Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-30
N EXT INDICTMENTS
MUCH GUESSING AS TO TIE PER
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1t is understood that the federal grand
jury will not be able to return additional
indictments in the cases of the postal
frauds before next Monday, when the grand
jury will adjourn. There is much specula-
ton in regard to the identity Of persons
who will be named in these indictments.
Officials in the Post Office Department ex-
pect that some of the indictments will be
against certain firms that have been inter-
ested in contracts for money order blanks
at prices considerably higher than the fig
ures at which such contracts are now let.
The allegations against these firms, 1t is un-
derstood, have been brought TO the atten-
ton of the grand jury, together with vari-
Gus facts concerning the letting Of such
contracts, which indicate to some officials
that harmonious relations existed between
postal employees and the contractors favor
ing continuance of the contracts at the
higher figures
If the grand jury does not act on these
cases it is believed they will be referred
to at length in the report Of the fourth as
slstant postmaster general, and that the
President is likely either to order dismis-
sails or to reprimand officials for placing
themselves in positions which cause them
to be suspected of undue interest in persons
who have obtained contracts.
Indeed, the attitude of the President to-
ward many employees of the department
postal scandals is a subject that is trou-
bling many people 1t is feared that a
good many heads may be cut off In cases
in which employees are made subjects of
suspicion, although no one Of their acts has
definitely connected them with wrong
doing.
Proposed Congressional Investigation.
The probability of Q congressional inves-
tigation into the entire Post Office Depart
ment. referred to in The Star yesterday,
has caused much uneasiness on the part Of
officials and public men who would prefer
to see the postal cases concluded by the re-
port Of the fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral. The fact that the investigation now
under way concerns only the Office Of the
first assistant postmaster general will give
democrats who would like to see a series of
investigations on the eve Of national cam
paign an argument to support such a reso-
luton.
Republicans are generally Of the opinion
that If there is to be an additional investi-
cation 1t should be brought about by repub-
licans. 1t is said that Representative Can
non takes that view of the situation, and
that the President is inclined to believe that
no time should be lost after Congress meets
in having republican INTRODUCES a resolu-
ton to have Congress investigate the de-
partment. The chief embarrassment about
such an investigation would be that it
would be likely to run over into the cam
paign.
But although the pending Investigation
has already been extended over seven
months it is believed that committee OF
Congress could investigate the entire de-
partment in half that time In that event
the investigation could be made and a re-
port on 1t given to the public early enough
to have it matter of history before the
nominating conventions meet.
1t is understood that the President takes
the view that the investigation has been
unnecessarily long drawn out and that the
ends of justice could have been reached
much sooner. At the same time, he has
constantly insisted upon thoroughness in
probing the scandals.
Report on Tulloch Charges.
The report of Messrs. Charles T. Bona
of Seymour w. Tulloch former cashier in
the city post Office. is being held by the
President for the present. 1t is believed
that that report will be made public at
the time the report of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General is given out.
Before the Grand July.
The entire session Of the granAs Jury today
was devoted to consideration 81 the Post
Office Department investigation matter 1t
was the intention to have the; grand jury
report about forty indictments in strictly
local criminal cases today, but later 1t was
decided to hold the papers referred to until
the prospective true bills in the Post Office
Department investigation are ready to be
submitted to the court.
At least five post Office witnesses ap-
peared before the grand jury today.