The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-04
Ghr ;MeralA anQ Melvs
MORE POSTOIIICE THIEVES.
Federal Grand Jury Returns Seven New
Indictments Another Sensation In tho
POStOfticc Investigation.


Office investigation developed another
sensation today, tho Federal grand
jury returning seven indictments, in
volving nine people for alleged con
spiracy and bribery in connection
with postal affairs. August W.
Mnchen, for many years the hoad 0!
the free delivery service, was named
jointly with others in four of tho in
dictments. The other parties were
William Gordon Crawford, who was
deputy auditor for tho postoilice do
partment from June II, 1893, to
September -, 1897, and is 4 member
Of one Of the exclusive clubs Of this
city; Leopold S. Stern, Of No. )
North Gay Street, Baltimore; George
f.. Lorenz, of Toledo, formerly q
prominent Government official, and
Martha }. Iorenz, his wife; John ~
Cnpp"r, mayor OF I.ockhavon, Pa;
William g. Long, an Ohio man, who
has spent much tim" in this city in
recent y"aiS, and nn intimnt" friend
o! Machen, Maurice Runk"l, OF New
York City; and Thos W. McGregor,
prot"ge OF Mnchnn, who was u
messenger AT the beginning Of Ma,
chrn's administration Of the FREQ de
livery service and IN recent years has
been IN chnrgo OF the supplies for the
rural free delivery service. Craw
ford voluntarily appeared in Court
soon after IT," indictments were re
turned, and furnished $4,000 bail,
aud McGr"gor likewise gave $4,000
bail. Long wns arrested at his home,
where Deputy Marshal Springmun
found him in bed. Ito was relenaod
on $lO,OO bond. II,s was the onlv
local cns" in which bench warrant
was issued, owing to the voluntary
action Of tine others indicted Machen
was not r"nrr"stod under the now in.
dl"tm"nt, m he gave bonds IN $40,
600, under his indictment several
weeks ago, and the authorities felt
this was sufficient to insure his aD
P"Hrnnc". Warrants have been ia
sued for the ont-oi-town parties in.
dlctcd and their arrest is expectod
within tn" next twenty. four hours.
The grand jury has not completed
tn" work land before it by the postal
investigators and other indictments
may he expected later on, possibly
within Il week or two. 1t is undor.
stood that two additional cnrYs
against one Of the parties indicted
today, former prominent bureau
official, ar" being inquired into by
tn" grand jury, and that the acts of
another former high official Of the
p'-s"tt.cS department, nlready under
'H1ictrH"nt by tn" Brooklyn grand
!n:y Frs being investigated.
Fn'7 { the indictments name
Aa"n-c .,lnt!y with others. Machen.
! 1H"~r Hnd Lpng are named Jointly
- .nA lnIc'fnrnt for violation OF the
2nn-p,rzcy -"ctI>n Of the Revised
3.a ua,@-. Tn" jnAictment sets ont
i"-, ra'"""n Jn!y |, 1897, and July
J. 1904, CHpP"r induced Maohen to
2''" h'm lCnpp"rJ, the contract for
.nrn,7hIng materials for and omplov
fN"hI III II" printing Of letter boxes,
CNppef paying Machen commits
40" Of ten cents Il box, Long act.
ihg h9 intermediary. Another in.
against Stern, LONG
'''' '''"H'i, bhscu on alleged
VIoIatIon Of the same stutnte
'harg"s that Stern entered into q
contract with thu Government 10 fur
llSh letter carriers satchels and lot.
or collectors satchols for the froe
ielIvery service, the satchels to bo
npplled in each case with a leather
honlder strap The cost of aacb of
hese straps to Stern in complving
With his contract would amount to
wenty five cents The inaictmept
harges that Mhchen, in his official
apacity, was to procure shoulder
traps at the expense of the United
'tates and deliver the samo TO Storn
, be used by the latter IN the Dor.
)rmance of his contract, in order
nat Stern might save twenty five
'nts on each satchel delivered to
!" United States. 1t further charges
at portion Of the saving to Stern
onld be retained by him and the =