The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-12
BASIS or THF INDICTMENTS.
statement Of the United states Attorney
REGARDING the six Accused Men.

REGARDING the Six Accused Men.
WASHINGTON. Sept ll-This is the state
ment which United States District Attorney
Beach gave out to-day regarding the si'
indictments found on Tuesday
On Tuesday last the Grand Jury returned
the following indictments; ...
One against George W. Beavers. August
W Machen and James W Erwin. Tor con-
spiracy 10 defraud the United states, under
section 544O OF the Revised Statutes, as
amended two indictments against isaac
$ Mcclellan Of New York CITY, George s,, "a,
W Maehen. one for conspiracy to defraud
the United States. under Section 1iiO OF tLs'
Revised statutes, and another Tor c0hs Ino-
acy to commit bribery. under the same sec
ton: two indictments against Eugene p.
Scbcble and August ", Machen, one for
conspiracy to defrand inc ni,su J., a'ns'
and the other For conspiracy TO commit
bribery. under the same section and an IN,
d,s5nsn' n 4shs, FOR bribery. under
section 545l OF Tn. Revised statutes, and
an Indictment against Mnchen singly for
a'Genting brides under SEVEN sny oSU Nachen
and Erwin alleges ia substance that the
Postal Device and Improvement COMPANY
Of Ssn and Letter B"s Company
nv resolu ton of Oct q. 1890. set aside 900
. shares of its stock To be used u any lesiti-
mate way it, president might LINK an propSr
Armed Win tbls authority: the P Er
Daniel S. R!chardson accompanled oy hnWln,
came to Washington, IRWIN was then
employees in the Vest. Erwin introduced
to all the p9s M 1,bs o menS
and others examined the device AS re-
suit an order for eouippins, ?osa letter boxes
With the device was secured &c..
About this time. on a suggestion from
Beavers concurred in by Machen. the name
NJ the COMPANY was changed ana y wa
arranged that all Post ONCE officials shonld
disappear from its management. Beavers
and Machen became. the owners of blocks
OF the stock, both under assumed names.
The company was then syslematcally
cards for the devices it was furnishing. Out
Of the 900 shares OF stock set aside as above
post office of'cals: The president Of the
company afterward came to Washin gton
again. with the request that an increase be
was RECEIVING for les device. This request
was, granted Dividends we're afterward
paid on the stock. w.
ngton and Machen alleges that Mcclellan
was the person interested in the profn from
certain CONTRACTS from the United states a for
to drfraud the United States Machen rec
commended 70 his superiors that the com
payment for attaching different, support
TO the boxes. which raised them higher from
the ground This scheme was put through.
interested in the contracts with Mcclellan,
they continued to receive the extra COM
pensation.
two counts charging the payment Of S!o0
TO Mschen on Sept: II 1900: the third and
The payment Of ss5o on FEB. 1901; the seventh
and eighth counts. the payment Of $3.50 on
March . 1901: ths ninth and tenth ,a counts.
The other indictment against Mcclellan.
Huntington and Machen is in fifteen counts.
and is based on the same facts set forth in
spiracy to brbe an officer Of the United States;
The indictment against Mcclellan and
Hunt ington for bribery alleges that MaShe9
The package boxes additional to, the con-
tractor for the device which lifted them
higher from the ground when the sur sum paid
ceeded rs cents Mcclellan agreed 70 pay
Machen so cents from each 81 Is, with the
concurrence Of Huntington. who vas then
interested in the contracts with Mcclellan
az the Columbia Supply Company. for his
own personal use.
The indictment against Scheble and Machen
alleges that Eugene D. ,Scheble of Toledo,
Maybury / Ellis OF Detroit, Mich. Of which
town Maybury is the Mayor, in certain con
letter boxes that in pursuance OF their scheme
TO defraud the Government. Machen in
duced the apartment to order large Quanti-
ties of letter boxes for the rural delivery
was needed or what could be used. and that
Machen. in his official capacity. approved
the bills for the anne,
Maybury Ellis paid Scheble to the e1 tent
of his interest in the company and he in turn
paid large sums to Machen.
The indictment Is in seventeen counts.
the first three charging the payment by
Scheble to Machen Of 81 500 on Sept. IL 1900
the fourth count charges the ordering by
Mnchen OF 5000 letter boxes on Sept, II.
1900: the fifth. sixth and seventh counts charge
the payment to Machen of $50 on S, pit "a, 1900;
the eighth, ninth and tenth counts charge
the payment to Machen Of $1,000 on Nov
%, 1900 the eleventh count charges che pay
ment to Machen of ST. 80 on Nov. %, 1900,
the twelfth thirteenth and fourteenth counts
charge the payment OF s3O4 to Machen on
Feb. II, 1901 the fifteenth. six teenth and
seventeenth counts charge the pay ment
OF sl34.75 to Machcn on June 10. 1901 The
other Indictment against these, defendants
has the same number Of counts. based on the
same facts. the charge being conspiracy to