The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-30

Edwin B. Bacon is a citizen of Louis
VILE Ky, Heath's uncle By marriage,
and said to- be one of his intimate
triends. This 1000 shares issued to Ed
win b. Bacon was returned TO the COM
pany anonymously in a blank envelope
aIter this investigation began. Bacon
states that he never. saw the stock and
aid not know that it was in existence.
Heath refused to make a written state
ment, out stated verbally TO inspector
simmons that ne never heard Of the
stock, and had no interest in the COM
pany directly or Indirectly.
Machen alleges that what he did for
THIS company was at the earnest solicit
tation OF eS-COngressman Loud. Rich
aIdson states that Mr. Loud had no
pecuni2ry interest in the company;
that he never offered Loud any stock,
because he thought such an offer would
De resented, but that he did give 100
shares 70 II. F. Dodge, clerk of the
mouse committee on the pOstofice and
post-roads. but that Loud had no
knowledge Of such donation.
The evidence in this case was sub
United 20 the United States attorney
for the District of Columbia, and Beav-
ers, Machen and Erwin We're indicted
on Sept s, 1903, for conspiracy to de-
fraud the governments, The district at
torney decided that the evidence
against Heath was not sufficient to JUS
tify his Indictment
Rural Carriers Badges.
Charles ]. Heller of Philadelphia. who
furnishes badges for rural carriers. re-
oeiving so cents each. was required to
give Machen 10 per cent on the gross
Sales amounting to $767.55 i'm three
years.
! The Heller case" completes the rec
ord for the free delivery division where
/ IN the investigation has resulted in
criminal proceedings. Many of the
/ frauds that yielded Machen the Iarg-
est returns, viz, those relating to pack
age boxes Croft fasteners, letter boxes.
and straps, began during the admins
j tration Of Wilson s. BisseH as post
master general and Frank H. Jones as
/ first assistant. "A change IL the politics
o. the national administration, did not
retard the progress of his corrupt OPP
/ erations.
Machen does not seem to have con-
sidered a day of reckoning as possible;
over nine years Of continued prosperity
had given him confidence He had
Y passed safely through two congression-
al Investigations, one in 1896, by the
committee on postOhice and post-roads
/ Of the house, and one in 1897 by the
committee on civil service and retrench-
ment Of the senate. He had deceived his
superior officers through the admins
tration of four different postmasters
I general and a like number of first as
sistants; but his schemes finally grew
/ to be so elaborate and their ramifica-
/ tions so extensive that the atmosphere
/ became charged with suspicion; dam
aging stories affecting his integrity
} reached the ears of his superiOrs, and
the investigation was ordered.
Charles Hedges.
]
sistant superintendent Of free delivery
on July 1. 1888 He was made superin-
/ tendent of city delivery on July /, 1901
and was removed by order of the post
master general July p, 1903 for loan
ing his travelling commission and max
ing false statements in his diary for
the purpose Of collecting per diem to
which he was not entitled c. T. Nc
/ Coy. an assistant superintendent OF
/ free delivery, who also falsifed his
/ diary, was permitted to resign.
II. n. Rand.