The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-10-08
INDICTMENTS GALORE
Is 6lst of Postoffiee Scandal Drag.Net
Hauled by District Grand Jury
at Washington.

A Washington special says: Fifteen
new indictments were brought In BY
the grand jury Of the supreme court
for the District of Columbia Monday an.
the final result of the investigation IN
the postofice department. Several os
these findings were against persons
who already have peen indicted. The
new indictments involve James NJ;
Tyner, the late assistant attorney gens
eral for the postofice department. and
his assistant, Harrison J. Barretta
James T. Metcalf, superinte tendent or
the money order system OF the posi-
office department; Norman Metcall
his son; Harry dallenbeck, presidenq
and general manaker of the Wynkoope
Hallenbeck & Crawford Company, os
New York, the firm which for several
years supplied the department with ~
money order blanks, and William d
Doremus, who is connected 9 with q:
house which has been supplying y
stamp cancelling machine to the de}
partment. So:
There were additional indictmeut4
against AugustaW. Machen, former sll5;
perintendent; Of free delivery; Georgas
W.. Beavers, former chief Of tie salary
and allowance division; w. Scott Tow
ers who was in charge Of q sub-statto1
Of the washington city postcfhce snd
State Senator George a.. Green -
New York. In some cases there MeFe
several indictments against ens pef
son. :sa ~ s - s.: = y ~:
. Concerning the Indictment agalns4
Tyner and Barrett, the following ststes'
mn,ent was made by. the. posto facs des
partment: ~ 4 ~ ..ssss::I;s;
Three indictments charge TMeA
and Barrett with conspiracy end Two.
additional indictments cnarge Bafrett
with agreeing, while stin IN Office ~
receive fees for services rendered. oss
to be rendered, in cass pending befora
him as an officer. & Z
indictments cite specific cases
In which Barrett, while still IN once
sought or agreed to recslye fees, q ~ in
which. after Barrett retired, TyneE ri
ferred clients to him and approved
new contracts at his snggestions Wits
out even reading them oyer.s ~ "a
The charge against Hallenb & alid
the Metcalfs isathat of conspiIacy to
,,defraud the United States. s
The new, charge against Machen is
that of accepting bribe In connecs
tion. with the delivery OF badges worn
by rural free delivery carriers. - -
There are two new indictments
against Beavers, one Of them charsipS
him with accepting $25 each on q nuns g
ber OF book typewriting machines SOLD
to the government by Scott Towers
and the other alleging misconduct tn
the purchase of stamp cancelling ma
chimes from w. b. Doremns. Towers
is also indicted In connection WIN
the transactions with Beavers on tho
charge of agreeing to pay Beavers $zbl
on each machine. Doremus is indicted
for defrauding the government an the
sale of his caneelling machines.
After the indictments were brought
in Harrison ]. Barrett came into court
accompanied by his attorney, whos an
peared for Both Barrett and sTyners
After q statement Of the case by As
sistant District Attorney Taggart1
bond was fixed for Barrett in the sum
Of $1o, 600 and for TYner in the sum oe
$1,000. The elder Metcalf was also ~
court and his bond was fixed as SO,
600. The court stated that q simtlaE
condition would be required OF More
man Metcalf and Of Hallenbeck.