The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-10-09

Washington. October 5.-Fifteen new
indictments were brought in by the
grand jury of the supreme court for
the District Of Columbia today as the
final of the investigation in the post
office department. Several Of these
findings were against persons who al
ready have been indicted.
The new indictments involve James
n. Tvner, the late assistant attorney
general for the postofice department
and his assistant. Harrison J. Barrett;
James T. Metcalf, superintendent of
the money order system of the post
office department.; Norman Metcalf,
son of James T.; Harry c. Hallenback,
president and general manager of the
Wynkoop H~allenbeck and Crawford
Company of New York, the firm which
for several years supplied the depart
ment with its money order blanks, and
William D. Doremus. who is connect
ed with a house which has been sup
plying a stamp cancelling machin to
NiAS AlS1S "SIS
al Indictments against August w Ma
chen, former superintendent of free
delivery, George w. Beavers, former
chief of the salary NJ allowance div
ision; w. Scott Towers, who was in
charge of a Sub-station of the Wash
ington city postoffice. and State Sen
ator George A. Green, of New York.
In some cases there were several in
dictments against one person.
,Is
Tyner and Barrett. the following state
ment was made by the postoffice de-
partment:
Three indictments charge Tyner and
Barrett with conspiracy and two ad-
ditional indictments charge Barrett
with agreeing. while stilT in office, to
receive fees for services rendered, or to
be rendered, in cases pending before
him as an officer. All the indictments
are founded upon the treatment by
Tyner and Barrett Of the business of
the SO-called bond investment COM
panies. The Indictment cites specific
cases in which Barrett. while still in
office, sought or agreed to receive fees.
or in which, after Barrett retired, they
referred clients to him and approved
new contracts at his suggestion with
out even reading them over"
The principal charge against Tyner
and Barrett is that Oh misconduct IN
office, in ~obstructing and preventing
the due and orderly administration of
the law.
The charge against Hallenbeck and
the Metcalfs is that of conspiracy to
defraud the United States. The COM
pany of which Hallenbeck is the head
had a contract with the United States
to furnish the postal service with it's
money order blanks. Norman Metcalf
was employed as a clerk in the office
of the Wynkop Hallenbeck and Craw-
ford Company at a salary of $50 a
week. While it is not so stated in
the indictment, it is asserted by the
postoffice authorities thai the govern
ment lost at least $50, 900 in one year
through their transactions. 1t is also
asserted that there was an agreement
whereby the contracting company paid
young Metcalf 1 1-6 cents for each
book Of forms shipped and it is stated
that the shipments for one year reach
ed as high as eight hundred thousand
books. The allegation is made that
the other Metcalf has assured the pay
ment for inferior work supplied by
the contractors
The new charge against Machen is
that of accepting a bride in connection
with the delivery Of badges worn by
rural free delivery carriers. which were
made by Charles J. Heller, of Phila-
delphia.
There are two new Indictments
against Beavers, one of them charging
him with accepting S25 each on a num-
Der of boOk tyDeWriting machines sold
to the government by Scott Towers
and the other alleging misconduct in
the purchase of stamp cancelling ma
chimes from w. D. Doramas. Towers
also is indicted in connection with the
transaction with Beaver on the
charge of agreeing to pay Beavers s2J
on each machine. DOremus is indict-
ed for defrauding the government in
the sale of his cancelling machines.
After the indictments were brought
in, Harrison j. Barrett came into court
accompanied by his attorney. A. s.
Worthington. who appeared for both
Barrett and Tyner. Mr.. Worthington
said that his clients were prepared to
give bond. and after a statement of the
case by Assistant District Attorney
Taggart, bond was fixed for Barrel
in the sum of si0,O 900 and for Tyner
in the sum of $1,000. Mr.. Tyner was
not in court. and It was stated that
he vas too i'll to appear. His bono
was therefore perfected at his home in
this city.
The elder Metcaif was also in court
and his bond was fiXed at 80, 900. The
court stated that a similar bond would
be required of Norman Metcalf and OF
Hallenbeck. They were represented by
Attorney s. W. Hayden.
The present understanding is that
this series of indictments is, the last
which thee will be any present effort
to secure and the postof1ice authorities
generally consider that the depart
mental investigation is at an end.
Postmaster General Payne today ex-
pressed great satisfaction at the con-