New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-09-16

box manufacturers. Beavers, Machen
and Erwin are Eamed Jointly in one in
dictment for conspiracy to defraud the
United States Another Indictment is
against Mcclellan, Huntington and
Machen for conspiracy to defraud the
United States, and still another is
against the same three for conspiracy
to commit bribery, both under section
$40 Revised Statutes. Scheble and
Machen are indicted jointly for con-
spiracy against the United States and
again for conspiracy to commit bribery.
Another indictment is against Nc
Geihan and Huntington for bribery, and
the last is against Machen singly for ac-
cepting brides under section 5501 Re-
vised Statutes.
Beavers Is Arraigned.
= New York, Sept 12.-George W.
Beavers, the former head OF the depart
ment of salaries and allowances in the
post office department, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock in the federal building Fri
day on bench warrant issued in Wash
ington, charging him with conspiracy
to defraud the government Beavers
furnished a bond of $4,000 for his ap-
pearance on September rs. Beavers was
recently arraigned on the indictment
returned by the federal grand jury in
Brooklyn. 81. .-4
Neither Mr.. Beavers nor his counsel
would discuss the nature of the charges,
but gave notice that they would on Sep
TENDER Is insist upon the government
producing it's complete evidence against
the defendant. Assistant United States
District Attorney Wise stated that if
such a demand were made he would in
sist that the certified copy of the indict-
ment returned against the defendant in
another district was all the evidence
the law required. -
The copy of the indictment, Mr.. Wise
said, was of itself all the evidence the
government intended to produce and If
the defense counted ON forcing the gov
eminent to bring here all of it's wit
nesses and subject them to cross exam
ination by the defense, practically try
ing the case in New York, it would find
itself mistaken.
The complaint against Beavers made
in this district is based on the Washing
ton indictment, and signed by Confucius
l. Wayland, post Office inspector It is
made on information and belief"
The Charges.
The complaint charges that, accord
ing to an indictment returned in Wash
ington, August w. Machen, general
superintendent of the free delivery sys-
tenn, in company with George W. Beav-
ers and James Werwfn, did conspire to-
gether with divers other persons to de-
fraud the United States by giving to and
obtaining for the Postal Device and I'm
provement company Ga corporation or
ganized under the laws of California;,
in manner contrary to law and the
postal regulations, the exclusive oppor-
tunity for and business of furnishing to
the free delivery service certain articles,
supplies and equipments free from all
competition, at unreasonable and ex-
orbitant prices far above the ordinary
cost of manufacture
The complaint further charges that
the articles SO secured were 100 of the
indicated devices, and that Machen con-
cealed from all other persons DESTROYS
of furnishing such supplies an oppor-
tunity to compete in the sale of the
same, and that the exigency of the serv-
ice did not demand the immediate deliv-
cry of the supplies mentioned.
Machen further is charged with secur-
ing the approval and payment Of all the
bills of the Postal Device and Improve
ment company, though he knew them
to be exorbitant and unreasonable. and
with misinforming and deceiving the
postmaster general and the first assist
ant postmaster general concerning
these facts. It is charged that Beavers.
Erwin and Maehen divided between
themselves and others the excuses of
moneys and the unlawful gain accruing
to the Postal Device and Improvement
company in consequence OF this con-
spiracy.