Evening journal., 1903-10-06
MORE POSTAL MEN
ARE INDICTED
Fifteen True Bills Are Found
by the Federal Grand
Jury
Jury
INVESTIGATION is NOW ENDED

washington, Oct O.-F1fteen hoN
Indictments were brought in by the
federal grand jury for the District OF
Columbia as the final result of the in
vestigation in the postofice depart
ment. Several of these findings were
against persons who have already
been indicted. The new indictments
involve James N. Tyner, the late as
sistant attorney general, and his as
sistant, Harrison J. Barrett; James T.
Metcalf, superintendent of the money
order system; Norman Motcalf. son Of
James T.; Harry c. Hallenbeck, of
the Wynkoop; Hallenbeck & Crawford
Co., of New York, the firm which for
several years supplied the department
with its money order blanks, and Will
liam d. Doremus, who is connected
with a house which has been supply
ing stamp cancelling machine to the
department. There were additional
indictments against August w. Ma
chen, George w. Beavers, w. Scott
Towers and State Senator George A.
Green, of New York. In some cases
there were several indictments against
one person.
Three indictments charge Tyner
and Barrett with conspiracy, and two
additional indictments charge Bar
rett with agreeing, while still in office,
ito receive fees for services rendered
or to be rendered in cases pending be-
fore him as an officer. All the indict-
ments are founded upon the treatment
by Tyner and Barrett of the business
of the so-called bond investment COM
panies. The principal charge is that
of misconduct in Office, in obstructing
and preventing the due and orderly
administration of the law. It Is stated
that there were no less than so OF the
so.called bond investment companies
TO which the opinion of the depart
ment was sent, together with the cir
cular intimating that Barretts ser
vices as attorney could be secured.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
the Metcalfs is that of conspiracy TO
defraud the United States. The com
pany of which Hallenbeck is the head
had a contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with its
money-order blanks. Norman Metcalt
was employed as a clerk in the office
of the Wynkoop. HaIenbeck & Craw-
ford Company at a salary OF $50 a
week. It is alleged there was an agree
ment between them that there should
be no inspection of the forms supplied
by the company that on account of that
agreement the forms were printed on
inferior paper; that only one side OF
them was autographed, while the con.
tract called for the lithographing Of
both sides. and that by other devicei
the company was enabled to save larg'
sums Of money at the expense OF th'
government. 1t is asserted by the post
office authorities that the government
lost at least $50, 900 in one year by thii
arrangement. II is also asserted tha
there was an agreement whereby th'
contracting company paid young Met
calf Lie cents for each book of forms
shipped, and it is stated that the ship
ments for one year reached as high a
100000 books.
The new charge against Machen 4
that of accepting a bribe in connection
with the delivery OF badges worn b.
rural free delivery carriers, which wer
made by Charles J. Heller, of Philadel
phia.
There are two new indictment
against Beavers. one of them charging
him with accepting s25 each on nun
Der of book typewriting machines sol
to the government by Scott Towers
and the other alleging misconduct il
the purchase of stamp cancelling ma
chimes from W. d. Doremus.
Barrett and Tyner were admitted Z
bail. The elder Metcalf entered bon
of $4,000, and a similar bond will b
required for Norman Metcalf and Hal
lenbeck
Postmaster General Payne expresse
great satisfaction at the conclusion @
the postofice department investiga
ton eliminating in these Indictment
He said that all the evidence secure
IN the investigation had now bee
:. placed before the grand jury and passe
upon, and approximately 30 ditferer
persons indicted as the result of Oh
probing that has len in progress sine
last spring. He said it had not bee
determined whether there had bee
any administrative reforms needin
legislation by congress. but that man
reforms had been from time to tim
suggested as the investigation prC