New-York tribune., 1903-06-17
MORE WARRANTS ISSUED.
ARRESTS LIKELY SOON.
Youags Nay Act in Brooklyn
Fight for Contract.

From statement made yesterday ny United
States District Attorney Youngs in Brooklyn, it
seems likely that there will be arrests in
his district in connection with the postoff1ce
scandal. Whatever evidence is obtained must
pass through the Office of a United States Dis
trict Attorney General Burnett says he has
nothing in his office. but when District Attorney
Youngs was asked yesterday if any warrants
had been issued. he replied
Not to-day"
Just what is the situation?" he was asked
We'll. Just how do you mean that? I might
say something ought not to. l have issued no
warrants to-day
Has any application for warrants been made,
do you expect TO issue any tomorrow
He hesitated for moment, then said, consid-
ering each word, Il can't answer that question
The opinion among those familiar with this
case has been that arrests were imminent. but
would not come for a day or two. Dispatches
from Washington have said that the arrests
would have been made already but for hitch
in the plans, and they have even indicated that
the persons wanted lived in Brooklyn
Ex-Congressman briggs would say nothing
yesterday about his connection with the Auto
matte Cashier Company. and his lawyers, also
said there was no statement to make.
CHUTEs FOR THE ANSONIA.
new story yesterday was that when a hotel
proprietor refused to pay the price demanded
for putting in mail chutes. man purporting to
come from the Postmaster said that if he didn't
pay the price they would see that he got no
chutes- He at once wrote to Postmaster Van
Cott and the President, and two inspectors were
put on the case. The hotel owner was W. E D.
Stokes of the Ansonia. James G. Cutler. of
the Cutler Manufacturing Company. which
holds the patents for the mail ehutes called at
the postoffice yesterday 10 see Mr. Van Cott-
About this story. he said:
The trouble came through a complaint made by
Mr.. ". Z. D. Stokes, who owns the Ansonia Hotel
He asked what the chutes would cost and he de,
clined TO pay our price Mr.. Stokes saw the mail
box in the Waldorf and demanded tn tnaf tst the
we made that box from a special design and IL
@ Not nabB dt to Pad do w fRf ii l. aPf If the the Peopa
do not want TO pay our prices; there is no one
compelling them TO DO so we nave never Palo d
cent TO any one for favors
The only monopoly We have on TINS chute is by
put in a chute of his own invention. So far, he
hasn't infringed our rights.
The announcement, published exclusively in The
Tribune Of June 13, that the Wynkoop-H -Halenbeck
Crawford Company was likely to lose the contract
for printing the Postofice Department money Or
ders which it has held for the last twenty years,
is borne out by the results of the hearing Monday
morning before First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne. although definite decision has yet been
reached.
Paul Herman. the competitor against the above
company, has offered to accompany his bid with a
bond Of any amount the First Assistant Postmaster
General may require. An inspector detailed TO ex-
anime into Herrnan's competence TO fulfl ms con-
tract reports that Herman has no plant. atnough % n
the attorney for the highest bidder that Herman
der to enable him to carry out the contract which
would be contrary TO law, and that questlon ana ana
Assistant Attorney General for the Postofice De
The son of James T Metcalf superintendent of
the money order division, is assistant manager
Paul Herman is a former enpioye of the company
The excellent work which the Wynkoop company
has performed for so long period is regarded as
nafinn snI1cfI but the facf that the Herman bid is
6 IoIer viii have great weight with the de-
partment
OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY INDIGNANT.
officers OF the company were inclined to be in
dignant yesterday when they talked about the
efforts of Herman 10 wrest the contract from them
They denied with much stress the charge which he
ma de before Mr.. Wynne Monday that Superin-
tsndent Metcalf tried to shift the contract from
Itver bidder because his would profit thereby.
Members of the firm said that the charge was vile
SANDER and that they could prove it.
In turn they charge Herman with leaving their
employ without warning. and with having in his
possession valuable papers which belong to the
company. They Will endeavor to recover these
papers, they say
Norman r NIetcalk the son of the governments
money order superintendent, whose presence in the
yyvnkoop company made Hermans charges posi-
lis il
The concern for seven years. He started at salary
OF s. "A week and has worked into the poslnon of
sssistanr manager. He talked freely yesterday in
the presence OF Nr Crawford. vlce-presdent Of the
n y-47 70 say in the beginning that the charges
which Herman makes against my father are abS9-
iu+eFy untrue" he said TO 4 Tribune reporter II
j. = vile SANDER. and prepared to prove It.
Their is nothing personal in it, however, for Her
man and never had trouble. He Is trying to get
revenge on the tlrln .t.-- *
years ago primarily TO attend TO the railway ticket
o-Ger- When the money order contract was Sc
-5,-e6 mart ot that work turned over TO him
~. l,i5s FOR a four year renewal OF contract we're
sant in FJa left work Saturday night and on
AFordev sent letter from his nome IN NeR-JtrSey,
IaZ-ing that he would not return
we know that Herman approached SeNerdl print
to- e,,1 "a tried 10 get them hid for the money
rsr contra ct on the strength % his experience ana
i,,sf5a l-rozlIcdpe regarded his bid as an ib-
s,dty from tie first. The contract Il one calnT
for = large equipment Indeed II has taken rms
o.,,v,, eiv+aer wears build It's plant. " hen
ne lsnpeared before the government officers IN
~ sshngton on Monday he had A sta teIf'Hft ahout
snr->o unknown person backing hlm 10 'h' extent
of so. .eo0''
HERMAN WOULD NOT RETURN
,fr Crawford vice-president OF the company, said
,,,af Nr Notceifs statement was correct and
ADDED:
-, t4alIauback made several efforts Ia get Her
& 81 . yet+,ru Ia US but he not successful In
-, z,-ffb MIN The few days before he eit US ne
- eneseed ia figuring scale OF prices Whi5u
- elouid charge in order to make a reaSphaptfe
pr,st a. = continuance ~ the contract he iett
Continued third pnse