Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-19
MAY BE TAMMANY'S CANDIDATE
THE BEAVER INDICTMENT.
Important Point Decided By Commis-
 sioner Hitchcock.

New York, Sept 19.-When the ex- animation of George w. Beavers, for mer head of the salary and allowance department, was resumed before Com missioner Hitchcock in the Federal building yesterday, the first thing the commissioner did was to decide strong point against Beavers. The commissioner again decided the certi- fled copy of the indictment returned Ill Brooklyn was sufficient evidence be- fore the commissioner to make out a case of probable cause, and sufficient to warrant the commissioner, the ac- cused having properly identified, to or der him returned to the district where in the indictment was found. The commissioner said the copy of the in dictment was certainly evidence, pro- viding it had been properly certified.
 As at the previous hearing, MT Steuer conducted the examination Tor Beavers. The government was repre- sented by General Henry I. Burnett the United States attorney for this dis trict, and his assistant, Mir Wise.
 MT Steuer made lengthy argument on the commissioners ruling that the certified copy of the indictment was all the evidence the government need pro- duce to secure the accused's extradl- ton and commented on the refusal of MT Youngs, Assistant United States district attorney, and Miss Wrenn, his stenographer to obey the commission er's subpoena.
 District Attorney Burnett said for the sake of shortening the hearing he would admit upon the record that a subpoena had been served upon Dis trict Attorney Youngs, Miss Wren and that subpoena duces tecum upon the postmaster general.
 we subpoenaed Miss Wren,o said MT Steuer, ito prove there was no evi- dence before the Brooklyn grand jury upon which an indictment could be found against Beavers. MT Youngs has in his possession the contract be-, tween the government and the Brandt Dent Manufacturing Go, with the mak- ing of which Mr. Beavers is charged. We want to have MT Youngs here to produce that contract, and we wanted to have the government make out it's case here that we might prove that Beavers had nothing whatever to do with the making of that contract Tin any way, shape, form or manner.
 In replying, General Burnett said the defendant had been indicted in the eastern district and the accused would be given the opportunity to prove his innocence there in due time by the proper form of procedure and by the original system established many years ago. The commissioners hearing, he said, was not a trial, and it's purpose was not to establish the guilt or inno- oenee of the accused, but to determine probable cause. General Burnett then quoted number of decisions relating to the powers of federal commis- sioner
 The government, he said, did not wish to do an injustice or take any un- fair advantage, but if witnesses could be brought from all over the country on preliminary hearings it would block the wheels of justice.
 The defense then asked the commiS- sioner if he objected to them applying to United States District Judge Holt for process by which MT Youngs and Miss Wren could be forced to attend the next session, Commissioner Hitch cock said that so far as he was con eerned he had no objection.
 The application to punish for con- tempt the witnesses who refused to obey Commissioner Hitchcoclx's sub poenas was formally made by the at torneys for Beavers yesterday after noon. The application was formal, pa pers being drawn and placed on Judge Holt's desk in the latter's chambers. The lawyers requested Judge Holt to decide the question at issue some time before the next hearing on Tuesday