Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-05
INDICTMENTS
Believed That True Bills Have
Been Found Against Six.
NEWNAMES MENTIONED
IT IS SAID THAT TYNER AND
BARRETT ARE INCLUDED.
Investigation Is Looked Upon as Closed
Beavers Hearing Postponed
in New York.

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in New York.
Although the grand jury Of the District
of Columbia had not reported to the court
up to 3:15 o'clock this afternoon. 1t Is I'M
derstood from reliable authority that true
bills of indictment have been found against
at least six persons as the result OF the
Post Office Department Investigation.
The plan was to have the grand jury re-
Justice Prtchard. presiding In criminal
Court No. 1. was on hand at that hour 10
receive the indictments, but the program
was not carried out.
The grand jurors, after recess, resumed
their session shortly before 2 O'Clock ana
began the consideration OF another pos:
office case At that hour the writing OF
the rough draft of one OF the long lnolct-
ments had not been completed.
Mr.. Morgan H. Beach, United states at,
torney for the District Of Columbia, salo
in answer to a query that no statement
explanatory Of the indictments 10 De re-
ported late today would be issued from
his Office.
One of the persons said to have been
indicted is former Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral James N. Tyner, who was removed
from Office In April. Another Is Harrison
J. Barrett, who was for several years as
s;stant attorney and at times acting as
sistant attorney general.
Late this afternoon 1t was UNDERSTOOD
from a reliable source that among the IN
dictments expected to be returned Dy the
grand jury are some against of1c1als ana
others connected with the contract for sup
piles in the money order department or the
Post Office Department, and still another
against local business man who has 1ur-
nshed a large amount OF supplies 10 Lho
Post Office Department.
Investigation Practically Closed.
The investigation Of scandals in the Post
Office Department is practically closed.
The interest Of the public at large will now
be centered In the trials Of the officials In.
dicted as the result of the investigation.
1t is generally understood that the f1rst OF
the officials indicted will be August w.
Machen. deposed superintendent OF the Oh
vision of free delivery.
Perhaps the happiest man at the POST
Office Department today was Chief IN
spector Cochran, who had directed the
force Of subordinates that has been work
ing continuously for more than six months;
"Of course. there will be few odds and
ends to look after" he said. as he breathed
a sigh of relief but the great bulk of the
work of the investigation Is at an end
when the District grand jury shall COM
plete its labors today"
Postmaster General Payne was equally
happy in the thought that the long and Ia
borious investigation was over. Fourtn
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. who
cation, the man to whom authority was
given by President Roosevelt to push 1t
with vigor, without regard to who might
be affected by the results, could not exult
with other officials of the department for
1T will be at least ten days before he will
have completed the long-looked-for report,
which is to go to the President, and which
will 1t is expected, be given to the public
soon after.
First Assistant Postmaster General
wynne. who was acting postmaster general
when the investigation was 1nau8urateo IN
the closing days Of March. and who was
persistent in maintaining that an investiga-
ton was necessary in his bureau. Is absent
from the city but he will be equally Jubi-
liant to know that the results of the inveSti-
CATION bore out the truth of his declara-
tons.
bring offenders against the government to
Justice Is Assistant Attorney General Robb.
The First linking Wrong.
The first mixing that the public had of
anything wrong In the Post Office Depart
ment was March Is. when Thomas c. Camp
bell, an attorney Of Cincinnati filed a COM
plant against Harrison ]. Barrett, former
ly assistant to Assistant Attorney General
Tyner. and nephew of Mrs. Tyner.
This complaint was based on an opinion
rendered by Barrett In the case OF Ryan
& Co., a turf investment concern.
The public paid little attention to this.
but when George w. Beavers. superinten-
dent of the division of salaries and allow
ances, resigned voluntarily about ten days
later much speculation was INDUCED in.
Beavers gave as the reason for his resign
ing that he had accepted position with
a New York firm which would pay him
$500 a year and expenses, or about twice
what he was receiving for his services in
the Post Office Department. So far as
known, Beavers has never qualified for the
position with the New York firm.
Almost simultaneously with Beavers
resignation official announcement was made
that an investigation had been ordered of
affairs in the bureau of the first assistant
postmaster general. Postmaster General
Payne was at the time enjoying vacation
trip in Caribbean waters
The day after Postmaster General Payne
returned-it was April 14he made public
a statement to the effect that reports had
reached him during January and February
regarding certain conditions IN the Post Of
fee Department Of such nature that he
deemed it for the public interest to order an
investigation.
Investigation Ordered.
In this statement Mr.. Payne said he had
ordered Mr. Bristow before the former de-
parted on his southern trip to take the
proper steps to institute the necessary In
quiry. His action, he SAID was fully ap-
proved by President Roosevelt
At first 1t was thought that the investiga-
ton would be completed by June l. When
this date arrived First Assistant Bristow
found that the ramihcations Of the inves-
tigation were so extensive and varied that
1t would take at least another month to
complete 1t.
Every available inspector was detailed on
the investigation, and yet the work seemed
to grow. 1t was not until four weeks ago
that things were in such condition that
Mr. Bristow felt warranted In beginning his
report.
The indictment and removal from office OF
certain officials Of the department are IA
miliar to the readers Of The Evening Star.
Beavers Case in New York.
NEW YORK. October 5.-Judge Holt in
the United States district court, today
granted an order restraining further hear
ings in the action for removal brought
against George w. Beavers, the indicted
postal official. The examination which had
been set for today, was adjourned to Oc-
tober Is.
Judge Holt today also signed orders re-
quiring United States District Attorney
Youngs Of Brooklyn, his stenographer Miss
Amy Wren. and Post Office Inspector Frank
E. Little. to appear before him October .
and show cause why they should not be
punished for contempt of court in disobey-
Ing the subpoenas served upon them. and
issued by United States Commissioner
Hitchcock. requiring their attendance as
witnesses on September Is. at the examina-
tion of George w Beavers.