Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1903-10-10
MORE POSTAL
INDICTMENTS
lanes TyEer Gdd II. J. Barratt Must
Face Charge Of Conspiracy.
THIRTY PERSONS NOW INDICTED

Washington, Oct. 6.-Fieeen new
indictments were brought IN by the
federal grand jury for the District OF
Columbia as the final result of the in
yestigation in the postoffice depart
ment. Several of these findings were
against persons who have already
been indicted. The new indictments
involve James N. Tyner, the late as
sistant attorney general, and his as
sistant, Harrison J. Barrett; James T.
Metcalf, superintendent of the money
order system; Norman Mett~if, son OF
James t.; Harry G. Hallenbeck, OF
the Wynkoop; Hallenbeck G. Crawford
Co, of New York, the firm Which for
several years supplied the department
with its money order blanks, and VIII
liam d. Doremus. who is connected
with a house which his been supply
ing a stamp canceG!ns nachine to the
department. There we're additional
indictments against August w. Ma
chen, George w. Beavers, w. Scott
Towers and State Senator George A.
Green, OF New York. In some cases
there were several indictments against
one person.
Three indictments charge Tyner
and Barrett with conspiracy, and two
additional indictments charge Bar
rett with agreeing, while still in Office,
to receive fees for services rendered
or to be rendered in cases pending be-
fore him as an officer. All the indict-
ments are founded upon the treatment
hxy Do, ~ fba
of the so-called bond investment COM
panies. The principal charge Is that
of misconduct in Office, In obstEucting
and preventing the due and orderly
administration of the law. 1t is stated
that there were no less than 80 OF the
so-called bond investment companies
TO which the opinion of the depart
ment was sent, together with the cir
oular intimating that Barrett's ser
vices as attorney could be secured.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
the Metcalfs is that OF conspiracy to
, decraud the United States. The COM
pany Of which Hallenbeck is the head
had a contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with its
money-order blanks. Norman Metcalf
OF the Wynkoep, Hallenbeck & Craw-
ford Company at a salary OF $50
! week. 1t is alleged there was an agree
ment between them that there should
be no inspection of the forms supplied
by the companE that on account Of that
! agreement the forms were printed on
inferior paper that only one side of
them was autographed, while the con-
! traYt called fer the lithographing Of
both sides. and that by other devices
! the company was enabled to save large
! sums of money at the expense of the
! government. 1t Is asserted by. the post
| Office authorities thVt the government
! lost at least $50. 00t \ one year by this
arrangement Il l. -iso asserted that
| there was an agree snt whereby the
| contracting company paid young Met
! calf lie cents for each book of forms
shipped. and it is stated that the ship-
ments for one year reached as high as
| 100000 books.
Barrett and Tyuer We're admitted to
bail. The elder Metcalf entered n bond
! Of $4,000. and a similar bond will be
Z required for Norman Metcalf and Hal
/ lenbecl1.
| Postmaster General Payne expressed
| great satisfaction at the conclusion Of
l the postofIice department investiga-
| ton eliminating in these indictments.
| lie said that all the evidence secured
| in the investigation had now been
! placed before the grand jury and passed
/ upon, and approximately 80 different
| persons indicted as the result of the
/ probing that has been in DrogreSs since
! last spring. He said it had not been
| determined whether there had been
! any administrative reforms needing
| legislation by congress, but that many
| reforms had been from time to time
| suggested "a the investigation pro-
4 eeeded