cei ,,r.as1rs - thsn nrouSht 20 lsSr
~ ~ cpnrntrnTler' the investiS1tion m
e etop spe lust as i was becoming intsrsst-
r mn oa " sor 4 too neslots perfoTmxnce
ot, ms duty presumably q "
sThs no.t ossce inspectoyy. who were
fully aware Of the Existing conditions,
m,,ch thew too would 40 s. Veo.ovd.
I am credibiv informed, however, that
Postmaster-G General Bristow stood sosad-
lastly nv his man md demanded thofouah
vssti9ation Of The once Of the Fkst 4
sistant Postmaster.G This was 70
Snsed nv Postmaster- General Smith.
Z had an interview With NJ. Smith
inst after nv removal. told him had,
az oouroe. no hone Of reinstatement, but
warned him for bis own good that II he
didn't take action With regard to the state
ment his administration would end under
. CLOUD. no acton seenney NJ OEsa
eno conoitlone "9ro Niowov " oInG t:o
Cuban SCANDALS, however, became pubic,
forced out by the on1cero OF tho army
those Of Porto Rico never did,
po.t-o.tar Marritt had thia to $40 sl,o,,k
NJ, I0TSeSSt ~ .'~A ~ w ~
Mt iuiochs charges:
know nothing about the changes made
nv M. Tulloch other than the one REGARDING
, ~, .a,,n,,ni tnox tho 1920, a y,o.{.
nus IouioNat' ooon I.o 1872 ~ ~ y. 49, Crs
master at the urgent request OF fIeeioenv
Vas ssrvin~ IA Third Xssietant Port.
r,"st.r.Canare,
When I took charge Of the post ONCE,
one of the first things ] did was 70 make
chenooa in fha u,o1itions NJ asGisfaf1f r,c6t.
Suca9O -. 80 PISIT 80 ~ syS.SI-.h
master ano cashier. ! toio ~; AonC ~
that would not need his services. He
wrote ma a letter asking II his removal
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