Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-28
BR|ST0W'S REPORT
Interest in Time It Will Be
Completed.
SOME TIME IN OCTOBER
MAY NOT BE MADE PUBLIC AT
ONCE.
Because It Would Give Information to
Those to Be Tried-More In
dictments Expected.

NOW that the PfeSlQeHt iS Ielui Hlh6 w
this city, interest at the Post Office Depart
| ment has turned to the time OF completing
! the report of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow on the postal frauds cases.
| Postmaster General Payne today stated
| to a Star reporter that until the grand jury
| has acted on the cases before 1t and ad-
| iourns on October the condition Of the
| material relating to the investigation could
not be in such shape as to allow the max
| ing of the report. Even at that time Mr.
BristoW will have before him mass OF
material from which to CLEAN the necessary
| facts for the report, and this labor would
| take some time,
| Mr. Bristow stated today that he expects
| to have his report completed some time IN
| October. He has in his office many thou
sands of pages of testimony that has been
| taken in these cases He has already read
much of this testimony, having been en-
gagged largely in that work during the past
| month. But there remains much more OF
| it which he will have to go over before he
will be able to complete his report
More Indictments Expected.
! The impression prevails at the Post once
Department that at least by October the
| federal grade jury will return indictments
against several persons involved In postai
| frauds. 1t is stated that those to be in
dicted will in several cases be persons not
| before named. AS the federal grand jury
! will adjourn October the entire list of in
| dictments it is expected, will be cleared up
| by that time.
| AS soon as Mr.. Bristow's report goes into
| the hands of the Postmaster General the
| latter will take it up, together with Such
| other evidence as he desires for the pur-
| pose of making his own report on the IN
| vestigaton. Both the report of the POST
| master General and that of the fourth as
| sistant will be sent to the President. III
| has been expected by many that these re-
| ports would be in the hands of the Presi-
| dent about October /, but the present pros"
| pect is that they will not be ready to be
| forwarded until well into October.
May Not Be Published.
| The question will then arise to whether
the President will give the reports out for
| publication. These reports will contain the
line of testimony that will be used in the
prosecution of the postal frauds cases, and
for that reason it is likely that the Presi-
| dent will have to consider the advisabilty
of making them public promptly.
| 1t is stated that in some cases such pub
| lication might embarrass the prosecution
| by giving valuable information to the de-
! PENDANTS prema turely. 1t is not known
| whether or not the President will take that
! view of the case or whether he will favor
| satisfying the public desire for full 1nfor-
| nation on this subject at the earliest prac
| ticabe time.
| 1t is understood that the President has
| considered that these cases should have
| been brought to a close sooner than has
| been the There are men who have
| followed the investigation of the post office
| scandals closely who believe that the entire
| matter might have been brought to a close
several months ago without interference
| with the salient features of the investiga-
| tion.- They express the belief that the pro-
| Tonga ton of the investigation has produced
| nothing except irrelevant matter without
| affecting the cases a they bear upon the
! leading men who have already been ind!ct-
! ed.
Mr.. Bristow, however, considers that it
| would not have been possible to have cur
| tailed the investigation without sacrificing
| It's thoroughness.
| Case of Green at Binghamton.
| The Post Office Department does not view
! with any fear the reported effort of the
| counsel of former State Senator George b..
| Green of New York to have the case
| brought before Commissioner Hall at Bing-
| hamton, N. Y, dismissed. 1t has been
| stated that Commissioner Hall takes the
| view that unless some tangible evidence IS
presented to establish the guilt of Mr..
| Green he would dismiss the case.
| An official of the department has stated
| that the only question for the commissioner
| to decide is whether the Indictment Is valid
| and that he has no right to enter into the
| merits of the case. If Commissioner Hail
| should discharge the accused the view is
| taken that Mr.. Green could be again ar
| rested and be made to give bail or brought
| to this city for trial.
| Further Indictments Expected.
| Although the grand jury did not con-
| slider any phase of the Post Office Depart
| ment investigation today, this week will 1t
is expected, be a particularly busy period
| for the grand jurors. The latter will COM
plete their term of service next Monday
and prior to their departure will report to
| the court not only a large number of in
| dictments in strictly local criminal cases
| but 1T is believed several additional true
| bills in connection with the Post Office De-
partment matter.