The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-24
INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
Federal Grand Jury Is Expected to r
turn True Bills. a-

Federal Grand Jury Is Expected to Re-
turn True Bills.
New York, June 24.-It is expected that
the federal grand jury In Brooklyn will
find a number Of indictments in connec-
ton with the investigation Of the sale to
the government of automatic cashiers by
the e. j. fraudulent company of Water
town, Wis Ex- Congressman Edmund H.
Briggs Of Brooklyn has admitted that he
had business dealings for this company
with the postoffice department. Rumors
in Brooklyn to-day had it that there was
q probability of a man whose name has
been prominently mentioned in connection
with this investigation turning states
evidence
George F. Miller, agent Of the Brandt
Dent company in New York, was the last
witness before the grand jury. Mr.. Miller
Is business associate Of Abner Mckinley
He was submitted to severe examination
The evidence submitted, 1t Is under
stood, shows that the government pur-
chased from the fraudulent company 600
cashiers" Mr.. Briggs has said that he
got $12,500 from the company for arrang-
ing for the sale Of $50 machines.
j, Madden Enters Denial.
Detroit, Mich, June 24.-Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Edgar c. Madden,
has sent the following letter to Postmaster
General Payne:
Zion. Henry c. Payne, Postmaster Cen
eral. Washington, d. C.-This mornings
Free Press Of this city tells it's readers
In an article with scare head lines that
Third Assistant Postmaster General Mad
den is to be investigated. It alleges that
drew specifications Of a contract for sup
plying the department with carbon paper
and that they were so framed as to allow
of no competition. The article makes
Mr.. Wynne say, that he merely approved
as routine matter. It gives the impress
sion that the contract is one over which
the third assistant has control and there
is a broad inference that you consider the
transaction corrupt. The whole transac-
ton, in SO far as it involves me, Is abso-
lutely false. I had absolutely nothing to
do with details of the contract; drew no
specifications; I did not initiate; I did
not sgn--in fact, never saw the contract
If there is one If the statements printed
were given the Free Press correspondent
from the office of the first or the fourth
assistant postmaster general they mfsrep-
resent the facts. and the publication
thereof, especially in my home city, Is
calculated to put. me in bad light be-
fore the people with whom have lived
for upwards of forty years and where
have earned what reputation / have. It Is
malicious, cruel and without the slightest
Justification. I know you too well to be-
lieve that you will sanction this attempt
to involve and beSmirch me unjustly, and
j beg you not only as man to man, but as
a consideration due my office, at once to
Institute an investigation and do what you
can to ascertain whether these absurdly
false and damaging statements were ac-
tually given out at the department and
by whom and whether they are purely the
inventions Of the writer. I ask that the
publication of the facts be made early.
---E. c. Madden.
s'Third Assistant Postmaster General"