The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-06
NEW POSTAL FRAUDS
GLAND JURY RETURNS FIFTEEN
NEW INDICTMENTS.
INVESTIGATION NOW OVER
pA1NE SATISFIED AND PROMISES
REPORT SOON.

calf. Harry q HnilehDecA an"
william DOremus the New Men
charged With Wrong Doing.
Heavy Bonds Required in Many
Ca.es-AH Evidence Secured Was
Given Grand Jury.
Washington, Oct. 5.-Fifteen new in
d,ctments were brought in by the
Grand jury of the Supreme Court for
+be District of Columbia to-day as the
anal result of the investigation in the
Postofice Department. Several of
these findings were against persons
who already have been indicted.
The new indictments involve James
\ Tvner, the late assistant attorney
General for the Postoffice Department,
and his assistant, Harrison ]. Barrett;
lanes T. Metcalf superintendent of
the money order system of the Post
office Department; Norman Metcalf,
SON Of James T.; Harry c.. Hallenbeck,
nresident and general manager of the
Wvnkoop, Hallenbeck & Crawford
Company of New York, the firm which
for several years supplied the depart
mpnT WIN llS iIOIlGy OIuCi OAeLlhS5 oAhN
William D. Doremus. who is connected
with house which has been supplying
stamp cancelling machines to the de-
partment.
There were additional indictments
AGAINST August w. Machen, former
superintendent of free delivery; George
", Beavers, former chief of the salary
and allowance division; w. Scott Tow
ers. who was in charge of a sub-sta-
ton of the Washington city postoft1ce,
and State Senator George A. Green of
New York. In some cases there were
several indictments against one r
SON Concerning the indictments against
Tyner and Barrett, the following state
ment was made by the Postoftice De-
parment
some of the Charges.
Three indictments charge Tyner and
Barrett with conspiracy and two ad-
dtional indictments charge Barrett
with agreeing. while still in office to
receive fees for services rendered. or
10 he rendered in cases pending before
him as an officer. All the indictments
are founded upon the treatment by
Tyner and Barrett of the busisess Of
the so-caled bond investment compa-
MES. e.e - ..e
The indictments cite specific cases
in which Garrett, while still in office.
sought or agreed to receive fees. or
in which, after Barrett retired, TYner
referred contracts to him, and con-
cluded new contracts at his suggestion
without even reading them over
The principal charge against Tyner
and Barrett is of misconduct in office,
in obstructing and preventing the due
and orderly administration of law.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
the MetcFllfs is that of conspiracy to
deiraud the United States. The COM
pany of which Hallenbeck is the head,
had contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with it's
money order blanks. Norman Metcalf
was employed as a clerk in the Office of
Inc Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Crawford
company, at a salary of $50 week.
Government Lost $4,000.
While it is not so stated in the in
uctment it is asserted by the post
once authorities that the government
oSt at least $50,000 in one year through
tnelr transactions. 1t is also asserted
mat there was an agreement whereby
I1e contracting company paid young
MetcaIf l lis cents for each book of
forms shipped and it is stated that the
snIpnents for one year, reached as high
ds SUo,O0O books. The allegation is
made that the older Metcalf secured
payment for inferior work supplied by
The contractor
me new charge against Machen is
dt tndt OF accepting a bribe in connection
win the delivery of badges worn by
IurdI Tree delivery carriers, which were
phia
There are two new indictments
fGsdinst Beavers, one of them charg-
ng MN with accepting $25 each on a
nIllp .si5 Der OF book typewriting machines
su SUI 10 the government by Scott Tow
S' ana the other alleging misconduct
~ ne purchase of stamp canceiling
,nachlnes from w. D. Doremus. Tow
.ls Is also indicted in connection with
me transaction with Beavers on the
on cnaIse OF agreeing to pay Beavers $25
~ edch machine. Doremus is indict-
~ Ior detrauding the government in
''e sale OF his cancelling machines.
Two Give Big Bonds.
After the indictments were brought
oo M Harrison ]. Barrett came into
w accompanied by his attorney, A.
pt w vi lhlngton, who apparel for both
ndiIrett, and Tyner. Mr.. Worthington
o5,. odlu mat his clients were prepared to
~ pond, and after statement of
use oy Assistant District Attorney
sart bond was fixed for Barrett
~ ~ ne sum of $4,000. and for Tvner in
IN le sum sum of $4,000. Mr.. Tyner was not
was uIt' ana it was stated that he
MOO 700 Ill to appear. His bond was
civ oie perfected at his home in this
,,T The elder Metcalf was in court and
Son sIs n9nd was fixed at $4,000. The court
oIiu similar bond would be re-
le1Lu or Norman Metcalf. and of Hal
tor,ck, X, They were represented by At
''"ey ). w. Hayden.
These Indictments All.
tbi.e me present understanding is that
VIZ, series of indictments is the last
IN IN ~ there will be any present effort
par,o-uuTe, and the postoffice authorities
r9neraIly consider that the denart-
poaI p,.saI investigation is at an end.
prassoI ildster General Payne to-day ex-
oI,,stNu great satisfaction at the con-
yestio-1 yoil %. oI the Postoffice Department in
dictsdllon eliminating in to-dav's in
ba,.n ~ Us He said that he expected TO
h51Sa' NE report of Mr. Bristow in his
do,,Lt Wlthln ten days, ard that If nm
ei,uotedly would shortly thereafter be
Mr. tne public by the President.
evide,,al.d dyhe said to-day that all the
had ne. secured in the investigation
jurv Nv Nv oeen placed before the grand
m9ta1', u "a passed upon, and approxi-
ed as tnlrty different persons indict-
beeo .he result of the probing that has
said - ~ progress since last spring. He
er mad ~ nad not been determined wheth-
were any administrative re-