The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12
TRUE BILL FOUND.
fcsaI Machen More Ar
rests Are Made.

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Washington. june 6.--The federal
grand iury-whieh has been consider
Ing the case of August w. Machen,
former superintendent the. free
delivery service of the post office de-
partment, charged with accepting
brides in connection with depart
ment contracts after being IN session
ten minutes Friday morning, adj
journed Until the afternoon when o
true bin was returned.
The Indictment against Mr..
MAchen embraces nine eonntss and
consists of IS typewritten pages IT.
follows closely the form of the war
rant upon which Mr.. Machen was
originally arrested, reciting his COM
nection with the post Office departs
ment, hisSduties in connection with
the purchase of supplies, etc, and
the fact 81 sthe sale ~ofletter box
fastenerstos the government by
Croft Brothers upon his advice and
recommendation. The grand jurors
upon their oath find that on June 80,
1900, Mr.. Machen with intent to
have his decision and action as super.
intendent of free delivery in~regard
to a purchase of Croft fasteners I'M
fuenced thereby, did ask of the Croft
Brothers d promise that they would
pay to him 40 per cent. of any sum
which might be received by them
thereafter from the United States
through the post office department.
in payment of such fasteners, the
puRchase of which might be procured
upon Mr.. Machen's advice. n did
receive the promise, of the Croft
Brothers in accordance Herewith"
The Indictment then ~recites that in
pursuance of this collusiye under
standing Mr.. Machen received upon
the various dates specified in the
original warrants the sums stated at
that time, aggregating in all about
$4,000.
It is learned on the best authority
that the grand jury will continue its
Investigation of h post Office scan.
da1s next week, with particular ref
erence to the case of the Croft
Brothers, the contractors who fur
nished the letter-box fasteners to h
government and who were arrested
at the same time Mr.. Machen waa
taken into custody.
The indictment was returned
shortly after three o'clock. Machen
is charged with Illegally receiving
SIS, 9s7. 10. Mr.. Machen was in court
with his attorney and Immediately
citizens going his surety
It is expected by the post Office de-
partment that the grand jury will re-
port on the cases of the Croft broth
ers, of this city,, the contractors for
the letter box fasteners, early next
week.
Washington, June 6.-As a result Of
the sweeping investigation of affairs
at the post office department Thomas
w. McGregor, clerk in charge of the
supplies for the rural free delivery
service. and C. Ellsworth Upton, of Bal
timore, one of McGregor's assistants,
to-day were arrested ON the charge of
conspiracy, with Charles e. Smith, Of
Baltimore, to defraud the government
in the purchase of the leather pouches
furnished the rural carriers through-
out the country. Their cases make
seven arrests in all since the inyesti-
cation began. Other arrests are eA-
pected later.
The complaint sets forth that Nc.
Gregor and Upton agreed with Smith
to obtain for him orders for many
thousands of leather pouches such as.
are used by rural letter carriers. The
price agreed npon was 30 cents per
pouch; the actual value was less than
SO cents. Smith, was to pay them the
difference between 90 and SO cents per
pouch. 1t is stated at the department
that the actual number of pouches
which were purchased exceeded 10000,
for which the government paid 90
cents each, or $4,000 in all. Smith re-
ceived and retained Of this for his
own use 10000. The remaining $4,000
was paid to McGregor and Upton. The
government could have bought the en-
tire number ofpouches from the man
ufacturers for $4,000.
Baltimore. June 6.-Columbus Els
worth Upton was locked up in the CEN
trial police station FridaySnight, and
lis held forthe Initeaz7Sstates author
tiles. He will be taken before United
States Commissioner Rogers to-day or
Monday. Bail was refused by the local
police officials. Three post office i'm
spectors are in the city and the police
expect other arrestsin connection with
the scandal in the post office depart
ment in
Heavy Immigration.
San FTaneisco; june 6.-@The total
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