New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-09
MORE POSTAL CHARGES.
SEVEN INDICTMENTS.
Arrests To Be Made TO-ddy-An-
other ErtrGdition Problem
[FRox TIE TRIBUNE BUREAU.J


Washington, Sept S-The activity in the post
Office investigation predicted for this week in
yesterdays Tribune developed to-day when the
District Of Columbia grand jury brought IN
seven indictments against six persons implicated
in postal frauds. When il was first learned that
the bills would be brought in TO-DAY the Dis
trict Attorney announced that the names Of the
indicted persons would be furnished 10 the press
later in the day. but subsequently on the re-
quest OF postal officials. the information was
withheld.
at the Postofice Department it was stated
that after its experience with George W. Beav-
ers. who made use Of premature information Of
his indictment TO place himself outside the
Brooklyn district, and with Leopold J. Stern.
who fed to Toronto. Canada, the government
regarded IL as most important that details Of to-
days Indictments should be withheld until ar
rests could be made. These may be effected to-
morrow. So important did the postal officials
appear 10 regard secrecy that Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow especially re-
quested Of those newspaper men whose famiii-
arity with the cases before the grand jury would
enable them to make shrewd guess as TO the
identity Of the persons indicted to refrain from
so doing. While careful reading Of The Trib-
une's recent Washington dispatches would fur
nish idea to the persons indicted to-day.
further information must be withheld for the
present
II was a matter Of grave regret that the
news Of the location Of Leopold J. Stern in
Toronto was made public at this early date
Application was made to-day by the Depart
uent OF Justice for requistion papers, and
State Department officials are now engaged in
preparing the necessary demand. but it is feared
that Stern viii again disappear before the
proper requisition can be served
Stern was indicted on July 81 in conjunction
with August W. Machen for completely to de-
fraud the government through contract for
shoulder straps for carriers satchels. While
Stern's indictment is under United States statue
$40. the charge being conspiracy to de-
fraud the government" it is contended by the
legal authorities that the demand for requisi-
ton can be based on embezzleTnent or OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses. and can
thus be made 10 conform to the extraoltable
offenses stipulated in the treaty governing
extraditions from Canada The case has feat
ures similar TO those OF the Greene-Gaynor az
fair.
Some twenty cases are known to have been
before the grand jury and speculation as to the
identity OF the persons indicted is rife Among
those mentioned as most probably in the tolls
are August W. Machen. late General Superln-
tendent Of Free Delivery: George W. Beavers,
late Superintendent Of Salaries and Allowances.
who surrendered to United States Commissioner
Hitchcock in New-York to-day; local Official
who had close and personal relations with
Beavers and the secretary OF a Western states
man. who is said TO have been implicated IN Ger
tain postal contracts.
AS has been already stated in The Tribune. the
department. has been pressing with unusual
vigor the investigation OF the conduct Of certain
officials formerly connected with the legal END
Of the Postohce Department. and that indict-
ulents in this connection, If not returned to-
day will be at early day, is almost certain
II is also said that the money order division OF
the department is involved in the cases before
the grand jury and may be represented among
those indicted.