New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-08
PRESIDENT PROTESTED.
PAYNE STOOD HERMAN.
HdlleRbecE'S Friends Tell This .StOry
In His Defence.

H. c. Hallenbeck. senior member Of the Wynn
koop-Hailenbeck- Crawford Company Of No. 497
Pearl-st.. and Norman r. Metcalf. an empIoye of
the firm, yesterday surrendered themselves to
United States Marshal Henel I'm the Federal Build
ing in answer TO indictment returned against
them in Washington. charging them. together with
James T. Metcalf, the former superintendent OF the
Money Order Department, with having COnspired
to defraud the government through the printing of
the blanks used for money orders. Assistant United
States District Attorney Wise arraigned the two
men before United States Commissioner Shields.
Counsel for the accused men said they would waive
formal preliminary examination in this district,
and were ready to give bail for their appearance
in Washington.
Commissioner Shields held the men in $4,000 bail
each which Mr.. Hallenbeck produced from an in
side pocket in the shape of certified checks for
$4,000 each. The accused men next taken
before United States District Court Judge Holt
where application for order of removal was
made by Mr. Wise. The formal papers ordering
their removal to Washington signed.
In connection with protest made by the Society
Of United Typotheta TO the Postal Department
against the contract for printing money order
blanks being awarded Herman who en-
ploye Of Hallenbeck's company interesting story
is told by friend of Hallenbeck, who declined to
have his mentioned. This says that in
June the Society of United Typothete hold
ing its annual convention at Atlantic City and the
society decided to send committee, headed by
John II. Eggers, of the Winthrop Press, to Wash
contract. At the conference given 10 the COM
mittee il is said there were present. in addition
TO President Roosevelt, Postmaster General Payne.
several officials OF the postal service and the com
mittee -
President Roosevelt listened carefully it is said
to the statement that Herman had made tie bids
for his employer, and then resigned TO put in
lower bid of his own. After seeing the proofs the
committee had to offer, the statement is made that
the President turned to Postmaster General Payne
and said: I'VE must get rid of him at any cost"
The Postmaster General is alleged to have replied
that ii would be impossible, his department
pledged TO Mr.. Herman that it utterly out
of the question to get rid Of him
Mr.. Eggers Will, the friends of HalIenbeck as
sert, make affidavit to the truth Of this story.
Abel Crook. counsel for the men arraigned, gave
out the following statement:
The company has printed the money order blanks
for about twenty years past, and under their con-
tracts their cost to the government has been
the contract with the company has been about
10 comnatnt T was 901 er ~ {o n gtb
the companys work. although it repeatedly
ministratio2 Of three Successive superintendents,
until former employee, who had charge of the
and became bidder for the present contract. This
employee prepared the bid for the company, and
with knowledge OF its terms acquired while in its
employ made a lower bid in his own name.
Mr.. Hallenbeck and Mr. Metcalf strenuously and
absolutely deny the charges made without any
foundation, and propose to hold responsible every
person for this bic attack upon their long
The government found that It had not the room
care for the money order blanks. which had to
be supplied TO 40l73 money order Offices. The firm
tract to attend TO the delivery first doing the work
as an experiment at six cents book Later the
book, which sum was to include packing. carriage
and express or freight the packages being too large
pany got young Mr.. Metcalf to attend TO this work.
and paid him a certain sum a book in addition to
his salary. and It in payment of this that the
checks were really given