The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-02
THREE POSTAL INDICTMENTS.
ONE JOINTLY AGAINST SENATOR
GREEN AND BEAVERS.
They Are Again Charged with Conspiracy
to Defraud the Government-Two
Indictments Against ". Scott Towers
Gen. Tyner Implicated with Barrett.

Gen. Tyner Implicated with Barrett.
WASHINGTON, Oct. The Federal Grand
Jury, which has been considering charges
Of fraud in the Post Office Department,
returned three more indictments to-day.
one jointly against George F. Green, State
Senator OF New York. and George w.
Beavers. former Superintendent Of the
Salary and Allowance Division Of the Post
Once Department, for conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government, and two against
W. Scott Towers, former superintendent
Of branch Of the Washington Post Office.
for his connection with frauds growing out
Of the introduction into the postal service
Of the Hatch book typewriter.
1t is understood that the indictment
against Green and Beavers relates to the
same frauds as were charged in the former
indictments. Both Beavers and Green
will probably be rearrested on bench war;
rants and their bail increased. Towers
voluntarily appeared this afternoon before
Chief Justice Clabaugh Of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. who fixed
his bail at $4,000. This was furnished and
Towers was released.
The Grand Jury has had under considera-
ton the evidence gathered by the Post
ONCE inspectors against Harrison j. Bar
rett, formerly assistant attorney in the
Office Of his uncle, James N. Tyner, former
Assistant Attorney General of the Post
Office Department. who was summarily
dismissed last spring as result of the
safe-breaking episode in which Mrs. Tyner
was the principal figure.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, Assistant Attorney-Gene Robb
and force Of inspectors have been on Bar
rett's trail ever since the beginning OF the
postal investigation, but it was not until
recently that sufficient evidence was secured
to warrant, in the opinion of the Depart
ment, an indictment by the Grand Jury.
Post Office Department officers said to-
day that one of the five indictments still
to be returned by the Grand Jury would be
against Barrett. If Barrett is indicted,
Gen. Tyner will also be involved.
An envelope Endorsed ITO nv dear wife"
and containing $500. was understood to
have assisted the inspectors in running
down the specific case against Barrett.
ne llSDtClOIh t1lt ITdIlu
Jury evidence to show that Barrett, while
a Government employee in Gen. Tyners
Office, accepted 1850 from certain get
rich-quick" concern, on the agreement that
he would procure a decision from the
AS istant Attorney Generals Office I.ermit-
ting the concern to transmit matter through
the mails.
Barrett is said to have turned over 81 900
to Gen. Tyner. who was advised of the
nc ha and tho for
which it was paid to Barrett. Tyncr, ac-
cording to the inspectors, deposited $500 in
bank and placed the other $500 in an en-
velope in his safe as a nest egg for his wife.
When the postal inspectors got on the trail,
Tyner. who was sick in bed, told his wife
about the nest egg. 1t was to get possession
OF this marked envelope and its contents.
into the safe. The postal authorities are
said to have secured this envelope.
In the course Of the inquiry into Barrett's
operations, it was discovered that he had
used the stationery in Gen. Tyner's Office
in his correspondence with various ques-
tionabla concerns. Barrett is said to have
offered to guarantee favorable DECISIONS
Postal officials said tonight that the
Indictment OF Barrett would doubtless be
followed by the indictment of Gen.
Tyner, as Barrett could not have carried
out his bargain with a "get-rich-
quick concern without Gen. Tyner's
Cooperation. Tyner is confined to his house
with senile debility. and it is probable that
an indictment against him would not be
pressed.
The Grand Jury has also been investigat-
ing the relations that existed between
former Superintendent Metcalf of the Mon
ey Order Division of the Post Office Depart
ment who was summariiv dismissed some
time ago, and the Wynkoop- Hallenbeck-
Crawford Company Of New York. which
formerly held tho contracts for practically
all the printing in the division under MIR.
Metcalf's charge. The Granc Jury will
also return several indictments against
persons already implicated in the postal
service scandals.
This batch Of indictments by the Grand
Jury, which will be returned next Monday,
practically closes up the Washington end
of the scandal inquiry. Postmaster-Gen-
eral Payne says that after the indictments
have been made public Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-G General Bristow will devote
himself to the task Of preparing his vol
luminous report on the entire inv stigation,
which Is to be presented to President Roose-
welt on Oct. 20. The report will embrace
every feature OF the scandals, past, present
and future with recommendations for safe
guards and the like and will consist, from
Drosent indicati ions Of nearly 200 900 words