The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-12-09

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That Machen, with Issac Mcclellan,
conspired to defraud the Government
in the manufacture OF package letter
boxes, charging from ST to So box
when they could have been made fol-
$3.50.
That Machen, with George W.
Beavers, then in charge Of the Divi-
sion of Salaries and Allowances, con-
spired to defraud the Government
through the introduction of the Mon
tague Indicator, a device to show she
hours Of collection at street letter
boxes. Machen and Beavers each re-
ceived stock of the company promoted
by W. W. Montague postmaster at
San Francisco Mr.. Bristow introduces
letters to prove all he says about this
allege fraud.
That Machen received 10 per cent
rebate from Charles J. Heller Of Phila-
delphia, who had been allowed con-
tract to furnish baogeS to rural car
riers at fifty cents each. Mr.. Bristow
says in conclusion:
Machen does not seem to have con-
sidered a day of reckoning possible;
over nineyearS Of continued prosperity
had given him confidence. He had
passed through three Congressional
Investigations. He had deceived his
superiors through four different Post
masters General and alike number Of
First Assistants"
BEAVERS WORSE THAN MACHEN.
The findings Of Mr.. Bristow against
Geo1ge W. Beavers are:
That as chief Of the Salaries and
Allowances Division be conSpired to
defraud the Government through a
series of schemes for the promotion Of
clerks, the appointment of others who
did no work and drew salaries; that
he collected vast sums for the alleged
advancement Of clerks and by chang
ing the official titles Of clerks to ad-
vance their salaries and take part Of
them himself.
That be leased premises at exorbi-
tant figures in order to reap a profit
himself.
That he purchased vast number
of useless Brandt-Dent automatic
CASHIERS for post offices, compelling
the Government to pay fraudulent
price for them in order to reap per-
Sonal gain. The machines proved
useless.
That he compelled postnaasters to
buy the Elliott & Hatch typewriter,
an inaccurate and poor machine, for
5000, when other and better machines
could be had cheaper, so that he could
profit by thus mulcting the depart
ment. Mr.. Bristow gives many in
stances Of this kind.
Tnat Beavers purchased thousands
of unnecessary time clocks, used in the
service to record the time OF arrival
and this departure of carriers through
a conspiracy with the Bundy Clock
Company in conjunction with George
E. Green, it's president.
That he conspired with H. J.
Truesdale and George E. Green, Of
Binghamton, n. Y, and W. D. Dore-
mus, for the purchase Of useless stamp
cancelling machines, 67O Of which cost
the Government sl43,475, while only
thirty-nine were used. Mr.. Bristow
goes into great detail as to the scheme
regarding the cancelling machines
which were invented by DoTemuS and
named after him. Beavers, Green and
Doremus were ali indicted in this con-
nection. Mr.. Bristow ends his arraig-
ment of Beavers with the remark
that:
The administration OF Beavers
was, if possible, more demoralizing
upon the integrity Of the service than
that Of Machen:
Mr.. BristoW also goes into the
offences Of minor officials, giving the
history of each one and the action
taken against him.