The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-06

accepting a bribe in connection with the delivery badges worn by rural free de- livery carriers. These badges were made by Charles J. Heller of Philadelphia.
 There are two new indictments against Beavers. one of them charging him with accepting S5 each on a number of book typewiting machines sold to the Govern ing misconduct in the purchase of stamp cance!ling machines from W, D. Dore- mus.
 Towers and Doremus.
 Towers is also indicted in connection with the transaction on the charge of agreeing to pay Beavers $25 on each ma- chine. Doremus is indicted for defraud- ing the Government in the sale of his canceiling machines.
 After the indictments were brought in, Harrison J. Barrett came into court, ac- companied by Attorney worthington, who appeared for both Barrett and Tyner Bond was fixed for Barrett in the sum of $10,00o and for Tyner in the sum of $, ,000
 The elder MetcaIf was also in court, and his bond was fixed at s10,000 Ths court said that similar bond would be required of Norman Metcalf and of Hal lenbeck
 The present understanding is that these sefies OI lnulCtfueHtS IS tne taSt Wnlcn there will be any special effort to secure and the postoffice authorities generally hold that the departmental investigation Is at an end.
 Postmaster General Payne expressed great satisfaction at the conclusion of the examination. He said he expected to have the report of MT. Bristow in hls hands within ten days and that it un- doubtedly would shortly thereafter be given to the President
 The Next Steps.
 The next step now. he said, was the trial of August w. Machen, former head of the free delivery system and the trial of Daniel Miller, formerly law clerk in the Postoffice Department, and of Attor- ney Johns. who was indicted with Miller. Johns's trial will take place in Cincin- natl. The case of George A. c. Chris tiancy. wno was acting Assistant Attor- ney General during MT. Tyners prolong- ed absence and who was given an in- definite leave. will be disposed of soon. His resignation has been in the hands of the Postmaster General for months.
 MT. Payne said today that all the evil dence secured in the investigation had now been placed before the grand jury and that approximately thirty persons had been indicted He said 1t had not been determined whether there were any administrative reforms needing legislation by Congress, but that many reforms had been made from time to time as the in vestigation proceeded.
 Mir. Tyner has been connected with the postal service in many important capac- ities for years. He Is from Indiana. He was Postmaster General from July 12, 1876. to March 12. 1877. and subsequently, held the offices of First Assistant Post master General and Assistant Attorney General Mir. Tyner is nearly 30 years Of age and is suffering from paralysis. MT. Barrett Is a nephew of MT. Tyner and was appointed from North Carolina. He was assistant attorney until December S1, 1900. when he resigned to take up his law practice. MT. Metcalf has been in the postal service since February, 1Ss2. and was Superintendent of the money or- der system from September IS, 1887. until his recent summary dismissal He was appointed from Iowa.