Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11

Columbia, have been instituted by the gov
ernment. Last night Post Office Inspector
waiter s. Mayer Of Chicago left here for
toronto In order to take charge of Stern.
Mr.. Mayer will at once confer with the
crowns attorney and the American consul
IN Toronto. A provision Of the treaty be-
tween the United States and Great Britain
Is 70 the effect that fugitive may be held
forty days at the instance Of either coun-
try The State Department has telegraphed
the consul at Toronto to have Stern held
under this agreement. Mr.. Mayer Is re-
garded as one of the ablest Of the depart
ments corps of inspectors. and he will use
every possible effort to bring Stern back to
this country.
There is great doubt whether Stern can
be brought back here for trial under the
indictment against him. His counsel has
expressed confidence that he cannot be ex-
trs dited, and there is a difference Of opin-
Ion on that subject in well-informed circles
here.
Department Surprised.
At the Post Office Department the giving
out OF the indictments returned by the
grand jury last Tuesday was a great sur
prise. 1t is understood that no one there
knew Of this contemplated action of the
district attorney until it was learned that
the indictments would be made public at /
o'clock.
1t Is understood that in the case of those
involved in the time ,ock transaction Rich
ardson, the inventor of that device, and an
employe of the San Francisco post office
was regarded as guilty Of the distribution
of the stock to Machen and Beavers. but
MS statement to the inspector was looked
upon as so candid and being minor en-
ploye OF the department 1t was not con-
sidered by the grand jury as proper that
ne should be indicted along with Machen,
Beavers and others.
He has testified that he came here and
was told by Machen that the thing to do
II ne wanted to have his device adopted
was to distribute stock. He testified that
ha gave Machen stock and Beavers init
mated that he ought himself to get enough
to let First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath have some of it.
In this connection Is is said by persons
well informed that Beavers used the name
or Mr.. Heath very freely, but that there
has been secured no evidence that Mr.
Heath was implicated in an improper way
In any of the wrong-doing in the depart
ment.
Richardson testified it is understood
that when he came here he knew nothing
OF the ways of doing business in the de-
partment, and that when he was advised
by the head of the free delivery depart
ment to distribute stock he simply thought
that was the way to proceed.
All the testimony, 1T is said. exonerates
Representative Loud from any completely
In the postal frauds. He acted for Rich
ardson as it is common for a representa-
tive to act for a constituent and no evil
dence shows that he received any stock in
the time-lOck device.
In the case of Irwin there is no fear at
the department that he will seek to evade
arrest. He is in San Francisco, and the
bench warrant for his arrest has been sent
there by mail. and will be delivered in that
city in about three days. Together with
the bench warrant Irwin will receive his
discharge by the Postmaster General