Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-28
HAD A GRAND SCHEME!
More Light on Raided Civil
Service Institute.
MUCH EVIDENCE FOUND
Post Office Inspectors Still Working
on the Case.
WOULD-BE VICTIMS ARRIVE
One Old Man From New York, q
Cripple, Expected a
Good Job.

can Civil Service Institute, Incorporated
as brought out by postal inspectors today,
show that the company was composed of
three men-McNulty, Van Vleet and
Yunker-who voted all the stock of the
concern to themselves. paid for the same
with their own promissory notes, payable
in two years, and made the stock non
assessable. Also that they elected them
selves president, vice president and secre-
tary and constituted themselves the board
of directors.
The concern was raided Monday.
A strong chain of evidence is being
forged about McNulty and Van Vleet,
president and secretary of the institute"
according to post Office inspectors.
Several Of the alleged victims of the
promoters Of the institute called at the
department today to see Inspector Carter
b. Keene. who directed the raid and who
Is now investigating the affairs of the
concern.
Record Book Gives History.
In looking over the books of the in
stitute captured in the raid Inspector
Keene came across the Record Book
of the American Civil Service Institute. !"
dated April 10. 1869. 1t is written in the
Buffalo. n. Y. on that date. and books
were opened for the subscription to stock
in the company. The incorporators pres
ent were George NJ. Yunkers. who SUBJ
scribed to 11,600 shares Of stock: H. Van
Vleet. who subscribed to 11.70O shares
and ]. A. McNulty. who took 11.7O0
shares, making a total of So 900 shares
at $40 each. The trio then proceeded to
elect officers, with the result that Nc
Nulty was made president Yunkers vice
nroSiHpnt and Van Vfpaf secretary These
three officers then. according to the rec
ord book. elected themselves board Of
directors.
The three men then rendered the cor
poration in payment for their shares The
following personal property, to wit: Per-
sonal promissory notes for the amount of
stock subscribed for at par value, dated
April 20, 1909. and payable in two years"
The proposition of the three subscribers
was carried out and the stock ordered is
sued, fully paid and worcestershire
Further along in the record book it
appears that Yunkers rendered back to
| the corporation $500 shares of his
stock, while McNulty and Van Vleet
| rendered back 500 shares each as
treasury stock"
An examination of the ledger Of the
| institute by Inspector Keene in the
presence of four witnesses developed the
fact that many leaves of the book had
| been cut out. The index of the ledger
| is intact and bears the names of many
| persons who are said to have agreed to
the terms Of the company and posted
| cash sums of from 500 10 $500. In
| return each was to receive an appoint
| ment as district agent at a salary of
$500 year.
Ledger Found Mutilated.
The index, besides giving the names OF
those who have evidently had dealings
with the concern, gives the number OF
! the ledger page on which the accounts OF
the individuals are kept. In every in
stance Inspector keene found that the
pages in question had been cut out leav-
ing record OF the transactions with
the indeXed parties.
One of the letters from an alleged vic
tim of the institute indicates that the
concern changed its plan requiring those
seeking appointment 10 purchase five
hundred dollars worth of stock in the in
stitute. This was developed today when
W. II. Goodale appeared at the office OF
Inspector keene. Goodale is cripple
| about sixty years of age. He came here
| to do business with the American Civil
Service Institute. Mr.. Keene said, but
upon going TO the former offices of the
concern found them closed and the signs
washed off the doors.
In a letter to Goodale ii was stated by
one OF the officers of the institute:
DO you think we print on our letter
heads that are incorporated, with
$50 600 paid in unless it is true2 If this
statement on our letterhead is true, don t
YOU think the same would signify that We
are responsible?
IF you do not like the idea of buying
stock, the letter continues. we will al
low You to furnish us cash indemnity
bond OF $50. But we cannot do anything
if you going to decker
Expected a Good Job.
Before going to the Post Office Depart
ment Goodale called upon Inspector
Boardman at police headquarters. He said
he had journeyed to this city from Me-
chanicsville. \. Y, confident he would get
| a good position with the American Civil
Service Institute
He was surprised TO learn that the Of
| fees of the company had been raided md
two of its officers had been arrested
Goodale had with him his correspond
ence with the concern. consisting of one
ton.
| The New Yorker had received a letter
| explaining If he could not subscribe $500
cash that he could pay in 800 and S25
| month. II was also stated ihat a per-
| sonal interview would be necessary be-
| fore he could be designated to act as
agent for the firm. A salary of 81 800
wit, possible commissions amounting
/ from $500 to 81 200 was the Involvement
| held out 10 him.
While Goodaie felt that the arrests had
| been made in time to prevent him from
giving up aand probably losing his money
| lie said he thought his railroad fare
should be paid but Inspector Boardman
| told him there was not the slightest pos