Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-08-01
In Which PoStoffiCe De-
partment Fish are Caught;
MACHEN AND HIS FRIENDS
Seven Indictments Returned Yester.
day by the Federal Grand Jury at
Washington-They Are Directed
Against Men Who Have Been Pro.
minent in Service.

Washington, D. c.. July 31.-The
postoffice investigation developed an
other sensation today, the federal
grand jury returning seven indict-
ments, involving nine people, for al
legged conspiracy and bribery in con-
nection with postal affairs.
August w. Machen, for many years
head of the free delivery service, was
named jointly with others in four in
dictments. The other persons were
William Gordon Crawford, who was
deputy auditor for the postoffice de-
partment from June 12 1893. to Sep
tember 49, 1897, and is a member of
one of the exclusive clubs of this city:
Leopold J. Stern, of Baltimore; George
E. Lorenz. OF Toledo. formerly Il prom
ineht official, and Martha ]. LorenZ,
his wife; John. 7. Cupper, mayor of
Lockhavcn, Pa; William c. Long. an
! Ohio man who spent much time in this
| city in recent years and an intimate
friend of Machen; Maurice Runkel, Of
New York City, and Thomas W. Nc
GrcSor, rrotcEc of Machcn. who
was a messenger at the beginning of
Machen's administration of the free de-
| livery service, and in recent years has
| been i'll charge of supplies for the
| rural free delivery service.
| Crawford voluntarily appeared in
court soon after the indictments were
returned and furnished $4,000 bail, and
McGregor likewise furnished $1,000 bail.
Long was arrested at his home. where
| Deputy Marshal Springman found him
| in bed. He was released on $4,000
| bonds His was the only case in which
a bench warrant was issued, owing to
| the voluntary action of the others in
| dicted. Machen was not re-arrested
under the new indictment, as he gave
bonds in $4,000 under his Indictment
! several weeks ago and the authorities
felt that was sufficient to insure his
| appearance. Warrants have been is
sued for the out-of- town persons in
dicted. and their arrests are expected
within the next twenty four h1iirs.
The grand jury has not completed
the work laid before it by the postal
investigators, and other indictments
may be expected later on, possibly
within a week or two. 1t is understood
that two additional cases against one
; of the parties indicted today, former
prominent bureau official are being in
quired into by the grand jury and the
acts of another former high official
| of the pcstoffice department already
under indictment by the Brooklyn grand
| jury are being investigated.
Attorney Douglas. of Mchen's coun-
sci, in speaking of today's indictments
of Machen, said they involved the SAINT:
general charges as the former indict-
ment. although they alleged different
| transactions, and the new indictments
were designed simply to strengthen the
former ones. He said that nothing has
yet been decided as to Machen's course
under the new indictments. Machen
i was in consultation with his counse!
this afternoon. and the demurrer to the
previous indictments probably will be
| filed tomorrow.
Walter S. Mayer. a veteran postofiice
| inspector and for many years previous
ly special pension examiner, has done
a large part of the work on todays
cases, aided by otheE inspectors. 1t
was Mr.. Mayer who traced the checks
which figured in the previous indict-
ments of Machen, and in weaving the
evidence which he placed before the
grand jury he visited New York and
other cities. Most of the last few weeks
was spent working up lines of evidence
ana assisting the prosecuting officials
in the presentation to the grand jury.