Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-09-18
ARE PUSHING
THE CHARGES
More Activity Displayed in tho
Postal Investigation.
PERSONS RECENTLY INDICTED
Names Of six Are Given to the Pub.
lilo - Beavers Il ArHa1Gned
in New York City
Gives Bond.

Washington, Sept. IL. - United
States District Attorney Beach Friday
announced that the six persons named
In the seven indictments returned by
the grand Jury last Tuesday are:
George w. Beavers, former chief OF
the division of salaries and allowances,
post Office department; August w.
Machen. former general superintendent
Of the free delivery system, post Office
department; James w. Erwin, former
post Office inspector, with headquarters
In San Francisco; George H. Hunting
ton and Isaac s. Mcclellan. both OF New
York city, owners Of the Columbia
Supply company. Of that city; and Eu-
gene D. Scheble, Of Toledo, O., a den
tist and interested in the firm Of May
bury q Ellis, Of Detroit, Mich. letter
box manufacturers. Beavers, Machen
and Erwin are named Jointly in one In
dictment for conspiracy to defraud the
United States. Another indictment 10
against Mcclellan. Huntington and
Maohen for conspiracy to defraud the
United States, and still another Is
against the same three for conspiracy
to commit bribery. both under section
$40 Revised Statutes. Schsble and
Machen are indicted Jointly for con-
spiracy against the United States and
again for conspiracy to commit bribery.
Another indictment is against Nc
Geihan and Huntington for bribery. and
the last is against Machen singly for 40
cepting brides under section 56O1 Re-
yised Statutes.
Beavers II Arratgnsd.
New York, Sept. 12.-George w.
Beavers, the former head Of the depart
ment of salaries and allowances in the
post Office department, was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock in the federal building Fri
day on bench warrant issued in Wash
ington, charging him with conspiracy
to defraud the government. Beavers
furnished bond of $4,000 for his ap-
pearancs on September 26. Beavers was
recently arraigned on the indictment
returned by the federal grand jury in
Brooklyn.
The complaint against Beavers made
in this district is based on the Washing
ton Indictment, and signed by Confucius
I. Wayland, post Office inspector. 1t 10
made on information and belief"
The Charges.
The complaint charges that, accord
ing to an indictment returned in Wash
ington, August w. Machen, general
superintendent of the free delivery sys-
TEN, in company with George w. Beav-
ers and James Werwin, did conspire to-
gether with divers other persons to de-
fraud the United States by giving to and
obtaining for the Postal Device and I'M
provement company Ia corporation or
ganized under the laws of California;
In a manner contrary to law and the
postal regulations, the exclusive oppor-
tunity for and business of furnishing to
the free delivery service certain articles
supplies and equipments free from all
competition, at unreasonable and ex'
orbitant prices far above the ordinary
cost of manufacture.
The complaint further charges tha
the articles so secured were 100 Of thu
indicated devices, and that Machen con
cealed from all other persons desiroul
Of furnishing such supplies an oppor
tunity to compete In the sale of tn,
| same, and that the exigency Of the serv
Ice did not demand the immediate deliy
cry of the supplies mentioned.
Machen further is charged with secur
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bills Of the Postal Device and Improve
ment company, though he knew then
to be exorbitant and unreasonable, ant
with misinforming and deceiving tn,
postmaster general and the first assist
ant postmaster general concernin,
these facts. 1t is charged that Beavers
Erwin and Machen divided between
themselves and others the excuses o
! moneys and the unlawful gain accruin,
to the Postal Device and improvement
company in consequence Of this con
spiracy.
The two post office inspectors VIII,
brought from Washington certihe,
copies of the Indictment against McGie
han and Huntington. obtained bencl
warrants for them. They were not abb
to find either Of the men, however, up t
late hour. At the Office of Mcclellan
| and Huntington It was said that bot
men were out Of the city and may no
| return for several days.
Men OF Oak