The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-08-04
THREE MEN GIVE BOND
Among Those Charged With Malfeas-
orce is William Gordon Crawford,
a Member of One of the Most
Exclusive Clubs in
Washington.
(Bv the Associated Press.)

4.-LtaElblls O"iJ ~ ~ -
,.-#gallon developed another sensation
+.a.v the Federal grand jury returning
seven indictments, involving nine people
t,r alleged conspiracy and bribery in con
r..t.on with postal affairs. Angus W.
p.anen. for many years the head of tie
.,.s delivery service, was named jointly
with others in four of the indictments.
Ta. other parties were William Gordon
Crawford. who was deputy auditor for
the To~tofice Department from June u,
r>.s To September 10, 1897, and is a mem
her of one of the exclusive clubs of this
r.ry: Leopold J. Stern of No. . North Gay
Street. Baltimore; George E. Lorenz, of
Toledo, formerly a prominent government
official. and Martha j. Lorenz, his wife:
John r.. Cupper, mayor of Lock Haven,
Fa: William c. Long, ar Ohio man, who
has spent much time in this city in recent
wears. and an intimate friend of Machen;
Maurice Runkel, of New York city, and
Thomas w. McGregor, a protege Of
Naghen. who was a messenger at the be-
ginning of Machen's administration of the
Ice delivery service, and IN recent years
has been in charge of the supplies for
the rural free delivery service.
crawford voluntarily appeared IN court
soon after the indictments were returned
and furnished SIC, 600 bail, and McGregot,
likewise gave s., 200 bail. Long was ar
rested at his home, where Deputy Mar
shall Springman found him in bed. He was
released on sic, 600 bonds. His was the
only local case in which a bench warrant
was issued, owing to the voluntary ac-
ton of the others indicted.
Machen was not rearrested under the
new Indictment as he gave bonds in 500
coo under his Indictment several weeks
ago. and the authorities felt this was
sufficient to ensure his appearances.
Warrants nave been issued for the out
Of town parties indicted and their arrest
Is expected within the next twenty-fOur
hours.
The grand jury has not completed the
work laid before it by the postal investi-
gators and other indictments may be eX-
pected later on, possibly within a week
ur two. 1t is understood that two addi-
rional cases against one of the parties in
dlcted today. 4 former prominent bureau
official. are being inquired into by the
grand jury and that the acts of another
former high official of Ihe Postoffice De
rartment, already under Indictment by the
Il''NIAu SIdHI Jul , L DIlilS II =
gated.
Four of the indictments name Machcn
jointly with others. Machen, Cupper and
Long are named jointly in one Indictment
fer violation of the conspiracy section of
tn, revised statutes. The Indictment sets
out that between July list. 1897, and July
ISL, 1901. Cupper induced Machen to give
hm lCuppcr) the contract for furnishing
materials for and employment III the paint
ing Of letter boxes, Supper paying Mach@n
% commission of ten cents Il box. Long
acting a. an Intermediary. Another III
aIetncnt against Stern, Long and Machen
based on alleged violation of the same
statute, charges that Stern entered INTO
q contract, with the government to turn-
Iu letter carriers satchels and letter col
lecror ,atchcls for the free delivery ser
vice, the satchcls to be supplied in each
case with a leather shoulder strap. The
cost Of each OF these straps to Stern IN
complying with his contract, would
amount to twenty-five cents. The sindict-
mcut charges that Machen IN his official
capacity was to procure shoulder straps
al the expense of the United States and
'rilFcr the same to Stern to be used by
1e Attter. in the performance of his con
'IIet, IN order that Stern might save
twenty-five cents on each satchel delivered
' the United States. 1t is further charg
tl that a portion Of the saving to Stern
should be retained by him, and the resi-
'"e paid to Long to be divided between
Long and Machen.
4 third Indictment Jointly names vii
'*" Gordon Crawford, August Machen'
'""rgc f.. Lorenz and his wife, Martha
D. I~rcnz, both Of Toledo, Ohio, for con
1.'~ry. Crawford represented the Pos
f-# L. 40
''.tod the contract for furnishing certain
" 'ae letter carriers satchels. The con
Tract called for shoulder straps for the
~~'."AeIS. which, the Indictment charges
'r never furnished by the contractors
o.'hg supplied instead by the United
N.t."~ by Machen's orders. although the
...'f"1tor received pay for them. Fol-
'"~ concession, it is charged that Crawford
r..' 10 Machen through. the Lorenzes
'''0' lhlrty per cent. of the amount re
,..1" from the government. Maurice
',''H1i, OF New York City, Thomas w
"''ErS"r formerly in charge of the sup
I",- jor the rural free delivery service
'fi recently indicted in Baltimore under
."''i"' charge, and Angus w. Machen
"'Htrd jointly IN another indictment
5mlIar transaction.
The Indictment alleges that Runkel pai(
8" Marhen and McGregor aggregat
"""ut $4,000 to Machen and $500 t.
'."H J. Copper, the mayor of Loci
..', I'7, is charged in a separate in
.@'"ent with paying Machen a bride o
5 III August. 1900. Long also is in
..'' separately for paying a bride. boil
tr.. '''bery cases being in The sam,
ina. 'i'ns involved in the conspirac,
N"nen'N. Crawford was separately IN