New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-21
END OF ?. 0. INQUIRY.
OCTOBER ) THE DATE SET.
Several More Indictments Hoped
For.
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Washington, Sept 2O.-For the first time a
| definite statement from an authoritative source
has been made as 10 the conclusion Of the post
Office investigation. October B the day on which
the term Of the present District Of Columbia
grand jury Will expire. is the date set for the
/ practical end Of the investigation. and the re-
port which Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow is now preparing will close with
the progress made up to that time. Mr.. Bris-
tow's report viii be completed as soon there
after as possible. and will be Immediately placed
III the hands of the Postmaster General for
transmission to the President
In connection with this statement however
attention is called To the possibility Of a re-
ourrencc Of the necessity Of investigating GER
tain phases Of the postal service as 2 result OF
testimony brought out at the trials OF the pend
ing prosecutions Of the discussion OF testi-
rnony already in hand by the counsel TO which
the cases will be intrusted. It may be said
though. that every criminal case on which the
postofhce Investigators believe they have legal
evidence is now in the hands of the District
Attorney. and has been submitted. more or less
completely. 10 the grand jury In some in
stances II is hoped to discover corroboratve evil
dence before the jury adjourns and the prep
( aration Of some indictments may be delayed
with that expectation.
Another possible cause of sporadic occurrences
Of the investigation is the inspection Of the var-
Gus money order offices throughout the country.
Under existing regulations an attempt is made
to inspect every money order Office annually.
The necessity Of concentrating a large part Of
the Inspecting force on the departmental inves-
tigation has rendered the regular inspections
impossible for some time. and it is likely that
before the inspection Of all the money order
Offices is concluded further evidence of NAL
feasance Of officials already or to be indicted
will be discovered.
AS result Of the evidence already presented
to the jury several more indictments are hoped
for within the next two weeks Two Of these
have already been predicted in these dispatches.
Two If they materialize. will be against men
OF whose apparent dishonesty the public is as
yet unaware. Of the others little may be said
for the reason that the evidence thus far gath
cred IS by no means conclusive. and II is there
jury. "a "
4 rough estimate Of the sum Of which the
government has been defrauded by the mach
nations Of Beavers. Machen ct al is S5nOO 600
Inc Inaladmlnistration OF the legal division OF
the POStoff1ce Department did not result in di-
rect loss 10 the government. the losers having
peen the credUIous members Of the public who
peLInltted themselves TO be defrauded by nu-
lferous get-rich-qUiCk concerns which were al
lo"ed the use Of the mails through violations
VI tHe law. such instances were numerous and
u NV LHuth Jhe pubic was mulcted can never
Oe ascer tanned. Since the beginning of the pres
ent legal regime. several hundred concerns CON
uGCung fraudulent business. but complying
WIN former decisions of the legal division have
ueeii ptlHllted 10 retire from business without
the issue Of q public fraud order and as = -
SUIT vast sums have been saved to the public
ne special report Of Charles J. Bonapart-. and
Holmes Conrad on the "TullOch charges - NOD
az me request Of the President is now in his
hands az oyster Bay. and those persons who ex-
pei that tnelr records Will he purged from the
reHectons cast ON them by the TulIoCb charges
ana BristoW confirmation Of them are anxious
y looking for their publication II such is
ua1F. .s VII nave 10 be at the request OF the
President. who may give out the rerort at
Oyster Bay.