The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-06

eriy assistant attorney in tho Departments
and nephew OF Gen. Tyner, was prepared.
upon receipt OF a satisfactory retainer and
contingent fee, to 80 manipulate any bond
investment scheme that It would pass
muster as lawful enterprise and receive
the approval OF the Assistant Attornev-
General Of the Post Office Department,
It Is also known that Barrett made many
thousands Of dollars acting as counsel be-
fore the Department for such concerns A
portion OF the money Is alleged to have been
paid to Tyner.
The indictments against Former Super
intendent Metcalf Of the money order d.
vision, Norman Metcalf, his son, and Harry
Hallenbeck, president Of the Wynkoop.
Hallenbeck, Crawford Company Of New
York. are based on the following facts:
The three men entered into a collusive
agreement that there should be no inspeo-
ton Of the books or paper furnished the
Post Office Department by the Hallenbeck
firm, and that the company in executing
its contract should use paper inferior to
that required, and which cost four cents a
pound less, and should print the face Of the
money order blanks by photographic process
and the backs by the typographical process,
but charge the Government for tho full
photographic work. Through the aid Of
Metcalf the company was to receive nav.
ment without the knowledge of the POST
master-General and was TO pay Metcalf
one and one-sixth cents out Of each four
and a half cents excess received by the
concern.
Several cases are mentioned in which the
company shipped smaller books than those
required by the specifications and thus
acquired additional profits. In one year
soo'oOO books were shipped. from which the
company made about $4,000 over the reg
ular contract price, A portion of this ex-
cess profit was also paid to young Metcalf
~ ntp for
shipped.
hallenbeck is also indicted on the charge
OF presenting false claims against the United
States in charging the Government for full
iihographio work on the money order
blanks which were actually printed partly
oy me Typographical or cheaper process.
The additional indictment against former
superintendent Beavers charges him with
having entered into corrupt and unlawful
agreement by which he received S25 out OF
every 5000 received for machines purchased
by the Government from the Elliott and
Hatch Book Typewriter company. w.
Scott Towers. former superintendent OF
IL indicted on the charge OF paying overtLs
bride to Beavers.
The additional indictment against former
Superintendent Machen Of the free de-
livery division of the Post Office De-
partment charges him with having &C
cepted bribes in the purchase OF badges
for rural free delivery carriers uniforms
from Charles j. Heller Of Philadelphia.
Heller was not indicted.
The last Of the indictments against State
Senator Green, Former Superint endent
Beavers and William D. Doremus were not
made public to-day, 1t is known, however,
that Beavers is indicted for accepting brides
IN connection with the introduction of the
Doremus canceling machine in the postal
service, and Green and Doremus for having
paid the money TO Beavers and entered into
collusive agreement to defraud the United
States
The indictments returned this afternoon
mark the close of the active work in the
Postal Service scandals, and make total
OF thirty indicted men now awaiting trial
by Federal courts for bribery. conspiracy
and fraud. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow from now on will devote
himself almost entirely to the preparation
of his voluminous report covering the
history Of the Postal Service scandals, and
recommending such reforms as will prevent
their recurrence in the future. This re-
port will be completed about Oct. 20, but,
1t is understood, will not be made public
until some time in the winter. 1t will con-
sist of about 375 printed pages and will
contain not less than 10000 words. A
large part of it will be devoted to the
work which led up to to-day's indict-
ments Postmaster General Payne said
this afternoon:
For the first time in many months l
am able to feel a relaxation Of the strain.
The action of the Grand Jury to-day prac-
tically completes the investigation, and
will enable Mr. Bristow to devote his time
from now until Oct. 20 to the preparation
Of his report to the President. am very
much pleased with the work that has been
done, and am sure that there can now be
no criticism Of the Department officers on
the score of lack Of 'earnestness' in prosecute
ing the inquiry. Thirty men stand in
dicted, the Department has been swept
from attic to cellar. many reforms have
been instituted and others will be put into
effect as soon as practicable. But am
mighty glad that it's over, just the same