The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-13
ARREST FOR POSTAL FRAUDS.
+. ID. SCHEBLE or TOLEDO HELD
IN $1,000 BAIL.

Mcclellan and Huntington Of This City
Not Yet Found by Marshal Henkel-POst
ONCE Inspectors StiI Al Work Tracing
WASHINGTON. Sept. l2.-The Postmaster
General received word to-day of the arrest
in Toledo, Of Eugene ID. Scheble, one OF the
persons against whom an indictment was
returned last Tuesday by the Grand Jury
in connection with the postal frauds. The
telegram said also that Scheble had given
bail in the sum Of $4,000 for hearing on
the 2lst inst.
The indictment was against Scheble and
A. W. Machen It alleges that Soheble
became interested with the firm Of May
bury Ellis OF Detroit, Mich, OF which
city Maybury is the Mayor, In certain con-
tracts with the United States for furnishing
letter boxes; that In pursuance of their
scheme to defraud the Government Machen
induced the Department to order large
quantities Of letter boxes for the rural
delivery service, quantities far in excess
OF what was needed or what could be used.
and that Machen, In his official capacity,
approved the bills for the same.
Maybury h Ellis paid Scheble TO the
extent Of his interest In the company.
and he in turn paid large sums to Machen,
aggregating, according to the indictment.
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Postmaster General Payne believes that
the postal investigation ia drawing to a
close and that next week there will be a
number of additional indictments returned
against persons connected with the postal
frauds.
He had a long conference to-day with
Charles j. Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad,
the special attorneys employed by the
President, and it was the general under
standing that in view of the new indict-
ments against Machen an effort should
be made to have his bond increased He
is now Out on bail Of 10000, and it IL pro-
posed to increase this to about $50 600 or
Sac, 900.
Mr.. Bonaparte and Mr.. Conrad reported
to Postmaster-General Payne that they
had completed their investigation and
review of the Tulloch charges and that
they had sent their report to the Depart
ment of Justice to be forwarded to the
President.
There are number Of cases to be taken
up next week by the Grand Jury, and Post
master-General Payne said he would not
he surprised if a dozen or more indictments
were returned. Among those who have
been under investigation are said TO be a
number of prominent men.
1t is report ed that some one of great po-
litiral and public importance is being in
vestigated, and against whom testimony
is said TO have been already given before
the Grand Jury.
1t was learned tonight that Machen
is now worrying over the accumulation Of
indictments against him. although he
insists that when he is brought to trial he
will be able to disprove the charges made
against him and entirely clear himself
of any criminal actions.
That the fight in he courts will be inter-
esting is shown by the fact that Machen
has approached Senator Clay of Georgia
to defend him Senator Clay has a reputa-
ton a criminal lawyer
Now that the Tulloch charges have been
disposed Of by Mr.. Bonaparte and Mr..
Conrad they will turn their attention to
preparing the cases against Machtn and
Beavers and some Of the persons Of lesser
IMPORTANCE.
They said to-day to Post master General
Payne that they would be ready for the
trials when they came of and would be
fully prepared to conduct the prosecution
on behalf of the Government,