The Washington times., 1906-07-24
EMILY N'KINLEY
ACCUSES FOES
Widow of President McKin-
ley'S Cousin Names
CongreSSman'S s Son.
LOSES PoSTOFFlCE JOB
Young Brownlow, Who Worked Up
Case Against Her, Charged With
Abusive Language.

GUTHRIE. Okla. July 4-As q direct
result OF the arrest recently OF Mrs.
Emily Mckinley, postmistress al King
Usher, and three OF her clerks. John w.
Mckinley, Miss Lizzie Mckinley and Miss
Clara Godfrey. charges have been fled
by the MCKinleys against Postofice In
spector Brownlow, a son of Congressman
BrOwnlow, OF Tennesse, and interesting
developments are promised.
Mrs Mckinley is the widow OF a
cousin Of President WIZ sm MCKINLEY,
and held her position through the good
graces Of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. wife
Of the President
The case against the McKinleys was
worked up by Inspector BrownloW. who
has been stationed in Okl-aoma for some
time The charges he made are OF at
tempting 10 defraud the Government. the
main charge being that she paid her
CLERKS only part OF the amount allowed
oy The department for clerk hire, using
the balance herself In addition 10 her
salary, which is held TO be a direct vio-
4auon OF the postal laws. AS a result
OF an arTlignment Of the defendants be-
lIi lGFe -nlted states court commissioner.
al or them waived preliminary exam
/ lnation. and were held 70 the grand
jury under bond Of 500 each.
The charges. now made against Brown
low, allege that he used coercive and
abusive language 10 Mrs Mckinley and
her postOfhce employees. In one instance,
Il IS charged that he threatened 10 place
a young lazy in jail If she would not
sign paper which he had prepared.
These charges were fled against Brown
low, y is said. before the arrest of the
Mckinleys
Mrs. Mckinley was removed from Of
nee, loLLoWlhg The nung OF BrOWniOW'
report. and eX-Sherin w r Kelly. Of
hlngnsher county, was appointed her
successor. She was arrested bv Deputv
Marshal Allen Con. a cousin OF John
Con, who directs the Presidents hunts
IN Colorado. She stOutly maintains her
complete innocence and declares she il
Delng prosecuted by political enemies.
Mrs Mckinley was the only woman
holding a pOstOf1ce of any Importance I'm
Oklahoma, and the only ore in the two
/ Territories. excepting Miss Alice Pob-
ertsOn. OF Muskogee. an honorary mem
Der or The Rough Rider Regiment Her
nusDand was hOmestea1er. living in
kingnsher county. when William Nc
IAinley was elected President Although
there were politicians in Kingfsher
county who wanted the postOfice the
President asked Congressman Dennis
Flynn 70 allow him 10 make 2. personal
appointment at King1sher. and his far
mer cousin got the place.
In Husbands Place.
Before his term expired. however.
Postmaster Mckinley died. and his
widow was named his 81 .ceSsor. She
was left with a very iafee family TO
support, a mortgage on the farm. her
husbands medical and fuEeTaI expenses
10 pay. and in addition lad 10 care for
/ several children Of a sister who had died
| recently.
II was in such a condition. financially.
| that the widow found herself when her
/ term as pOStmistTess expired. In the
meantime, too, President Mckinley had
/ died and Mr. Roosevelt had succeeded
/ him. Chances for TeappOintmenL were
/ looking blue for Mrs Mckinley. when
/ she struck on a scheme that worked
| successfully, and that was placing her
/ case before Mrs. Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents wife, and petitioning her 10 take
I the matter up with the President
/ Mrs. Roosevelt responded. the PTCst-
/ dent was pleased 10 crafty her and he
| I(ingnsher postofnee appointment for a
| third time was a personal matter, and
/ Mrs Mckinley was tne second time
/ winner. IL is said that she was the only
| person in the United States holding an
| office obtained through the efforts Of
l the Presidents wife