Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-12-04
POINTS OUT THREE
Roosevelt Names Tyner, Machen
and Beavers Chief Conspirators.
Altogether "a Have Been Indicted
for Defrauding the Government
Bristoyvss Report Endorsed
by the President.

"Ooh1hStO1, INV. .OV.-1 nO report
of Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral BriStOw on the investigations in
to the post office department was made
public Monday, together with memo
randum of-the president relative there
to. Mr.. Brfstow presents at great
length the results of the investigations,
large part of which has already been
made public. After referring to the
causes which led to the investigation
Of the post Office department and the
appropriation by congress of SIS 900 to
carry on the work, President ROOse-
Welt says in his memorandum: "The
investigation made by Mr. Bristow
discloseS a condition of gross corrup-
ton in the Office of the first assistant
postmaster general for the post Office
department. In the case of the super
intendent of free delivery, Mach en-, the
evidence shows that his misconduct
began Immediately after his appoint
ment, in September, 1898. In the case
of the general superintendent of sal
aries and allowances, Beavers, it be-
gan soon after he was appointed to
that place. in 1897. In the case of AS
siStant Attorney General Tyner it has
gone on for number of years, but it
is impossible to say exactly when it
began. A melancholy feature of the
case is that, with one exception, all the
offenders have been for a number of
years in the government service
The president then gives a list of
the Il post Office employees who were
indicted and of 20 outsiders who were
connected with their misdoings. The
president then continues: "The three
chief offenders in the government serv-
ice were Tyner, eMachen and Beavers.
The friends of Tyner have advanced
the theory that in his case the chief
offender was really his nephew by
marriage, Barrett, who was his as
sistant in the Office for part of the
time, and that Tyner's offenses are due
to his failing bodily and mental pow
ers. The facts set forth in Mr.. Bris-
lows report do not tend to substan-
tate the validity of these excuses for
Tyner, while they show literally as
founding misconduct in Barrett. For
Machen and Beavers no excuse of any
kind has been alleged
Salisbury Tells of BoOdling.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec 1.-The
confession of ex-City Attorney Liant K
Salisbury, in regard to the notorious
water scandal in this city, was told
yesterday. for the first time in court
at the preliminary examination of
State Senator David Burns, and it has
created tremendous sensation ON &C
count of the number of prominent
persons it duplicates, in addition to the
IL officials and former officials who
were arrested on bribery charges ten
days ago. Six separate water con-
spiracy deals were on in Grand Rapids
at one time, according to Salsburys
sworn testimony, each gigantic in it's
size and all calling for the use of
Doodle fund.
More Scandal at ST. Louis.
ST. Louis, Dec. 1.-The grand jury
has summoned Andrew GazZolo, speaker
and number of 9th er members of the
house of delegates, for the purpose of
Investigating the methods involved in
the granting of franchises by the pres
ent house. Fifteen members of the
present house of delegates, it is al
legged, are members of a combine or
ganized to control the proceedings of
that body.