The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-10
Result So Far Of the Postal Scandal
Inquiry.

The list of persons arrested or indicted by
the Federal grand jury at Washington since it
began its investigation of the postal scandals
is as follows:
August w. Machen, Superintendent of the
Free Delivery Division, arrested and indicted
on charge of bribery.
George w. Beavers, former Superintendent
Of the Division of Salaries and Allowances,
arrested and indicted on a charge of conspir-
ing to defraud the Government.
Edmund H. briggs, Of Brooklyn, former
Representative in Congress, indicted on
charge of accepting money for urging con-
tract with the Government.
George E. Green, of Binghamton, N. I:
indicted on a charge of conspiracy to detraud
the Government.
Thomas w. McGregor clerk in the Free
Delivery Division, arrested and indicted on
charge of bribery.
c. Ellsworth Upton, clerk in the Free De-
livery Division. arrested and indicted on
charge of bribery.
Daniel A. Miller, Assistant Attorney for
the Postoffice Department, arrested on
charge of bribery.
Maurice Runkel of New York, mail bag
contractor, indicted for alleged conspiracy.
Joseph NJ. Johns, an Indiana lawyer, arrest
ed on charge of conspiracy with Daniel A.
Miller in bribery.
Diller i. Croft, a Washington business man,
arrested and indicted on charge of conspir-
acy with A. W. Machen in bribery.
George E. Lorenz, former postmaster at
Toledo, Ohio, indicted on a charge of con-
spiracy with A. w. Machen to defraud the
Government. .
Martha j. Lorenz, of Toledo, Ohio, wife of
George E. Lorenz, indicted on charge OF
conspiracy.
George S. Miller, of the Brandt Automatic
Cashier Company, indicted with abetting Z.
H. briggs.
william c. Long, of Washington, for al
legged bribery.
J. T. Cupper, Mayor Of Lock Haven, Pa,
for alleged bribery.
Leopold J. Stern, of Baltimore, for alleged
conspiracy to defraud the Government.
VIM. G. Crawford, of Washington, charged
with presenting false claims.
W Scott Towers, superintendent of
Sub-Postal Station c. Washington, charged
with procuring contracts for monetary con-
James N. Tyner, ex-Asssted Attorney
General for the Postofice Department, al
legged conspiracy.
James T. Metcalf, ex-Superintendent of
the Money Order Division, alleged conspiracy.
Harrison J. Barrett, lawyer of Washing
ton, alleged conspiracy
Harry y. tlalienDach, vi NC" Aolh, al
legged conspiracy.
Norman R. Metcalf, son of James T. Met
calf, alleged conspiracy.
w. D. Doremus, alleged conspiracy to de-
fraud.
Charles Hedges, Superintendent OF Wash,
ington City Delivery, alleged to have talslhed
per diem accounts.
SUSPENDED.
George A. c. Christiancy, Assistant Attor-
ney for the Postofice Department.
The Washington, D. c., correspondent OF
the Philadelphia, Pa, Ledger, says:
There is an aftermath of the postoffice in
vestioation which is dreaded as much IN the
| Department as anything that has gone before.
| This is the wedding out OF a considerable
number of persons, who have commttea
minor offenses and misdeameanors, Wnich
make it necessary to dismiss them from ONCE.
| These cases are not of sufficient importance
70 become newspaper material, and represent
what is supposed to be going on IN all tne
executiye departments more or less. One OF
| the offenses is the Justification of expense acc
| counts. and il is said that quite number OF
| officials have done this.
Two months ago Charles Hedges, super
| intendent of City Delivery Service, was as
missed for this, and at the time, IN q s1a.e
ment which he made to defend the prac,'ce
of uniting in items for expense when none
W. was incurred. he claimed that there were
twenty-five other men in the Department who
had done the same thing, and ne supposed
the practice was going on all the time I9...u,a
The twenty five have not been DISCOVERIES,
although 400 sharp clerks are employed n
auditing Postoffice Department accounts; =
IS said among employees Of tne hurai Tree
nei;yerv and lie City Free Delivery that there
,.ss ~ one time good deal of this falsfication
mss r - accounts among the field officials
nader A. W. Machen, but a severe inquiry
into The charge has not produced any light on
fhn matter.