The Washington times., 1903-10-02
UNDER INDICTMENT
TOWERS GIVES BOND
Accused of Using Office to
Get Contracts.
ALSO OF TAKING PAY FOR 1T
Beavers and Senator Greene, of New
York, Again Indicted for Con-
spiracy to Defraud.

w. Scott Towers. who was yesterday
indicted by the grand jury on charges
growing out of the investigation con-
Quoted by the Postofice Department,
gave bond in the sum of $4,000 to an
swer the indictment. For some time
Mr.. Towers has been in charge of the
Street substation, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth Streets When
taken into custody. late yesterday af-
ternoon. he EXPRESSED no surprise at
the action taken by the grand jury, and
said he was aware for some time that
his actions were under investigation.
When Mr.. Towers was taken to the
City Hall he was accompanied by his
counsel. Samuel Maddox. He offered as
sureties his cousins, Lem Towers and
Julia Towers. who were accepted and
qualified for the amount of the bond.
There were two indictments reported
against Towers. one charging him with
taking money for procuring contracts
with the Government. and the other for
taking compensation, as an officer of the
United States. in connection with the
letting and procuring of contracts in
which the Government is interested as a
party.
Beavers Again Indicted.
The grand jury also returned an ad-
ditional indictment against State SEN
ator George E. Greene. of Binghamton.
y. Y. and George W. Beavers, formerly
superintendent of the division of salar-
les and allowances in the Postofice De-
rartment. accusing them Of entering into
a conspiracy to defraud the United
States.
The two indictments returned against
Towers are based upon substantially the
same transactions and charge two sepa-
rate offenses against the Government.
He is accused OF entering into an agree
ment with the Elliott and Hatch Book
Typewriter Company of New York tC
procure orders for and to sell to the
Postoffice Department a large number OF
book typewriters at the rate of $500 each
According to the schedule set forth In
the indictments Towers received about
$50 for each book typewriter purchased
by the Postofice Department from the
Elliott Hatch Company.
typewriters numbered thirteen, which
were distributed as follows: One to
each of the following named places;
Oak Park. Ill: Paterson, N j.; Fitch
burg, Mass: West Superior. Wis. Troy.
n. Y: Burlington, VT; Lansing, Mich
Hot Springs, Ark; Butte. Mon; Flint
Mich. The sales, it is said, we're made
through the agency of Henry J. Gems
Ter and Henry J. Gensler. jr., of Wash
ingtsn, who. with the aid Of Towers
urged on Beavers the necessity and ad-
visibility of the purchase of the ma
chimes by the Government.
Second Lot Bought.
The second lot Of machines purchased
by the Government, IL is said, was dis
tributed as follows: Seven for use ir
the postoffice at Boston Mass, and one
each at the following named points
Kingston. n. Y; Helena. Mon; Roam
oke. Va; Charleston S. c.; Rochester
n. Y: Asheville. n. c.; San Antonio
Tex: Sedalia, Mo-; sandusky. Ohio, ant
Washington, y. ].
The indictments against senato
Greene and George W. Beavers. chaTg'
them with conspiring 70 deiraud the Gov
ernment in that, in November. 1901. tn
former, as president and agent OF tn
International Time Recording Company
entered into an agreement with Beaver
to sell certain time devices to the Post
Office Department at the rate OF $40
each II is also stated that under tn
terms of the contract, Beavers was L
receive 10 per cent of the price paid b
the Government for the .time devices
The indictment is based upon the cir
cumstances connected with the sale o
time clocks sold TO the Government 10
use at Bedford, Ind. Greensboro, y. G.
and Claremont, y. II.
The grand jury continued its investi
cation in connection with the POstOfic
scandals today II has several new case
under consideration and IL is eXpecte
fits work in connection with the Postof
fee cases will be completed by Monda
al the time IL makes its final present
ment. Several witnesses were examine
toda--.