The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-09-16
BEAVERS GIVES UP.
Postofice Scandal Enters New Period
Of Activity.
GRAND JURY sTIRs UP THINGS,
And Brings In Indictments Against
a Number Of Postof1ice OF
ficials, and More Are
to Come.

George W. Beavers, the former
head Of the salary and allowance divi-s
sion OF the postofice department. at
Washington, surrendered himself In
the office of United States Commis-
sioner Hitchcock, in Washington,
Tuesday and gave $4,000 oail for his
appearance before Commissioner
Hitchcock on September Is.
United States District Attorney
Burnett last week notified Beayers'sS
council that bench warrant had; been,
ssued for the arrest Of Mr.. Beavers,
and that be would be taken into GUS
tody forthwith if he did not immedia-
tely surrender himself. The defen-
dant's lawyers then verbally informed
the Federal authorities that they
would produce their client on Tues
day.
The Indictment against the former
head Of the salary and allowance diYl--;5
sion was returned two months ago ins
Brooklyn, and charges him with hav-:
ing received a check for $50 from the
Brandt-Dent Manufacturing Com
pany, Of Middletown, Wis, which, 1T
is alleged, was paid to him by The hrn:
as a part commission on number OF
automatic cashiers furnished the
postal department. by that fru1. s. ~
After celebrating fer several weeks
over mass of documents submitted
by the postofice inspectors. the Feder-5
al grand jury in Washington city
Tuesday returned seven indicsSazaiasassts
in postal cases, involving six different
persons. All the indictments were
kept off the public record and both,
the officials Of the district attorneys
office and Of the poStofdce departments
refused to diyulge names or details of
she indictments until the parties in-s
dicated are arrested. The identity OF
the indicted individuals was thus LETT
matter Of conjecture, 1t is expect
ed that arrests will occur Wednesday,
morning, and that the postof1ce de-;
partment will have some announce
ment to make during the forenoon.:
The grand jury's action probably
marks the beginning Of the. end OF
the Investigation that has been IN
progress, since the middle Of last;
March. Voluminous evidence has
been laid before the grand jury as the,
result Of the inquiry, and while the
present report OF the jury disposes OF
most Of the cases, there yet remain
several to be passed upon. When the
latter are disposed Of, according to
Postmaster General Payne the ln-sz
vestigation, so far as the work at
Washington is concerned, will be az:
an end for all practical purposes.
Several of tie persons indicted Tues
day live outside Of Washington They
will be arrested as soon as bench War-S
rants can be served:
Two oGher importaat events occur
red Tuesday in the postal inquiry.
Leopol Stern the Baltimore contrac-
tor, who disappeared from Baltimore
before he could be arrested on an IN.
dictment returned July 81 last, was:
located at Toronto, and the long de-
layed surrender of George Beavers,
the former head of the salary and
allowance division, to the New York
authorities took place. The postal
officials have been searching for Stern
ever since he disappeared and have,
finally received word from the Cana
dian authorities that ne is in Toronto.
The question of extradition has been
taken up with the State department..
Tue case has features similar 20 the
Greene -Gaynor case. It was then
contended that conspiracy was not
extraditable, but the State depart
ment took the view that the acts
themselves involved alleged embezle-
ment and constitute, extraditable Of
fences. Stern was enacted for con-
spiracy to defend the Governments.
He wss charged with receiving full
price for satchels for letter-carriers,
including shoulder straps, despite the
supply to him Of these straps at
Government expense. In considera-
tion of the supply of these straps to
him, for which he was paid in full, he
is charged with paying large sums to
W. G. Long, Of that city, and A. W.
Machen, the deposed head Of the free
delivery service.