The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-16
DUSTIN @ RASCALS.
Ind otments by the Score Being Found
Against Repu blican Officials.

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Ind otments by the Score Being Found
Against Repu blican Officials.
LARGE NUMBER OF NEW " CASES
And the Mon Already Indiot d Have
additional Charges Piled UP
> Against Them Tho Ae-
oused Give Bond.
Fifteen new indictments we're
brought in by the grand jury Of the
supreme court for the District OF Co.
lumbia last week as the hnal result oi
the Investigation in the postofiice de
Dartment. Several OF these findiupt
were against persons who already have
been indicted. - ~, u 81 4
The new indictments involve Jane,
N. Tyner, the late assistant attorne,
general for the postofiice department.
and his assistant, Harrison J. Barret
James T. Metcalf, superintendent o
the money order system OF the post
Office department.; Normal Metcalf
son OF James T.; Harry G. Hallenbeck
president and general manager, OF The
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck and Crawford
company Of New York, the firu
which for several years supplied the
department with Its money orde,
blanks, and William D. Doremus, who
is connected with house which has
been supplying stamp cancellipe
machine to the department.. There
were additional indictments against
August w. Machen, former superin.
tendent Of free delivery; George w.
Beavers, former chief of the salary
and allowance division; w. Scott
Towers, who was In charge of sub.
station OF the. Washington city post
office. and State Senator George A,
Green, of Neg York. In some cases
there were several indictments against
one person.
TYNER AND BARRET INDICTMENTS.
Concerning the indictments against
Tyner and Barrett, the following state
ment was made by the postoffice de-
partment:
Three indictments charge Tyner
and Barrett with conspiracy and two
additional indictments charge Barrett
with agreeing, while still in oflice, to
receive fees for services rendered or to
De rendered in case pending before
him as an officer. ALI the indictments
are founded upon the treatment by
Tyner and Barrett Of the business Of
the so-called bond Investment com
panieS.
The indictments cite specific cases
In which Barrett, while still in office,
sought or agreed to receive fees, or in
which, after, Barrett retired, Tyner
referred clients to him and approved
new contracts at his suggestion with
out even reading them over"
The principal charge against 'Tyner
Ind BaTrst is that Of misconduct in
1f1ceS in 0hStr ncting and preventing
5he due and orderly adm ministra ton or
5he law. z ~ = =.
CONSPIRACY. TO DEFRAUD.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
5he Metcalfs, Is that Of conspiracy to
lefraud the United States. The com
oany Of which Hallenbeck IL the head,
had contract with the United States
TO furnish the postal service with its
money order blanks.
Norman .Metcalf was employed as
clerk In the office of the Wynkoup,
& Crawford Co., ut a
salary of $50 u week. While it Is not
30 stated in the Indictment it Is
asserted by the postutfice authorities
that the government lost at least
100000 in one year through their
1t Is also asserted that
There was an agreement whereby The
0ntracting company paid young Met
calf l-6 cents for each book Of forms
shipped and it is stated that ship
pents for one year reached as high as
$1,000 books. The allegation is made
that the older Metcalf secured the
PAYMENT for Inferior work supplied by
The contractors.
PILING THEM UPON MACHEN.
The new charge against Macaen is
that of accepting a bribe In connec-
lion with the delivery OF badges
worn by rural free delivery carriers,
which were made by Charles j /.
Heller, Of Philadelphia. There are
two new indictments against Beavers,
one Of them charging him with ac-
cepting S25 each on number of book
bypewritting machines sold to the
government by Scott Towers, and the
other alleging misconduct In the
purchase OF stamp cancelling machines
from w. D. Doremus. Towers is also
indicted In connection with the trans
action with Beavers on the charge of
agreeing to pay Beavers S25 on each
Doremus Is indicted for de-
frauding the government in the sale
Of his cancelling machines.
After the indictments were brought
In Harrison j. Barrett came into court
by his attorney, A. s..
who appeared for both
Barrett and Tyner. Mr.. Worthington
said that his clients were prepared to
give bond, and after statement Of
The case By Assistant, District At
torney Taggart, bond was fixed for
Barrett In the sum OF $4,000, and for
Tyner in the sum or $4,000.
THEY GIVE BOND.
Mr.. Tyner was not in court, and it
was stated that he was too i'll to ap-
pear. His bond was therefore perfect
ed at his home in that city. The
elder Metcalf was also in court and
his bond was fixed at 10000. The
court stated thata similar bond would
be required Of Norman Metcalf and
1f Hallenheck. They wcrc represent