The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-17
REVEALS CRAFTERS
Names Of Alleged Robbers Of
Uncle Sam Made Public.
DOODLE FLOWED FREELY
Beavers, Maehen and Theft Willing
Pals Have Again Been Indicted.
Formation Of an Extensive
Conspiracy Is Alleged.

A washington Speclal says: Unlteo
States Attorney Beach Friday aa'
nounced that the persons named in the
seyen indictments returned by the
grand Jury last Tuesday were:
George W. Beavers, former chief OF
the division of salaries and allow
ances, postofice.
August w. Machen, former general
superintendent of the free delivery
system, postofiee department.
James w: Erwin; former postofhce
Inspector with headquarters in San
Francisco.
George II, huntington and Isaac S:
Mcclellan, both of New York city,
owners OF the Columbia Supply. Ceca:
pany, of that city:
Eugene D. Scheble, Of Toledo; Ohio;
dentist; and interested IN the firm
of Mayberry & Ellis, OF Detroit, Mich.,
letter box manufacturers.
Beavers, Machen and Erwin are
named Jointly in one Indictment for
conspiracy to defraud the United
States Another indictment Is against
McGelhan, Huntington and Machen Tor
conspiracy s4tea .defrand the gnitsd
statsA and still another is against tae
saIneE three conspiracies. to commit
bribery, both under section SAL: r:
8. Sehebie and Mcclellan afe indicted
Jointly for conspiracy against the Uni-
ted states and again for conspiracy
to commit bribery. Another indictment
is against Mcclellan for bribery and
the last Is against Machen singly for
accepting bribery Under section sol,
revised statutes:
Ailethe Indictments are based On
TRANSACTIONS relating to the supply OF
letter boxes and package boxes and.
devices. Some sensational charges
are made. The Indictment against
Beavers, Machen and Erwin alleges
that the postal device and improve,
inent company of San Francisco for
merly the Montague Indicator and Let
ter Box Company, was. composed al
most entirely of western postal en-
ployes; that in 1889 it set aside 1000
shares of stock for forwarding its ill.,
terests, and that armed with this M
thoFity it's president, Daniel S. Rich
ardson, and Inspector Erwin came to
Washington, saw Beavers, Machen,
Heath and others and got an order for
eqaippng 2,os4 letter boxes with their
device.
The Indictment says the company
was Systematically relieved Of its OBJ
legations in the way OF paying freight,
Grating, painting and printing cards
for the devices it was furnishing. The
Indictment charges that Beavers and
Maehen owned stock under assumed
names. Most OF the thousand shares
OF stock set aside, the indictment says,
went to different postofice officials
and again President Richardson came
to washington and following an in
crease in the contract price he got For
the company dividends were paid on
the stock.
Mcclellan, principal owner of the
Columbia Supply Company, of New
York, Is charged with agreeing to pay
Machen 80 cents for each s125 paid
on the package box contract by The
government. Specific payments to
Machen are cited in consideration Of
increased compensation and under the
package box contract, ostens;bly ior
attaching different support to the
boxes. Schebie became interested IN
thearm, of which Mayor Mayberry, of
Detroit, Mich, is a member and which
furnished letter boxes to the govern
ment, and Schehel and Machen in a
Joint indictment are alleged to have
schemed to defraud the government by
the supply of excessive quantities OF
boxes. The indictment says that May
bury and Ellis paid Schebel to the ex-
tent of the latter's interest in. tie
company and that he IN turn paid
large sums to Machen. In seventeen
counts the, indictments cite specific
payments to Machen by Schebel.
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