Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-09
The LAST BUNCH
Grand Jury Brings In Fifteen
More Indictments.
IN P0STOFFICE INVESTIGATION
James Tyner and His Assistant In.
cIuded-Charged With Conspiracy
More Charges Against Machen and
Beavers.

Washington, Oct G.-Fifteen new
Indictments were brought in by the
supreme court for the District of Co.
lumbia Monday as the final result OF
the investigation in the postoffice de-
partment. Several of these findings
were against persons who have al
ready been indicted.
The new indictments involve James
N. Tyner, the late assistant attorney
general for the postofiice department,
ami mis- assistant, Harrison J. Barrett;
James I. Metcalf. superintendent of
the money order system OF the post
office department.; Normal Metcaif
son of James T.; Harry c. Halenbeck,
president and general manager of the
Wynkoop. Hallenbeck & Crawford Co.
OF New York, the firm which for sew
eral years supplied the department
with it's money order blanks, and Will
lam ID. Doremus. who is connected
with house which has been supply
ing stamp-cancelling machine to the
department.
There were additional indictments
against August w. Machen, former SUI
perintendent OF free delivery; George
W. Beavers, former chief Of the salary
and allowance division; w Scott
Towers, who was In charge of a sub
station of the Washington city post
office, and State Senator George A.
Green Of New York In some cases
there were several indictments against
one person Concerning the indict-
ments against Tyner and Barrett the
following statement was made by the
postoffice department:
Three indictments charge Tyner and
Barrett with conspiracy and two addi-
tional indictments charge Barrett with
agreeing, while still in Office, 10 raise
fees for services rendered or TO be
rendered in cases pending by him as
an officer All the indictments are
founded upon the treatment by Tyner
and Barrett of the business Of the so
called bond investment companies.
For Barrett's Profit.
II is argued that it was the duty Of
Tyner and Barrett-assistant attorney
general and assistant attorney for the
postofice departmental investigate
the methods OF concerns charged with
improper use of the mails, and in case
Of guilt 10 report 70 the postmaster
general, but Tyner and Barrett con
spired TO give them unobstructed use
of the mails in order that Barrett
might profit thereby.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
the Metcalfs is that Of conspiracy 10
defraud the United States. The com
pany, Of which Hallenbeck is the head,
had contract with the United States
TO furnish the postal service with its
money order blanks. II is alleged that
conspiracy existed between Hallen-
beck and the Metcalfs, in that there
was an agreement between them that
there should be no inspection of the
forms supplied by the company: tha
by devices the company was enabled
to save large sums Of money at the
expense Of the government
The new charge against Machen is
that Of accepting bride in connection
with the delivery OF badges worn by
rural free delivery carriers which
were made by Charles j. Heller IF
Philadelphia.
There are two new indictments
against Beavers. one Of them charg.
ing him with accepting s25 each on a
number of book typewritng machines
sold TO the government by Scott Tow.
ers. and the other alleging misconduct
in the purchase Of stamp cancelling
machines from w y. Doremus. Tow
ers is also indicted in connection with
the transaction with Beavers on the
charge of agreeing TO pay Beavers s25
on each machine. Doremus is indicted
for defraudng the government in the
sale Of cancelling machines.