Evening journal., 1904-03-23
Woman Who Was Re
moved From Green.
wood Postoffce Tells
Some Facts About the
Investigation
Denies Statements Made
by the Inspectors Who
Twisted Evidence to
Make 1t Incriminat-
ing

Miss Huldah B. Todd, who was de-
posed from the postofice at Green
wood, has sent letter to The Evening
Journal, in which she denies the state
ments of the inspectors sent to Green
wood to investigate her removal at the
instance Of Senator ]. Frank Alice.
She mentions names and takes each
one separately and proves the state
ments untrue.
She calls attention to the fact that
the inspectors neglected to get state
ments from George H. Hollis and c..
p. Swain, two Of the alleged objection
able politicians whose presence in the
Greenwood postoffice some Union Re
publicans found to be so unpleasant.
John f. Hayes she said denied MAX
ing any charges against her to the in
spectors significant thing is that
the inspectors warned Miss Todd to
keep the matter as quiet as possible.
Letter From Miss Todd.
Her letter follows
Greenwood. Del.
Editor Of The Evening Journal.
slr.-In your issue Of the 21st inst.
/ notice that the substance of the
charges and investigation that was
made in the Greenwood postofice case
was given. 1t is scarcely necessary for
me to state that they are falsehoods
and Misrepresentation throughout, and
yet as the names Of the persons who
made them have just been made public,
l would like TO answer them in part.
The first. John f. Hayes makes afii-
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place. He also states that he noticed
/ persons who were not employees and
were not even patrons of the office
among whom principally were c. p.
swain. John w. and William S. Todd
who were using the postoffice as a
place Of consultation for political pur-
poses principally during political cam
paigns. The men mentioned were
never in the postofice together, either
accidentally or by appointment, during
my five years stay in the office. on one
occasion, during the winter of 1902, Mr..
swain, coming from the Q. A. Road to
take the train south, came in the lobby
of the Office and William S. Todd was
there at the same time. J think that
was the only time they were ever to-
gether in the Greenwood postofiice dur
ing my stay in the Office. Mr. Swain
is not a patron of the Office. John w
Todd, when at home, is a patron, and
William S. Todd does more mailing
than any other patron Of the office.
think Mr.. Hayes and his family were
treated as courteously as any one who
came to the Office.
Hayes Denies Charges.
Last evening as I stepped from the
train in Greenwood 1 met Mr. Hayes
and asked him about the charges. He
said do not know what you mean.
then asked him about the sworn state
ment he made in December to the tw,
inspectors. and he denied knowing any
thing about IT,
The charge of J. T. Wiley was read
20 me in this way. He thinks he de-
tected a difference in the way yol
treated him after the election, and tha
you read statements from The Eveninl
Journal to irritate him. never
thought about irritating anybody wh'
came to the office, it would certainly
have been poor policy on my part L
irritate the patrons. l was not in th'
habit of reading aloud to anybody.
read, or partly read, The Evening Jour
nal and several other papers withor
regard to their politics. 1 never saw
Z anything in the Postal Laws that re-
stricted my reading anything l chose
Hon. S. S. Pennewill also charge
seeing Mr.. Swain and others in tn
Office more frequently during politica
campaigns. Mr.. Pennewill is mistaken
| Different persons called on me withou
any regard to politics, and / usual,
talked to them when / had time, but
absolutely deny that I ever did an.
political work for any man, party, o
/ faction, or that any was done In tn
office while was there.