The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-12
BEAvNRs SHOWS FIGHT.

BEAvERs SHOWS FIGHT.
 VIII Insist That Government Pro- duce It's Evidence.
 New York, Sept. 11.-George W. Beav- ers the former head of the Department of Salaries and Allowances in the Post office Department, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Hitchcock in the Federal Building today on bench warrant issued in Washington charging him with conspiracy to defraud the Gov ernment. Beavers furnished a bond of $5.0oo for his appearance on September S. Beavers was recently arraigned on the indictment returned by the Federal grand
 jury in Brooklyn.
 Neither Mir. Beavers nor his counsel
 would discuss the nature of the charges.
 but gave notice that they would on Sep tember 25. insist upon the Government producing it's complete evidence against
 the defendant. Assistant United States District Attorney Wise stated if such demand were made he would insist that the certified copy of the indictment re- turned against the defendant in another district was all the "evidence" the law
 required. The copy of the indictment,
 Mir. Wise said, was of itself all the evi-
 QeHCS In6 1OVUEutuGtIt NutChoO0 sO PAO-
 dtfce and if the defense counted on fore
 ing the Government to bring here all tho
 witnesses and subject them to cross ex-
 animation by the defense, practically try
 ing the case in New York. 1t would find
 itself mistaken.
 The complaint against Beavers made
 in this district, is based on the Wash
 ington indictment and signed by Con-
 fucius I. Wayiand. Postoface Inspector.
 It is made on Information and belief"
 The complaint charges that, according
 to an indictment returned In Washing
 ton. August W. Machen. general super
 intendent of the free delivery system, in
 company with George F. Barrows and
 James w. Erwin, did consptre together
 with divers other persons to defraud the
 United States by giivng to and obtaining for the postal device and Improvement company Ia corporation organized under the laws of California; in a manner con- trary to law and the postal regulations, the exclusive opportunity for, and busi- ness of, furnishing to the free delivery service certain articles, supplies and equipments free from all competition, at unreasonable and exhorbitant prices far above the ordinary cost of manufac- ture." The complaint further charges that the articles so secured were 100 of the indi- cated devices. and that Machen concealed them from all persons desirous of fur nishing such supplies an opportunity to compete in the sale of the same and that the exigency of the service did not de- mand she immediate delivery of the sup plies mentioned.
 Machen is further charged with secur- ing the approval and payment of all the bills of the Postal Device and Improve
 ment Company, though he knew them to be exorbitant and unreasonable and with misinforming and deceiving the Postmast- CT General and the First Assistant Post master General concerning the facts. It is charged that Beavers, Erwin and Machen divided between themselves and others the excesses of monies and the unlawful gain acruing from the postal devices and improvement in consequence of the conspiracy.
 The complaint also charges the throe men with being stockholders in the Pos | tai Device and Improvement Company al the time the devices were purchased.
 The indictment was returned against the three men mentioned at the April term, 1903, by the grand jury of the Suprerne Court of the District of Colum- bia. and the bench warrant issued for
 MT. Beavers September 8, 1903. The in- dictment charges that on August 1, 1901, one thousand of the devices which are att tached to letter boxes indicating the time of collection and delivery of mails were purchased, the check for the payment amounting to S4.S7O On September 1, 1901. another thousand were purchased, the in- dictment alleges, the check in payment amounting to &,16s, and a third thousand were purchased on September 1. 1902, the
 sum of 4,41S being paid. Another thou
 sand were bought February 1, 1902, for
 $4,190
 The two postofice inspectors who brought from Washington certified copies of the indictment against McGiehan and Huntington, obtained bench warrants for
 them today. They were not able to find
 either of the men, however. up to late hour this morning.
 At the ofice of Mcclellan and Hunting
 ton, 1t was said that both men were out
 of the city and may not return for
 several days.
 | Subpoenas were served today by Deputy | United States MaFvhals on the cashier of | the Fourteenth Street bank, the Mercan- | tile Bank at 1s7 Broadway and on MT. King, one of the officers of a trust com pany at 66 Broadway. The subpoenas require the presence of the cashiers in Washington Monday when they are to appear before the federal grand jury. It
 is expected that the testimony they are expected to give in this connection deals with checks paid by the government to various contractors of postal supplies, which passed through their institutions | or were deposited with them for cus- toners.