Show I AX OFFICIAL SCRIMMAGE I Postmaster Lynch Knocks Out Auditor I Au-ditor Clayton in One Bound I This morning while Auditor Nephi W Clayton was in the Postoffice Postmaster Lynch was reasoning to Inspector Ban nerman on the probable innocence of Mr Claytons forged name to a 650 money order when the sudden toot of the infernal circus calliope struck the nerve centres of Messrs Lynch and Claytons organisms and their scalps raised up with indignation Mr Clayton stood outside of the interior department and called the Postmaster a liar and a scoundrel when Mr Lynch threw an inkstand and grabbing the postmark stamping apparatus proceeded to label Clayton June 12th 1885 Clayton brought into use his dodging ability and serenely bobbed down as the enraged Postmaster continued his incessant fusil ade Clayton however wilted like a pansy blossom when an eightounce missile struck his best arm and put an end to the scrimmage Mr Clayton then proceeded the City Hall and swore out a complaint against the irate postmaster charging him with assault and battery The sensational case will hold forth in the Police Court tomorrow at 10 oclock before the circus parade takes place An inspection of the battle field showed broken glass and damaged furniture from the encounter Now that the government govern-ment stamps and fixtures have been demolished it is a question whether or not Mr Lynch will resign and if the I public mail will be left in the free Penitentiary Peni-tentiary box I The real cause of the unpleasantness is attributed to to the bit of unexplained II mystery still clinging about the recent 050 money order which belonged to Mr Charles E Ingalls and which was signed for by Clayton in a singular manner The facts learned of the difficulty areas are-as follows On the first day of this month a letter addressed to Charles E I Ingalls in large print type containing a money order from Shoshone for 650 came to the Salt Lake postoffice addressed I ad-dressed indistinctly to box 1198 The I post office clerk mistaking the figni 8 for a o put the letter in number 1193 which is Mr Claytons private box The I letter was taken by Claytons clerk to the Auditors office after being lit in box 1193 the second time On opening the letter the money order was found and taken out and the accompanying letter was replaced the envelope sealed and sent to Mr Ingalls on the Gth inst with the figure 8 traced over with a pen and opened by mistake written across the end of the envelope Postmaster Inspector Thomas R Ban nerman is now strictly investigating the socalled mistake which Mr Lynch says he thinks was unintentional of wrong on the part of Mr Clayton However he had some doubt about the genuineness of the order when Mr Clayton said he had a right to sign for it and did so but on account of the small amount involved and Mr Claytons known responsibility I as a business man he was given the benefit of the doubt which must now be satisfactorily explained away by Mr Clayton |