Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02
HEARING POSTPONED
GeorgeW. Beavers Gives Bond
for Appearance
UNDER INDICTMENTS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BEACH
MAKES A STATEMENT.
Bond Fixed at $50, 900, Which Meets
With Approval Of the Defend
ants Counsel.

George w. Beavers formerly chief of the
division of salaries and allowances, Post
Office Department, who is defendent under
half a dozen indictments resulting from
the Post Office Department Irregularities,
will be arraigned before Justice Wright in
Criminal Court No. 1, next Thursday MORN
ing. He appeared in court late this after
noon, pleaded not guilty and gave bond in
the sum of $4,000 in order that he may
continue at liberty pending the further ac-
ton of the court. Samuel H. Walker quail
fled as surety.
The arraignment of Beavers was sched-
uled to occur this morning. Shortly after
10 o'clock Mr. Morgan H. Beach, United
States attorney for the District of Column
bia, appeared in Criminal Court No l and
presented to Justice Wright Mr. Pierre NJ.
Brown of New York, of counsel for Beav-
ers, and Mr.. Thomas j. Chatfeld, an as
sistant district attorney of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Beavers had entered unostenta tatiouSly ana
taken a seat well toward the rear of the
court room. His presence therein was not
suspected until his counsel later remarked
that he was in attendance in obedience to
the orders of the court in Brooklyn.
District Attorney Explains.
The proceedings were opened by United
States Attorney Beach, who explained to
the court that Beavers was the defendant
in six or seven indictments, being named
alone in some of them and jointly with
others in the remaining true bills. Mr..
Beach added that he had in his hand the
bond given by Beavers in Brooklyn last
week to insure his presence in court here
this morning for arraignment. The prose-
cutting attorney further said that he would
ask that bail be fixed In the sum of 10000.
Attorney Brown stated that Mr.. Beavers
would not object to bail being fixed at the
amount suggested by Mr.. Beach, but re-
quested that the defendant be allowed
til Thursday morning Of this week to OBJ
tain surety,
1--WE brought bondsmen with us from
New York" Attorney Brown said ''but
learned upon arrival here that it is not the
local custom to accept persons who do not
reside in the District of Columbia on bonds
in this Jurisdiction. Otherwise we could
furnish the best of surety at this moment
1t is our intention to offer a surety COM
pany on Mr.. Beavers bond, and in all prob
ability 1 will have to return to New York
in order to complete the arrangement"
Former Bond Continued.
The question then arose as to whether the
bond given by Beavers in Brooklyn to in
sure his presence here this morning to
plead to the charges against him, would be
in effect after today. Following the dis
cussion it was decided to postpone the ar
raignment until Thursday morning
Practically unobserved, and as quietly as
he had entered, Mr.. Beavers departed from
the court room by door that is little used
Outside he was approached by a newspa-
per reporter. Evidently mistaking the lat
ter for an official of the court. Mr.. Beav-
ers, in reply to questions, said he arrived
here yesterday morning, and gave the
name of the hotel where he is guest
Upon being told that the questioner was
newspaper man Beavers urged that the
name of the hotel not be published as he
said, he did not care to have it generally
known where he is stopping