Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-20
Sensational Disclosures Expected.

Sensational Disclosures Expected.
Sensational disclosures arr expected as
the result of the Indictment of George W
Beavers If the information that comes
from New York today is to be relied upon.
There seems to be all kinds of mystery
regarding the indictment of Beavers. While
it is a well known fact that he was indict-
ed Thursday of last week. printed eX-
clusively in The Evening Star, there was
apparently no effort made to apprchcnd
him, is usually the case where persons
indicted for Cffenses against the gov
ernment.
There was great chagrin manifested by
the postal officials who are engaged in
making the Post Office Department investi-
CATION because the information of Beavers
Indictment became public. While Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Brstow, AS
sstant Attorney General Robb and Chief
Inspector Cochran all three declined to dis
cuss Beavers Indictment, it was generally
understood about the Post Office Depart
ment that it was desirable for the best IN
terests of the government that the indIct
ment should not be known for several days.
Chief Inspector Cochran was in New
York Saturday. He returned late Saturday
night. While in New York he saw District
Attorney Youngs and other government:
officials.
Beavers and His Lawyers.
An impression has prevailed here in
Washington ever since the investigation of
the affairs in the Post Office Department
was begun, now nearly four months aeo,
that Beavers was under surveillance, and
that he could be had In person whenever 1t
should he considered necessary.
1t has been commented upon that the New
York and Brooklyn papers. usually alert 10
get the important news of Greater New
York. have said nothing in their reports of
Beavers whereabouts. This is taken here
n belief that Beavers has been in hiding
and that he anticipated the action of the
grand jury.
SO far as could be learned today the war
rant charging Beavers with having receiv-
ed a bribe Of $50 in connection with the
BrandtDent cash registers had not been
served.
Morgan & Seabury. the New York law
yerS who have been retained by Beavers as
counsel. notified District Attorney Youngs
of Brooklyn Saturday afternoon that Bea-
vers would be at their office. 800 Broadway.
Manhattan, at II 30 a m. today. ready for
any business that might come up
William NJ. Seabury of the law firm said
to The Evening Star correspondent in
Brooklyn:
are officially informed that an Indictment |
has been found Then we will have lots TO
say, which may not be pleasing to some |
persons. l want to deny that client is |
in hiding or that he is disposed to evade
due process of law He will be ready to |
meet any accusation against him. All l |
know about this matter is what was pub |
lished in the papers, and l have assumed |
that there must be something in the re |
port" |
Another Indictment.
Besides Beavers former Representative |
briggs and Miller" the Brooklyn corre- |
spondent of The Evening Star telegraphed, |
the grand jury has found indictment !
against high officer of the Brandt-Dent |
Company He sold the cash machines, 1t |
is said to the government. 1t cannot be |
learned exactly what the charge is, whether |
bribery or abetting briggs and Beavers |
to violate the law.
1.-The Brandt concern paid briggs his big |
commission for getting the contract. 1t |
is assumed that Beavers got part of this |
money through briggs The total amount |
now mentioned is 5000. Though the war
rant issued specifically charges him with |
receiving $40, this evidence was found by |
an examination of the books of various
banks and trust companies In the east
ern district, including those Of the First |
National Bank. where briggs placed the
drafts he got from the cash machine COM
pany, the Nassau Trust Company the
Manufacturers Bank and the Williams
burgh Trust Company"
Number of Machines Supplied.
1t has developed that the total number of
the machines supplied to the Post Office
Department by the Brandt-Dent Automatic
Cashier Company of Watertown, Wis, was
527
The inspectors have evidence Of this, al
though the action Of the grand jury in
Brooklyn in indictng George w. Beavers
is based on the contract under which $50 CT
the machines were supplied.
The information in possession of the gov
ernmen. Is that of the amount paid by the |
for each machine. the contract
ing company received $50, while 500 went |
for commissions, of which amount the |
agent of the company received $50.
The cash registers were sold openly in |
the market throughout the country for |
1925 while the government paid $l.JO each. |
There was slight change in the cons:~uc- |
ton of the machines sold in open market |
anu those sold to the government, but the
inspectors say that this change was trivial
and the cost insignificant.
The supply Of the machines dates back