The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-12
Based on Furnishing Letter
Boxes and Devices.
THE LANGUAGE OF \.
THE INDICTMENTS
Particularly Severe on Beavers and
Machen-specifc Payments to Ma
chen Are Enumerated-Other
Postal Cases Are Pending
Before the Grand
jury.

WASHINGTON, September 11.-Dnited
States District Attorney Beach to-day an an
nounced that the six persons named IN
the seven indictments returned by the
grand jury last Tuesday are:
GEORGE w. BEAVERS, former chief
NJ the division of salaries and allowances;
Postofflce Department.
AUGUST w. A1AcHEN. former general
SUPERINTENDENT Of the free delivery
system: Postofflce Department.
JAMES w. ERWIN. former postohice
Inspector, with headquarters in San
Fra ncisco.
GEORGE H.. HUNTINGTON, and
ISAAC s. NrGIEIAN, both Of New York
city, owners OF the colum bia Supply Com
pany, of that city.
EUGENE D. sCHEBLE. OF Toledo, O.,
dentist and Interested In the firm OF
Maybury and Ellis, OF Detroit. Allchn let
ter-box manufacturers. ,t1s .
Beavers. Machen and Erwin are named
Jointly in ono indictment for conspiracy
to?defraud the United States government.
Another indictment Is aga1nst SAlcGlehan,
Huntington and .Machen for conspiracy
IA defraud the United States government,
and Still another Is gainst the same three
for cons piracy to commit bribery Gpoth
under section $40. revised statues.
Schcble and Machen are indicted 1olntly
for conspiracy against the United states
government and again. Tor conspiracy g
commit bribery. Another indictment is
against Mcclellan and Huntington for
bribery. and the last is against Machen
.inp,y~ for accepting bribes under sec
ton 55o1 revised statutes.
SUPPLY CONTRACTS PAID WELL. 4
Al, the indictments are based on trans
actions relating to the supply OF letter.
boxes and packag ge- boxes. and devices
Some sensational charges are made. me
indictment against Beavers. Machen ano
Erwin alleges that the Postal Device and
1mnrovement Company, OF San Francisco.
formerly the Montague Letter-Box CON. com :.
nany was composed almost entirely OF
western postal employees; that IN les9 II
cot n side one thousand shares OF stock TOR
"forwardlng It's interests" and that arm
Cd with this authority its president,
| DANIEL S. Richardson, and inspector Er-
win came to Washington, saw BeaFers,
Machen and Heath and others. ana GOT
an order for equipping 2.G9 Iletter-noxes
with their device. -.
The indictment says the company was
svstema tically relieved of Its obliga tions
in the way OF paying freight Grating,
nainting and printing cards for the de.
vices il was furnishing. The indictment
charges that Beavers and Machen owned
stock under assumed names. Most OF the
| thousand shares OF stock set aslde, inc
Indictment says, went to different post
ONCE officials. and again President Rieh'
ardson came to Washington and 1oiiow'
ing an Increase in the contract price ha
cot for the company dividends were
paid on the stock ! =. !. K
Mcc,iehan principal owner OF the Co
lumbia supply Company, OF New YoAk
is cha arged with agreeing to pay Mache1
fifty cents for each dollar and quar-,
tor paid on the package-box contract b,
the government. Specific payments to Ma
chen are cited In consideration Of IN