Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-30
POSTAL FRAUDS.
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livery, Machen, the evidence shows thai
his misconduct began Immediately aftel
his appointment in September, 1898. II
the case OF the general superintendent
OF salaries and allowances, Beavers, Il
began soon after he was appointed t
that place in 1897. In the case o.
Assistant Attorney-Genera Tyner il
has gone on for a number of years, bu,
it is impossible to say exactly when II
began. A melancholy feature of the
case Is that with one exception all the
offenders have been for a number OF
years in the Government service. The
following is list of the fourteen Post
Office employees in the service at the
time this investigation was begun, who
are apparently most seriously i'm
plicated in the wrongdoing, together
with an account Of the steps that have
been taken by the Government in each
case and a statement of the date OF
original appointment of each man in
the service:
CHE case of ex-First Assistant Post
master-General Heath, who had left
the service over three years before this
investigation was begun, is set forth in
the report of Mr.. Bristow.)
James N. Tyner Assistant Attorney
General for Post-Office Department;
appointed special agent, Post-Ofice
Department, March Z, 1861; with inter-
walls of few years has been in the
service ever since, and was Postmaster
General under President Grant for
several months; he was removed April
%, 1908; he has since been indicted
three times.
A. w. Machen, general superinten-
dent free-delivery system; appointed
clerk in post office at Toledo, Ohio,
March 1. 1887; continuously in service
ever since save for three years; re-
moved May 81, 1908; has since been
indicted fourteen times.
George w. Beavers, general super
intendent of salaries and allowances;
appointed to clerkship in New York
posto Office January, 1881 continuous
service ever since; resignation ac-
ceptcd to take effect March 81, 1908;
has since been indicted eight times.
James T. Metcalf, superintendent
money order system; appointed post
office inspector February 2, 1882; has
been in postal service ever since; re-
moved June II, 1908; has been indicted
once.
Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney,
Post Office Department.; appointed
July 1. 1902; removed May rs, 1903;
indicted once; after one mistrial was
retired and acquitted.
Louis Kempner, superintendent reg
istry system; appointed clerk in New
York post-office August, 1886; re-
moved October 81, 1908.
Charles Hedges, superintendent city
freedelivery service; appointed as
sistant superintendent free-delivery
service July /, 1898; removed July 90,
1908.
James w. Erwin, assistant superin-
tendent free-delivery service; appoint
ed post-office inspector June q, 1887;
removed September 16, 1903; indicted
once.
w. Scott Towers, superintendent
Station c., Washington, D. c.; ap-
pointed clerk, Washington post-o office
November, 1890; removed October l.,
1903; indicted three times.
Otto f. Weis, assistant superin-
tendent registry division. New York
post office; appointed clerk, New York
post -office June, 1890; removed Octo-
Der 81, 1908.
T. w. McGregor, clerk, free-delivery
division, in charge of supplies; APP
pointed Post Office Department, March
II, 1891; removed June S, 1908; in
1icted twice.
= o1n il
vision; appointed July /. 1900; re-
moved June 5, 1903; indicted once.
M. w. Louis, superintendent supply
division; appointed Kansas City post
office April II, 1897; removed October
II, 1903.
Charles 3. Terry. clerk. supply di-
vision; appointed September 20, 1900;
removed October 81, 1908.
AS shown in Mr.. Bristow's report,
and as partially indicated by the &C
lions in the several cases, these cases
chow widely varying degrees Of culpa-
oility.
Among outsiders indictments have
also been found against-H. j. Barrett,
formerly in the Post Office Depart
nent from May II, 1889, to September
20, 1898, and from June /, 1897, to De-
,ember 81, 1900;
George f. Green;
Diller 3. and Samuel A. Croft;
William c. Long, formerly in the
Post Office Department from April II,
1890, to August Is, 1898
Isaac S. McGiehan;
George II. Huntingdon;
George E. Lorenz, formerly post
master at Toledo. Ohio, from August g.,
1886. to July o. 1890;
Martha ]. Lorenz;
John T. Cupper;
H. c. Hallenbeck;
w. u. Doremus;
Eugene D. Scheble;
William G. Crawford, Deputy Auditor
Post Office Department from June II,
1893, to September Is. 1897;
Maurice Runkle;
Norman r. Metcalf;
Leopold J. Stern;
Edmund II. briggs;
George F. Miller;
Joseph M. Johns.
Several of the above have been in
d;cted two, three, or five times each.
The three chief offenders in the Gov
eminent service were Tyner, Machen,
and Beavers. The friends Of Tyner
have advanced the theory that in his