The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-12-25
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Post stnaster sGenera Bristo N was mad ,!; J;
public W tuesday with She option
of theS exit bits, which are mithhelda
because 'of lending criminal cases. y D
I Thea epore eyea Is nj an u newsfacts3
/ brongh IT out by the mor tbs of, i nyes.S
tigation and not emil bod led I'M the oftiSS
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|S The Exporter speaks 81 II pfoiiIea oil te /
expenditures for Bund "a tinles re- cord
ersr-.SI t states that "a up hs II X. Ian
|sdon, secretary Of the sFls aiimatic Can
ceiling Machine compsny D testified Y
during tile finyestig gationS that ia this
cityIns 902; where he came for Or
ders, Beavers referred b I'M to d / clerk
named q. Clay tom GraH isas the man
to do business with, and that ii per.
soma conversation Ora C. said l.ts:Y oi1s [
know none Of us are here for our
health The governmental Is not libe- Il
raj In the matter Of its falarics and 81 i
costs;much to live in w ashington.2
q Ed Wards ). "A lien, now a. clerk at /:
the Cleveland, !, o., stod1ce, testified q
that reports be made on the merits &c
thess Hampden cancelling machine !.
were noJ satisfactory to First a Assistc2s
ant ostmaster General Heath ort6 B:
Beavers and says he was plainly Id 5S !;
ylsed that 1t was Mr.. Heath's desire
that these machines be Installed and
the desire1 Of MIR. Beavers, and the !;
general staff" that he do less talking Y,
derogatory to the machine The ~ "a q.
chimes proved worthless. The report
says that II. j. .Truesdale Of tBfngha
ton, N. Y, Of the cancelliny machine
company, told the !inspec tors that ba-
fore the order was given for 100 !Dore. ~
q mus cancelling machines, 200 shares
$50, 600. Worth) Of the stock of the 4
company was transferred to the frat {
assistant postmaster genera; Health, :.
Health promising to order not lessSs;s
,han 300 machines at 1925 each.
Eruesdale said that the stock 1. was u
ater bought from Hea th. s.. The geyi- sEs.e
lence against Heath4.Ras submitted iS
%. the graEd jury, but the district at!
iorney SAID it was not gsufflc lcient TO- !
9arrauf the ctmeh f. 5t;sst IS i;s
! The report describ ibes the e forts gof
q. H. Rand Of the postmaste ter gen
,ral's Office to sell stock & In d mining :
ompany to- postOf Ice ein ployes, end 4 III
ives violence that Rand used gov,
! Trnnment "a clerks In 9transac ting SprivaSe ss IS
BUSINESS. is n
Z Regarding the sale ,of ofGpfomot ions i1ssFsss he
sesgls York ci 6Y an ID .EeIsey3iC CITY tie
eportsT n s9tions 81 aYpnne fJ 81 as sSs
I'D Ssay IL, II al les
itmat sf.ield iof H 80 yersfs i'll
ected from SO, 900 Il, 81 q, ,060 3for; the s.
fund, or 81 he clerks;s$
Neiset tst ated thai; he tirs setl bout SO 80
700 fsof this none vi fol, ,SSeE peIlSes and 8
hat the baiance, GO, 900 o. s I, 600, he IS
olid TO BENJAMIN Parkht tlrst, l. It'll
nate friend Of Beavers. =
These facts we're submitted to the 81
grand jury here in May, but the dis.
5rict attorney recommended against f
orosecut tion II on the ground OF fpRnf--
icient evidence and further effort to-
ward criminal process against Beavers 81
and Weis In this case was dropped s.
when, on May 3 !, last, the statute OF S.
limita tionE operated In Beavers; CASEY &
The report names a number OF tn-
stances where clerks were appointed a
on the order Of Beavers, against the !;
wishes of the postmasters. These y
clerks performed but mengre services.
Minerva jeffrey, the report continues,
was 5000 clerk at Fred onia, N. Y,
for the first five months in 1899,
though she did no work. The post j
master never saw her, he says; and he-:
payments were sent by check to s5
Washington and deposite d in Beavers
personal bank account.
Regarding contracts with congress
men for le ases of postofiice premises,
the reporter says: ssh
There is no evidence In the matter
that Beavers reckless and high hand
ed proceeding in the matter of leases
was the result Of any general scheme
Of corruption or blackmail on his part.
Els purpose seems to Rave been to {
place members Of cong fess and in-i
fiuential politicians under personal
obligations to him.
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