The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-30
BRISTOW'S REPORT.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAG

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he was appointed to that place in 1897. In
the case of Assistant Attorney General Ty-
ner II had gone on for a number of years,
but 1t is impossible to say exactly when 1t
began. A melancholy feature of the case
Is that with one exception all the offenders
have been for a number of years in the gov
eminent service. The following is a list
of the fourteen postoffice employees In the
service at the time this investigation was
begun, who are apparently most seriously
implicated in the wrongdoing, together with
an account of the steps that have been
taken by the government In each case and
a statement Of the date of original appoint
ment OF each man in the service:
THE case of ex-Ffyst Assistant Postmas-
ter General Heath, who left the service
July 81, 1900. is set forth in the report of
Mr.. Bristow.1
James n. Tyner. assistant attorney gen.
eral for Postofice Department; appointed
special agent. Postoffice Department, March
q. 1861; with intervals of a few years has
been in the service ever since, and was
postmaster general under President Grant
for several months; he was removed April
Y, 1903; he has since been indicted three
times.
"A. w. Machen, general superintendent
free-delivery system; appointed clerk in
postoffice at Toledo. o.. March /, 1887; con-
tinuously in service ever since save for three
years; removed May q, 1903; has since been
indicted fourteen times.
George w. Beavers. general superin-
tendent of salaries and allowances; APP
pointed to clerkship In New York postoffice
~ "a SfSA
since; resignation accepted TO take effect
March 81, 1903; has since been indicted eight
times.
James T. Metcalf, superintendent money
order system; appointed postofice inspector
Feb. 2, 1882; has been in postal service ever
since; removed June II, 1903; has been in
dicted once.
Daniel v. Miller. assistant attorney.
Postoffice Department; appointed July 1,
1902; removed May %. 1903: indicted once;
after one mistrial was retired and acquit-
ted.
Louis Kempner, superintendent registry
system; appointed clerk in New York post
office August. 1856; removed Oct. q, 1903.
Charles Hedges, superintendent city
free-delivery service; appointed assistant
superintendent free-delivery service July /,
1898; removed July q. 1903.
James w. Erwin, assistant superin-
tendent free-delivery service; appointed
postofice inspector June "a, 1887; removed
Sept. 10. 1903; indicted once.
wv. Scott Towers, superintendent Station
c, Washington. D.. c.; appointed clerk,
Washington postoffice, November, 1880; re-
moved Oct. l, 1903; indicted three times.
otto F: Weis. assistant superintendent
registry division New York postoffice; ap-
pointed clerk New York postofice June,
1890; removed Oct. q. 1903.
IT w. McGregor, clerk. free delivery di-
vision, in charge of supplies; appointed
Postoffice Department, March IL, 1891; re-
moved June 5. 1903: indicted twice.
&C. Z. Upton, clerk, free delivery division;
appointed July /, 1900; removed June 8. 1903;
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M. W.. Louis, superintendent supply di-
vision: appointed Kansas City postofice,
April IL, 1897; removed Oct. p, 1903.
Charles b. Terry, clerk, supply division;
appointed Sept. 20, 1900; removed Oct. q.
1893.
LAS shown I'm Mr.. Bristow's report and as
partially indicated by the actions in the
several cases, these cases show widely vary
ing degrees of culpability.
Among outsiders indictments have also
been found against II. j. Barrett. formerly
In the PoStoffice Department from May II,
1889, to Sept. 20. 1893. and from June /, 1897,
TO Dee. 81, 1900; George e. Green, Diller B..
and Samuel A. Croft. William c. Long.
formerly in the Postoffice Department from
April IL, 1890, TO Aug. Is. 1898; Isaac S. Nc
Giehan. George H.. Huntington. George f.
Lorenz, formerly postmaster at Toledo, o.,
from Aug. 3. 1856. to July 8. 1890: Martha j.
Lorenz, John I. Cupper, II. .. Hallenbeck,
w. ID. Doremus. Eugene d. Scheble. VIII
liam c. Crawford, deputy auditor Postoffce
Department from June II, 1898, TO Sept Is,
1897: Maurice Runkle, Norman r.. Metcalf.
Leopold j. Stern, Edmund II. briggs.
George +. Miller, Joseph NJ. Johns. Sew
eral of the above have been indicted two,
three, or five times each.
The three chief offenders in the govern
J ment service were Tyner. Machen and