Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-30
APPLICATION DENIED
MACHEN AND OTHERS SOUGHT
WRIT OF CERTIoRARI.
Adverse Decision by the Supreme Court
Of the United States Handed
Down Today.

The Supreme Court Of the United States
today denied the application of Machen,
Isorenz and the Groffs for writ of certio-
rari In the case against them, charging con-
spiracy to defraud the government In con-
nection with the Post Office Department ir-
Irregularities. The effect is to leave stand
ing the decision of the Court of Appeals
of the District Of Columbia finding them
guilty as charged.
Machen, Lorenzo and the Groffs were
sentenced to two years Imprisonment and
/ to pay fine of $4,000 each.
No Further Effort at Delay.
There will be no further effort to delay
the execution Of the sentence of the District
Supreme Court, from which the defendants
appealed successfully to the District Court
of Appeals and then to the Supreme Court
of the United States. Charles A. Douglas,
the attorney for Machen. said today that
there was nothing to do now but to yield to
the inevitable.
There is no further recourse" he said.
"Of course we could 'dilly daily along, as it
We're, to delay matters for a while, but
there is no such intention on our part We
VIII do nothing further to delay carrying
out the mandate of the court. AS soon as
the mandate is received from the Supreme
Court of the United States the defendants
Will surrender into the custody of the
Of it,
All of the defendants are understood to
be in this city.
Action of District Attorney.
Mr. Morgan H. Beach. United States at
torney for the District of Columbia, was
prevented by illness from visiting his Of
flee in the city hall today. and, therefore,
it could not be officially learned just what
the further course of the prosecution will
be in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. case.
1t is assumed, however, that when the
Court of Appeals next meets, week from
tomorrow, Mr.. Beach will move that the
mandate of the Appellate Court, affirming
| the judgment of conviction, be forthwith
sent to Criminal Court No. 1.
There are other indictments pending
against Machen and Lorenz, and it is not
known whether the individuals mentioned
will be held here to answer the same or
not.
sentence imposed on Diller B. Croft and
| Samuel A. GrOf-penitentiary imprison-
ment for two years and fine of $1,000
each-from being. carried into effect with
out additional delay. The President has
been petitioned to pardon Samuel A. Croft.
The petition is In the hands of the United
| States attorney for the District of Colum-
bia, the Department of Justice having ask
| ed him to express his views on the same.
Others of the cases growing out Of the
Post Office Department frauds, 1t is UNDER
stood, will soon be called for trial Hearing
! in these charges has been delayed pending
| the action of the court of last resort in the
| Machen-Lorenz-GroH case, as the law that
! governed that celebrated cause will prevail
| to large extent in the trial of the other al
| legations based on the Post Office Depart
! rnent frauds. 80 -; .~-+:,
Refers Callers to Counsel.
DR.. Lorenz is staying with his counsel,
| Judge Kumler, of Toledo, at a local hotel.
| He has been here several days. Beyond
! saying that he was ready to give himself
| up at the proper time. Mr.. Machen de-
| clif1ed to discuss the final action of the
court, and referred callers TO his COUNSEL
Mr.. Douglas.
The persons affected by the refusal of
| the court. to take cogniZance of the case
are August W. Machen, formerly superin-
tendent of free delivery in the Post Office
Department: George q. Lorenz Dillef b.
Croft and Samuel A., Croft" They were
Jointly indicted in June, 1903, the particu-
lar charge being the sale of letter-box faS-
teners to the government by the Groffs
through Machen at the price of s1.25 EACH
/ when they Were really worth only 10 cents.
Lorenz was accused of collecting 40 per
| cent of the amount paid to the Groffs tor
the benefit of himself and Machen. They
were tried in the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia and all were found
guilty.