The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-02-18
HOOLLEY GOES WRONG
CHARGED WITH FORGERY
CHARGED
Mormon Bishop, Who Got Appointment
fer Church influence. Dismissed for
Defrauding the Government Climax
Of Celebrated Case.


time Bishop Smith Woolley was APP
pointed assayer of the Boise office
the charge was made that he received
the appointment as pay for the in
duence and support of his church in
the senatorial 6ght two years ago.
Protests and charges of dishonesty
were filed against Woolley at that
time and in spite Of all, the appoint
ment was made at the earnest
solicitation of Senator Hepburn, who
stood personally responsible for
Woollsy. Now comes a special dis
patch from Washington to the Idaho
Statesman giving the inside history
Of Woolley's crooked work and the
reasons for his summary dismissal,
rs follows:
Sworn statements most damaging
in character are among the papers
held by the treasury in the case Of
H. Smith Woolley, former assayer in
charge at Boise. These statements
were made by q. Smith Woolley,
Kenneth Woolley, his brother, and
Jeremiah W. Robinson, chief clerk
of the assay office, to Richard H.
Taylor, a secret service inspector set
TO Investigate the Boise office. The
department is also in possession Of
the pay roll for October last and the
pay check dated October IA, on
which H. Smith Woolley forged the
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ley, to get $50 alleged to have been
due Kenneth Woolley, as salary for
October. The department also has
recent kilograms from Kenneth
WoOlley correcting the statements
made to Taylor.
WOOLLEY'S STATEMENT.
The statement Of Fl. Smith Woolley
is sadly at variance with those Of
Kenneth Woolley and Robinson. The
difference between the real aud
forged signatures Of Kenneth Wool
ley is BADLY apparent. The hand
writing of II. Smith Woolley is
identical with that in the forged
signature Of his brother Kenneth. In
his statement, which was made at
Boise, January %, Fl. Smith Woolley
says be employed his brother on May
1, 1904, as Iaborer and that he re-
manned in employ at the assay office
until October 81, 1904, when he re-
signed to go to school in Logan,
Utah. That in July Kenneth Wool
ley said he intended resigning, which
he did October 81 That two weeks
before his resignation Kenneth
Woolley was given two weeks leave
TO which he was entitled; that he
had not seen Kenneth Woolley since
he left Boise. Fl. Smith Woolley
says further that on October 81 the
payroll was sent to Kenneth Woolley
at Paris, where be was at that time
and that he signed the payroll and
returned it to Robinson, who was
acting assayer, he. Fl. Smith Woolley.
being away; that on Septemb Der 30,
Kenneth Woolley was paid his salary
for September with check; that the
check for October was sent him by
Robinson, Smith Woolley being away
from the assay Office from October
II to November 8. H. Smith Wool
ley states in conclusion, he is posi-
tive his brother received his salary
for the months of September and
October.
ROBINSONS' EVIDENCE.
J. ". Robinsons' statement, which
also was made to Taylor on January
%, to the effect that on October /
II. Smith Woolley told him to make
out pay check for 800, payable 10
Kenneth Woolley. The pay roll