The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-05-22
TULLOCH MAKES HIS
CHARGES SPECIFIC
Former Cashier OF Washington
Postoffice Writes to MIR.
Payne.
a IN PERRY HEATH
Tells of Methods Employed in Getting
Public Moneys Without Due
Equivalent-People Paid
Who Didn't Work.

Washington, May 19.-The full text
= .of the charges of Irregularities in
= postal affairs by Seymour w. Tulloch,
Il formerly cashier of the Washington
i postofiice was made public in a letter to
a Postmaster General Payne in p
S. to the latter's request to s~ubstantiate
published statements of Mr.. Tulloch.
Matters complained of will be invests
gated Immediately.
M Mr.. Tulloch say that in all instances
s. of irregularity and favoritism the
EDroper allowance records, vouchers,
Nv etc., were most carefully executed and
kept, as a rule, and little information
s. ca:-. BE ascertained by their investiga-
tion: that the real facts behind the
are known to few-"those inter-
who will not. and others, clerks,
S#gg8who dare not, talk
S6&S For upwards of nineteen years the
{ conduct of the Washington postotlice
and the department Was regular; then
came the first break, the precursor of
system of allowances on account Of
T. departmental expenditures, which aft
SsSgerwards led to Irregularities, abuses,
xtravaSance and my removal as an
obstacle on June so, 1882
Soon after the Mckinley admins
Eration came into power the first as
distant postmaster general sent his
tlerk down to me with q voucher for a
s.! lump sum for travelling expenses ac-
accompanied by an allowance. for their
az n.ant FROM ne funds of the Wash
S&E%4 ngto ofnAce. Such a demand was ir-
sAS&eguiar on its face, but the official be-
hS fanne very mgr at the idea of the
ss# here cashier attempting to make any
RI suggestions to him, and refused to
MM#t mend and itemize his voucher. The
NJ Westminster explained to him that he
NS& kad only asked for what was required
gsM y the auditor, II according to pre-
NMSSSSedent- The postmaster upon his re-
ann stated that the official had said:
s##8 look here, now, this is q new admins
NJ %tration and a new crowd, and we In
ssSSSe nd to make Il Wll pracedents.'
IfSS4he auditor of sie postottice depart
EIe lent finally sent word through the
s#A4 pstmaster that on account of the feel
HH&a4Ag shown in the matter if / would en-
ose the voucher in my next account
lnfofTnality would be overlooked.
H. p inspection of the Washington ac-
@s eunts will show many similar subse-
lent payments of travelling and other
k penses on account Of departmental
81 eiciaiS without the usual departmental
lecks.
Senator Platt's Little Graft.
1.-THE Washington Office was SURPRISED
M%44e day to receive from the salary ard
M5M8 vance division OF the first assistant
westminster generals office a printed
HHAzf cular stating it was intending to re-
H Ire all employees at postoffices to give
EHA~6$blanket bond to be furnished by a
/ Megle recognized bonding company. IT.
/ H. pectlye of the fact whether such en-
L &&&pye could furnish good ~personalbonds
I'LL migh desire to avail themselves OF
II t. npetition in premiums between 9TH
/ bonding companies. A similar blan-
bond was. | believe, to be required
/ @M the letter carriers. The postmaster
A099f a conference With Geo. w. Beavers
81 n chief of the Ealary and allowance
aslon n reported that MIR. Beavers
v said, SENATE Platt. of New York,
n I'D appreciate if he would select the
Eator's company
81 h original circular was subse-
n ntly modified by allowing employees
,e HcBSel2et their own bond or bonding
al Rpanies.
~ considerable feeling was manifest
,es toward me in the office of the first
,ds stant postmaster general because l
"a not pay vouchers fer service or
- pies apon personal requets or by
ctlon over tine telephone. J. Holt
"a n5ston presented vouchers for pay
= t amounting to $500 for postal fur
- re. l refused to pay until the al
lnce had been received. / was in
"a led that 1t would be sent down by
ate messengers as soon as it was
- eel by the first assistant postmaster
~kEH Pral, i n gain rpf1lSa6 Nh. IT I NJ, y g -
departed quite angry, and some
"a afterwards returned with the al
nee properly executed and still
p from the copying press. 1t was
~ ~ a shipment Of furniture, as l re-
- hber, to Cube or Porto Rico. No one
certified as to the receipt of the
S, and called the attention Of Mr..
4ngston to the omission. He ex-
led it would be ell right, and that
y aeded the money.
Paying in Advance.
NO. declined to pay unless some response
ffcial would acknowledge the receipt
on e goods. Whereupon Mr.. Livingston
ia ne confidential and told me his com
he did not have Very much capital, that
ia. it, had not yet even begun upon the
at ture, but that George had agreed
ia fance him the money IN payment. 1t
,ey ediess 10 add no aynen was made"
NO Iulloch says payments We're au1l
IA Fed to Mr.. Livingston amounting to
10 $500 on May 5, June ) and June
~ = %, That OF Juno 10 was for S1,725 for
Rico, and was rendcrel in a lump
~ All Intimate friend of Mr. Heath's,
u Hem, was the vice president of the
y any. 1t Is stuffed the company
ed $500 to $4,000 worth of supplies
~ pa on orders from Mr.. Isathbone and
SeelcS, and fitted up the American
lice at the Paris exposition. Mr..
gstoh was also in charge of the,
angton office of the keyiess Lock
p0n my.
ol EnsiSe purchases OF furniture for
ithe Rico, amounting to over 81, 800, and
Z q lng some washstands at very high
1el, Mr.. fnlloch says, We're purchased
asn. Ter of the first assistant postmaster
self April q, and May %, 1899, from
nens ". Cobb. ir, No, q Nassau street,
fork city.
ana Nulioch says that Postoff1ce Inspec-
POI Charge William B. Smith, OF this.
the Eade an inspection of the Washing
s8 s~stoftice and during that inspection
esW ed word from an associate of the
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