The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-11

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'by. the departmentit tn sfourly RS, 3s5
That Mach hen, With Issac McGiehen:
conspired to- defraud the Government
in the manufacture Of \ package letter
boxes. charging from s4.to;s8 a. bo5:1i
when they could have been made for
$3.50. 4 4
That Machen,; with George sW.
Beavers, then In charge OF the Diyi-
sion OF Salaries and Allowances con-
spired to defraud thess Government
through the introd uction OF the Mon
tague Indicator, O. device to show the
hours of collection at street letter
boxes. Machen and Beavers each re-
ceiyed stock of the company promoted
by W. w. Montague postmaster at
San francisco Mr.. Bristow introduces
letters to prove all be says about this
allege fraud. &:
That Machen received 10 per cent
rebate from Charles J. Heller Of Phila-
delphia, who had been allowed "a con-
tract to furnish baoRes to rural car
riers at fifty cents each. Mr.. BrIstow
says In conclusions: &
Machen does not seem to have con-
sidered a day OF reckoning possible;
over nine years of continued prosperity
had given him confidence. He had
passed through three Congressional
Investigations. He had deceived his
superiUrs through four different POST
masters General and like nu mber of
First Assistants"
BEAVERS WORSE THAN MACHEN.
The findings of Mr.. Bristow against
| IGeu1pe- w Rea vara n ra. 80 sH
That as chief of the Salaries and
Allowances Division he consplred to
defraud the Government through a
series of schemes for. the promotion of
clerks, the appointment Of others vino
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 he leased premises at eIorhi-
tant, figures in order to reap a profit
himself. I5.
That he purchased vast number
OF useless Brandt. Dent automatic
CASHIERS for post offices, Compelling
the Government to pay q fraudulent
price for them in order to reap q per-
sonal gain. The machines proved
useless. 7;E
That he compelled postmasters to
buy the Elliott s. Hatch typewriter;
an inaccurate and poor machine, foI
$500, when other and better machines
could be had cheaper, 80 that he could
profit by thus mulcting the depart:
ment. MIR. Brlstow gives many In:
stances OF this kind. !.l.l4: 52!ssss ::s:ss
That Beavers purchased thousands
OF unnecessary time clocks, used in the
service to record the time OF arrival
and this departure of carriers through
conspiracy with the Bundy Clock
Company in conjunction With 4GeorRs
,E. Green, its president. !, y IS
That. L. he, conspired withtJ Hs .Jy
Truesdale and 4 George 1I. Green z of
Binghamton, N. Y, and w. {D.5Dnre-
mus, for the purchase Of useless stamp
cancelling machines, 670 OF which cost
the Government S143, ATS, while only
thirty-nine we're used. Mr.. BristoW
goes into great detail as to the scheme
regarding the .cancelling machines
which were invented by Doremus and
named after him. Beavers, Green and
Doremus we're all indicted in this con:
nection. Mr.. Rristow ends his arraig-
ment of Beavers with the remark
| that:
The administration OF Beavers
was, II 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. I.