The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-06
ALL THE POSTOFFICE
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use of the mails would not be inter-
rupted.
1T is charged that this opinion was
printed at government expense and
sent to every known company with a
circular letter to each stating that the
business of that company was IL
legal; that at about the same time,
December, 1900, Barrett sent to each
company an announcement that he
had resigned his position and en-
tered into a partnership for the prac-
tice of law at Baltimore and Wash
ington. The purpose of the conspiracy
is alleged to be the sending of business
TO BarrettS firm-especially as the
opinion gave no instructions as to the
proper way of making over the con-
tracts, but showed that Barrett knew
how it was to be done. In pursuance
of this conspiracy it is alleged that
Tyner and Barrett refused to consider
or approve new contracts submitted
prior to the time Barrett retired, ex-
cept for the one or two concerns that
had already retained his services.
The indictments cite specific cases
in which Barrett, while still in Office.
sought to agree to receive fees, or In
which, after Barrett retired, Tyner re-
TO Min ana approved new
contracts at his suggestion without even
reading them over"
The principal charge against Tyner
and Barrett is that of misconduct in
office, in obStructing and preventing
the due and orderly administration of
the law. 1t is stated that there were
no less than eighty of the so called
bond investment companies to which
the opinion of the department was sent
kt.~a, l.
that Barrett's services as attorney
could be secured
Charges Against Others.
The charge against HalIenback and
the Metcalfs is that of conspiracy to
defraud the United States. The COM
pany of which Hallenback is the head
had contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with it's
money order blanks. Norman Metcalf
was employed as a clerk in the office
of the Wyncoop, Hallenback & Craw-
ford company at a salary of $50 a
week. 1t is alleged that a conspiracy
existed between HaIlenback and the
Metcalfs in that there was an agree
ment between them that there should
be no inspection of the forms supplied
by the company; that on account of
this agreement the forms were printed
on inferior paper; that only one side
of them was Autographed, while the
contract called for the Hthographing
of both sides, and that by other devices
the company was enabled to save large
sums of money at the expense of the
government.
While 1t Is not so stated in the in
dictment, it is asserted by the post
Office authorities that the government
lost at least $4,000 in one year by
this arrangement. It is also asserted
that there was an agreement whereby
the contracting company paid young
MetcaR 1 1-6 for each book Of forms
shipped, and it is stated that the ship
ments for one year reached as high as
100000 books. The allegation is made
that the elder Metcaf secured the pay
ment for the inferior work supplied by
the contractors.
New One on Machen.
The new charge against Machen is
that of accepting bride in connection
with the delivery of badges worn by
rural delivery carriers which were
made by Charles ]. Heller, of Phiia-
delphia.
There are two new indictments
against Beavers, one of them charging
him with accepting $25 each on book
typewriting machines sold to the gov
eminent by Scott Towers and others,
alleging misconduct in the purchase
of f>anD canceling machines from W.