Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-14
lEPoRTS HE TOLD THE TRUTH
Witness is Known to Have Driven
Facts Home.
OTHERS TELL OF sHAKEDOwK
Steps Are Taken to Preclude Coat
Of WhitewaSh-
'OEEoRAE AND BERGER TALK
Tale Of Enforoed Contributisns - re
eiteds Attorney for TIIIot.an Pre-
Pares Brief Covering Case
for InvestiEatoru.


ASSISTANT Postmaster Woodard drove a
spike into the Thomas inquiry yesterday.
He told the truth He related N nsrra-
tire form al he knew of The formation
q the Thomas jackpot scheme
. Postmaster Thomas put in the most
strenuous DAY be mas experienced since he
wus appointed 10 the postuastership. He
spent most q his time scouting through
the building trring 10 find The scattering
feW Vho might he able 70 assist him
much sftsr TIE fashion Of closely hunted
quarry be admits that that Re is driven
10 ths last ditch but he intends 20 make
stand against the seemingly overwhsim-
ing advance.
in ths meantime the inquiry into has con
duct IS being calmly and deliberately
pushed D. the poszoffioe and Civil Service
commission agents. They have already
examined most of the important principals
IN the shakedov-n. and are now casting
about for detail Even lettsrcsrrisTs Here
hsled before the court % inquiry yesterday
20 tell what they know about Postmaster
Thomas activity in drumming ID crowds
fer the Burkett meetings
M woodsrd went on the stand shortly
after the noon hour sooner than he sX-
pected but he was prepared 70 tel truth
full an that he knew IN his position
be does nos fee IS u IL would be proner
70 80 into detsi ss 70 ths Questions that
were put 10 him and ail that he would
intimate when he emerged from the in-
vesrsEaror's room Was that II was up to
TIRE incuisiturs 10 determine whether OF
Dot ne had told anything that would he
q value 10 then
Sssus are taken % preclude the applics-
riuo of coat of white~-zsn 70 Postmaster
Thomas. " Conaorsn and = o. Burger
tel of having been clubbsd into making
I political uaeuetsrv cu-tribut iof's- Jaroes
Z J. woodsrd- assistant postmastsr, swings
( INTO the cycle Of activity b reason Of
7 hoidinE the key 70 the entire situation
I These facts tell briefly Of the develop
r,ents Of Monday st the inquiry into the
3 uondurt Of the postmaster who is under
haaEr rrR fGr hsEfzE 8sed- his pffles -
J fHrthsT his positiOai scheEss-
CoanOran First witness.
Z W Counorsn. chief clerk under POstu1ss-
Ser Thomas Ess the FIRST sznploye called
By the investigators Monday morning
( he tod in detaH Of how be was approached
+ hs Va. A. Kelly Of the registry department
ard contributed 80 toward the Thomas
/ Jackpot Kelly had been ussd b. the
1 postmaster 70 hold out 70 Counoran that
The latter was in line for a raise In pay
q 800 year
>. o. Burger, superintendent Of mails.
was also called. and much after the same
Z fashion he related how he had been re
lissed q IS a. The suggestion q the posi-
master
3 The Investigators Secretary Moss Of the
l I-ndlaEd q the Postoffice department. re-
sunNed their Eork Al % O'Clock Mon
day morning. but much q their time
vas spent in mapping out plans Of
/ procedure in order that thev may e
ahead from now on without q hitch
Il WSs learned today that Inspec-
tor LindlEnd has been in Omaha for
tEo OF three weeks quietly looking into
merits Of the situation: also that he has
/ not heretofore shown any unfriendliness
toward the postmaster However. tins e
ret taken as an indication that be viii not
I perform his duty oonscisnriOUsly.
To Preelude a W-hitewaah.
I TO preclude any attempt 10 aduinister
Z the EhlteEash Attorney Franklin A shot
well representing Dan W TSIotson. Mon
I DAY 81 about 10 prepare a brlef 70 Be aid
4
tain 8 general review q the situation and
Ein purposely sci forth the names of Al
persons known 10 have been involved in
the shakedoEn. This is being done in o.
der that NssErE Moss and LGndlsnd vii
not have any excuse for ovsr5ookinE sny
Of the witnesses who should be eramine5
( HOWersT. there does net seem 70 be any
Inclination On the pan Of probing ofrcssl.
70 sidestsp any q the facts. So far they
have gone about their work IN a thoro1Eh
! systematic and patnEtHking manner. and
they- Indicate that large number of vii
nasseE VII be examined
il Is Understood thar Thomas defense
W1n Be that he did not recslvs sny uonsv
from Kelly, that II Kelly received any
Doasg he p0eketed d. Kelly IN the mean
tine has sought 70 prevent being trans
formed into a goat By coming cut sguarslg
and openly with an AFFIDAVIT detailing ths
entire shAksdOWn procedure IN which IL
collected Els ~ the command q the post,
master. and delivered IL 70 his superior.