The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-01
.SHOU.LD.HAvE
REMOVED.
lBristow SO Declares Of Perry S.
Heat, III Ills Report Of
Investigation.
STOCK FOR SALT LAKE FRIEND
Placed in Ills Unclc's Name and
Anonymously Returned After
Inquiry Was Started.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2o.-Fourth AS
sstant observation-disclosures j. j.. Bris-
tow, In his report OIL the postal Acandai,
which, with tho Presidents mcinorali-
DUN, vas given out tonight for publ
cation, after describing the methods Of
the corruptionists In Tyner's office,
Guys:
.lor six years under Iyners admin
istration certain favored frauds and lot
tercs were given free use Of the mails.
Earretts scheme to resign and prac-
ticc before the office and Tyncr's part
in that scheme, as set forth IN the BODY
of this report. was the climax Of off
cIal pcrfldy. moro evil IN its results and
moro demoralIzIng to the public con-
science than outright embcEzlcmcnt or
open theft. Tyncr and Barrett were In
X ucted.h
Machcn IS searclingly araigned thus:
SIN 1893 Maclicn came to Washington In
q tho hope, of securing some Kind or Fer
crul position under President Cleyelnnd's
second administration. On May 8. 1893,
ne was appointed assistant supcrlntend-
cnt OF free delivery and on September
18TH, following, he WAS made snperlntend-
emit. Al that TIME lie was Il bankrupt IL
nanclaly, with numerous judgments re-
< corded against him. When he left 10
ledo he borrowed sumo OF money from
friends. promising TO repay these loans
out OK tho first salary that lie received,
Nilich he failed 10 do. Various fraudu-
lent Representations were made TO Sc
cure loans and upon one occasion he even
rcsortcd to forgery.
Jour FRIEND IN SALT LAX e.
Stock in tho Montague indicator Tor
street letter boxes was distributed among
postal officials ana the device was adopt
cd Beavers wrote TO y. S. Richardson,
one OF the promoters:
tPcrsonal) Washington, Aug. 81 1860.
Dear NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. friend In salt
Lake wants the enclosed stock drawn IN
the name OF Edward j. Bacon. Kindly.
issue new certificate and have these de-I
Z stroycd. Forward game to mo by regis
q : G. w. BE.ANERs.
'"rhIs letter" says Mr.. Brlstow. lis
endorsed In lead pencil In the handwrlt-
ing OF r. II. Il. 1:sney, secretary OF the
company: Editor Salt Lake Tribune.
md on tho back 1893 S. West Temple
and 9th t. and Brigham the first be-
ing Perry S. Heath's office address and
tho second his home at that time. The
enclosed stock referred to- in the letter
consisted Of LOO OF the shares given to
beavers on DcCeInDcrf -, 1855. NJ lt@
Edwin Il z Bacon Is n citizen Of Louis
VILE. KY. IIeaths uncle by4smarrlage,
and said to bEi one of his most intimate
friends. This 1000 Ehares Issued TO Ed
win b.. Bacon WIS returned to the COM
rany anonymously In Il bank envelope
inter investigation began.
Bacon states that no never saw tho
stock and did not know that 1t was in
existence. Heath refused to make
written statement. but stated verbally
10 Inspector Simmons that he never heard
OF. the stock ana had no interest In tho
company, directly or indirectly,
',Machen," Mr.. Bristow concludes, does
not seem to have considered n day OF
reckoning as possible; over nine years of
continued prosperity had given him con-.
fdence."
In taking UP the case Of Beavers, Mr.,
Bristow says: I'M
BEAVERS RECKLESS METHODS,
/. Beavers methods have been reckless
and without rule or regularity. Increases
OF allowances for clerk hire IN postof-
ficcs were made as matters of favor re-
gardless of the necessities OF the SER
vice. Promotions were frequently made
without consideration OF the merits or
the clerk promoted. longtime leases Tor
uostoffice premises We're cancelled and the
rent Increased upon the Recommendation
4 OF prominent political leaders, sometimes
without regard to tho rental value of the
81 s . 3 4 - p
premises" ir
George r. Miller and his fther-in-
law, Judge George e. Baldwin. were try,
E Ing to get the Brandt automatic cashier
irto &c department Mr.. Bristow says:
ION February 20. 1859, Miller wrote
Brandt stating:
81 am satisfied that We have the as
surancc and friendship of both parties
General Heath and Mr.. Beavcrs-nnd all
that Is necessary is TO cultivate that
friendship II not by kind words. by dol
lars and cents, and think the latter
VIII be most positive; however the
lines we have out now will result IN
change OF programme which means our
ultimate success
''Sx weeks later w s, Strawn wrote
Brandt that Miller had left that day for
Washington, having succeeded In plan
to effectively reach Mr.. Beavers through
< u Brooklyn Congressman "a
III On April 9th Miller wrote Strawn:,
"Mr. Baldwin 80 says to find out
3 Impossible exactly what this man Beav-
ets wants to insure our success In that
department in the way OF dollars and
cents, but not to give 1t to him unless
forced to do so; and whom we do II at
all, ho desires to be present IN person
himself and plan tho agreement"
SHOULD HAVE REMOVED HEATH, !,
May 0, 1899, an order was given by First
Assistant Postmaster-Gcneral Heath for
$50 machines, at $160 each The machines
We're exactly the Same MS those that
were selling In tla open market for 1925,
with tho exception of n slight change In
the buse, After the go machines had been