The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13


delivery service of the post Office de-
partment. charged with accepting
brides in connection with depart
ment contracts after being in session
ten minutes Friday morning, ad-
journed until the afternoon when a
true bill was returned.
The indictment against Mr..
Machen embraces nine counts and
consists of Is typewriter pages. 1t
follows closely the form of the war
rant upon which Mr.. Maehen was
originally arrested, reciting his con-
nection with the post Office depart
ment, his duties in connection with
the purchase of supplies, ETC., and
the fact of the sale of letter box
fasteners to the government by
Croft Brothers upon his advice and
Recommendation. The grand jurors
upon their oath find that on June 80,
1900, Mr.. Machen with intent to
have his decision and action as super.
intendent of free delivery in regard
to a purchase of Croft fasteners in
fluenced thereby, did ask of the Croft
Brothers a promise that they would
pay to him 40 per cent. of any sum
which might be received by them
thereafter from the United States
through the post Office department
in payment of such fasteners. the
purchase Of which might be procured
upon Mr.. Machen's advice. and did
receive the promise of the Croft
Brothers in accordance Herewith"
The indictment then recites that in
pursuance of this collusive under
standing Mr.. Machen received upon
the various dates specified in the
original warrants the sums stated at
that time, aggregating in all about
$4,000.
It is learned on the best authority
that the grand jury will continue its
investigations of the post Office scan.
dals next week, with particular ref
.erence to the case of the Grof
Brothers, the contractors who fur
nished the letter-box fasteners to the
government and who were arrested
at the same time Mr.. Machen was
taken into custody.
The indictment was returned
shortly after three o'clock. Machen
is charged with illegally receiving
s1s.ss7.79. Mr. Machen was in court
with his attorney and Immediately
gave bond, a number of prominent
citizens going his surety.
1t is expected by the post office de-
partment that the grand jury will re-
port on the cases of the Croft broth
ers. of this city, the contractors for
the letter box fasteners, early next
week
Washington, June Gas result of
the sweeping investigation of affairs
at the post Office department Thomas
w. McGregor. clerk in charge of the
supplies for the rural free delivery
service, and c. Ellsworth Upton. of Bal
timore, one of McGregor's assistants,
today were arrested on the charge of
conspiracy, with Charles +. Smith, Of
Baltimore, to defraud the government
in the purchase of the leather pouches
furnished the rural carriers through
out the country. Their cases make
seven arrests in all since the iDvesti-
cation began. Other arrests are ex-
pected later.
The complaint sets forth that Nc
Gregor and Upton agreed with Smith
to obtain for him orders for many
thousands of leather pouches such as
are used by rural letter carriers. The
price agreed upon was 90 cents per
pouch; the actual value was less than
so cents. Smith was to pay them the
difference between 90 and so cents per
pouch. 1t is stated at the department
that the actual number of pouches
which were purchased exceeded 10000.
for which the government paid 90
cents each. or $4,000 in all. Smith re-
ceived and retained of this for his
own use $4,000. The remaining $4,000
was paid to McGregor and Upton. The
government could have bought the en-
tire number of pouches from the man
ufacturers for $4,000.
baltimore, June columbus Ellis
worth Upton was locked up in the CEN
trail police station Friday night, and
is held for the United States author
tiles. He will be taken before United
States Commissioner Rogers to-day or
Monday. Bail was refused by the local
police officials. Three post Office in
spectors are in the city and the police
expect other arrests in connection with
the scandal in the post Office depart
ment in Washington.
Heavy Immigratfon.
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