New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-11
POSTAL INQUIRY ENDING.
INDICTMENTS TO COME.
Large Number of Employees Slated
for Dismissal.
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x1,o.t,,g+on Aug. 10.-One more batch Of in
.s,.+r,en+s and the discharge Of a considerable
,,r-,ber of postal employees are expected. and
she, the postohice investigation will be prac-
+icaTv brought to q close unless, as is always
,,oss;bIe so long as the inspectors are examining
s,+o the past transactions Of the various bu-
r.ors some new lead is unearthed
yzyftb two exceptions. the indictments TO come
sre expected as a result of cases already in
tbe hands Of the District Attorney and the local
grand Jury; but 1t is impossible to say whether
they viii be brought in this week or next.
when postal cases pass from the supervision Of
the postof1ce authorities they have way Of
taking far more time than is at first estimated
The other cases still in course of prepare
ton but being two in number. it is believed
they can be disposed Of promptly once they go
10 the grand jury. One Of these is against
George ". Beavers. already indicted in the
Brooklyn judicial district and whom 1t is hoped
10 indict in Washington. bring here on that in
dictrnent and then transfer TO Brooklyn on the
bench warrant obtained there The other case.
On which the law officers Of the department are
working with unusual interest, concerns
former official, now lawyer, against whom 1t is
believed q valid case can be secured.
Those in q position to know refuse to reveal
the identity Of clerks scheduled for dismissal,
but there is on the desk Of the Postmaster Cen
eral g list Of employees who. by actual part in or
by winking at improper practices have forfeited
their right 10 be retained in the public service.
These dismissals viii not take place, however,
until the inspectors are certain that they will
need no further information from these en-
ployes who In their desire to ingratiate them
selves with their superiors. have in several in
stances given valuable aid to Chief Inspector
Cochran and his assistants. When they have
ceased 10 be useful in the capacity Of informers,
and when It is certain that they have not laid
themselves liable to indictment, they will
promptly be dropped. Among those scheduled
for dismissal when their proper time comes are
several whose names have already been men
toned IN these dispatches.
There Is evidence of renewed activity in that
part Of the investigation which concerns the
legal division, and Harrison ]. Barrett, nephew
Of Judge Tyner and former law clerk, was be-
fore the legal officials, and underwent rigorous
examination recently. Just what information 1t
was expected to extract from Mr.. Barrett 1t has
been impossible 10 ascertain but from the for
1ner law clerks appearance when he emerged
from Assistant Attorney General Robb's Office
II may safely be asserted that he had spent q
bad quarter Of hour.
A story to the effect that George W. Beavers
has disappeared, and that his disappearance IS
causing grave concern to the postal of1clals
comes up from time to time, but evidently does
not come from inside sources II is asserted
that the department is IN no hurry about push
ing the case against Beavers Ever since ne
was indicted the investigation has thrown much
light on his methods. and not only will he, in the
estimation Of officials. prejudice his case by re-
naming practically a fugitive from justice. but
IN the mean time the department Is acquiring
evidence which viii prove valuable in the prose-
outiou Of the case against him