The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-01

or Feb 2. lSsa: has been III postal service
ever sinees removed jgne Il. 1903; has been
indicted once.
Daniel v. Miller. assistant attorney.
postofiice department: appointed July j.
1902; removed May Is 1888; indicted once
after one mistriai was retired ard ac-
quilted.
Louis Rempner superintendent registry
system; appointed clerk in New YORK
{ postofice August. 1885; removed Oct q.
1896
Charles Hedges superintendent city
free delivery service. appointed assistant
superintendent free delivery service july
] l. 1sss; removed July g 1865
James W. Erwin, assistant superintend-
ent free delivery service. appointed post
office Inspector June "a 1857; removed Sept
l6 1903: indicted once.
w. Scott Towers, superintendent Sta
ton G, Washington; appointed clerk,
/ Washington postofiee, November, 1880; re-
moved Oct l. 1903; indicted three times.
| Otto +. Weis, assistant superintendent
registry division New York postoffices APP
! pointed clerk, New York postoffice, June
1880 removed Oct a 1858.
The following Is a list Of the fourteen
postofiice employees IN the service at the
time this investigation was begun who
are apparently most seriously Implicated
ia the wrongdoing together with an ac-
count Of the steps that have been taken
b. the government In each case and a
statement Of the date Of original appoint
ment Of eaeh man in the service;
The Accused Employees.
James N Tyner assistant attorney
general for postofiice department. APP
pointed special agent. postcfiice depart
ment Maseh z 1861. with intervals Of a
few years has been IN the service ever
since and was postmaster general Under
President Grant for several months He
was removed April p 1aaS. He has since
been Indicted three times
A. W Machen. general superintendent
free delivery system; appointed clerk ia
peatotice at Toledo O. March T. 1877
continuously ia service ever since save for
three years: removed May ~ 1895. has
since been indicted fourteen times
George w. Beavers. general superintena-
ent Of salaries and allowances; appointed
to clerkship III New York postofiee Janu-
ary 1851 continuous service ever since
resignation accepted to take effect March
81, 1903; has since been indicted eight
times
Z. w. McGregor, clerk, free delivery di-
vision, IN charge Of supplies; appointed
postofiice department March il, 1891: re-
moved June 5, 1903; indicted twice
e. H. Upton, clerk. free delivery 1ivi-
sion: appointed July ], 1909; removed June
5. 1893; indicted once
NJ. w. Louis. superintendent supply die
vision; appointed Kansas City postofflca
April AZ. 1897 removed Oct FL 1903
Charles =. Terry, clerk, supply divisions
appointed Sept. %, 1903. removed oct q
1903
CHE case Of ex-First Assistant Post
master General Heath, who left the serv-
ice July 81. 1900 Is set forth ia the report
Of Mr., Bristow)
AS shown In Mr. Brlstows report ana
as partially indicated by the actions IN the
several cases, these cases show widely
varying degrees Of culpahility.
Outsiders Indicted.
Among outsiders indictments have also
been found AGAINST n. ]. Barrett. former
- IN the pos9oflee department from Nav
II. 1889 to Sept 30. iS93 and from June
1897, % Dec. 81 1900; George Il. Green, Dn-
Ter y. and Samuel "A, Groff william 81
Long formerly IN the posiofice depart
ment from Aprll ~ 1890 to Aug l5 1853.
isaac s. Mcclellan. George n. Hunting
ton George = Lorenz. formerly postmas-
ter at Toledo, o. from aug O. 1856. to
July 3. 1886 Martha j Lorenz. John n
Gupper, ILL., q. Hallenheck, WsD Dorsmus
Eugene p. Seheble William C CraV4sord
deputy auditor postofiice department from
June II, 1888. @ Sept Is 1897 Maurice
Kunkle, Norman r aIstealf. Leopold j
Stern, Edmund II briggs. George +. Mii
Ter and Joseph MI Johns
Several of the above have been indicted
two, three or five tirnes each.
The three chief offenders IN the govern
ment service we're ryner. Machcn and
Beavers. The friends Of Tyner have AL
Yaneed the theory that Ii his case the
chief offender was really hts nephew bg
marriage Barrett who was his assistant
n the ofhee Tor a part of the time. and
that Tyner's ofenses are due ID, ma fafl-
ing bodily and mental powers. The facts
set forth ~ Air. Bristows report do not
tend 20 substantiate the validity 81 thes
excuses Tor TXner. while they show liter