The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Accused a Leading RepubIi-
can Politician of the En-
pireState--John Nj. Thurs
ton as Counsel.
District Grand Jury to Re-
sumo Its investigation of
Scandal-Witnesses to Pe
Examined.

George E Green. State senator from
the Thirty-eighth district OF New York.
who was indicted by the local grand
jury on Thursday for conspiring to de-
fraud the United States. was arrested
at his home in Binghamton, " Y. yes
terday.
George W. Beavers. formerly chief OF
the division of salaries and allowances
in the Postofhee Department, was in
dicted Jointly with Senator Green un
similar charge
Senator Green is president of the In
ternationai Time Recording Company.
which was formerly known as the Bundy
Time Recording Company. Green has
Offices In New York city in the ST. James
Building The Office of the Internatioaal
Time Recording Company is at 277
Broadway, on the floor below and direcf-
II under the Office occupied by Isaac
s. Mcclellan and George H. Huntington
These two men are now under arrest on
indictments charging them with coz
spiracy and with bribery OF an officer
OF the United States in forwarding the
sale to the Postofice Department Of
package boxes
Green has engaged ex-senator John
NJ Thurston as his counsel
Leading Politician.
State Senator Green is one OF the
leading Republican politicians Of south
ern New York He is a business asso-
ciste and close political friend OF
George W. Dunn. chairman OF the Re-
publican State committee of New York
Green was mayor Of Binghamton for
several terms, and in the course of his
incumbeney inclined toward many or
the methods of Mayor Tom Johnson, Of
Cleveland.
Green has for many years been a lead
ing spirit IN the Commercial Travellers
Association of America. and owned the
Commercial Travellers Home Maga-
zine which was formerly published in
Binghamton. but was subsequently re-
moved to New York city. and its name
changed to the Home Magazine" He
sold the publication about year ago
The District Attorneys Statement
District Attorney Beach has made the
following statement relative to the cir
crmstances which led TO the indictments
reported Thursday by the grand jury:
George W Beavers and George Z. Green
are indicted jointly for eonspiring to commit
ofensc against the United States. the o1eF-
ing Of a bribe by and the receiving Of il
By the other. Beavers is indicted siagly on
the charge Of accepting tribe and Green IS
indicted separately the charge Of Offering 4
hri5e TO a officer OF the United States
The conspiracy indictment ag7inst Green and
Beavers charges that on November I. l9Jl.
Beavers and Green conspired u commit an o.
fCVSr 1cuiu<r the United hv
agreement between them. the agreement being
that Green should give Beavers. in behalf Of
the Time Recording Company. 10 per cent on
all time recording devices sold BY the said
company TO the United States. the purchase Of
which WAS procured through Beavers
The overt act charged IS the purchase Of one
time recorder and q certain number Of KEYS on
November l. 1901. the number Of keys depend
ing on the number Of employees. each eEnploye
having one key.
The second and third counts charge the pay-
ment by Green to Beavers Of SSs5 on December
II. 1901
The fourth count charges the ordering on
time recorder.
The fifth and six counts charge the payment
by Green 10 Beavers Of SSSl- l. on January 80.
The seventh and eighth counts charge simi-
lar payment Of s4ls.So on April 20 1907.
The ninth count charges the ortlprincr Of one
Bnndy time recorder July I. 1902
The tenth and eleventh counts charge the
payment by Green 70 Beavers Of ss4s-Ss Oe-
tJDCr :. lII--
The indictment against Beavers singly Is
based on the same facts and charges him. as
nired States rfcCr. with accepting hribes
there being four counts in the Indictment
The indictment against Green charges him
with bribery, containing four counts and SET
ing I'D The same facts alleged in the indict-
ment against Beavers.
Over $4,000 Paid
The amounts alleged in the indict-
ments TO have been paid by Green 10
Beavers were by checks on the Center
National Bank and the Seventh National
Bank. OF New York. as follows:
July 1, 1901. 1926: December II. leo1.
ss25: December Is. 1901. $s3IIS: January
80. 1902. Sss1.1S: April Is Iso2. s4ls IS:
April %. 1902 S4lS.ss: September IL
1902. s1.O42.S2: October s. 1902, $sO2.s2.
Total $4.0S4.72
IL is ayerred in the Indictments that
Beavers accepted these checks IN return
FOE his srvices in placing the Tine re-
cording devices in various frst and Sec
onf class postodlces throughout the
country
The District grand Jury viii resume its
investigation OF the Postofice scandals
tomorrow 4 number OF important Wit
nesses we're examined Friday. aad OF 1ers
are expected to give testimony to1 AR
row. It Is thought several new iR1icf-
ments may be returned tomorrow after
noon In connection with the investigR-