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eral under President Grant for several
months; he was removed April D 1903;
he has since been indicted three times.
a. w Machen, general superintendent
free delivery system; appointed clerk in
pcstofiice at Toledo. Ohio. March !. 1887
continuously in service ever since save
Tor three years; removed May % 1903;
has since been indicted fourteen times.
George w. Beavers, general superin-
tendent of salaries and allowances; APP
pointed to clerkship in New York post
office January. 1881; continuous service
ever since; resignation accepted to take
effect March 81. 1905; has since been in
dicted eight times.
James T. MetcaIf, superintendent
money order system: appointed post
Office inspector February ? 1852; has
been in postal service ever since; re-
moved June Il, 1903; has been indicted
once.
Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney,
PostOfice Department; appointed July
]. 1902: removed May ., 1905; indicted
once; after one mistrial was retired and
acquitted
Louis Kempner, superintendent regis
Try system; appointed clerk in New
York postohice August, 1886; removed
October p, 1903.
Charles Hedges. superintendent city
free delivery service; appointed assist
ant superintendent free delivery ser
vice July ]. 1898; removed July %. 1898.
James ". Erwin. assistant superin-
tendent free delivery service; appointed
postofice inspector June p, 1887; re-
moved September 16, 1903; indicted once.
W. Scott Towers, superintendent Sta
ton c, Washington. d. c.. appointed
clerk. Washington postoftice November,
1880; removed October /, 1903; indicted
three times.
Otto F. Weis, assistant superintendent
registry division. New York postofIice;
appointed clerk, New York postofice
June. 1890; removed October 2, 1905
T. W. McGregor. clerk. free delivery
division. in charge of supplies; appoint
ed Postofhce Department. March II.
1891; removed June ). 1913: indicted twice.
c. E Upton. clerk. free delivery divl-
sion; appointed July 1, 1900; removed
June 3. 1908; indicted once.
NJ. W Louis, superintendent supply
division; appointed Kansas City post
office April Il, 1897; removed October p,
1903
Charles B. Terry. clerk. supply divi-
sion: appointed September 20. 1900: re-
moved October p. 1903.
As shown in Mr.. Bristow's report. and
as partially indicated by the actions in
the several cases. these cases show
widely varying degrees Of culpability.
Outsider Indicted.
Among tie outsiders. indictments have
also been found against II. J. Barrett
formerly in the Postofsce Department
from May Il 1889. to Septenlber. 20. 1899.
and from June 1, 1897, to December 81.
1900: George T. Green; DfHer 3. and
Samuel A GroT: William c. Long. for
merly in the Postofice Department
from April l.. 1890 TO august Is. 1893;
Isaac S. Mcclellan; George II. Hunting
ton; George L. Lorenz, formerly post
master at Toledo. Ohio, from August 3.
1876. 70 July ., 1890; Martha J. Lorenz.
John T. Cupper; II. c. HaHenbeck; w.
D. Doremus: Eugene D. Scheble: WI
liam G. Crawford. reputy auditor POST
ONCE Department from June L, 1888. 10
September Is, 1897; Maurice RunEIe.
Norman r Metcalf; Leopold J. Stern:
Edmund H. briggs; George F. Miller:
Joseph N. Johns.
Several Of the above have been in
dicted two. three. or.fve times each.
Principal Offenders.
The three chief offenders in the Gov
eminent service were Tyner. Machen.
and Beavers The friends OF Tyner have
advanced the theory that in his case
the chief offender was really his nephew
Dy marriage, Barrett, who was his as
slstant In the office for a part of the
time, and that Tyner's offenses are due
/ q d IL 20 HHnr p "a
The facts set forth in Mr.. Rristovy's re-
port do not tend to substantiate the va
hdlty Of these excuses for Tyner. while
they show literally astounding rnisco,-
duct IN Barrett. For Machen and Beav-
ers no excuse OF any kind has been al
legged. In the case Of Metcalf. the SUI
perintendent Of the money order svs-
TEN, the most vigorous protests were at
hrst made on mis- behalf by a large num-
her Of reputable citizens, and also b,-
. Others who we've at the time deemed
reputable. but Who Il has since been
discovered were prOfting by MetcsIfs
misconduct one Of them has been in
dicted in connection with him. When
these inVestigs tons were begun. some
nine months ago, many Of the chief or
Tenders who have been indicted or dis
missed or both. as above enumerated
were considered to have excellent repu-
tations- A number Of the most respec-
fable people in the land offered volun-
tary testimony on behalf Of Mr. Tvner.
SO highly were Messrs Beavers and
Aachen thought of by those who had
been brought into close connection with
them that the Congress actually pro
Vlced AT its last session for raising the
salaries Of both. the salary in each
case being increased $500, TO take effect
AT the beginning Of the fiscal year on
July ] last BY that date they were
/ both out Of Office, and the Department
81 Justice was taking steps to have
them indicted. During Machen's term
OF service he was twice investigated by
the Congress. once by committee of
the Senate and once by a committee
OF the House, but cleared on each oc-
casion. Yet at that very period. as has
been shown IN the present Investigation.
he was engaged in the corrupt busine ss
for which he has now been removed and
indicted. This is no reflection tIron the
committees who conducted the inves+f-
CATION, for so skillfuhy had Macben
concealed his wrongdoing that il was
only revealed after months Of laborfous
and exhaustive work by trained in
spectOrs.