The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-22
Government Unwilling to Serve a
Warrant and Give Defendant a
Preliminary Hearing.
MORE RURAL MAIL ROUTES
ADDITIONAL SERVICE IN SEVERAL
INDIANA COUNTIES.
shelby, Laporte, Huntington and st.
Joseph to Be Supplied Sept. 1-Ap-
pointment of Rural Carriers.
pecial to the indianapolis journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Interest in the
postoffice investigation is directed toward
New York where the legal authorities have
got themselves into tangle in connection
with the indictment of George w. Beavers,
former chief of the salaries and allowance
division. The authorities in Brooklyn.
where Beavers was indicted, are unwilling
to have the bench warrant served on him
in Manhattan where he is now located,
as such a course would necessitate a pre-
liminary hearing. The government is I'M
willing TO disclose the strength of its evil
dence in a preliminary hearing, but as
matters now stand, the arrest will ulti-
mately be made in New York as the indicted
man, acting on the advice of his counsel,
refuses to go to Brooklyn. The situation is
a peculiar one.
There has been an air of quiet around
the Postofice Department since Postmaster
General Payne left Washington. 1t is evil
dent that the postmaster general left orders
with his subordinates that the investigation
should not be publicly discussed during his
absence. First Assistant Wynne, who be-
lieves that publicity will do no harm, has
a card on his desk, which reads as follows
II will not talk. / have nothing to say
regarding the postoffice investigation 1t
is understood that the grand jury to-day
considered certain documentary evidence
submitted by the United States attorneys
Office. Although no witnesses appeared to-
day it is said that several persons have
been summoned to report to the grand jury
tomorrow. The matter of whether or not
against Machen and the Croft brothers will
be determined at hearing of the court TO
be held Aug. 1.
Rural free delivery has been ordered es-
tablished in Indiana as follows. to take eff
feet Sept. L:
Fountaintown, Shelby County, Route No.
l. Length of route. 213s miles; area covered,
IL square miles; population served. 639; num-
Der of houses on route, 142.
Length of route, 241s miles; area covered. Is
square miles, population served, 40S; number
of houses on route, 1O2.
| Laporte, Laporte County, Additional Serv-
| ice, Route No. Length of route, 241z
miles; area covered, IL square miles; popula-
ton served. 40; number of houses on route,
| los.
| Markle, Huntington County, Additional
Service. Route No. 3.-Length of route, 24l4
miles: area covered, 20 square miles, popula-
| ton served. Dos; number of houses on route.
| 124.
Mill Creek Laporte County. Route No. l.
Length of route. 23ss miles; area covered. q
square miles; population served, 1856; number
of houses on route, ia.
New Carlisle. ST. Joe County, Additional
Service, Route 2.-Length of route, 237s
miles: area covered. 20 square miles: popula-
ton served, 1875; number of houses on route,
10.
| Rolling Prairie, Laporte County, Routes
| and 2.-Length of routes, 43M miles; area
| covered, SO square miles; population served.
| lob; number of houses on routes, 225.
| Union Mills, Laporte County Route No. l.
| Length of route, 24s4 miles; area covered IA
| square miles; population served, AS; number
| Of houses on route, liz.
| Rural carriers have been appointed in In
| diana as follows: Danville, Horace B.
Little, Austin Cox, 5; Edinburg, James
| NJ. Stott, l.. E. Stott, z; Trafalgar,
William NJ. Wells. Orrie Pickerel l. Green's
fork, Greensville, Shorber, Florence G. Hoo
ver 9; Roanoke. Earnest z. Gray Edward
! NJ. Gray, 8; Roanoke, Thomas K. Biggs, d.
| WEIGH, 4. JOHN E. MONK.