The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-07
JAMES N. IYNfR is INVOLVED
HE AND HIS ASSISTANT CHARGED
WITH MISCONDUCT IN
OFFICE.

Washington. Oct Z. = Fifteen new
indictments were brought in by the
supreme court for the District OF
Columbia yesterday as the final result
Of the investigation in the postottice
department Several OF these find
ings were against persons who have
already been indicted The new in.
dictments involve James N. TyneT,
the late assistant attorney general for
the postof1ice department. and his as
sistant Harrison j. Barrett James l..
Metcalf superintendent of the money
order system of the postoffice de-
partment; Norman Metcalf, son OF
James T.. Harry c. Hallenback, pres,
zident and general mana ser OF the
Wynkoop, Hallenback & Crawford
Company of New York, the firm which
for several years supplied the de-
partment with its money order
blanks, and William D. Doremus, who
is connected with house which has
been supplying stamp caneelling
machine to the department. There
were additional indictments
Against August w. Machen,
former superintendent of free deliv-
cry; George w Beavers, formerly
chief of the salary and allowance di-
vision; w. Scott Towers, who was in
charge of a substation of the Wash
ington city postoftice, and State Sem
ator George "A Green OF New York,
In some cases there were several in
dictments against one person Con-
corning the one indictment against
Tyner and Barrett, the following
statement was made by the postoftice
department. s-a..s.
Three Indictments charge Tyncr
and Barrett with conspiracy and two
additional indictments charge Barrett
with agreeing. while still in office. to
receive fees for services rendered or
to be rendered in cases pending be
fore him as officer All the indlct.
ments are founded upon the treat,
ment by Tyner and Barrett of the
business OF the so-called bond invest
ment companies
Misconduct in Office.
Tire principal charge against
iTyner and Barrett is that of miscon-
!duct in Office. in obstructing and pre-
venting the due orderly ad,ninistra.
tion of the law II is stated that the re
were no less than eighty OF the SO
called bond investment companies to
which the opinion of the the depart,
ment was sent together with the cir
Icular intimating that Barretts ser
vices as attorney could be secured
The charge against Hallenback and
the Metcalfs is that Of conspiracy tc
Idefraud the United States in connec
,tion with a contract to furnish the
postal service with its money order
blanks. While 1t is not SO stated in
the Indictment it is asserted by the
postoffice authorities that the govern
ment lost at least $4,000 in one yeal
by this arrangement The new
charge against Machen is that OF
Accepting Bride
in connection with the lelivery Of
badges worn by rural free delivery
carriers which were made by Charles
j, Heller of Philadelphia.
There are two new indictments
against Beavers. one OF them charging
him with accepting $25 each on E
number of book typewriting machines
sold to the government by Scott Tow
ers and others alleging misconduct II
the purchase Of stamp-canceling ma
chimes from w. D. Doremus. Towers
is also indicted in connection with
the transaction with Beavers on the
charge of agreeing to pay Beave- ) 81
on each machine. Doremus is indict
ed for defrauding the government liz
the sale of his cancelling machines.
The present understanding is that
this series of indictments is the last
to secure, and the postoffice authori
ties generally consider that the de
partmental investigation is at an end
Payne Is Pleased.
Postmaster General. Payne yester
day expressed great satisfaction al
the conclusion of the postoffice de
partment investigation eliminating ir
yesterdays indictments. He SAID
that he expected to have the report o.
Mr. Bristow in his hands within ter
days. MIR. Payne said that all the
evidence secured in the investigation
had now been placed before the grand
jury and passed upon, and approx
imately thirty different persons indict
ed as the result of the probing tina
has heep in proeress since last spring