Milford chronicle., 1903-10-09
MORE POSTAL
INDICTMENTS
James TyEcr and HI. Barratt Must
Face Charge Of Conspiracy.
THIRTY PERSONS NOW INDICTED


WASHINGTON. oct. 6.-Fifteen new
indictments were brought in by the
federal grand jury for the District oil
Columbia as the final result of the in
vestigation in the postoftice depart
ment. Several of these findings were
against persons who have already
been indicted. The new indictments
involve James n. Tyner, the late as
sistant attorney general and his es-
sistant. Harrison j. Barrett; James I.
Metcalf. superintendent of the money
order system; Norman Metcalf, son OF
James T.; Harry c. Halienbeck, Oh
the Wynkoop; Hallenbeck & Crawford
Co.. of New York, the firm which foI
several years supplied the department
with its money order blanks, and VIII
liam d. Doremus. who is connected
with n house which has been supply
ing a stamp cancelling machine to the
department. There were additional
indictments against August w. Ma
cben George W. Beavers, w. Scott
Towers and State Senator George A.
Green. of New York. In some cases
there were several indictments against
one person.
Three indictments charge Tyner
and Barrett with conspiracy and two
additional indictments charge Bar
rett with agreeing. while still II once
to receive fees for services rendered
or to be rendered in cases pending be
fore him as all officer All the indict'
ments are founded upon the treatment
bv Tyner and Barrett of the business
of the so-called bond investment com
panies. The principal charge is that
of misconduct in office, in obstructlng
and preventing the due and orderly
administration Of the law. 1t Is staIeo
that there were no less than 80 OF the
| so.called bond investment companies
1 10 which the opinion OF the depart
ment was sent. together with the cir
! cular intimating that Barretts ser
vices as attorney could be secure'
The charge against Hallenbeck and
/ the Metcalfs is that of conspiracy 10
defraud the United States. The com
nanv OF which Hallenbeck is the head
had contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with lts
monev-order blanks Norman Metcali
was employed as a clerk in the once
of the Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & CraW-
ford Company at a salary OF $5V d
week 1t is alleged there was an agree
ment between them that there should
be no inspection of the forms supplied
nv the company that on account OF tha'
agreement the forms were printed on
inferior paper; that only one side ol
them was autographed. while the con
tract called for the lithographing OF
both sides aud that by other devices
the company was enabled to save large
sums of money at the expense OF the
government. 1t is asserted by the post
Office authorities that the government
lost at least 900 in one year by TINS
Arrangement. It is also asserted tha
there was an agreement whereby th'
contracting company paid young Met
calf ! 1-16 cents for each book of forms
shipped, and it is stated that the ship
ments for one year reached as high al
100000 books.
Barrett and Tyner were admitted t
bail. The elder Metcalf entered bonC
of 100000 and a similar bond will b.
required for Norman Metcalf and Hal
lenbeck.
Postmaster General Payne expressed
great satisfaction at the conclusion o
the postofice department investiga
ton eliminating in these indictments
He said that all the evidence. secure'
in the investigation had now beel
placed before the grand jury and pssset
upon, and approximately 80 dideren
persons indicted as the result of tn
probing that has been in progress sine
last spring He said it had not beel
determined whether there had beel
any administrative reforms needing
legislation by congress, but that man,
reforms had been from time tc tim
suggested as the investigation pro
ceeded
AS a result OF several years I'll fee
ings, S. H. Terry. of Wilmington, N. C
shot and killed George T. Bland. hi
son-in-law. Terry was committed t
jail.
Instructions have been sent to Uni
ed States Minister Squiers at Havan
to exchange ratifcations of the Goa
ing station treaty between the Unite
States and Cuba.