The Washington times., 1909-06-15
Garrett N. Wormley Arrest
ed on Charge of Violat-
ing Postal Law.
MAN CONFESSES,
DECLARE POLICE
Turned Over to United States Mar
shal in Default Of Bail.
Hearing Thursday.

Accused Of sending an insulting letter
TO a woman clerk IN tbs District Az
SCISSORS office. Garrett y Wormley. q
nulatto. employed in the same office.
was arrested this morning by Dstsc-
tives Mullen and Evans. OF the Central
office. on a charge Of violating the pos
tai regulations.
After being questioned by the detee-
tives and Postoffics Inspector Frsnk
Barclay for more than three hours.
Wornley. it is said, finally broke down
and made a complete confession He
was then taken before United States
Commissioner Anson s. TAYLOR and held
IN the sum of t1.0oo for further hear
ing on Thursday. IN default Of bail he
was turned over 10 a United States mar
Fhal.
The detectives declined TO discuss the
case and an effort vas made at head
quarters all the morning TO keep It
secret. It was not admitted that Worm
f,ey was under arrest until after Judge
Taylor had fixed the bond.
Causes Little Surprise.
There was little surprise among the
many women employees Of the assessor
office whaa 1t became known that he
had been locked up.
q letter supposed 10 have been written
by one Of the negroes employed at the
District building vas known 70 several
of them and while an effort had been
made 70 keep the letter from being
made public. the news leaked out The
letter, 1t is said was addressed 70 the
woman at her home. on DumbaTton
avenue Georgetown, several days age
II was not signed. but there was several
statements which gave a good clue 20
the identity of the writer.
She Immediately took il 10 Inspector
Boardman, chief OF detectives, and sew
eral men were detailed on tie case
This was not the first letter that she
/ had received. another having come %
office inspectors also vent 70 work on,
the case.
Federal ofense.
The warrant for WormIeys arrest
charges a violation OF section 1898. Re-
vised Statutes of the United States.
which makes it violation of law 20
send obscene, iewd, and laseivieus
matter through the mail. The letters
received by the woman clerk, the post
office inspectors say, contained several
insulting proposals.
Wornley Is employed as a driver ard
{ messenger. He formerly worked Ia the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. but
WAS discharged several years ago, Il IS
said.
The letter was turned over to IN
spectOr Barclay, who VIII use IL as evil
dence when the man is given hearing.
According to the police. he. while sd-
mitting sending the letter. claims that
his intentions have been nisconsfrued.
He also complained that he was III and
said something about suffering from a
/ lapse OF memory
RSch Criticism.
Ever since the District government
took up its quarters in the new Munich
pal Building, there has been criticism
i about the arrangement whereby white
women IN some Of TIE Offices have been
obliged to work almost side by side
/ with negroes employed in the building.
/ one of the clerks in the Assessor 8
I Office said today:
"Of course, it has been rather un-
pleasant for some of as, but there is
F nothing 10 do but make the best of It,
or else give up our positions. Unless
we want to make a lot of dissenti0n i
! Is necessary for us 10 be polite TO the
/ cOl0Ted messengers. and there has been
talk among the clerks that some Of the
colored employees have taken advanta &c
/ of the courtesy We have shown them BY
/ being almost too familiar IN their man
/ ner toward the women clerks"