New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-10
DENY A BEAVERS STORY.
Not Staying at Assistant Postmaster Nor
CANS Home.

Edward NJ Morgan. assistant postmaster. denied
emphatically yesterday that George ". Beavers.
former superintendent Of the salaries and allow
ance division OF the Postofnce Department.
or had been staying at his home. No. $50 West
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A report that
Beavers. who was indicted July IS by the fed
eraI grand jury for the Eastern District OF New
York, was staying at Mr. Morgan's house as hs
guest was printed in a newspaper yesterday
The report" said Mr. Morgan '.is untrue. Mr.
Beavers has not been. nor is he. at my house r
know about his whereabouts than thu
public does consider it an outrage to print such
a report"
The report not only said that Mr. Beavers was
staying at Mr.. Morgans house. but that he was
member OF the Sterling Republican Club. at One
hUndred-and- forty fifth-st. and Amsterdam ave.
and that soon after Beavers came 70 Manhattan
1--we he registered at the Colonial Hotel. at One
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Eighth-ave. Mr..
Morgan said that Mr. Beavers was not member OF
the Sterling Republican Club. and. from what he
could learn had not stayed at the Colonial Hotel
4 clerk OF the hotel said that Beavers had not
been guest OF the hotel and that he could noe
remember ever having seen him there.
Some months ago." declared Mr. Morgan. II
was said 70 be perniciously active IN politics. 7
think that this allegation that Mr.. Beavers Is
staying at my house made for the purpose OF
affecting II possible. my reputation understand
that Mr.. Beavers may be seen almost any day in
Broadway and that it would not be difficult task
20 find him there
many other men with whom have been associated
IN the postofice for many years. friend OF mine
Should either he or mis- family call here they would
he welcome But neither Mr. Beavers any OF
his family has been In my house n year and a
half have not personally seen Ar. Beavers ior
several weeks and then ] met him one DAY N
TSroadIvav We chatted a moment and passed on
'srhe published statement that nave met Nj Nj
F2eavsrs AT the Sterling Club Is also false do
NOT recall ever seeing NJ Beavers IN tns eluos anu
7 am certain he is not a menloer; - 4.
yJsst one hundred and forty -SiXth-st - on a
stsrn hill and is the only thOrougnfare through
~ Norgans pass 10 reach the city. II
- r1possible for any one either TO enter
49, a house in that block without being seen oy
Is .a rssIdsnts Yesterday number OF Mr. Nor
I-ss yeighbors who know MI Eieavers BY sight
sal ,Lsn1 Justfce Olmsted OF the Court of Spe-
an ssassons said that II Mr. Beavers lived with
Wr Morgan he managed 70 get In and out without
Seine seen Justice Olnsted; who Is chairman %
-. Executive committee OF the Sterling Club. said
that he had never seen Beavers either in the club
or AZ Mr. MorganS home.
m Is said thar Major Little. the only Inspector
stfached 10 the New-York Office who has been de-
faed 10 assist the investigation OF postal frauds
has returned TO this city from Washington. IL IS
also said that Chief Inspector Cochran. OF Wash
ington, Is coming 20 this city this week and that
some important developments IN the inyesttga-s->
are expected.