Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-09

the postor1cc department withheld
mail addressed 60 Bryan Dofr and
go the timber syndicate pcndlng an in-
Vestiratlon Of their business BY Post
Office inspectors q. e Rich and II O..
Clement The Inspectors report 90 q.
-. Lynn. Inspector IN charge az
Spokane. is given By the president.
10 shows that very thorough In
duiry was made " The operations Of
Dnrr and number of other oregon
real estate agents who were receiving
applications Tor the lands held by the
Coos hay Wagon Road company.
Among tho persons and firms mcn-
toned in the lands were James N
Conro OF Marshncid and George j
scaefer OF Portland and Redor and
Watkins. Marshheid The rnlman LETT
tcrs were addressed chiefly 10 Rocdor
and Watkins
In their report 10 tho inspector On
charge OF spokane, Riches and Clement
found that there was no evidence that
Reeder and Watkins we're not acting
I'M good faith in receiving applications
for the land. A. 90 the action OF Dorr
against whom tho case was more
specifically directed, It was found that
he was unwarrantabiy extravaganza.
both IN his statement OF conditions and
his terms This was attributed TO his
inexperlence IN business. his energy and
enthusiasm and desire to make good In
the west The inspector, however, was
convinced that Dorr had no criminal
motive Ia his actions. and sincerely be-
liovcd he would be able to make good
his promises AS to tho use OF Senator
Tillman's name by Dorr. the inspectors
found that the facts concerning tho
applications OF Senator Tilman and
family to purchase nine quarter-sec-
lions OF the land justified the real
estate agent m using the senator's
name az an advertisement. The action
of the postoffice department IN with
holding from delivery mail addressed 70
Dorr was recommended TO be rescinded.
TILLMAN's FRANK
Exhibits that follow the report OF the
inspectors are copies of the enve-
lopes In which the letters from Senator
Tlllman and his agent, Lee, were SEMI
10 Reeder and WatklnA II Is shown
that the letters written by Mr.. Tilman
we're ranked" and that letter
written by Mr. Lee was on senate sta
uonery and enclosed in a senate en-
volope, although postage was paid
thereon. The most striking passages
from these letters are contained in ex-
cerpts quoted by the president in his
communication TO Senator Hale.
The final exhibit Is letter written
by Dorr 10 the postmaster general UNI
der date Of Nov. p. 1908. in which he
requests a FUN copy Of the report OF
the postoffice inspectors 10 use I'm set
ting himself right with the people
He declares that no used the name Of
Senator rillman without knowledge
that the senator desired his operations
20 be kept secret from the general pub
lie notice"
He mentions the fact that although
he was found 10 be innocent Of any at
tempt to deceive or TO defraud any one,
that the Investigation all but ruined
his business and destroyed much OF the
confidence which his clients had re-
posed In him. He said.
Mr. Riches now tells me conf
dent.ally that his Investigation clearly
showed that Senator Tillman had in
terested himself In the Coos Bay lands,
as stated by me, and that the denial
was unwarranted and false. The injury
which Senator Tillman did me. taking
advantage Of his official position. is al
most irreparable. and win be lifelong
I'm it, consequences 70 my business
prospects, and also 90 my political fu-
ture II I attempt at any time to enter
the field OF politics There is only one
way by which I may obtain reparation;
that Is by publishing the facts IN fun.
The only thing which viii enable me
70 do this is a copy OF the report OF
Postal Inspector Riches, whose subordi-
nate position prevents him from giving
me the truth In writing"