The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30

one exception all the offenders have
been for a number of years in the gov
ernment service The following is a list
of the fourteen poNoffice employees in
the service at the time this investiga-
ton was begun, who are apparently
most seriously implicated in the wrong
doing, together with an account of the
steps that have been taken by the gov
ernment in each case and a statement
of the date or original appointment of
each man in the service:
(The case of ex-First Assistant Post
master General Heath, who left the ser
vice July 81, 1900, is set forth in the re-
port of Mr.. Bristow.)
James N. Tyner assistant attorney
general for postoffice department; ap-
pointed special agent. postoffice depart
ment, March T. 1861; with intervals of a
few years has been in the service ever
since, and was postmaster general un-
der President Grant for several months;
he was removed April p, 1903; he has
since been indicted three times.
A. W. Machen, general superintend-
ent free delivery system; appointed clerk
at Toledo, Ohio, March 1, 1887; contin-
uously in service ever since save for
three years; removed May 27, 1903; has
since been indicted IA times.
George W. Beavers, general superin-
tendent of salaries and allowances; ap-
pointed to clerkship in New York post
Office January, 1881; continuous service
ever since; resignation accepted to take
effect March 81, 1903: has since been in
dicted eight times.
James r. Metcalf, superintendent mon
ey order system; appointed postoffice in
spector February 2, 1882; has been in
postal service ever since; removed June
II, 1903; has been indicted once.
Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney,
postoffice department; appointed July 1,
1902; removed May 25, 1903; indicted
once; after one mistrial was retired and
acquitted.
Louis Kempner, superintendent regis
try system appointed clerk IN New
York postoffice August, 1856; removed
October Il, 1903.
Charles Hedges, superintendent city
free delivery service; appointed assist
ant superintendent free delivery service
July 1, 1898; removed July p, 1903.
James w. Erwin, assistant superin-
tendent free delivery service; appointed
postofice inspector June 27. 1887; remov-
ed September 16, 1903; indicted once.
w. Scott Towers, superintendent Sta
ton c, Washington, D. c.; appointed
clerk, Washington postoffice November,
1890: removed October l, 1908; indicted
three times.
Otto F. Weis. assistant superintendent
registry division, New York postoffice;
appointed clerk, New York postofhce
June, 1880: removed October 21, 1909
T. W. McGregor, clerk free delivery
division, in charge of supplies appoint
ed postoffice department, March IL, 1891;
removed June s. 1903; indicted twice
c. E. Upton, clerk, free delivery di-
vision; appointed July 1, 1900; removed
June 5, 1903; indicted once.
NJ w Louis, superintendent supply
division; appointed Kansas City postof-
flee April II, 1897; removed October q,
1903.
Charles B. Terry, clerk, supply divis-
ion; appointed September 90 1900; re-
moved October u. 1903.
AS shown in Mr. Bristow's report. and
as partially indicated by the actions in
the several cases. these cases show
widely varying degrees of culpability.
Among outsiders indictments have al
so been found against:
H. J. Barrett, formerly in the post
Office department from May II, 1889, to
September 20. 1898, and from June l.
1887, to December 81, 1900:
George E. Green;
Diller B. and Samuel A Croft;
William C. Long, formerly in the post
Office department from April II, 1880, to,
August 10. 1898;
Isaac S. Mcclellan;