The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-10-09
FIFTEEN POSTAL
INDICTMENTS
As the Result Of the Investigation
in the Postofice Department.
GENERAL TYNEa INDICTED
Former Assistant Nstora~y-G~n~ral
For the Depart m~at ehars~d
With Conspiracy In AIiowisg
Improper lee III the Mails.


Washington. Oct. s-Fifteen new in
dictments were brought in by the SUI
preme court FOR the District Of Co
lumbia Monday as the FINAL result OF
the investigation in the post Office de-
partment Several Of these findings
were against persons who have already
been indicted.
N-w Indictments Pound.
The new indictments involve James
y. Tyner. the late assistant attorney
general for the post Office department.
and his assistant. Harrison j. Barrett:
James 7. Metcalf. superintendent OF
the money order system or the post Of
fee department: Norman AIetcalf son
OF James r. Metcalf: Harry c. Hallen-
back. president and general manager
Of the Wynkoop. Hallenback & Craw-
ford Printing company. OF New York.
the firm which for several years sup
piled the department with its money
order blanks. and Mr. William D. Do
remus. who Is connected with house
which has been supplying a stamp can
ceiling machine 10 the department
There were additional indictments
against August W Machen. formerly
superintendent OF free delivery: George
W. Beavers. formerly chief of the sal
AIRY and allowance division: W. Scott
Towers. who was il charge Of a sub
station Of the Washington city post
Office. and State Senator George A.
Greene. Of New York In some cases
there we're several indictments agains;
one person
Concerning The indictment against
Tyner and Barrett. the following state
ment was made ty the post Office de-
partEent.
Charges Against Earret md Iyner-
Three indictments charge Tyner and
Barrett with conspiracy. and two addi-
rional indictments charge Barrett with
agreeing. while still in Office. to re-
ceive fees for services rendered or TO
be rendered in cases pending before
him as officer. All the indictments are
founded upon the treatment by Tyner
and Barrett of the business of the So
called bond investment companies.
II is charged that il was the duty Of
Tyner and Barrett. assistant attorney
general and assistant attorney for the
post Office department. to investigate
the methods Of concerns charged with
improper use Of the mails. and in case
OF guilt. 10 report TO the postmaster
general and recommend the issue OF a
fraud order: that in this Connection
they investigated the business of the
bond investment companies and
learned that they were all carrying on
a business that involved fraud, or lot
terry. or both: but that instead Of rec
ommending 10 the p0stmaster-gener
the issue Of an order that would pre-
vent the delivery OF the mail or the
payment Of money orders TO those con-
Germs. and would thus break up their
business. Tyner and Barrett conspired
to give them unotstructed use of the
mails. in order that Barrett might
profit thereby.
Mr. Tyner was connected with the
postal service in many important ca
pacities for years. lie is from Indi-
ana fie was postmasier-general from
July II. 1876, To March y. 1877. and
subsequently held the Offices Of first
assistant ostmaster-general and as
sistant attorney general. from which. |
latter Office he was dismissed by POST
master-Gener al Payne last spring. fol-
lowing Mrs. Tyners abstraction Of pa I
pers from the department safe Mr.. |
Tyner is nearly eighty years of age. /
and in grave physical condition. srf-
fering from a severe case of paralysis.
Mr. Barrett Is a nephew Of Mr.. Ty- |
ner. and was appointed from North 4
Carolina He was assistant attorney
general until December 81, 1900. wien
lie resigned to take up his law practise
Mr. Metcalf has been in the postal
service since February. 1882. and vas
superintendent OF the money order sys-
TEN from September Is. 1897. until his
recent summary dismissal. He was
appointed from Iowa
Thirty Indictments Fosnd.
Post master General Payne expressed
great satisfaction at the conclusion OF
the post Office department investigation
in Mondays indictments
He said that all the evidence secured
in the investigation had now been
placed before the grand jury and
passed upon. and approximately 80
different persons indicted IS the result
OF the probing that has been in prog
ress since last spring He said II had
not been determined whether there
were any administrative reforms need
ing legislation by congress. but that
many reforms had been made from
time to time as believed needed.