The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-07
ELIMINATION OF
POSTAL INQUIRY
Fifteen New Indictments
Brought in Yesterday.
TYNER Is NOW INVOLVED
And Number Of Others Whose Names Have
Not Previously Figured Ia the LIST
Several Old Offenders Bob
Up Again.
TYNER is NOW INVOLVED
Up Again.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. Fifteen new in
jury of the Supreme court for the District
of Columbia today as the final result of
the investigation in the Postoffce De-
partment. Several of these findings were
against persons who already have been
indicted. The new indictments involve
James N tTyner. the late assistant attor-
ney general for the Postoffce Department
and his assistant. Harrison j. Barrett.
James T. Metcalf, Superintendent of the
Money Order System of the Postoffice De-
partment: Norman Metcan. son of James
T.; Harry c. Hallenbeck. President and
General Manager of the Wynkoop Hallen-
beck, ana Crawford Company. of New
York, the firm which for several years
supplied the department with its money
order blanks. and William d. Doremus.
who is connected with a house which
has been supplying a stamp cancelling ma
chine 10 the department There were
additional indictments against August w.
Machen. former Superintendent of Free
Delivery: George w. Beavers. former
Chief of the Salary and Allowance Divis-
ion; w. Scott Towers. who was IN charge
or sub-station OF the Washington City
postoffice. and State Senator George A.
Green. Of New York. In some cases there
were several indictments against one per-
son. Concerning the indictments against
Tyner and Barrett, the following state
ment was made by the Postoffice Depart
ment:
.'Tkreef indictments charge Tyner and
n. nd OBJ
tional indictments charge Barrett with
agreeing while still in office, to receive
ices for services rendered, or to be rem
Gered, IN cases pending before him as an
officer. Ali the indictments are founded
upon the treatment by Tyner and Barrett
OF the business OF the so-called bond IN
vestment companies.
The indictments cite specific cases in
which Barrett. while still in office, sought
or agreed to receive fees, or in which,
after Barrett retired, Tyner referred
clients to him and approved new con-
tracts at his suggestion without even
reading them over"
The principal charge against Tyner and
Barrett is, that of misconduct in office,
in obstructing and preventing the due
and orderly administration of the law.
The charge against Hallenbeck and the
Metcalfs is that of conspiracy to defraud
the United States. The company of which
Hallenback is the head had a contract
with the United States to furnish the
postal service with its money order
blanks. Norman Metcalf, was employed
as clerk in the office of the Wynkoop.
Hallenbeck Crawford Company at a
salary of $50 week. While it IS not so
stated in the Indictment, it is asserted
by the postoffice authorities that the
government lost at least $4,000 in one
year through their transactions.
The new charge aginst Machen is that
of accepting a bride in connection with
the delivery of badges worn by rural free
delivery carriers which were made by
Charles ]. Heller. of Philadelphia.
There are new indictments against Beav-
ers. one of them charging him with ac-
cepting s25 each on a number of book
tyrewriting machines sold to the gov
eminent by Scott Towers and the other
alleging misconduct in the purchase of
stamp cancelling machines from W. d.
Doremus. Towers is also indicted in con
nection with the transaction with Beav
ers on the charge of agreeing to pay
Beavers $25 ON each machine. Doremus
is indicted for defrauding the government
in the sale of his cancelling machines.
After the indictments were brought in
Harrison ]. Barrett came into court. ac-
companied by his attorney, A. S. Worth
ngton. who appeared for both Barrett
and Tyner. Mr.. Worthington said that
his clients were prepared to give bond, and
after a statement of the case by Assistant
District Attorney Taggart, bond was
fixed for Barrett in the sum of $4,000
and for Tyner in the sum of $4,000. Mr..
Tyrer was not in court, and it was stated
that lie was too i'll to appear. His bond