The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-30
PRESIDENT ON
POSTAL GRAFT
CONTINUED from First Page.(

J free delivery service July /, 1898; removed July
q, 1903.
| James w. Erwin, assistant superintendent free
delivery service; appointed postoffce inspector
June 81, 1887; removed Sept. 16. 1908: indicted
once
W. Scott Towers, superintendent station 9.
Washington. D. c.: appointed clerk, Washington
postoffce, November, 1890; removed Oct 1, 1908;
Indicted three times
Otto F. VETS, assistant superintendent registry
New York postofhce june 1890; removed Oct.
| Fl. 1908.
| T. w. McGregor. clerk free delivery division.
| in charge Of supplies; appointed postoffce de-
partnaent March II. 1891; removed June 5. 1908;
indicted twice.
c. e. Upton, clerk free delivery division: ap-
pointed July |, 1900; removed June 8, 1908;
indicted once.
NJ. W. Louis, superintendent supply division:
appointed Kansas city postofhee April II. 1897;
| removed Oct. 81, 1908.
| Charles b. Terry, clerk, supply division: ap-
pointed Sept. 20, 1900. removed Oct. 81. 1903.
| AS shown in Mr.. Bristow's report. and as
partially indicated by the actions in the
several cases. these cases show widely
varying degrees of culpability.
Outside culprlts.
| Among outsiders indictments have also
| been found against
| H. j. Barrett, formerly In the postoffce depart
ment from May II. 1889. to Sept. 20, 1898. and
Green: Diller B. and Samuel A. Croft; William
c. Long, formerly in the postoffce department
from April II, 1890, to Aug Is. 1898; Isaac S.
Mcclellan; George H. Huntington; George e.
Lorenz, formerly postmaster at Toledo, Ohio,
from Aug. g. 1856, to July 8. 1890: Martha J.
Lorenz; John T. Cupper; H. G. Hallenbeck; W.
p Doremus: Eugene a, D. sehsbis: william G;
from June II, 1898, to Sept. Is, 1897; Maurice
Runk1e: Norman r. Metcalf: Leopold J. Stern:
Edmund 81. briggs; George F. Miller; Joseph NJ.
Johns
Several Of the above have been indicted
| two. thra,a. or five times each
The three chief offenders In the govern
ment service were Tyner, Machen and
Beavers. The friends Of Tyner have adj
vanced the theory that in his case the
chief offender was really his nephew by
marriage, Barrett, who was his assistant
in the office for a part Of the time, and
that Tyner's offenses are due to his fail
ing bodily and mental powers The facts
set forth In Mr.. Bristow's report do not
tend to substantiate the validity Of these
excuses for Tyner, while they show liter
ally astounding misconduct in Barrett.
For Machen and Beavers no excuse of any
kind has been alleged In the case Of
Netcalf, the superintendent of the money
order system, the most vigorous protests
were at first made on his behalf by a large
number Of reputable citizens, and also by
others who were at the time deemed
reputable but who 1t has since been dis
covered were profting by Metcalf's mis-
conduct One Of them has been indicted
In connection with him. When these in
vestigations were begun, some nine
months ago, many: OF the chief offenders
who have been indicted or dismissed, or
both. as above enumerated, were con-
sidered to have excellent regulations. A
number Of the most respectable people In
the land offered voluntary testimony on
behalf Of Mr.. Tyner. So highly were
Messrs. Beavers and Machen thought of
by those who had been brought into close
connection with them that the congress
actually provided at Its last session for
raising the salaries Of both, the salary in
each case being increased $500, to take eff
feet at the beginning Of the fiscal year on
July l last. By that date they were both
out OF Office, and the department Of JUS
tice was taking steps to have them In
dicted. During Machen's term Of service
he was twice investigated by the con-
gress, once by a committee of the senate
and once by g. committee of the house,
but cleared on each occasion. Yet at that
very period, as has been shown in the
present investiga tion he was engaged in
the corrupt business for which he has now
been removed and indicted. This Is no
reflection upon the committees who con-
Quoted the investigation; for so skillfully
had Machen concealed his wrong doing
that it was only revealed after months OF
laborious and exhaustive work by trained
inspectors.
Bribery and BIackmalI.
The details OF the corruption are set